Vanessa Redgrave and the luxury replica Rolex Submariner Reference 5513

English acting icon Vanessa Redgrave attracted some watch collecting interest when she wore a perfect fake Rolex Reference 5513 Submariner in the 1966 film Blowup. Redgrave wore the Submariner on a leather strap instead of its stainless steel Oyster bracelet. And over the sleeve of her shirt.
You might be wondering why am I bringing up this timepiece now, 55 years later. Firstly, a Swiss made replica Rolex was an interesting choice for the lead actress to wear in a 1960s film. Secondly, the watch’s whereabouts are unknown. And thirdly, the super clone watch was “hiding” one very special detail publicly unknown until now.

A small few 1:1 replica Rolex Reference 5513 Submariners were fitted with what has become known as an “Explorer dial.” Instead of the usual baton and round markers for the hours on a stock cheap copy Rolex Submariner dial, the markers here were replaced with solely baton style markings and Arabic numerals at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock in addition to the usual triangular reference marker at 12 o’clock.
This type of dial was usually fitted to the AAA fake Rolex Explorer model, hence its nickname.

After looking through several photographs of Redgrave on the set of Blowup, one in particular caught my eye. It captured Redgrave during a discussion with director Michelangelo Antonioni, showing a clear view of the Rolex Submariner replica for sale on her wrist.

And I realized that she was wearing a high quality fake Rolex Submariner with a rare “Explorer” dial! Zooming in revealed the Arabic numerals 9 and 3 standing out clearly along with the baton markers against the black dial.

Considering that Redgrave was already famous at the time, if this dial been noticed earlier the super clone watch might have been coined the “Vanessa Redgrave.”

And then the auction catalogues would have described it as an aaa quality fake Rolex Submariner with a rare “Vanessa Redgrave dial,” which in my opinion sounds way cooler.

Quick Facts Fake Rolex Reference 5513 Submariner with Explorer dial
Case: 40 mm, stainless steel
Movement: automatic Caliber 1530, introduced in 1957, 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph frequency
Functions: hours, minutes, sweep seconds
Price: one sold at Sotheby’s in 2019 for £150,000

THESE WATCHES SAY IT’S TIME TO INVEST IN A PRE-OWNED ROLEX REPLICA FOR SALE UK

With financial markets crumbling around us, it’s not wild to begin thinking of other things to invest in. One market that has been rising steadily over recent years is the UK Swiss replica Rolex market.

A nice byproduct of locking your money up in a perfect fake Rolex is that you get to wear it while it gains value. And, with MR PORTER now offering a curated selection of pre-owned Rolex replica watches for sale, it’s a tempting proposition.

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From iconic high quality replica Rolex Submariners to the Datejust, Yacht-Master, and Oyster Perpetual, MR PORTER has covered all sides of the legendary watchmaker’s output. We picked our top pre-owned Rolex watches below.
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