Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 358

Ref. 1680 Red Submariner Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660ft = 200m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1680. Made in 1972. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with red "Submariner" dial, date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and Guarantee certificate (now void).

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 letters, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodiumplated, 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 mm.