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·In my fall from the Omega lust tree, I hit the Rolex branch. Not too hard, fortunately for my wallet. I got a couple of books and have been studying hard.
The problem is, I dislike Rolex’s modern catalog of watches. Since the 70’s, they've taken their iconic designs and jewelried them up, first with those gold surrounds on the dials. I remember the first time I saw this effect on their then new Explorers - ugh. (I bought a mid 60’s 1016 in the mid 80’s and that is how Explorers should look, at least in my eyes.) Most recently, they’ve put all their stuff on chemical growth hormones, so everything has gotten fatter and bigger, for the sake of ‘updating’.
After some searching, I recently picked up a meters first 5513 from the last quarter of 1967 and I’m wearing it all the time these days. I love how clean the presentation is.
It’s clearly been polished, but the dial is quite nice. I think nice 5513s are a much better deal than any of the modern Sub offerings. Btw, a great site for researching these watches: http://5513mattedial.com/About.html
So, show us your beloved 5513! (5512s and earlier Subs are welcomed too!)
The problem is, I dislike Rolex’s modern catalog of watches. Since the 70’s, they've taken their iconic designs and jewelried them up, first with those gold surrounds on the dials. I remember the first time I saw this effect on their then new Explorers - ugh. (I bought a mid 60’s 1016 in the mid 80’s and that is how Explorers should look, at least in my eyes.) Most recently, they’ve put all their stuff on chemical growth hormones, so everything has gotten fatter and bigger, for the sake of ‘updating’.
After some searching, I recently picked up a meters first 5513 from the last quarter of 1967 and I’m wearing it all the time these days. I love how clean the presentation is.
It’s clearly been polished, but the dial is quite nice. I think nice 5513s are a much better deal than any of the modern Sub offerings. Btw, a great site for researching these watches: http://5513mattedial.com/About.html
So, show us your beloved 5513! (5512s and earlier Subs are welcomed too!)
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