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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 355

Ref. 1680 Retailed by Tiffany & Co. Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft./200 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", case No. 5862010, Ref. 1680. Made in 1978. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch, date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied a Rolex (Japan) International Service Guarantee dated June 27, 2007 and invoice.

CHF 20,000 - 30,000

USD 17,000 - 26,000 / EUR 13,000 - 20,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Matte black, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx overall length 160 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Tiffany & Co. is a US jewelry retailer founded by Charles Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City in 1837 as a ?stationery and fancy goods emporium.? The store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items, and operated as Tiffany, Young and Ellis in lower Manhattan. The name was shortened to Tiffany & Co in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control, and the firm's emphasis on jewelry was established. Tiffany & Co. has since opened stores in major cities all over the world. Due to their important international prestige, Cartier and Tiffany were the last retailer names to appear as a co-brand on a Rolex dial. Both Cartier and Tiffany ceased to be Rolex agents in the late 1980s. The high prices now obtained for any Rolex with either of these two names on a dial is due not only to the fact that these were the last two companies ever to have their names on a Rolex dial but also to the tradition and heritage that these two names signify.