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ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER NO. 5228376, REF. 5514 MANUFACTURED IN 1977 A RARE STAINLESS ST...

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ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER NO. 5228376, REF. 5514 MANUFACTURED IN 1977 A RARE STAINLESS ST...
ROLEX
OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER
NO. 5228376, REF. 5514
MANUFACTURED IN 1977
A RARE STAINLESS STEEL SELF-WINDING CENTER-SECONDS WRISTWATCH WITH GAS VALVE
NICKEL LEVER MOVEMENT, MONOMETALLIC COMPENSATION BALANCE,
26 JEWELS, BLACK DIAL, LUMINESCENT DOT AND BATON NUMERALS, SCREW-DOWN CROWN AND CASE, REVOLVING BEZEL CALIBRATED FOR
60 MINUTES, GAS VALVE IN THE BAND, CIRCULAR OYSTER CASE SIGNED ON MOVEMENT, CASE AND DIAL, NUMBERED ON CASE DIAMETER 39 MM
CHF 13,000-15,000
$ 8,700-10,000
BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF THE SEA-DWELLER IN 1967, ROLEX DECIDED TO USE REGULAR REFERENCES 5513, THAT WOULD THEN BE CONVERTED
BY ADDING A GAS ESCAPE VALVE ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE. THESE "PROTOTYPE" SEA-DWELLERS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AS THEY REPRESENT
A TRULY TRANSITIONAL MODEL. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS TYPE OF REFERENCE 5513, WITH GAS VALVE BUT WITHOUT THE LATER MORE COMMON COMEX-LOGO, WAS CONTINUED FOR A DECADE OR SO IN VERY FEW EXAMPLES ONLY.
THE PRESENT MODEL IS A PARTICULARLY CLEAN EXAMPLE SHOWING NO TOOLMARKS OR PITTING TO THE CASE.
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