5513 I've got it back at last he heee!!!

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Hi All,
Well after possibly the two most long and agonising weeks of my life
I have managed to collect my 1966, 5513 Submariner from Rolex Bexley after its service and case refurb and as ever they have done a fantastic job.
The only thing now is I'm going to be frightened to wear it .

The before and after pics probably do not do it justice, but they have refurbed the lugs to a superb standard after they had been polished round over the years.
The two first pics are as it went away followed by 6 after shots.
You can see quite clearly in the before pics the rounded lugs and the ding in the top right hand lug.
It needed a new crown and stem as it was still sporting its original twin lock crown with just the coronet and no underline and wasn't screwing down quite as it should and I was concerned about water ingress, but now it has a triplock crown and stem, not for the purists I guess, but it will help keep that beautiful dial and hands good for the next 40 years hopefully.
As I mentioned in a previous post the Rolex service tech said it had probably not been worn much and possibly had NEVER been serviced before.
Total cost was £231 including the £35 age surcharge and VAT, but I was very lucky as a few days after I dropped it off the prices went up £25 on a non date Submariner service.
It took five weeks from dropping it off to it being ready followed by the horrible two week wait until I could collect.
It will probably be welded to my wrist all weekend.
Have a great weekend guys, I know I will