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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 177

Ref. 1680 "Red Submariner, Color Change Dial" Rolex, ?Oyster, Perpetual Date, Submariner, 200m/660ft, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case No. 2241074, Ref. 1680. Sold on October 28th, 1971. Very fine and extremely rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Oyster "Fliplock" bracelet. Accompanied by the original certificate (now void).

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 12,000 - 15,000 / USD 16,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 33,040

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, engraved ?E.A.C.?, graduated bi-directional revolving gray color change bezel for the decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "crown guard", crystal with Cyclops lens. D. Chocolate with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date, ?Submariner? in red. Luminous steel "skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, "oeilde- perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Property of a Central American Collector


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Grading System
Grade:
Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

A similar watch with color change dial is illustrated in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, 2006, p. 362, vol. 1.