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<span id="underline-approx.-19631964"></span> | <span id="underline-approx.-19631964"></span> | ||
=== Underline (approx. 1963–1964) === | === Underline (approx. 1963–1964) === | ||
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File:Ref 5513 dial-variant-underline.webp|alt=Underline 5513|Underline 5513 | |||
File:Ref 5513 dial-variant-double-swiss-underline.webp|alt=Double Swiss underline 5513|Double Swiss underline 5513 | |||
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Certain early gilt 5513 dials carry an underline (a short printed line) just below the depth rating and "Submariner" text at six o'clock. These are transitional pieces that appear across several Rolex sport references in the same period; the marking is a Rolex-wide production phenomenon. Most Underline 5513 examples also carry Cornino (pointed) crown guards, consistent with their position in early production. | Certain early gilt 5513 dials carry an underline (a short printed line) just below the depth rating and "Submariner" text at six o'clock. These are transitional pieces that appear across several Rolex sport references in the same period; the marking is a Rolex-wide production phenomenon. Most Underline 5513 examples also carry Cornino (pointed) crown guards, consistent with their position in early production. | ||
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<span id="gilt-open-chapter-ring-approx.-19641966"></span> | <span id="gilt-open-chapter-ring-approx.-19641966"></span> | ||
=== Gilt, Open Chapter Ring (approx. 1964–1966) === | === Gilt, Open Chapter Ring (approx. 1964–1966) === | ||
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File:Ref 5513 dial-detail.webp|alt=Gilt-dial 5513 close-up|Gilt-dial 5513 close-up | |||
File:Ref 5513 dial-variant-open-chapter-ring.webp|alt=Open chapter ring 5513|Open chapter ring 5513 | |||
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Once the Underline and Double Swiss variants are past, the main gilt 5513 body uses an open chapter ring: the gilt hash marks around the dial perimeter are not connected by a solid ring on the outer edge. The openness is the visual diagnostic. The outer perimeter of the minute track shows either hash marks that float free or hash marks that connect into a closed band. No underline, no exclamation marks. These are the cleanest, most straightforward early gilt 5513 examples. | Once the Underline and Double Swiss variants are past, the main gilt 5513 body uses an open chapter ring: the gilt hash marks around the dial perimeter are not connected by a solid ring on the outer edge. The openness is the visual diagnostic. The outer perimeter of the minute track shows either hash marks that float free or hash marks that connect into a closed band. No underline, no exclamation marks. These are the cleanest, most straightforward early gilt 5513 examples. | ||
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<span id="pre-comex-approx.-19761977-serials-approximately-5.0m"></span> | <span id="pre-comex-approx.-19761977-serials-approximately-5.0m"></span> | ||
=== Pre COMEX (approx. 1976–1977, serials approximately 5.0M) === | === Pre COMEX (approx. 1976–1977, serials approximately 5.0M) === | ||
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File:Ref 5513 matte-precomex-dial-detail.webp|alt=Pre COMEX dial detail|Pre COMEX dial detail | |||
File:Ref 5513 matte-precomex-detail-2.webp|alt=Pre COMEX text detail|Pre COMEX text detail | |||
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The term "Pre COMEX" was coined by Ed Delgado on the Vintage Rolex Forum on October 24, 2008, to describe dials with characteristics very similar to some COMEX 5514 dials. This dial sits between the second non-serif run and the Maxi I. | The term "Pre COMEX" was coined by Ed Delgado on the Vintage Rolex Forum on October 24, 2008, to describe dials with characteristics very similar to some COMEX 5514 dials. This dial sits between the second non-serif run and the Maxi I. | ||
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<span id="milsub"></span> | <span id="milsub"></span> | ||
=== MilSub === | === MilSub === | ||
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File:Ref 5513 dial-variant-milsub.webp|alt=MilSub 5513|MilSub 5513 | |||
File:Ref 5513 dial-variant-milsub 2.webp|alt=MilSub 5513 detail|MilSub 5513 detail | |||
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British military 5513 work belongs in its own branch. Collectors shorten "military Submariner" to MilSub. Documented examples include both a South African Army-associated 5513 and a sold 1974 military 5513, which shows both non-British military use and the messy service life of issued watches. British military casebacks use service codes such as 0552 for Navy issue and W10 for Army issue, with 923-7697 as the NATO stores code seen on issued examples. | British military 5513 work belongs in its own branch. Collectors shorten "military Submariner" to MilSub. Documented examples include both a South African Army-associated 5513 and a sold 1974 military 5513, which shows both non-British military use and the messy service life of issued watches. British military casebacks use service codes such as 0552 for Navy issue and W10 for Army issue, with 923-7697 as the NATO stores code seen on issued examples. | ||