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ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER NO. 5212934, REF. 5517 MANUFACTURED IN 1977 a RARE STAINLESS ST...

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ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER NO. 5212934, REF. 5517 MANUFACTURED IN 1977 a RARE STAINLESS ST...
ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER NO. 5212934, REF. 5517 MANUFACTURED IN 1977 a RARE STAINLESS STEEL SELF-WINDING CENTer-SECONDS WRISTWATCH, MADE FOR THE ROYAL MARINES FROGMAN UNITS NICKEL LEVER MOVEMENT, MONOMETALLIC COMPENSATION BALANCE, 26 JEWELS, BLACK DIAL, LUMINESCENT DOT AND BATON NUMERALS, SCREW-DOWN CROWN AND BACK, REVOLVING BEZEL CALIBRATED FOR 60 MINUTES, CASE ENGRAVED WITH MILITARY MARKINGS SIGNED ON MOVEMENT, CASE AND DIAL, NUMBERED ON CASE DIAMETER 39 MM CHF 12,000-15,000 - $ 7,000-9,000 the first choice for special forces and divers since 1954, the precision and reliability of rolex was once again required for military use. special modifications were made to the regular submariner reference 5513 such as the hacking feature, solid steel bars, the t for tritium printed on the dial and special oversized hands increasing readability under adverse conditions. at the end of their service, these watches were very often converted back to standard specifications, therefore increasing desirability of the present model. for further discussion, see j.m. dowling and j.p. hess, the best of time, rolex wristwatches, pp.258-264.