26,400 CHF
Ref. 5517, Military Submariner Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m.”, case No. 3926902, Ref. 5517/5513. Made in 1972 for the British Military. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel military diver's wristwatch with fixed bar lugs. Three-body, polished and brushed, engraved screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, fixed bars, inside case back engraved with no 3926902. Black with painted luminous round, triangular and baton indexes. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1520, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes The present model is one of Ref. 5513/5517 that was delivered to the British Military Defence but it was not issued for the Royal Navy. This explains the absence of the outercase back engravings. The reference 5513 was the first Rolex to become an official British Military issue watch, when it was issued to the divers of the Royal Navy in 1965. The military requested certain modifications; in this case the modifications were so major as to almost constitute a new watch. First, they wanted a new dial featuring a large "T" in a circle under the center post. The high-visibility hands were much larger and of
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-11-14
