Live Auction 14212Rare Watches and a Rolex Afternoon
Rolex. A fine and highly attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, tropical dial and bracelet
Lot 269 5513 Tropical Dial

Rolex. A fine and highly attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, tropical dial and bracelet

Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 200m = 660ft, Submariner, ref. 5513, case no. 1’218’041, circa 1965

Closed15 May 2017

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CHF 32,500

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Rolex. A fine and highly attractive stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, tropical dial and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, 200m = 660ft, Submariner, ref. 5513, case no. 1’218’041, circa 1965
Movement: automatic, cal. 1520, 26 jewels
Dial: tropical brown, gloss, dot baton and dagger luminous numerals, luminous hands
Case: screw back stamped I.65, bidirectional revolving bezel calibrated for 60 units
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 40 mm. diam.; overall length approx. 215 mm.
With: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, extendable deployant clasp and fitted green presentation box

Specialist note

The present example of reference 5513 is highlighted by the highly unusual and attractive tropicalization of its dial. Not only it acquired a brown tonality, but it also sports a highly appealing and hardly ever seen “leopard spots” pattern in lighter, reddish tones. The resulting aesthetic effect is simply striking.