20,060 CHF
Ref. 1680, “ Red-Submariner” Rolex, “Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft./200 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified”, Ref. 1680. Case No. 2500261. Made in 1970. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with red “Submariner”, date and a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "crown guard", crystal with "cyclops" lens. Black with “Submariner” in red writing, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes ,outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. Cal. 1575 rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 14 mm. Notes Reference 1680 was produced from 1969 to 1980. Examples with the word “Submariner” in red are the most sought-after by collectors. At the time this watch was made, examples with 660ft/300m on the dial were predominantly destined for the U.K. and North American markets and examples with 300m/660 ft for the rest of the world. Caliber 1575 is an improved version of the caliber 1570. The bridge of
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
