The dedicated 5513 appreciation thread.

[maestroa12349]

Guys, please help to identify this dial.
It was sold to me as gen way back to at least 5 years ago in m2m. I dug out from my drawer when I bumped into this thread and inspires me to proceed with 5513 build.
One thing for sure it is a service dial. The front looks gen to me but I can't be sure about the back of the dial though. Nothing as what they have discussed in this Rolex forum https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=568433 (need a register account to able to read). Appreciate your help. Many thanks

ckvintage Not a service dial, it’s a gen dial from 1984 or early 1985 at the latest. This is the first series of the WG surround dials I believe, produced shortly after the last maxi dials in 1983-84 and they share a very similar font style. The tritium markings at 6 o’clock and the dial writing would mean that even if it was a service dial, it was still produced 1984-85. Typically what one would consider ‘service dials’ for these WG 5513 dials would say either “Swiss” or “Swiss Made” but in theory, any dial series could have been used as a service replacement depending on when in history the watch was serviced


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[zlwelch]

My #1 with it's brother.

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[Perpetual]

Guys, please help to identify this dial.
It was sold to me as gen way back to at least 5 years ago in m2m. I dug out from my drawer when I bumped into this thread and inspires me to proceed with 5513 build.
One thing for sure it is a service dial. The front looks gen to me but I can't be sure about the back of the dial though. Nothing as what they have discussed in this Rolex forum https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=568433 (need a register account to able to read). Appreciate your help. Many thanks

Gen.

 

[ckvintage]

ckvintage Very neat... I love ZUBMARINER dials

Thanks

nicholasa1234 lawlessflyer Great news for me, it's a gen! Thank you for clarifying this. Now I'm dying to complete this project. Rather than cutting the dial feet, I will get someone (anyone can recommend?) to drill the movement instead (until I find a gen movement with a decent price).

tripdog can you help to analyze the dial please?

 

[pompompurin]

 

[Perpetual]

Them are some nice peices man how about some specs on the 1680 thing looks killer gen dial for sure?

 

[pompompurin]

Them are some nice peices man how about some specs on the 1680 thing looks killer gen dial for sure?

Thanks!

1680
- gen dial
- gen hands
- gen movement
- gen crown
- gen plexi 25 127
- ruby reshaped case set
- tripdog 7206 vietnam bracelet

5513
- gen dial
- gen hands
- gen movement
- gen crown
- gen insert
- aftermarket plexi t19
- ruby reshaped pcg case set
- ruby 7206 vietnam bracelet

 

[tripdog]

Guys, please help to identify this dial.
It was sold to me as gen way back to at least 5 years ago in m2m. I dug out from my drawer when I bumped into this thread and inspires me to proceed with 5513 build.
One thing for sure it is a service dial. The front looks gen to me but I can't be sure about the back of the dial though. Nothing as what they have discussed in this Rolex forum https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=568433 (need a register account to able to read). Appreciate your help. Many thanks

It's a genuine Rolex dial, there are only 3 versions of the gloss 5513. First 2 versions had open 6s, the last version had closed 6s. Service dials will generally have SWISS at 6 o'clock , so this is not a service dial, but is an example of one of the first open 6 dials, so probably from '84 - '86.

 

[ckvintage]

It's a genuine Rolex dial, there are only 3 versions of the gloss 5513. First 2 versions had open 6s, the last version had closed 6s. Service dials will generally have SWISS at 6 o'clock , so this is not a service dial, but is an example of one of the first open 6 dials, so probably from '84 - '86.

Thank you tripdog. You're the man. appreciated your input. :thanks:

 

[Perpetual]

Thanks!

1680
- gen dial
- gen hands
- gen movement
- gen crown
- gen plexi 25 127
- ruby reshaped case set
- tripdog 7206 vietnam bracelet

5513
- gen dial
- gen hands
- gen movement
- gen crown
- gen insert
- aftermarket plexi t19
- ruby reshaped pcg case set
- ruby 7206 vietnam bracelet

Oh ofcourse!! No wonder the hands are perfect and no wonder the crown and dial are perfect It's absolutely all perfect including a gen movement perfect!

perfect perfect perfect!!

ps: don't ever sell them enjoy them and as far as I'm concerned, they're GEN.

 

[oldtools]

 

[jackflash]

 

[themannier]

 

[Tobi121]

A little refresher for this thread!

 

[TonyBevilsizer]

 

[Mr Seamaster]

Lovely Franken sir!
Put a gen 702 crown on it and it’s perfect.

 

[TonyBevilsizer]

 

[TonyBevilsizer]

 

[TonyBevilsizer]

Vietnam case
gen dial, movement, hands, crystal and insert. Athaya crown.

 

[TonyBevilsizer]