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New York, Apr 17, 2008

LOT 178

Ref. 1680 Tropical Red Submariner Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft./200 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," Ref. 1680. Made in 1973, sold on November 14, 1974. Fine and very rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box, Warranty Certificate (now void) and an Oyster booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated black bi-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Brown with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date, ?Submariner? in red letters. 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, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.