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	[[File:Ref 5512 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Crown-guard Submariner dial\|Crown-guard Submariner dial]]		[[File:Ref 5512 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Crown-guard Submariner dial\|Crown-guard Submariner dial]]

	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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	<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] → '''5512'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] -> '''5512'''</small>

	The 5512 is the chronometer no-date Submariner and the watch that locks crown guards into the Submariner line. It runs alongside the 5513 for almost two decades but sits above it in the range, and it ends up the scarcer watch by a wide margin. The Rolex-commissioned Submariner book by Nicholas Foulkes puts total 5512 production at 17,338 units.		The 5512 is the chronometer no-date Submariner and the watch that locks crown guards into the Submariner line. It runs alongside the 5513 for almost two decades but sits above it in the range, and it ends up the scarcer watch by a wide margin. The Rolex-commissioned Submariner book by Nicholas Foulkes puts total 5512 production at 17,338 units.
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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	The 5512 is the premium no-date Submariner: ~~COSC~~-~~certified by~~ the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, sitting above the non-chronometer 5513 in the same no-date slot. That was the commercial split then and remains the collecting split now. At every point in the production overlap, the 5512 is the scarcer, higher-specification watch.		The 5512 is the premium no-date Submariner: chronometer-grade per the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (COSC), sitting above the non-chronometer 5513 in the same no-date slot. That was the commercial split then and remains the collecting split now. At every point in the production overlap, the 5512 is the scarcer, higher-specification watch.

	<span id="production-outline"></span>		<span id="production-outline"></span>
	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Against the 5512's 17,338 units, the non-chronometer 5513 produced 151,449. Roughly one 5512 for every 11.4 5513s. Period retail pricing ~~shows~~ the chronometer premium: in 1966–1968, a 5512 cost $210–$235 versus $160–$175 for the 5513.		Against the 5512's 17,338 units, the non-chronometer 5513 produced 151,449. Roughly one 5512 for every 11.4 5513s. Period retail pricing reflects the chronometer premium: in 1966–1968, a 5512 cost $210–$235 versus $160–$175 for the 5513.

	The 5512 reads as a long run with four distinct generations, each defined by crown guard shape, dial type, and movement caliber. The generations overlap at the edges and were never clean factory transitions, but they are stable enough to navigate by.		The 5512 reads as a long run with four distinct generations, each defined by crown guard shape, dial type, and movement caliber. The generations overlap at the edges and were never clean factory transitions, but they are stable enough to navigate by.
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	=== Early two-line dials ===		=== Early two-line dials ===

	Two-line dials show the 5512 before it settled into its four-line chronometer identity. A two-line gilt 5512 with early crown guards is a different watch from a late four-line matte 5512.		Two-line dials show the 5512 before it settled into its four-line chronometer identity. A two-line gilt 5512 with early crown guards is a fundamentally different watch from a late four-line matte 5512.

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	[[File:Ref 5512 chronometer papers 1961.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Bureaux Suisses chronometer certification, dated 1961\|Bureaux Suisses chronometer certification, dated 1961]]		[[File:Ref 5512 chronometer papers 1961.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Bureaux Suisses chronometer certification, dated 1961\|Bureaux Suisses chronometer certification, dated 1961]]

	~~Foulkes' Rolex~~-~~commissioned Submariner book puts total 5512 production~~ at 17,~~338 watches~~. ~~That number explains why the reference has always felt scarcer than~~ the ~~5513 in~~ the ~~market and why prices have consistently~~ run ~~higher~~.		Auction results track the generation hierarchy more closely than condition. A 1960 tropical gilt tulip 5512 with stated box and paper traded at $75,000, and a 1965 four-line gilt example at $32,500. At the other end of the run, a 1979 late Maxi 5512 traded at about $18,495.

	~~The early high-end branch sits in~~ a ~~different universe from later commercial examples. A 1960 tropical gilt tulip~~ 5512 with ~~stated box and paper traded at $75,000,~~ and a ~~1965 four-line gilt example at $32,500. At~~ the ~~other end of~~ the ~~run, a 1979 late Maxi 5512 traded at about $18,495~~. The ~~spread tracks the generation hierarchy more than condition~~.		A Sotheby's listing for a 1967 5512 with caliber 1570 movement and inner caseback marked 5513 describes the watch correctly in the lot copy but mislabels it as a date watch in the title despite the no-date dial. The listing is documented but unreliable as a benchmark.

	A Sotheby's lot in the captured set documents a 1967 5512 with caliber 1570 movement and inner caseback marked 5513, but the public listing mislabels it as a date watch despite plainly showing a no-date Submariner. The listing is documented but unreliable as a benchmark.		Crown guard shape drives value as hard as the dial does. Square-crown-guard examples from 1959 trade well above rounded-guard examples from the mid-1960s, even when both carry gilt dials. The crown guard is both a date marker and a rarity indicator.

	Crown guard ~~type~~ drives value as hard as ~~anything else on~~ the ~~watch~~. Square-crown-guard examples from 1959 trade ~~in a distinct tier from~~ rounded~~-crown~~-guard examples from the mid-1960s ~~onward~~, even when both carry gilt dials. The crown guard is a date marker and a rarity indicator ~~at the same time~~.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Against the 5512's 17,338 units, the non-chronometer 5513 produced 151,449. Roughly one 5512 for every 11.4 5513s. Period retail pricing ~~reflects~~ the chronometer premium: in 1966–1968, a 5512 cost $210–$235 versus $160–$175 for the 5513.		Against the 5512's 17,338 units, the non-chronometer 5513 produced 151,449. Roughly one 5512 for every 11.4 5513s. Period retail pricing shows the chronometer premium: in 1966–1968, a 5512 cost $210–$235 versus $160–$175 for the 5513.

	The 5512 reads as a long run with four distinct generations, each defined by crown guard shape, dial type, and movement caliber. The generations overlap at the edges and were never clean factory transitions, but they are stable enough to navigate by.		The 5512 reads as a long run with four distinct generations, each defined by crown guard shape, dial type, and movement caliber. The generations overlap at the edges and were never clean factory transitions, but they are stable enough to navigate by.
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	=== Early two-line dials ===		=== Early two-line dials ===

	Two-line dials show the 5512 before it settled into its four-line chronometer identity. A two-line gilt 5512 with early crown guards is a ~~fundamentally~~ different watch from a late four-line matte 5512.		Two-line dials show the 5512 before it settled into its four-line chronometer identity. A two-line gilt 5512 with early crown guards is a different watch from a late four-line matte 5512.

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	A Sotheby's lot in the captured set documents a 1967 5512 with caliber 1570 movement and inner caseback marked 5513, but the public listing mislabels it as a date watch despite plainly showing a no-date Submariner. The listing is documented but unreliable as a benchmark.		A Sotheby's lot in the captured set documents a 1967 5512 with caliber 1570 movement and inner caseback marked 5513, but the public listing mislabels it as a date watch despite plainly showing a no-date Submariner. The listing is documented but unreliable as a benchmark.

	Crown guard type drives value as hard as anything else on the watch. Square-crown-guard examples from 1959 trade in a ~~completely different~~ tier from rounded-crown-guard examples from the mid-1960s onward, even when both carry gilt dials. The crown guard is a date marker and a rarity indicator at the same time.		Crown guard type drives value as hard as anything else on the watch. Square-crown-guard examples from 1959 trade in a distinct tier from rounded-crown-guard examples from the mid-1960s onward, even when both carry gilt dials. The crown guard is a date marker and a rarity indicator at the same time.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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