5513 dial question

[Keldw]

Dear members,

Last year I picked up a 5513 with a 2,8 sn, which should date it to 1969.

It was bought from a reputable Danish seller, so I bought the watch with no apparent worries. After a while, I realize that the dial is´nt period correct, in fact ,the dial (Maxi mk2) belongs to a much later production run?

I stumbled upon www.doubleredseadweller.com and read these words that calmed me down a bit :

"A note on Maxi chronology:
To some degree, Maxi dials resist strict chronology. In addition to the usual overlap in periods when dials were being used concurrently, as is particularly the case with the Type II & III dials, these dials were frequently used as replacements by Rolex, especially the Type II, III and IV. They were the last matte 551x dials produced and the supply would have been ample for this purpose. So they were used not only for the current models being manufactured in the late 1970s until the beginning of the gloss/WG era but also as default service dials for a 7-8 year period depending upon whatever 551x dials a particular Rolex Service Center had in stock. In fact, Luminova versions of matte Maxi dials are still used today as replacements for the 5512, for which no gloss/WG surround dials were ever made:

So while the different types of Maxi dials were produced from 1976 on and fitted to Subs sold new during that period in a somewhat sequential manner, they are also found on 5513s & 5512s from the very beginning of those references' production to the end of the matte dial era (and sometimes beyond). This makes defining a "period correct Maxi" somewhat problematic, much as we would wish to have a clean chronology."

Now, it is kinda starting to bother me that the dial is´nt correct, even though its quite beautiful and matches the hands perfect. Should I go and see the seller in his shop, or should I just leave it as is?

[Jiggo]

Keldw, from my understanding your 2.8 should be either a non serif or serif dial I think
I've just got a 2.5 serial from a highly respectable dealer with a back case of 69 and a non-serif dial so perhaps the dial has been changed during service? hmmmm donno how long you have this but if it were me? I'll be sad M8 :(
Here's mine...

[Jiggo]

sorry forggot to mention...
have you ever seen the caseback?
anyway whatever the solution will be, hope its the best one!

[Keldw]

Originally Posted by Jiggo

anyway whatever the solution will be, hope its the best one!

Honestly, right now Im so annoyed (pissed off) that Im keen to just throw it out the window!

I know that I should´ve done more homework before jumping on it, but again, this is a reputable dealer that I know personally. Would´ve been nice to not find out about it post-purchase. At 6.1USD it should´ve been kosher.

[CaveDiver]

Keld,
It comes down to what you want. I doubt there is much price difference in the two dials so cost should not be an issue. The dial in your 2.8mil watch defiantly did not come from the factory with that dial. Sometimes dealers play on words which to me shows their true character. Phases like original Rolex or all original Rolex to describe watch's parts when they should state all parts are authentic Rolex just not period correct. To me, when they do that it is misleading to the buyer.
Most likely your watch dates to 1970 rather than 1969 as well.
The dial that is period correct for your watch is like this: