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Rolex Sub 5513

Post by JBZ » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:19 pm

Since there's been a good amount of talk about 5513's lately, here's what looks to be a pretty good example being sold by HQ Milton. Not cheap, but dial and case look very good (case just polished, and it looks like a pretty good job).

http://www.hqmilton.com/watches/1978-ro ... riner-5513
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Post by Terpits » Wed Sep 10, 2014 1:35 pm

Man that's nice.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by Panerai7 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 2:01 pm

Why is it not 1974
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by foodle » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:33 pm

Mmmmmm, eggshell patina :thumbsup:
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Post by dukerules » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:36 pm

Looks great. Someone should buy it.
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Post by dukerules » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:37 pm

Panerai7 wrote:Why is it not 1974
I have no facts to back me up on this, but I'm not sure Rolex actually made any Subs in 1974 or 1975. At least you never see any for sale. That's why you need to just get that 1974 DRSD instead.
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Post by Knome » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:48 pm

argh I just inquired about it. I have no idea what I'm doing, I really shouldn't
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Post by matt.wu » Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:52 pm

dukerules wrote:
Panerai7 wrote:Why is it not 1974
I have no facts to back me up on this, but I'm not sure Rolex actually made any Subs in 1974 or 1975. At least you never see any for sale. That's why you need to just get that 1974 DRSD instead.
The LV was the 50th anniversary Sub and it was introduced in 2003. :)
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Post by Knome » Wed Sep 10, 2014 4:52 pm

Jacek says this particular piece arrived to him without a bezel insert and he added the faded insert himself. I suspected as much as this is usually the case when the pearl patina is too different from the shade of the hands/dial markers. Other than that, the rest of the watch is all original as far as he knows.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by foodle » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:50 pm

Oh, damn. Now you made me to to his site and my credit card is trying to escape from my wallet. :cussing:
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Post by Terpits » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:51 pm

foodle wrote:Oh, damn. Now you made me to to his site and my credit card is trying to escape from my wallet. :cussing:
Go for it foo!
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Post by lilhoody » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:55 pm

Panerai7 wrote:Why is it not 1974
1974 is not an easy year to find. I have no idea why, but its simply not.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by andrema » Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:57 pm

That is a beautiful watch
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Post by Terpits » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:05 pm

lilhoody wrote:
Panerai7 wrote:Why is it not 1974
1974 is not an easy year to find. I have no idea why, but its simply not.
They have it.

You're in luck, Art!
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Post by lilhoody » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:10 pm

Ironically, those are the only 1974 pieces I remember seeing. I have asked Jacek's partner about that year, he (and my local watch guy) agree/s, 1974 is not a year they frequently see.
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Post by Panerai7 » Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:53 pm

Probably for the best :)
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Post by MikeyLikesIt » Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:43 pm

That gives me happy pants.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by JBZ » Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:22 am

Okay - shown as "Sold." Who did it?
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by foodle » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:19 am

JBZ wrote:Okay - shown as "Sold." Who did it?
Not me … I bought a different one :banghead:
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:24 am

How much were they asking for it? The case polishing looked to have been done skillfully and the mismatched pearl didn't catch my eye.
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Post by JBZ » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:34 am

JP Chestnut wrote:How much were they asking for it? The case polishing looked to have been done skillfully and the mismatched pearl didn't catch my eye.
I think it was listed at $7,500. Not cheap, but it looked like a good example. Serif dial, too.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:39 am

JBZ wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:How much were they asking for it? The case polishing looked to have been done skillfully and the mismatched pearl didn't catch my eye.
I think it was listed at $7,500. Not cheap, but it looked like a good example. Serif dial, too.
That doesn't seem super unreasonable.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by foodle » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:41 am

JP Chestnut wrote:
JBZ wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:How much were they asking for it? The case polishing looked to have been done skillfully and the mismatched pearl didn't catch my eye.
I think it was listed at $7,500. Not cheap, but it looked like a good example. Serif dial, too.
That doesn't seem super unreasonable.
Jacek/HQ Milton's prices and descriptions are usually quite good. The listed price on the site is a tad higher than what they offer on forum FS posts. So they will go down a little bit from the listed price.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Sep 11, 2014 7:51 am

foodle wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:
JBZ wrote:
JP Chestnut wrote:How much were they asking for it? The case polishing looked to have been done skillfully and the mismatched pearl didn't catch my eye.
I think it was listed at $7,500. Not cheap, but it looked like a good example. Serif dial, too.
That doesn't seem super unreasonable.
Jacek/HQ Milton's prices and descriptions are usually quite good. The listed price on the site is a tad higher than what they offer on forum FS posts. So they will go down a little bit from the listed price.
I've found their Rolex prices, either forum or site, to be a tad high but not terrible whenever I've really looked. When I was looking for a 16600 their prices were always at the very top of the range, and the condition never really supported the premium. I picked up a better quality, more complete, example for less from one of the (also somewhat overpriced) forum sellers. I understand HQ Milton has some overhead and their prices aren't bad when you take that into account. They're definitely straight shooters too.
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Re: Rolex Sub 5513

Post by matt.wu » Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:09 am

foodle wrote:
JBZ wrote:Okay - shown as "Sold." Who did it?
Not me … I bought a different one :banghead:
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