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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 357

Ref. 1680 Tropical Red Submariner Meter First Mark II Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 200 m./ 660 ft., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", case No. 3324355, Ref. 1680. Made in 1972. 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.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated color changebrown bi-directional revolving bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. D. Matte black with painted luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date, ?Submariner? in red letters. 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, 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 170 mm.