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I use to have several 5513, maxi, gilt, last series, pre-comex... This is the only one I kept!

When it comes to Pelagos or BB58, I will always choose the latter. In my opinion, the Pelagos tried too hard to be a modern Rolex Sub alternative, the bezel looks a bit too beefy with respect to the dial. Ignoring the LHD, the other 2 options of matt blac

This afternoon ... A good sunday !

Nothing can beat family, a 5513 ghost bezel from 1966 and beautiful architecture to convince you that the sun always shines. What are you wearing this Monday?

Rolex worked closely with COMEX and the US NAVY SEA LAB trough their deep sea divers. This collaboration was fruitful to test the helium escape valve (HEV). The valve was developed and tested on few 5513 before being commercially available in the original

My 5513 HEV from 1966 caseback

I had a Sub day as well, wearing a simple 5513. Cheers, Daniel

I didn’t intend in any way to compare or rate the two watches (which is completely impossible anyway). Very often, the simple things in life are those that move us most, and this is no different when it comes to watches. I am very fond of my simple 5513 o

A 1016, classic, unobtrusive, never wrong. It has been with me on mountain bike trails and in business meetings, literally anywhere in the past 15 years. While today it is perceived my many far less iconic than a Sub or GMT, I think it brilliantly shows R