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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 356

Ref. 1680, Tropical "Red Submariner" Meter First Mark I Dial without Minute/Seconds Division Rolex, ?Oyster, Perpetual Date, Submariner, 200m/660ft, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified?, case no. 2099662, Ref. 1680. Made in 1969. Very fine and extremely rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel Oyster Fliplock bracelet.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 30,000 - 38,000 / EUR 25,000 - 30,000

Sold: CHF 38,400

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated bi-directional revolving brown bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding-crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Matte black with luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, aperture for the date, ?Submariner? written in red, dial without minute/seconds division. 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, blued self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 14 mm. Approx. overall length 185 mm.


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

This watch is an excellent example of a reference 1680. The dial is also the rarest type ,with red writing and no minute/ seconds divisions and Swiss ? T<25. Antiquorum sold a similar watch in ?The Mondani Collection of Wristwatches? sale in May 2006, lot 26.