Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 262

Rolex - Ref. 1680 - Yellow Gold - Black Dial Rolex, ?Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft = 200 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified,? case No. 5995926, Ref. 1680. Made in 1979, sold December 29th, 1980. Very fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold diver?s wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee (now void) and one spare link.

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 luminous yellow gold round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minute track, aperture for the date. Luminous yellow gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, free-sprung self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.3 Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx. overall length 5 mm plus one link.