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=== Matte white-letter dials === | === Matte white-letter dials === | ||
[[File:Ref 5512-matte-meters-first.webp|thumb|right|220px|Matte dial, meters-first format]] | |||
After approximately 1967, the 5512 transitions from gilt to matte dials with white lettering — the same broad transition that affects the entire Submariner line. Matte 5512 dials include meters-first, feet-first, and late maxi examples. The exact subtype map is still messier than the current package can claim to settle. | After approximately 1967, the 5512 transitions from gilt to matte dials with white lettering — the same broad transition that affects the entire Submariner line. Matte 5512 dials include meters-first, feet-first, and late maxi examples. The exact subtype map is still messier than the current package can claim to settle. | ||
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[[File:Ref 5512-maxi-dial.webp|thumb|right|220px|Maxi dial — enlarged luminous markers, late production]] | |||
=== Gilt to matte transition === | === Gilt to matte transition === | ||
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=== Bezel authentication: Fat Font Mark 1 and the “Kissing 40” === | === Bezel authentication | ||
[[File:Ref 5512-bezel-insert-long5.webp|thumb|right|220px|Long 5 bezel insert detail (1960s)]]: Fat Font Mark 1 and the “Kissing 40” === | |||
The earliest 5512 bezels are Fat Font Mark 1 — identifiable by two things working together: thick, bold numerals, and the “kissing 40” at the 40-minute position where the 4 and 0 are nearly touching each other. The gap between them is almost nothing. Once recognized, it is unmistakable. A service bezel walks right past unnoticed without that knowledge. | The earliest 5512 bezels are Fat Font Mark 1 — identifiable by two things working together: thick, bold numerals, and the “kissing 40” at the 40-minute position where the 4 and 0 are nearly touching each other. The gap between them is almost nothing. Once recognized, it is unmistakable. A service bezel walks right past unnoticed without that knowledge. | ||
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== Historical market and auction record == | == Historical market | ||
[[File:Ref 5512-chronometer-papers.webp|thumb|right|220px|Period chronometer certification papers]] and auction record == | |||
The Rolex-commissioned Submariner book by Nicholas Foulkes puts total 5512 production at 17,338 watches. That number helps explain why the reference feels scarcer than the 5513 in the market and why prices have consistently run higher. | The Rolex-commissioned Submariner book by Nicholas Foulkes puts total 5512 production at 17,338 watches. That number helps explain why the reference feels scarcer than the 5513 in the market and why prices have consistently run higher. | ||