Shopping for a 'shock and awe!' Rolex 5513 or 5512

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meganfox17

·Mar 2, 2017

dougiedude

Going for no-date.
In fact, the vintage Explorers can really be things of beauty, too

Dont get me started on the Vintage Gilt Sub 5513s with the Explorer dials !
You will need to sell both your kidneys , donate 50% of your liver in a transplant surgery to a wealthy recipient & pray he or she pays for your triweekly Haemodialysis treatments !

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 2, 2017·Carpe horologium!

Swee-ee-ee-eeet!

Edit: @meganfox17 simultaneous posts! ...I think it means you are very sweet, too, Megan 😀!

And you are so right, the gilt dials are all so very tempting...

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 2, 2017·Carpe horologium!

meganfox17

Gilt Sub 5513s with the Explorer dials !

Please indulge me... I need to see some pictures... I'm not yet familiar with such a combination...😕

 

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sxl2004

·Mar 2, 2017

Well nothing special just a 5513 with a ghost bezel and a witch.
You will fall under the spell toooooooo

 

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jimmyd13

·Mar 3, 2017

If we're posting photos....

 

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sxl2004

·Mar 3, 2017

jimmyd13

If we're posting photos....

I like were this thread is going.......😉😁😲

No more escape route for dougie. 😗

 

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sxl2004

·Mar 10, 2017

Any updates?
😉

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 10, 2017·Carpe horologium!

Actually, I've been falling for the vintage Explorers...have my eye on one now...

I will update if/when I get one! I might still have to get a Sub, however...🤔

Thanks for all the input from everyone here so far...👍

 

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sxl2004

·Mar 10, 2017

Thanks for the update!
Cannot go wrong with a vintage Explorer!
Cannot go wrong with a vintage Sub!
Cannot go wrong with a vintage GMT!

Oh my I start to see where my problem is........🙄😉

 

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oddboy

·Mar 10, 2017

C'mon guys. Please stop. I already have one affliction!

 

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meganfox17

·Mar 10, 2017

dougiedude

falling for the vintage Explorers

Excellent Taste! Steve McQueen Ref 0ne-Six-five-five

dougiedude

I will get a Sub

Good Form Sir ! Steve McQueen Ref five-five-0ne-two / Gilt dial

dougiedude

I will get one ![emoji106]

Why Not? Cheaper versions will suffice. Paul Newman Daytona Ref 6241 or Ref 6239[emoji13]

dougiedude

Thanks for all the input [emoji106]

You're Welcome Sir[emoji3]

 

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Foo2rama

·Mar 10, 2017·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

dougiedude

Please indulge me... I need to see some pictures... I'm not yet familiar with such a combination...😕

http://www.woundforlife.com/2015/02/09/under-the-loupe-rolex-submariner-gilt-5513/

 

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jimmyd13

·Mar 11, 2017

meganfox17

Excellent Taste! Steve McQueen Ref 0ne-Six-five-five
Good Form Sir ! Steve McQueen Ref five-five-0ne-two / Gilt dialWhy Not? Cheaper versions will suffice. Paul Newman Daytona Ref 6241 or Ref 6239[emoji13]You're Welcome Sir[emoji3]

So ... £28,000? If you're lucky?

 

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Nobel Prize

·Mar 11, 2017

Check Bob's watches as well. They have Rolex certified service center and they are good wheb entering a dialogue to discuss

Mine is a 5512 from 1971 (birth year) and I found it in North Carolina, got it serviced with care and checked by a few experts. The crown is probably a service replacement and the bracelet is definitely an original replacement from a couple of years later ( I normally wear it on leather and keep my 14060 on steel)

All the rest is original. It's a 4 line non gilt 4th gen 5512 . Same reference and year as the famous Steve McQueen 5512

In short it's a great watch, not the most desirable or priced refference (nonpointed lugs, gilt etc) but definitely an honest watch.

It fell in price under 10g and I've been offered above 10g for it.

Edited: Mar 12, 2017

 

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jimmyd13

·Mar 11, 2017

Not meant to be a thread hijacking but does anyone know where I could pick up an appropriately aged dial dot/pearl for a Rolex 5513?

 

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Nobel Prize

·Mar 11, 2017

jimmyd13

Not meant to be a thread hijacking but does anyone know where I could pick up an appropriately aged dial dot/pearl for a Rolex 5513?

Oh yeah....The pearl on the bezel on mine is also a replacement my brother in law gave me. My bezel came with the missing pearl.

Ad to where you can find it place an add on the wanted to buy thread.

 

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jfwoodman

·Mar 12, 2017

hard to beat the gilt dial on a 5513/2. I'm just not willing to pay the price, so will live vicariously through the forums.

 

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Sculler22

·Mar 12, 2017

Vintage Rolex Market is a great place to find original bits and pieces for Rolex watches.

 

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NT931

·Mar 12, 2017

dougiedude

Actually, I've been falling for the vintage Explorers...have my eye on one now...

I will update if/when I get one! I might still have to get a Sub, however...🤔

Thanks for all the input from everyone here so far...👍

The Sub is a classic - don't get distracted!

 

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dougiedude

·Mar 13, 2017·Carpe horologium!

meganfox17

Dont get me started on the Vintage Gilt Sub 5513s with the Explorer dials !

dougiedude

Please indulge me... I need to see some pictures... I'm not yet familiar with such a combination...😕

Foo2rama

http://www.woundforlife.com/2015/02/09/under-the-loupe-rolex-submariner-gilt-5513/

Yes!

It DOES exist!

... and what a drop-dead gorgeous beauty she/it is (yes, Megan, too) !

Now, question is, will I have to travel all the way to Malaysia to get her? 😗... 🤔 ...😁

NT931

The Sub is a classic - don't get distracted!

Hey, but 'Distraction' is my middle name, baby!

Cheers,

Dougie D. Dude