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Submariner · 1962 to 1989 · Discontinued · Vintage
“Vintage No-Date”
Graded on the vintage scale: rank #9 of 26 rated vintage references
Market range: the middle half of 59 recorded eBay sales in the last 12 months. Vintage sales include serviced and redialed examples, so the best original pieces can sell above it.
Median recorded eBay sale price for each quarter with 3 or more sales. Dashed line marks the 1968 retail price.
Twenty-seven years of production, worn by divers, soldiers, and Bond. Early gilt dials trade for multiples of later matte dials.
The entry ticket to serious vintage Rolex collecting, and the one with the most minefields: service dials, replaced hands, polished cases.
Produced for 27 years and worn by Roger Moore as Bond in Live and Let Die, and by working divers and military personnel. (Connery's Bond Submariner was a 6538.)
The 5513 is the gateway drug of vintage collecting because every year of production looks slightly different: gilt chapter-ring dials, 'Bart Simpson' coronets, maxi dials. Learning to read them is half the fun and all of the price.
Our verdict: Beautiful, historic, risky. Budget for an expert authentication before wiring money.
| Sizes | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | Oystersteel (stainless) |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster |
| Factory bezels | Faded aluminum dive bezel |
| Notable dials | Gilt gloss (early); Matte; 'Maxi' dials |
| Caliber | 1520 / 1530 |
| Production | 1962 to 1989 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $13,000 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $10,300 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $9,000 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $9,500 |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $8,900 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $7,500 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex Submariner 5513 at $9,100, with the middle half selling between $8,300 and $11,000 (59 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
The Crown Index grades it B (76/100) from real resale data, and today's call is hold. Solid resale, with limited room to grow from today's price. Past prices are not a forecast.