Matte Dial, Meters First
Submariner 5512 — Matte Dial, Meters First
Among the first matte dials, with white print, “Swiss – T<25” and no chapter ring. Rounded crown guards from here on. The second-generation “neat font” dial has crisper printing. Inside casebacks can be stamped 5513.
Identifying details
- Four-line dial
Four lines of text at six o’clock.
- Open chapter ring
Variants of 5512
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Square Crown Guards | 1959 |
| Eagle Beak Crown Guards | 1959 |
| Tulip Coronet, Chapter Ring | 1959 |
| Mk 1 Old Font Coronet | 1959–1960 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 5512
- Production
- c. 1967–1969
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 40 mm
- Crown
- 7 mm
- Crown guards
- Rounded
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Crystal
- Acrylic
More specifications (4)
- Movement
- Automatic
Movement
Rolex 1560
Added KIF shock protection and a free-sprung hairspring. The Submariner chronometer caliber through the late gilt and early era.