WatchdivesWD5513M
Homage to the Rolex Submariner 5513
about$289
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The Watchdives WD5513M is a homage to the Rolex Submariner 5513, with a 40.7 mm case, 0.7 mm larger. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. Its Resemblance Score is 79 out of 100. It costs about $289 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 5513. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | WD5513M | Submariner 5513 (5513) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | ≈ 40.7 mm | 40 mm | +0.7 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 48 mm | ≈ 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Thickness | 11.8 mm | ≈ 14.3 mm | −2.5 mm |
| Lug width | 20 mm | ≈ 20 mm | same |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 200 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, Miyota 90S5 / 9015 | Automatic, 1520 (early examples 1530) | |
| Power reserve | Not published | Not published | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, high clear AR coating | Acrylic | |
| Bezel | 120-click unidirectional rotating, Aluminum | Rotating, 60-minute graduated, Aluminium | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Swiss Super Luminova BGW9 or C3, hands and markers | Radium on early watches, tritium later | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel; rivet or 3-link bracelet, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm | Oyster, riveted links on early watches | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Submariner 5513, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Submariner 5513, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (14–14.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Submariner 5513, Lug width: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Submariner 5513
Reference 5513, 40 mm, no date (vintage, 1962-1989)
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 14.3 mm
- Water resistance
- 200 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 1520 (early examples 1530)
- List price
- Not published
Why it scores 79
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions19.2 / 30
- Case diameter9.2 / 120.7 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug5 / 81 mm apart
- Thickness1 / 62.5 mm apart
- Lug width4 / 4Same size
Design signatures34 / 40
- Black dial with white polygonal luminous hour indices and a printed minute track10 / 10Matte black dial with round, triangle and bar luminous markers in the official images.
- Mercedes-style hour hand with sweep seconds hand4.5 / 9Mercedes-style hour hand on the vintage black and tropical brown versions, but the black version, which is also the hero image, has sword hands.
- Rotating 60-minute diver's bezel with aluminium insert8 / 8Rotating bezel with a 0-50 minute scale and a lume pip in the official images; the brand lists 120 clicks and an aluminium insert.
- Time-only dial with no date window or cyclops5 / 5Time-only dial in the official images.
- Crown guards on the 40 mm case5 / 5Shouldered crown guards are visible in the official images.
- Domed acrylic crystal1.5 / 3Brand lists a sapphire crystal with a raised profile, not acrylic.
Functions and materials16 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time only on the official images, as on the original.
- Bezel action2 / 4Brand lists a 120-click unidirectional bezel. The original record gives a 60-minute graduated rotating bezel without a click count or direction.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4316L steel case with an aluminium insert, as listed for the original.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Domed sapphire crystal; the original record lists a domed acrylic crystal.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Miyota 90S5/9015 automatic movement
- Domed sapphire crystal with AR coating
- Aged tropical brown version with rivet bracelet
- OTF on-the-fly adjustable clasp supplied
Less good
- Brand says the dial opening and bezel size differ from the original
- Dimensions are brand figures only; no independent measurement found
- Tropical brown dial has an intentional faux-aged texture that shows specks, per the brand
- No reviews of this model were found
Versions and colours
- Tropic BrownIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $289
- Vintage Black/C3 Benz HandsIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $289
- Black Dial/Sword HandsIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $289
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.