{"id":19123,"date":"2022-12-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/?p=19123"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:55:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:55:34","slug":"rolex-submariner-5512","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/watch-review\/rolex-submariner-5512.html","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Rolex 5512 Submariner Watch Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1950s was a vital decade for Rolex. It was the era where the brand doubled-down on the concept of the tool watch, bringing us models such as the Rolex Submariner watch<\/a> for scuba divers exploring the ocean depths, the GMT-Master for transatlantic pilots crossing different time zones, and the Milgauss for scientists and engineers working in proximity of strong electromagnetic fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the series that most readily springs to mind when you think of Rolex in the 1950s will always be the Submariner. Launched in 1953, by the end of the decade it was already onto its ninth reference, with several of the earliest models having overlapping production runs, sometimes lasting for less than a year and yielding tiny quantities. It was a period of relentless testing, evaluating, and incremental evolutionary steps, with upgrades both minimal and major, all in Rolex’s pursuit of creating the ultimate dive watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 1959, the net result of those turbulent formative years was a version of the Submariner div watch that had come of age. The Rolex Submariner 5512<\/a> was built on the backs of its predecessors, a watch that retained all the elements that worked, discarded those that didn\u2019t, and introduced the definitive shape and design language for every subsequent iteration. Below, we’ll take a look at just what makes the reference 5512 so special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolex Submariner Reference 5512<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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