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Originally Posted by Tk421
Hi everyone,
I am still learning but unfortunately as part of my learning it has been pointed out to me that my 1971-72 5513 should have a matte dial and not a gloss dial with white gold markers. Needless to say I was a little dissapointed by my lack of research when I dived into the submariner as my first serious watch but ended up getting it slightly wrong.
For all the seasoned campaigners. Should I worry about this replacement dial That is period incorrect or should I find the correct dial for the watch?
Does anyone know where to buy a genuine matte dial for a 5513? I haven't had any luck finding one.
Thanks in advance, Trav.
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Matte dials were produced from 1966 to around 1984,that's when the gloss or so called maxi dials with gold surrounds started.And dials in that past era were often changed at service time by Rolex, replacement matte dial are quite hard to find.So if you intend to keep your watch myself would not worry to much about it. But watch will not have the same retail value as a proper matte period dial if you do want to sell.