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GGGMT · 30 December 2013, 12:28 PM

Hi everyone: I'm kind of a newbie collector searching for a vintage 5512 or 5513, and I notice many come with NATO, leather, or other seemingly after-market, non-SS bands instead of what I thought would be original SS bracelets. Why is that? Were the SS bracelets optional at some early time? Just get discarded over the years?

Thanks for any guidance. Hope everyone's have a great holiday!

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CrownMe · 30 December 2013, 12:32 PM

over time the bracelets get stretched and replaced by a cheaper nato. Also many sellers sell vintage watch heads without bracelets. You can always add a 93150 to any vintage piece you buy and you will be good to go.

Jason71 · 30 December 2013, 01:13 PM

Many of these early bracelets simply wore-out and were discarded. The watches were not overly expensive at the time, so many owners just used what they could get their hands upon.

$10,000 for a SS watch, and it often gets treated a little different today than it did back then.

JMHO

GGGMT · 30 December 2013, 01:24 PM

Ah I see. Very good. Thanks fellas.

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30 December 2013, 12:28 PM	#1
GGGMT 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Itinerant Watch: Tudor925; Xii pola Posts: 8,728	5512 / 5513 bracelets? Hi everyone: I'm kind of a newbie collector searching for a vintage 5512 or 5513, and I notice many come with NATO, leather, or other seemingly after-market, non-SS bands instead of what I thought would be original SS bracelets. Why is that? Were the SS bracelets optional at some early time? Just get discarded over the years? Thanks for any guidance. Hope everyone's have a great holiday! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

30 December 2013, 01:13 PM	#3
Jason71 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Jason Location: USA Watch: Rolex/Tudor Divers Posts: 7,973	Many of these early bracelets simply wore-out and were discarded. The watches were not overly expensive at the time, so many owners just used what they could get their hands upon. $10,000 for a SS watch, and it often gets treated a little different today than it did back then. JMHO __________________ Best Regards, Jason Just Say "NO" to Polishing Card-Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch Curmudgeons LIfe is too short to wear inexpensive watches PLEXI IS SEXY

30 December 2013, 12:32 PM	#2
CrownMe "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: Kevin Location: Maryland Watch: My Open 6 Posts: 3,433	over time the bracelets get stretched and replaced by a cheaper nato. Also many sellers sell vintage watch heads without bracelets. You can always add a 93150 to any vintage piece you buy and you will be good to go.

30 December 2013, 01:24 PM	#4
GGGMT 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Itinerant Watch: Tudor925; Xii pola Posts: 8,728	Ah I see. Very good. Thanks fellas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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