Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 13 May 2012

Rolex Submariner Tropical Dial ref. 5513 Steel Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, 200 m/600ft

ROLEX SUBMARINER TROPICAL DIAL REF. 5513 STEEL Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, 200 m/600ft, Submariner', Ref. 5513. Made in 1966. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel riveted Rolex bracelet with deployant clasp.

Rolex · reference 5513

Antiquorum, May 2012

Hammer result

CHF 13,750

about $14,812 at today's rate

Beat the high estimate by 6%
Low estimate CHF 9,000
High estimate CHF 13,000
In USD $9,695 to $14,004

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

13 May 2012

Lot number

205

Reference

5513

Brand

Rolex

Year

1966

Ask against realised

$7,100 dealers ask from vs $14,812 this lot made

Across 188 dealer listings of reference 5513. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

316 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $19,130, high $44,998.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 21 $22,602 $964.88 to $178,266
2025 33 $44,998 $8,250 to $284,328
2024 38 $30,237 $6,797 to $244,660
2023 35 $40,167 $5,937 to $308,549
2022 49 $25,449 $8,800 to $266,188
2021 33 $33,268 $10,285 to $451,760
2020 9 $31,887 $387.04 to $153,016
2019 18 $28,335 $6,699 to $173,672
2018 19 $19,130 $6,833 to $100,040
2017 19 $26,972 $5,250 to $150,356
2016 21 $27,349 $1,500 to $139,983
2015 21 $31,608 $4,354 to $147,725

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Rolex Submariner 5513 Mk1 Maxi Dial Loupe This Aug 2026 USD 14,176 ($14,176)
Rolex Submariner Non-Date 5513 Serif Dial Loupe This Jul 2026 USD 8,635 ($8,635)
Rolex Ref 5513 Submariner Cornino Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 24,928 ($28,425)
Rolex Submariner Non-Date 5513 L Serial Last Series Loupe This Jun 2026 USD 9,960 ($9,960)
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic bracelet watch Rolex. Mon Bonhams Jun 2026 EUR 8,320 ($9,645)
Reference 5513 Submariner 'Meters First' | A stainless steel Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 12,800 ($12,800)
Rolex Submariner 5513 Meters First Dial Loupe This Jun 2026 USD 7,144 ($7,144)
ROLEX | SUBMARINER, REF.5513, A STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET WAT Bonhams May 2026 HKD 115,200 ($14,700)

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