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[[File:Ref 5508 red-triangle-hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|5508 Red Triangle — gilt dial on leather strap]] | [[File:Ref 5508 red-triangle-hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=5508 Red Triangle — gilt dial on leather strap|5508 Red Triangle — gilt dial on leather strap]] | ||
== Core facts == | == Core facts == | ||
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== Dial map == | == Dial map == | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 gilt-dial-red-triangle.webp|thumb|right|250px|Gilt dial with red triangle bezel insert]] | [[File:Ref 5508 gilt-dial-red-triangle.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Gilt dial with red triangle bezel insert|Gilt dial with red triangle bezel insert]] | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 bezel-dial-closeup.webp|thumb|right|250px|Bezel and gilt dial close-up — radium lume markers]] | [[File:Ref 5508 bezel-dial-closeup.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Bezel and gilt dial close-up — radium lume markers|Bezel and gilt dial close-up — radium lume markers]] | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 case-profile.webp|thumb|right|250px|Small crown case profile — no crown guards]] | [[File:Ref 5508 case-profile.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Small crown case profile — no crown guards|Small crown case profile — no crown guards]] | ||
The 5508 is a no-crown-guard, small-crown case. Starting at 37mm and growing to 38mm in later production, it keeps the early rotating dive bezel and acrylic crystal throughout. The 100m depth rating reflects the small-crown specification that runs through the entire small-crown lineage from the 6204 forward. | The 5508 is a no-crown-guard, small-crown case. Starting at 37mm and growing to 38mm in later production, it keeps the early rotating dive bezel and acrylic crystal throughout. The 100m depth rating reflects the small-crown specification that runs through the entire small-crown lineage from the 6204 forward. | ||
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== Special branches == | == Special branches == | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 historical-example.webp|thumb|right|250px|Historical Example]] | [[File:Ref 5508 historical-example.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Historical Example|Historical Example]] | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 hero 2.webp|thumb|right|250px|Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508]] | [[File:Ref 5508 hero 2.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508|Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508]] | ||
[[File:Ref 5508 hero 3.webp|thumb|right|250px|Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508]] | [[File:Ref 5508 hero 3.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508|Rolex Submariner Ref. 5508]] | ||
The 5508 is itself the special branch when read against the later 5xxx family. It is the last watch in the no-crown-guard world, and that transitional identity is its whole point. | The 5508 is itself the special branch when read against the later 5xxx family. It is the last watch in the no-crown-guard world, and that transitional identity is its whole point. | ||