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Geneva, May 10, 2009

LOT 272

Ref. 1680, Red Submariner Mark III Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft. / 200 m., Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 3688946, Ref. 1680. Made in 1974, sold on August 28th, 1976. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with red "Submariner" dial, date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by two booklets, the original guarantee (now void), original box, the red seal and the green swimproof tag.

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 13 mm.