This is the watch which started it all. After graduating from university, I was in the process of acquiring a 'decent' watch and toyed with the idea of either a Rolex or IWC. I was flipping through a Rolex catalogue one sunny afternoon and was immediately attracted to the Daytona 16520 in white. As the model was trading at a considerable premium on the grey market in 1999, I decided to settle for a black Explorer II 16570 which I purchased from the AD in Iceland during a weekend getaway. I probably wore the Explorer for a few months before chancing upon this 1966 metres first 5512 in excellent condition from a dealer in Munich. At this point, I had discovered a vintage Rolex forum (Turf) and decided that I much preferred the vintage look. Hence, the Explorer was consigned to my local watchmaker and I took the 'vintage plunge'......and have never looked back since! This Submariner has been serviced by Rolex in London and been worn occasionally since.A short while later, I did acquire another 5512 (now sold) off a TZ dealer and remember waiting rather anxiously for the Fedex package to arrive on the front porch of a very quaint New Orleans Victorian guesthouse.
