Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 1 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 2 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 3
Catalog example: Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first. Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. Photo source: amsterdamvintagewatches.com

Submariner reference

Rolex 5513

Crown guards / Matte, meters first

Matte, meters firstCrown guardsCollector notes

The long-running no-date, non-chronometer Submariner with an acrylicA plastic bezel insert used on some vintage sport watches. It can fade, crack, or be replaced, so originality matters. crystal and crown guardsThe protective shoulders around the winding crown. Their shape is a major case-generation tell.. Production spans giltGold-colored dial printing, usually on early glossy Rolex sport dials. It is one of the first details collectors use to date a watch., matteA flat, non-gloss dial surface. Many later vintage sport Rolex references moved from glossy gilt to matte printed dials. and glossyA dial surface with visible shine under light. Vintage glossy dials age differently from later matte dials. dial generations. This catalog entry records case material: Crown guards; dial: Matte, meters firstA depth-rating layout where meters appears before feet..

Dealer range
$16,000 to $28,000
Auction range
$10,000 to $20,000
Evidence
3 source links

A closer look

Notable examples

Explore the dial, bezel and case details through distinct examples, each linked to its original source.

Compare Rolex 5513 configurations

Same-reference variants appear first, followed by nearby configurations in the same model family. These are catalog comparisons, not matched sales. Blank specifications remain unrecorded rather than inferred from neighboring references.

Recorded specifications by configuration
Reference / configurationCase materialDialEvidence links
5513 · Crown guards / Matte, meters firstCrown guardsMatte, meters first0 reference; 0 price
5513 · Crown guards / Gilt two-lineCrown guardsGilt two-line0 reference; 0 price
5513 · Crown guards / Glossy maxi, Mk I-VCrown guardsGlossy maxi, Mk I-V0 reference; 0 price
5513 · Crown guards / Matte, feet firstCrown guardsMatte, feet first0 reference; 0 price
5512 · Crown guards / Matte four-lineCrown guardsMatte four-line0 reference; 0 price
16800 / 168000 · Spider dialNot recordedNot recorded0 reference; 0 price

Questions to identify this configuration

  • Case material: Crown guards. Ask which reference document or item-specific photograph supports this recorded detail, and whether the offered watch differs.
  • Dial: Matte, meters first. Ask which reference document or item-specific photograph supports this recorded detail, and whether the offered watch differs.
  • Request clear reference and serial markings, a service history and disclosure of replaced components. Compare those documents with the exact configuration above before treating another example as equivalent.

Reference sources and price evidence

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Collector Notes

1967 to mid-70s; cal. 1520; the everyman vintage Sub

Pricing Ranges

Dealer range
$16,000 to $28,000
Auction range
$10,000 to $20,000
Links
amsterdamvintagewatches.com Rolex Submariner 5513 'Gilt, Meters First' - Amsterdam Vintage Watches hairspring.com Meters First 5513 Rolex Submariner - Hairspring hairspring.com Tropical Meters First 5513 Rolex Submariner - Hairspring

Reference Details

Reference
5513
Collection
Submariner
Family
Submariner
Dial
Matte, meters first
Case
Crown guards
Data
Comparable-driven
Photo set
3 images
Workbook source
Submariner row 18

Reference Photos

Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 1
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. amsterdamvintagewatches.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 2
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. hairspring.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Matte, meters first, photo 3
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. hairspring.com

Also In Rolex 5513

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Ref. 5513

Crown guards

The long-running no-date, non-chronometer Submariner with an acrylic crystal and crown guards. Production spans gilt, matte and glossy dial generations.

Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Gilt two-line 1962 Crown guards / Gilt two-line Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. $25,000 to $55,000 Rolex 5513 Crown guards / Glossy maxi, Mk I-V 1984 Crown guards / Glossy maxi, Mk I-V Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. $12,000 to $22,000

Collector Variants

Crown guards / Matte, feet first

The depth rating lists feet before meters.

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Image Sources

amsterdamvintagewatches.com Rolex Submariner 5513 'Gilt, Meters First' - Amsterdam Vintage Watches hairspring.com Meters First 5513 Rolex Submariner - Hairspring hairspring.com Tropical Meters First 5513 Rolex Submariner - Hairspring