This leaves most of us with little to no hope of ever owning one. Considering around 1000 were ever issued, and they are legitimately parts of Naval and watch making history, it is not surprising that they go for around 100k at auction. One could imagine given the popularity of vintage Submariners, original 5517’s are highly sought after, ultra-rare grails within the group.
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The other more subtle details are a capital T in a circle on the lower half of the dial, indicating that the watch contained Tritium, fixed lug bars for use with nylon straps and unique serial numbers. The 5517 lacks the iconic Mercedes hour hand and instead has a broad and stubby sword hand, and the bezel insert has individual minute markers going all around the bezel, rather than just from 0-15. The two most noticeable differences are in the hands and bezel insert. As a non-civilian model, it had some special design details that make it truly unique in the Sub family.
The 5517 was a military issue Submariner for the British Royal Navy in the early 70’s. Of the plethora of models Steinhart makes, the Ocean Vintage Military really stands out as a unique offering. This is because the OVM refers to a very specific, rare and interesting model of the Rolex Submariner, the ref. There are various models that cover everything from GMT Masters, to Sea Dwellers to a particularly well-done Explorer II 1655 (the Steve McQueen model), but the bulk of the Ocean series are Submariner homages. The Ocean line by Steinhart is a group of Rolex homage divers.
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