Submariner 5512

The Rolex Submariner 5512, introduced in 1959, is a cornerstone of vintage watch collecting, blending rugged dive functionality with timeless design, and honestly, it's just one of those pieces that gets better the more you look at it. It was one of the first Submariners to feature crown guards—kind of a big deal at the time—and it laid the blueprint for generations of tool watches. At Tropical Watch, finding beautifully aged examples like this feels almost like uncovering buried treasure.