$9,120
Ref. 1680 Red Submariner Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660ft = 200m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, case No. 3869430, Ref. 1680. Made in 1973. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with red "Submariner" dial, date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster 9315 folded-link bracelet with flip-lock clasp. Three-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and guarded Triplock crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with "Submariner" in red letters, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14.5mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-11