Lovely looking example. But I'm not an expert. The Sub was built and designed to take a real beating. Bezel inserts were (and are) disposable items. If a service insert no longer looked exactly like the old original, well so what (IMO). If I bought a Sub it would to wear and never worry about "hurting" it. It is a Rolex Submariner, treat it like one. Time to stop babying our vintage watches.
And I agree with you in principle. Which is probably why I would never buy a collector condition watch. And if a watch isn't in collector condition but the seller is asking that kind of money, I would waste my time, I'd just walk. But if someone is selling a less than original watch, but in great mechanical shape, that has value to me as well. I'll always pay more for condition than originality. But that's just me.
Yes, it's called a long-5 bezel because of the rectangular shape inside the loop of the 5.
However, the dial should probably be a glossy-gilt dial with a 1.42M serial.
Lovely looking example. But I'm not an expert. The Sub was built and designed to take a real beating. Bezel inserts were (and are) disposable items. If a service insert no longer looked exactly like the old original, well so what (IMO). If I bought a Sub it would to wear and never worry about "hurting" it. It is a Rolex Submariner, treat it like one. Time to stop babying our vintage watches.
If you don't mind if I use Japanese, here's a link to a YouTube video that explains the Submariner bezel and the 5513!
You can also use the auto-translate function on the You Tube page on your computer's browser.
I suggest you check the lumedot with a UV light first.
Thanks Dan S for the info on the bezel, what do you think about the lumedot?
And regarding the dial, Im searching about it, i get mixed answers there....
This is what happens when a 5513 (Calibre 1530) from 1964 gets really re-worked with service parts...it's mine and a lot of fun to wear, but not very interesting from a collector's point of view.
