5513 military submariner ..milsub ...with superb military provenance

General

A full spec milsub is a great thing in pretty much any form , but original military owner provenance is a hard thing to come by, of the 25 plus pieces i have had the pleasure of owning it is something i have never managed to achieve before to anything like this degree. Full documentation will be supplied to the new owner in the strictest of confidence, to have this level of provenacne is virtually unrepeatable.

Throughout the 1970's the Rolex Watch Company supplied the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a unique divers watch, the specifically designed Military submariner. The watch was designed with certain unique features to meet the MOD purchasing specification and to supersede and improve on the Omega 300 as the MOD's divers watch of choice. These features include ;

Over sized gladiator sword hands for increased luminous visibility
Full 60 minute marked bezel for addition countdown time
Fixed case bars for extra durability
Dial marked with a 'circle T' to denote the tritium used in the dial construction
Engravings to denote the piece as property of the Crown
Engravings to denote the unique stores numbers of the piece

Due to a high rate of attrition, disposal by the MOD and a decade of dealers 'restoring' these watches to civilian standards there is only a fraction of the original 1000 or so supplied left in existence, of this there is an even smaller number that retain the full original specification and have not lost their original features to servicing needs.

Case

40mm stainless steel with fixed case bars and engraved issue numbers to rear. Super fat case with totally unpolished thick lugs.

Dial

beautiful serif style dial with the original circle T markings and matching sword hands

Bracelet

None ..nato style strap only

Accessories

Currently at service with Rolex (movement only) the watch will be accompanied by the international two year warranty, and has a letter from Rolex UK confirming both supply to the MOD and to which base and when the watch was supplied. The watch comes also with testament from the SBS officer who was the original owner plus some nice extra's.