Does anyone make 5513 homage - plexi, 4mm etc?
I had a 5513 back in the day. Paid £2,600 for it from a friend and sold it a couple of years later for the same amount on here. Those were the days! Gratuitous photo below:
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Sadly now not only way out of my league value wise, I would never feel comfortable wearing the value of a 5513 nowadays on my wrist even if I could afford it.
But I miss the case lines and feel of the plexi and overall simplicity of the old sub.
I am aware of the sterile dials (not for me) and the limited Raven 40mm cased vintage (love it, exactly what I want but rare as hens teeth on the market). Raven also did a 42mm but too big I think, also rare.
I quite like the look of the Baltic Aquascape - but it still isn't close enough for me in looks and has sapphire crystal.
Aquascaphe Black Cream - The Ultimate Daily Watch - Baltic Watches (baltic-watches.com)
Anyone know of something out there that fits my bill?
40mm
Sub homage case and bezel etc for overall aesthetic - as close to the original as possible
Domed plexi
Pictures or links very much appreciated!
Cheers,
Rob
Does anyone make 5513 homage - plexi, 4mm etc?
Never owned a 5513 but here’s the WMT Subdiver (mentioned above) next to a 14060. It’s built very well:)
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May I suggest the Lorier Neptune. I know it is not just like the Submariner but would be a very good alternative and it does have a beautiful domed acrylic crystal.
I also owned a Neptune before, that domed crystal is very domed indeed.. but as mentioned it has very little similarity on the wrist compared to a Rolex
Does anyone make 5513 homage - plexi, 4mm etc?
At the risk of sounding like an echo, if you want a cheap 5513 homage I would look at the WMT. I bought one 18 months or so ago, I customised it to get the exact look I was after. Its a good fun beater, the crystal looks great, the lume is good. I am happy with mine.
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Does anyone make 5513 homage - plexi, 4mm etc?
I keep coming back to the WMT watches - I have to say they do look good, even the fake patina looks convincing in the macro shots I see.
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I have just placed an order for a WMT royal marine milsub after spending some time with a similar type watch.
Hoping to see it in the next few weeks as the guy says it usually takes sometime to find them under the sand on that Dorset beach the SBS use to train [emoji23].
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Ps, he also says that your invitation to Issued 2021 is in the box, just fill it in and return it to Mike wood at the old watch shop. [emoji13][emoji13]
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I would agree with a majority of the sentiment in here regarding WMT. It was the limited edition Royal Marine ‘Rolex 5517 Milsub’ that hit a note with me. I had missed the original sale but luckily manage to pick one up from a WTB on here.
Overall I’m fairly impressed with the overall package, IMO they have got it spot on with the look. If I have one gripe it’s the Miyota movement (cal 8215) they use for a majority of their models, I knew that there was the so called ‘stutter’ which is there but not really noticeable but my main issue is the rotor noise (which I believe to be result of the single winding direction) one flick of the wrist and there’s a rotor noise that can be both heard and felt. Overall time-keeping is around 15spd so not too bad.
Some of the models now come with the Seiko NH35 but not all so it may be worth checking the website.
All in all I’m happy as I have the Milsub look for 0.08% of the price. It’s a good fun beater!
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