Fratello: Charlie Dunne & Eric Wind Cited on The Submariner 5512

Super collector and journalist Michael Stockton recently wrote for Fratello ‘A Vintage Rolex Submariner 5512 With Stories To Tell. My first Rolex came from my dad, and how he got it is a tale worth telling’. Within the article, Charlie Dunne and Eric Wind are cited for assistance.

I spoke to Charlie Dunne and Eric Wind of Wind Vintage before writing this article, and they felt that the watch should have a gilt dial. This means the watch was on quite an adventure during its first decade before my dad got it. Once he acquired it, the Submariner 5512 became his sole diving companion until he bought a new Submariner Date 1680 in the late ’70s. The 5512 never let him down, but he wanted a newer model, and the date function was interesting…When I spoke with Charlie Dunne, he referred to this dial as an early matte version where these extra lines of text were printed after the fact. Essentially, it was a 5513 dial that received the chronometer-related printing in a later process. The dial, bezel, and hands, however, are lovely. The tritium has taken on an orange tone, and there’s something special about the rudimentary white printing on the dial. Check out the “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified” text below the “Submariner” line. When I spoke with Charlie Dunne, he referred to this dial as an early matte version where these extra lines of text were printed after the fact. Essentially, it was a 5513 dial that received the chronometer-related printing in a later process.

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