The Mondani Collection of Rolex Wrist...

Geneva, May 14, 2006

LOT 255

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.

CHF 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,000 / USD 4,700 - 6,300

Sold: CHF 20,060

C. 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. D. Black with ?Submariner? in red writing, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes ,outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. 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.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3-7

Good

Oxidized
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

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 the caliber 1575 is however still engraved 1570. For the technical details see the Rolex Oyster Catalogue, R20?. This watch is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p. 305.