Watch of the Day · 2026-07-04 · from the archive
Rolex Military Submariner 'MilSub'
Ref. 5513/5517 · Stainless Steel — one documented result from the 1,119-lot MostExpensiveWatches auction record, featured today.
A rare military-issued Submariner for the Royal Navy with fixed lugs and sword hands.
The $238,000 sale of this Rolex Military Submariner ref. 5513/5517 at Bonhams London in 2022 highlights the market for rare, military-issued Royal Navy timepieces. Featuring fixed lugs and sword hands, this stainless steel "MilSub" is one of 67 documented Rolex results in our corpus. While the brand’s auction record is $17,752,500 for a 2017 Daytona 'Paul Newman' sale, this result provides a benchmark for specialized military references within the secondary market.
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| 2026-07-05 | Rolex Cosmograph Daytona | $871,000 · Sotheby's Hong Kong · 2018 |
| 2026-07-03 | Urwerk Torpedo | $149,985 · Phillips Geneva · 2018 |
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Compiled: 2026-07-04T00:15:08.119175+00:00