Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 189

Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, "Submariner", 200 m. / 660 ft, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certi-fied,Ref. 1680. Produced in the late 1960's.Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch,Submariner logo in red with a stainless steel Rolex "Fliplock" Oyster bracelet.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, graduated revolving black bezel forthe decompression times, "Triplock" winding-crown protected by the "Crown Guard", crystal with "Cyclops"l e n s .D. black with tritium-coated round, triangular and bâton indexes, aperture for the date, the word "Submariner"in red writing. Tritium-coated steel "Skeleton" hands. M. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decora-tion,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.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 40 mm.