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Alex Stylianou · 30 October 2007, 06:52 AM

I want one !

Subfiend · 30 October 2007, 08:19 AM

Here are mine:
'65 5512 gilt
'66 5513 gilt
'78 1680 white

freshacejay · 30 October 2007, 08:22 AM

very nice geek and sub!!! VERY NICE!

arttay10 · 30 October 2007, 08:36 AM

Wow - some really nice subs -and great to read and learn !!

ducksaw · 30 October 2007, 10:56 AM

I noticed one of my customers had on a 16800 the other day. It is the first one I have seen. He said he bought it new in 1982 and it has never been serviced! He did say it was prone to lose a few minutes.

RolexBrian · 1 March 2022, 02:56 AM

Where have all the #5512 & #5513 gilts gone??

Gaff65 · 1 March 2022, 05:25 AM

My Dad's 1979 Ref 1680, now mine. Sadly relumed with a service bezel. WTH do they replace perfectly good bezels and relume dials? So unnecessary.

S52 · 1 March 2022, 05:42 AM

My '74 1680 Red

OYptL · 1 March 2022, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

There are a couple of those off the coast of VA and NC that are easily diveable. The U-352 and U-85 that went down during WWII. Many a Submariner has dived/dove(I can never figure that out) these subs. I haven't been on the U-85 yet but hope to soon.

Yup. Saw this last week on either Discovery or maybe history channel’s. Great show on Hitlers Subs off the Carolina Coast.

drrd · 1 March 2022, 07:50 AM

Some lovely looking watches in this thread.

illiguy · 1 March 2022, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshacejay

show them to me, i love them (too bad i dont have one... yet :D)

Also which is the most desireable one?

5513 Mk5 Maxi

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Submariner_5513 · 1 March 2022, 03:03 PM

Who knew this thread existed… Amazing! Here is my vintage 5513 (passed down from my step grandma who bought it to dive with in the early 70s). As a bonus, spot my sub in a pile of foster kittens :)

twalt77 · 1 March 2022, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illiguy

5513 Mk5 Maxi

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Nice strap! Where did you get it?

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Perku-t · 2 November 2022, 12:38 PM

RFC · 3 November 2022, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshacejay

show them to me, i love them (too bad i dont have one... yet :D)

Also which is the most desireable one?

Serial 1.7 mil ‘68 5513 meters first. Lots of desireable ones, but love mine.

Swearengen · 3 November 2022, 03:50 AM

My 1680

PaulMiami · 15 November 2022, 11:37 PM

1966 Sub that my great uncle purchased new in Miami’s Seybold Building and gifted to me when I as in high school. Total restoration by Rik Dietel.

Filipão · 16 November 2022, 10:22 AM

1974 and 1977.

Am I stuck in the seventies!

JonB · 17 November 2022, 02:16 PM

My 1680. Will celebrate 49 years in May.

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army scope jockey · 17 November 2022, 02:24 PM

5513 circa 198720200611_235059.jpg

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rollingstone · 21 November 2022, 03:30 AM

5508:

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lupus66 · 21 November 2022, 03:44 AM

Kingface66 · 21 November 2022, 05:29 AM

Tried to get a shot of these two in the same light to show the difference between a matte dial Sub and a gilt dial, in terms of blackness. The matte is, essentially, a very dark grey, while the gilt gloss is truly black. And in real life the difference is striking.

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Fredrik · 21 November 2022, 05:45 AM

Here's my -78 1680. I had the pip in the bezel replaced a few years ago with a SL one. I have thought about carefully drilling out the luminous compound and replace it with color matched paint to the hands and dial... Anyone done that?

Dan S · 21 November 2022, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Fredrik

Here's my -78 1680. I had the pip in the bezel replaced a few years ago with a SL one. I have thought about carefully drilling out the luminous compound and replace it with color matched paint to the hands and dial... Anyone done that?

Color-matched pearls of various shades are available for peanuts on eBay.

RolexDave68 · 21 November 2022, 08:10 AM

baumare · 21 November 2022, 12:45 PM

A vintage tread, nice! Here's mine

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Fredrik · 22 November 2022, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan S

Color-matched pearls of various shades are available for peanuts on eBay.

Yes, but all I looked at have the wrong shape. Hence, I would like to modify the one I got replaced by my RSC.

SOG DIVER · 28 November 2022, 11:38 AM

In 1971, on leave from warm spots like Khe Sanh a 5513 was in the PX for $90 while
a red 1680 was $175 on leave in Hong Kong. A later MACVSOG location in 1972 had one of our SF VN translators run out to leaving truck with a red 1680, he took it off and was asking $175 -almost new but not a full set. Now-guess which were bought...
now those WERE the days.http://20190124-192036
Currently working on a PCG gilt dialed 5512 from 1960.

Hodinkee :Reference Point- Rolex Submariner is an excellent treatment of the vintage Submariners. In fact, it is good enough to be a sticky
under the vintage Submariner heading. The watches were obtained for this particular treatment by Eric Wind of Wind Vintage.
For a thorough treatment of the earlier submariners, it is still hard to beat. That and the Skeet-Urul volume.

tekno · 29 November 2022, 10:37 AM

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30 October 2007, 08:19 AM	#32
Subfiend "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Outside Watch: Isn't it obvious? Posts: 1,924	Here are mine: '65 5512 gilt '66 5513 gilt '78 1680 white __________________ Subfiend

1 March 2022, 05:42 AM	#38
S52 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL230 Watch: me fly-by Posts: 789	My '74 1680 Red __________________ GMT Master II 16710B BLRO--Sea Dweller 16600--Submariner 1680--Milgauss 116400--Tudor BB58 79030B--Omega Speedmaster Pro--IWC Mark XV Automatic--Breitling Aerospace

21 November 2022, 05:29 AM	#53
Kingface66 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: The Empire State Watch: 1966 Rolex 5513 Posts: 3,419	Tried to get a shot of these two in the same light to show the difference between a matte dial Sub and a gilt dial, in terms of blackness. The matte is, essentially, a very dark grey, while the gilt gloss is truly black. And in real life the difference is striking. [IMG][/IMG]

30 October 2007, 06:52 AM	#31
Alex Stylianou "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,785	I want one !

30 October 2007, 08:22 AM	#33
freshacejay "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 193	very nice geek and sub!!! VERY NICE!

30 October 2007, 08:36 AM	#34
arttay10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Watch: ???????? Posts: 2,187	Wow - some really nice subs -and great to read and learn !!

30 October 2007, 10:56 AM	#35
ducksaw "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Real Name: Chad Location: chattanooga, TN Watch: 1680 Posts: 182	I noticed one of my customers had on a 16800 the other day. It is the first one I have seen. He said he bought it new in 1982 and it has never been serviced! He did say it was prone to lose a few minutes.

1 March 2022, 02:56 AM	#36
RolexBrian "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Playa Vista Posts: 104	Where have all the #5512 & #5513 gilts gone??

1 March 2022, 07:50 AM	#40
drrd "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Real Name: rd Location: uk Posts: 1,443	Some lovely looking watches in this thread.

1 March 2022, 03:03 PM	#42
Submariner_5513 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: New York Watch: Submariner 5513 Posts: 49	Who knew this thread existed… Amazing! Here is my vintage 5513 (passed down from my step grandma who bought it to dive with in the early 70s). As a bonus, spot my sub in a pile of foster kittens :)

2 November 2022, 12:38 PM	#44
Perku-t "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: New Caledonia Watch: 1665 DRSD MK3 1973 Posts: 60

17 November 2022, 02:16 PM	#49
JonB "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Texas, USA Watch: Red 1680, Mk2,2.2M Posts: 37	My 1680. Will celebrate 49 years in May. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

17 November 2022, 02:24 PM	#50
army scope jockey "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Republic of Texas Watch: Eterna IDF Super K Posts: 81	5513 circa 198720200611_235059.jpg Sent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk

21 November 2022, 03:44 AM	#52
lupus66 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: holland Posts: 285

21 November 2022, 08:10 AM	#56
RolexDave68 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Real Name: Dave Location: Here and There Watch: 116613LN Posts: 2,561

21 November 2022, 12:45 PM	#57
baumare "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Real Name: mario Location: NY-USA Watch: Rolex 1675/8 Posts: 525	A vintage tread, nice! Here's mine IMG_2504 2.JPG IMG_0411 2.JPG Snapseed 10.jpg

28 November 2022, 11:38 AM	#59
SOG DIVER "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Real Name: LtCol R Location: Mtns-NM-MT Watch: 1680Red-551214060M Posts: 233	In 1971, on leave from warm spots like Khe Sanh a 5513 was in the PX for $90 while a red 1680 was $175 on leave in Hong Kong. A later MACVSOG location in 1972 had one of our SF VN translators run out to leaving truck with a red 1680, he took it off and was asking $175 -almost new but not a full set. Now-guess which were bought... now those WERE the days.http://20190124-192036 Currently working on a PCG gilt dialed 5512 from 1960. Hodinkee :Reference Point- Rolex Submariner is an excellent treatment of the vintage Submariners. In fact, it is good enough to be a sticky under the vintage Submariner heading. The watches were obtained for this particular treatment by Eric Wind of Wind Vintage. For a thorough treatment of the earlier submariners, it is still hard to beat. That and the Skeet-Urul volume.

29 November 2022, 10:37 AM	#60
tekno 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Texas Watch: Tudor Snowflake Posts: 1,044	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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