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eparisini · 1 March 2011, 11:51 PM

One of 3 known, it comes between A/6538 and 5513Milsub, the second one with complete assignation

Courtesy of Jatuchka

eparisini · 1 March 2011, 11:53 PM

One of 3 known, it comes between A/6538 and 5513Milsub, the second one with complete assignation

Courtesy of Jatuchka

union special · 2 March 2011, 12:33 AM

very cool watch.. There were just some posts about the a6538 on the military watch forum yesterday..

Frogman4me · 2 March 2011, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by union special

very cool watch.. There were just some posts about the a6538 on the military watch forum yesterday..

Yeah I saw the one James Dowling posted on the military forum, what a beauty

The owner of this watch is one lucky SOB

arttay10 · 2 March 2011, 02:20 AM

A beautiful example -and a pleasure to see. Though a better example is own by the 'great Mike Wood.'

http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic...st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Coutesy of Mike Wood......

There are some really lucky and fortunate people in this world......... they are 'fortunate' to have aquired them and 'lucky' enough to be able to afford them !!

jedly1 · 2 March 2011, 05:47 AM

mikes isnt a 5512...its an a6538.....

robertos 5512 is a labour of love that has been going on for some time...he finally got it !

CaveDiver · 2 March 2011, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedly1

mikes isnt a 5512...its an a6538.....

robertos 5512 is a labour of love that has been going on for some time...he finally got it !

Hi Jed,
This brings up a nice subject.
What movement is in this watch? 1560?
What examples of mil subs (not Comex) that are chronometer and are there any dials labeled as such?

arttay10 · 2 March 2011, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedly1

mikes isnt a 5512...its an a6538.....

robertos 5512 is a labour of love that has been going on for some time...he finally got it !

I stand corrected......

HL65 · 2 March 2011, 09:12 AM

Very nice.......................Interesting watches!! Love these posts!! Thanks Lele!!

Dweller of the Sea · 2 March 2011, 09:30 AM

Strange looking crown (logo on dial), never seen that before.

HL65 · 2 March 2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dweller of the Sea

Strange looking crown (logo on dial), never seen that before.

You don't like these logos?? I love them--happy there is one on mine!!
18mm sun 003.jpg

greekbum · 2 March 2011, 09:56 AM

Nice !!!!!!

Andad · 2 March 2011, 10:00 AM

I can't make out the brand on that watch Ken - is it a Tissot?

It's very nice.

kyle L · 2 March 2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by directioneng

I can't make out the brand on that watch Ken - is it a Tissot?

Maybe it stands for Tudor.

renfield33 · 2 March 2011, 10:01 AM

do you mean 369 and not 365?

HL65 · 2 March 2011, 10:04 AM

It stands for Terrible Habit if you ask me wife!!!

CaveDiver · 2 March 2011, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dweller of the Sea

Strange looking crown (logo on dial), never seen that before.

I have seen these dials called Burford dials. My understanding is they are not Rolex printed, but reprinted over a Rolex dial. There is a little about them in the sticky thread above Ian Fleming’s 1016 Explorer Movement and SN? Quandary?
Jed can provide more details.

jedly1 · 2 March 2011, 11:37 AM

do you know ...off the top of my head i don't know for sure which movt is in there ..i want to say 1560...there are 2.5 of these watches around and a couple parts with serials on them that tie into the batch information we have gathered...

the 0.5 watch i'd say has had later movts, dial and hands fitted to use the case up....

these are 1960-61 .so before 5512 would have had the SCOC text they follow staright on from the use of the A6538 and i think one day we will find were a tiny batch of replacements or somethign similar...and i cant think of any scoc mil subs....ceratinly the 5513's aren't for obvious reasons.

its know that the MOD did its own accuracy and quality testing on the pieces when they got them..

HL65 · 2 March 2011, 12:46 PM

Jed-
Could it be a 1530 with 25 jewels like some of the early 5512's? I have clearly never seen one nor have most people. That is one rare watch!! Would be curious what movement is in it???

Dweller of the Sea · 3 March 2011, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelerFan1965

You don't like these logos?? I love them--happy there is one on mine!!
Attachment 192946

I didn´t mean the logo in general, I meant this very large one, on the reprinted military dials. In my eyes this large logo looks

Its not pretty made, like normal Rolex made logo.

HL65 · 3 March 2011, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dweller of the Sea

I didn´t mean the logo in general, I meant this very large one, on the reprinted military dials. In my eyes this large logo looks

Its not pretty made, like normal Rolex made logo.

I figured that out after I re-read it!! I must be getting old!!

eparisini · 3 March 2011, 06:24 PM

I know Phil Sthal has got the second well known with complete assignation

jedly1 · 3 March 2011, 07:25 PM

nearly ...phillip has an A6538 also ...heywood milton in UK has the first 5512 discovered ...

hargrave · 6 March 2011, 01:43 AM

Hello,
Attached photos of my mil sub, case is dated 11.60 just for interest.
I bought this at the Rosyth government sale in the early 1980's. The bezel is a later replacement. The movement is a 1520

Regards Hargrave

jedly1 · 6 March 2011, 08:33 AM

and there you go the 0.5 watch ... fitted with a later dial , bezel and movt..and later engravings ...

did you find out anything from Rolex Uk J ?

hargrave · 6 March 2011, 07:28 PM

Good morning Jedly,
No, Mr Hudson could only confirm the year of manufacture.

Regards John.

jedly1 · 6 March 2011, 07:59 PM

bugger thats a shame ...theres always a chance one will have somethign on file from service records rather than manufacture records but if anyone woulda know it'd be him :(

2 March 2011, 09:12 AM	#9
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2 March 2011, 09:56 AM	#12
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2 March 2011, 10:00 AM	#13
Andad 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 36,798	I can't make out the brand on that watch Ken - is it a Tissot? It's very nice. __________________ E

2 March 2011, 10:01 AM	#15
renfield33 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Watch: GMT-II Pepsi Posts: 1,051	do you mean 369 and not 365? __________________ Lug hole loyalist!

2 March 2011, 10:04 AM	#16
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,398	It stands for Terrible Habit if you ask me wife!!! __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

2 March 2011, 12:33 AM	#3
union special "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brooklyn Watch: 1680 RED/5513 GILT Posts: 58	very cool watch.. There were just some posts about the a6538 on the military watch forum yesterday..

2 March 2011, 02:20 AM	#5
arttay10 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancashire, UK Watch: ???????? Posts: 2,187	A beautiful example -and a pleasure to see. Though a better example is own by the 'great Mike Wood.' http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic...st=0&sk=t&sd=a Coutesy of Mike Wood...... There are some really lucky and fortunate people in this world......... they are 'fortunate' to have aquired them and 'lucky' enough to be able to afford them !!

2 March 2011, 05:47 AM	#6
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	mikes isnt a 5512...its an a6538..... robertos 5512 is a labour of love that has been going on for some time...he finally got it !

2 March 2011, 09:30 AM	#10
Dweller of the Sea "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: EU Watch: ing TRF Posts: 576	Strange looking crown (logo on dial), never seen that before.

2 March 2011, 11:37 AM	#18
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	do you know ...off the top of my head i don't know for sure which movt is in there ..i want to say 1560...there are 2.5 of these watches around and a couple parts with serials on them that tie into the batch information we have gathered... the 0.5 watch i'd say has had later movts, dial and hands fitted to use the case up.... these are 1960-61 .so before 5512 would have had the SCOC text they follow staright on from the use of the A6538 and i think one day we will find were a tiny batch of replacements or somethign similar...and i cant think of any scoc mil subs....ceratinly the 5513's aren't for obvious reasons. its know that the MOD did its own accuracy and quality testing on the pieces when they got them..

2 March 2011, 12:46 PM	#19
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 DATE-JUST41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 63,398	Jed- Could it be a 1530 with 25 jewels like some of the early 5512's? I have clearly never seen one nor have most people. That is one rare watch!! Would be curious what movement is in it??? __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

3 March 2011, 06:24 PM	#22
eparisini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Emanuele Location: Italy Watch: 6263 FAP Posts: 795	I know Phil Sthal has got the second well known with complete assignation __________________ EAT, DRINK AND BE MAUI

3 March 2011, 07:25 PM	#23
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	nearly ...phillip has an A6538 also ...heywood milton in UK has the first 5512 discovered ...

6 March 2011, 08:33 AM	#25
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	and there you go the 0.5 watch ... fitted with a later dial , bezel and movt..and later engravings ... did you find out anything from Rolex Uk J ?

6 March 2011, 07:28 PM	#26
hargrave "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 10	Good morning Jedly, No, Mr Hudson could only confirm the year of manufacture. Regards John.

6 March 2011, 07:59 PM	#27
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	bugger thats a shame ...theres always a chance one will have somethign on file from service records rather than manufacture records but if anyone woulda know it'd be him :(

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