Vintage Rolex Submariner 5513 - Vintage of the Week Episode 5 | Bob's Watches

This week’s installment of Vintage of the Week features the beloved Rolex 5513 Submariner. Shop this watch and more: https://www.bobswatches.com/luxury-watches/ NAVIGATE THIS VIDEO 00:00 INTRO 00:32 Wrist Check 01:11 Rolex Submariner 5513 01:52 Maxi Dial 02:53 Lume Plots 03:24 Comparison 03:59 Comparison Pt. 2 04:14 Cleanliness of the Dial 04:33 Condition 04:48 Lugs 05:05 Box and Papers 06:03 Value 07:56 Patina 09:18 Outro Are you ready to add the world’s most iconic dive watch to your collection? Shop our entire inventory of certified pre-owned Rolex Submariner watches here: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-submariner-1.html Welcome back to our series Vintage of the Week. Each episode will showcase a different vintage watch and what makes it special, including its history, price, and features. This week, we examine the legendary Rolex Submariner 5513. It is one of the most sought-after vintage Rolex watches and is often seen as a gateway into vintage watch collecting. Let’s find out why. HISTORY Rolex introduced the Submariner in the 1950s. Early models featured a dateless dial. The date mechanism that would eventually be a fixture in the collection would not debut within the series until the 1960s. By the time ref. 5513 hit the market in the early 1960s. It was one of the very last of the original no date Submariner watches. The first reference to feature a date mechanism on the dial – ref. 1680 – followed a few years later in the late 1960s. We would not s