Original Rolex Submariner MAXI DIAL 5513 Dial Tritium

vintage and used Rolex Submariner 5513 Maxi Dial Part.

100% original & never been refinished before.

Condition : minor aging around edge with yellowish markers (some light darkening), dial feet are complet and intact, fit on caliber. 1520-1530-1570-1560 movement, ideal to exchange your old, worn dial.

History :

 With the explosion in popularity of classic Vintage Rolex Sports models, it is not surprising that even references formerly considered too “common” to explore in detail have begun to be examined for minute variations. A perfect example of this is the Maxi Dial phenomenon.

Meaning different things to different people, the term “Maxi Dial” was actually first used by Rolex at the 2003 Basel Watch Fair to describe the larger luminous plots of their newly introduced 16610LV "Anniversary" Sub.

That term was then "borrowed" by vintage enthusiasts to differentiate a certain type of British Royal Navy Military Submariner dial from the preceding generation due to its larger luminous. Shortly thereafter, collectors began referring to a completely different style of late matte Submariner dial with no known military connections as a “Maxi” dial.

-In fact, if one looks at all of the matte 551x dials made after 1975 or so, they all share two common characteristics: larger lume plots than earlier Sub dials and generally bolder graphics emphasizing the depth rating and particularly SUBMARINER. This trend reached its logical conclusion in the final iteration of the matte 5513 dial, which has SUBMARINER not only on top of but wider than the depth rating, the same format as today’s so-called “no-date Submariners.”

A True collector !!