This Rolex Military Submariner Spent Decades in a Drawer. Now It Could Fetch up to $150,000 at Auction.
![Ref. 5517, Military Submariner Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m.', case No. 5212908, Ref. 5517/5513. Made in 1977 for the British Military. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel Ref. 5517, Military Submariner Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m.', case No. 5212908, Ref. 5517/5513. Made in 1977 for the British Military. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel](https://antiquorum-swiss-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/216/lots/369/369.jpg)
Ref. 5517, Military Submariner Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Submariner, 660 ft=200 m.', case No. 5212908, Ref. 5517/5513. Made in 1977 for the British Military. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel
![Full Spec' Military Submariner, Reference 5517 | A stainless steel wristwatch with fixed bar lugs and military engravings | Circa 1978 | Important Watches: Part I | 2023 | Sotheby's Full Spec' Military Submariner, Reference 5517 | A stainless steel wristwatch with fixed bar lugs and military engravings | Circa 1978 | Important Watches: Part I | 2023 | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dedd778/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x2000+0+0/resize/1024x1024!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fwebnative%2Fimages%2Fa7%2Fe6%2F08678990467a8a3c3816aa8f896b%2Fge2304-ctqvz-t1-01.jpg)