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  1. Passover Jan 31, 2019

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    Being mainly into Omega and Heuer so far, I recently took a look a some Submariners.

    After some looking around I found the 2 liner non date references most appealing to me, especially the 5513.

    Following listing I found for sale for 10.500€, serial 2.9 mil. dates the watch to 1971.
    I'm not looking for a pristine collectors piece but for a watch I can wear frome time to time.
    It has a 93150 braclet with 501B end links.

    Patina on hands and dial looks consistent to me, the dial looks very good.

    Bezel shows some wear (is the insert legit?), case has shurely been polished but I'm not shure to which extent.

    I would be very thankful if you guys here could give me some hints what's the matter with this one!

    Thanks for looking :)

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  2. Dan S Jan 31, 2019

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    I like the hands and dial, and the case isn't bad, but I'm not certain about the insert. The printing looks sloppy and the "3" looks funny. Maybe it's because it is damaged; it almost looks like someone tried to clean it. The bezel itself (not the insert) is the weakest part ... very polished, but not a deal breaker. Have you seen photos of the inside of the caseback?
     
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  3. mineral Jan 31, 2019

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    Look very nice and seems like good example of serif dial 5513. Does it come with any paper or document?
     
  4. ATWG Jan 31, 2019

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    I agree, this is a very nice 5513. Dial is period correct for serial range. I don’t see any concern with the insert as it looks like a fat font MK3. Case is polished, but need better pics of the lugs.

    At 10.5k, it’s pretty much priced at market. I’d make sure service is not necessary as it will add another 300-500 in cost.
     
  5. Passover Feb 1, 2019

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    Hi Dan,

    here it is:

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  6. Passover Feb 1, 2019

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    Hi, no papers or any documents are included :(
     
  7. Dan S Feb 1, 2019

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    The case-back is ok. The conventional wisdom seems to be that there can be a gap of up to a year or so between the date in the case-back and the approximate date corresponding to the case serial. I think it's an honest example, and the dial and hands are particularly attractive, which is very important.
     
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  8. speedy57 Feb 1, 2019

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    Good looking watch!
     
  9. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Feb 6, 2019

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    The clean two line dial Submariner is a superb looking watch... Moreover, only a minority of watch enthusiasts realize that such a Submariner was used by an Aquanaut/Astronaut during NASA's NEEMO diving project, after which he took the same Submariner up into space aboard the Space Shuttle :thumbsup:
     
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  10. Nobel Prize Spell Master! Feb 6, 2019

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    it looks good to me, and seems well priced. Only thing that is a little off is the polish of the case but it's still a beautiful watch. reminds me of my 5512 of the same year (on my avatar) which I sold for quite a bit more
     
  11. Renton Feb 6, 2019

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    Nice example! The lume is beautiful. Not too worried about the insert. I actually like the fat font variant!
     
  12. hugo2703 Feb 8, 2019

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    Nice patina! That’s key.
    Case could be a tad better but no deal breaker I suppose :) 9500 would be good!
     
  13. starcraft Feb 16, 2019

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    It's beautiful. As always, get it authenticated at your expense and return if not genuine. The bezel could be a replacement as the black is so deep and scratchless.
     
  14. Janne2000 Feb 17, 2019

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  15. Janne2000 Feb 17, 2019

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    I mean, the case seems to be unpolished and everything is original..
    The one tou showed has a way worse case:)
     
  16. hungdangnguyen23 Feb 19, 2019

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    The serif font and serif 3 6 9 lume markers are so cool, killer watch.