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The [[Reference:5510|5510]] is the last big-crown transitional watch. It still looks back to the [[Reference:6538|6538]] world, but the movement picture has moved forward. The package now has | The [[Reference:5510|5510]] is the last big-crown transitional watch. It still looks back to the [[Reference:6538|6538]] world, but the movement picture has moved forward. The package now has stronger documented examples, which makes the reference feel a lot less speculative than it did before. | ||
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The [[Reference:5517|5517]] is the dedicated military branch. Fixed bars, full-minute bezel markings, and military hand and dial traits put it in a different lane from the standard commercial references. The package now includes two direct Sotheby’s [[Reference:5517|5517]] lot pages, a photographed 1977 example from Hodinkee’s Mike Wood report, and a sold military [[Reference:5513|5513]] archive example | The [[Reference:5517|5517]] is the dedicated military branch. Fixed bars, full-minute bezel markings, and military hand and dial traits put it in a different lane from the standard commercial references. The package now includes two direct Sotheby’s [[Reference:5517|5517]] lot pages, a photographed 1977 example from Hodinkee’s Mike Wood report, and a sold military [[Reference:5513|5513]] archive example. The military branch finally has real observed footing. | ||
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== Historical market view == | == Historical market view == | ||
The [[Reference:5512|5512]] and [[Reference:5513|5513]] do not occupy the same market depth. | The [[Reference:5512|5512]] and [[Reference:5513|5513]] do not occupy the same market depth. Production figures from the Rolex-commissioned Submariner book put the gap in sharp relief: 17,338 pieces for the [[Reference:5512|5512]] against 151,449 for the [[Reference:5513|5513]]. | ||
That gap does not mean every [[Reference:5512|5512]] is automatically better. But it explains why the [[Reference:5512|5512]] feels scarcer and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier fast. | That gap does not mean every [[Reference:5512|5512]] is automatically better. But it explains why the [[Reference:5512|5512]] feels scarcer and why special-branch 5xxx watches move into a different price tier fast. | ||