5513 With gilt dial??

[Brian Burrows]

Originally Posted by Subfiend

Frankly, I am stunned at the valuations being thrown around here. I paid considerably less than $8,000 to $9,000 for my all original gilt dial 1966 5513 just four years ago. I put mine on a NATO band and I wear it for diving. I even let my 11 year old son where it whenever he wants to. I better switch to the 1978 1680 for my knock around vintage Sub!

Now that IS a cool pic

5513s seem to be fetching £4K+ from UK 'dealers' these days

This is one of the more 'less expensive' UK Vintage dealers:

http://www.clock-watches.com/Rolex-V...ageRolex1.html

He has two 5513s in stock at present . . . one 'metres first' . . . the other 'feet first' both £4600 sterling and neither with papers - and as I say he's not a Burlington Arcade 'tourist trap' dealer by any means.

So, they ARE holding up well, it would seem?

By the way, I chatted to him yesterday and he's convinced they came in both formats and that feet first dials aren't necessarily 'factory service replacements' - but that's a whole different discussion, I guess?

Bri