Question re 5514 please....
Hello everyone, I'm not often found on here but like others I have suddenly gotten a desire for a vintage Submariner. I have a question re the ref 5514 please. Were these produced as non Comex watches or were they all for Comex? Even if a watch does'n't h...
You are on the right path
It is also my understanding that there are 5514 models that did not have Comex on the dial. While having the Comex on the dial is more desirable the markings on the case back are the way to "authenticate". There are a couple of flavors and sizes the the c...
5514
All the ref. 5514 is for Comex only, with or without Comex logo on the dial (about 450 untis) yes, you can find sub number caseback engraving also on the "no-logo" 5514. btw. there are also 5513 comex with logo, 5513 no-logo with HEV (really rare) and eve...
Civilian 5514's
about 4 years ago, some "civilian" 5514's appeared on the market. Correct watches with HEV, but no Comex engraving. IMHO these watches have been "put together" with spare 5514 cases. Just my 0.02 cts.
This is what confuses me with vintage Rolex pieces.
The numbering is all similar, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5517 etc. Yet they are all slightly different. Some of the differences are obvious, such as a HEV sword style hands. Were others, unless you are a true expert would never notice the difference. Then you can ...
Like in any collection of vintage objects...
...small details become very important at some point photo: ukiwatch This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2012-05-30 04:36:58...
what about
a watch with service papers identifying it as a 5514 and with a serial number dating it to 1977 but with no comex markings on the back or dial? Were there such watches? Are they 'franken watches' or do they count as genuine 5514's? This is very scary for ...
It would be interesting.....
....to know what the Rolex records say about these watches. They are probably genuine 5514's. Definitely not Comex watches. Most likely never sold or delivered by Rolex.
I'm very grateful for your help, and...
on balance it seems a bit risky buying such a watch, especially given the premium being sought, especially if it's only 'probably' genuine and probably never sold or delivered by Rolex as this gives it a sort of curious no mans land status I think. It's a...