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=== Standard gilt ===

Glossy black lacquer dial with gilt printing, Mercedes hour and minute hands, lollipop seconds, two-line "Submariner / 200m=660ft" layout. Bonhams 15422/115 (early 1958~~, hammer USD 93,600 incl. premium~~) anchors the standard configuration; Phillips New York 2021 lot 27 (USD 144,900) and Antiquorum NY 2008 lot 204-163 (USD 155,000) confirm. The dial sits in the late-gilt period — surface lacquer, gold-toned text, radium luminous compound.

Glossy black lacquer dial with gilt printing, Mercedes hour and minute hands, lollipop seconds, two-line "Submariner / 200m=660ft" layout. Bonhams 15422/115 (early 1958) anchors the standard configuration; Phillips New York 2021 lot 27 (USD 144,900) and Antiquorum NY 2008 lot 204-163 (USD 155,000) confirm. The dial sits in the late-gilt period — surface lacquer, gold-toned text, radium luminous compound.

=== Swiss only ===

A subset of 5510 dials carry "Swiss" beneath 6 o'clock without the "T<25" specification that arrived later, indicating radium luminous compound. Phillips Geneva XX 2024 lot 220 ~~(CHF 190,500 hammer for an unrestored Big Logo stretch rivet on case in this band)~~ documents the Swiss-only black lacquer configuration; Antiquorum Monaco 2019 lot 322-315 carries Swiss-only with a riveted Oyster.

A subset of 5510 dials carry "Swiss" beneath 6 o'clock without the "T<25" specification that arrived later, indicating radium luminous compound. Phillips Geneva XX 2024 lot 220 documents the Swiss-only black lacquer configuration; Antiquorum Monaco 2019 lot 322-315 carries Swiss-only with a riveted Oyster.

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The 5510 carries an Explorer-dial branch tied to the Royal Australian Navy. Approximately four RAN-issued 5510 MilSubs are known per Sotheby's 2023 catalog; the dial layout reads 3-6-9 with the standard Submariner depth-rating beneath, and the lugs are fixed-bar (issued for nylon strap mount). Sotheby's Important Watches 2023 lot 107 documents the configuration with USD 160,000–320,000 estimate; The Phillips Explorer-dial editorial identifies the 362,xxx serial cluster for the RAN branch. The Phillips article and Fratello's RAN MilSub feature are the canonical editorial sources.

Antiquorum Monaco 2018 lot 314-248 documents a reprinted Explorer dial on case 362,187 — the reprint downgraded the lot to a EUR 33,488 ~~hammer~~ against a 20,000–25,000 estimate. Original Explorer-dial 5510s sit at the apex of the reference's collector market.

Antiquorum Monaco 2018 lot 314-248 documents a reprinted Explorer dial on case 362,187 — the reprint downgraded the lot to a EUR 33,488 against a 20,000–25,000 estimate. Original Explorer-dial 5510s sit at the apex of the reference's collector market.

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 === Standard gilt ===
-Glossy black lacquer dial with gilt printing, Mercedes hour and minute hands, lollipop seconds, two-line "Submariner / 200m=660ft" layout. Bonhams 15422/115 (early 1958, hammer USD 93,600 incl. premium) anchors the standard configuration; Phillips New York 2021 lot 27 (USD 144,900) and Antiquorum NY 2008 lot 204-163 (USD 155,000) confirm. The dial sits in the late-gilt period — surface lacquer, gold-toned text, radium luminous compound.
+Glossy black lacquer dial with gilt printing, Mercedes hour and minute hands, lollipop seconds, two-line "Submariner / 200m=660ft" layout. Bonhams 15422/115 (early 1958) anchors the standard configuration; Phillips New York 2021 lot 27 (USD 144,900) and Antiquorum NY 2008 lot 204-163 (USD 155,000) confirm. The dial sits in the late-gilt period — surface lacquer, gold-toned text, radium luminous compound.
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 === Swiss only ===
-A subset of 5510 dials carry "Swiss" beneath 6 o'clock without the "T<25" specification that arrived later, indicating radium luminous compound. Phillips Geneva XX 2024 lot 220 (CHF 190,500 hammer for an unrestored Big Logo stretch rivet on case in this band) documents the Swiss-only black lacquer configuration; Antiquorum Monaco 2019 lot 322-315 carries Swiss-only with a riveted Oyster.
+A subset of 5510 dials carry "Swiss" beneath 6 o'clock without the "T<25" specification that arrived later, indicating radium luminous compound. Phillips Geneva XX 2024 lot 220 documents the Swiss-only black lacquer configuration; Antiquorum Monaco 2019 lot 322-315 carries Swiss-only with a riveted Oyster.
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 The 5510 carries an Explorer-dial branch tied to the Royal Australian Navy. Approximately four RAN-issued 5510 MilSubs are known per Sotheby's 2023 catalog; the dial layout reads 3-6-9 with the standard Submariner depth-rating beneath, and the lugs are fixed-bar (issued for nylon strap mount). Sotheby's Important Watches 2023 lot 107 documents the configuration with USD 160,000–320,000 estimate; The Phillips Explorer-dial editorial identifies the 362,xxx serial cluster for the RAN branch. The Phillips article and Fratello's RAN MilSub feature are the canonical editorial sources.
-Antiquorum Monaco 2018 lot 314-248 documents a reprinted Explorer dial on case 362,187 — the reprint downgraded the lot to a EUR 33,488 hammer against a 20,000–25,000 estimate. Original Explorer-dial 5510s sit at the apex of the reference's collector market.
+Antiquorum Monaco 2018 lot 314-248 documents a reprinted Explorer dial on case 362,187 — the reprint downgraded the lot to a EUR 33,488 against a 20,000–25,000 estimate. Original Explorer-dial 5510s sit at the apex of the reference's collector market.
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