Is this Rolex 5513 Relumed?

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ohaidere

·May 31, 2024

I recently acquired this 5513, and I was wondering if this looks like a relumed dial. The dial glows green under the sun, but it only stays that way for a short period of time (a couple minutes maximum) once brought indoors.

I read on 5513mattedial.com that this is normal for certain 5513 watches made in the mid to late 1960s, since the material that Rolex made continues to glow even after all this time.

I'll attach some screenshots to this post. One of them is in sunlight, while the other is in the dark 15s after being exposed to UV light.

Does this dial seem redialed? Thank you.

 

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Dan S

·May 31, 2024

It's hard to see much in your video, but that UV response could indicate zinc sulfide lume, which could be correct for a meters-first dial, depending on the serial number, which you did not specify. The bezel insert is wrong, obviously.

 

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ohaidere

·May 31, 2024

Dan S

It's hard to see much in your video, but that UV response could indicate zinc sulfide lume, which could be correct for a meters-first dial, depending on the serial number, which you did not specify. The bezel insert is wrong, obviously.

Thank you! The serial number is around 1.6 million, which should put it around 1967.

 

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drster

·Jun 7, 2024

I'm not sure but probably not relumed. It would be difficult to find lume material today that would react like yours.

 

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J!m

·Jun 7, 2024

My 5512 (Mk. I dial from 1967) does not glow at all.

It is possible that was re-lumed in the 70's when the original lume died off, but it is not a recent re-lume in my opinion.

 

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TheGreekPhysique

·Jun 7, 2024

J!m

My 5512 (Mk. I dial from 1967) does not glow at all.

It is possible that was re-lumed in the 70's when the original lume died off, but it is not a recent re-lume in my opinion.

This period of sports Rolex represents a transitional period. Both could be correct depending on the appearance and application of the lume plots. It's difficult to judge based off of the quality of photos but based off of what I'm seeing id venture to say OPs is original.

 

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J!m

·Jun 8, 2024

That is certainly possible.

I was just connecting the dots on being tritium and the lack of precision in the application.

But I’ve been wrong before!

 

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Dan S

·Jun 8, 2024

J!m

My 5512 (Mk. I dial from 1967) does not glow at all.

It is possible that was re-lumed in the 70's when the original lume died off, but it is not a recent re-lume in my opinion.

1967 is certainly the ZnS era.

 

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southtexas

·Aug 9, 2024

At quick glance, I lean toward not relumed. Rather, it had puffy lume that got crushed/chipped away somewhere along the way.

Edit: sorry just noticed this is an old thread.