Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 11, 2014
LOT 99
ROLEX REF 1680 RED SUBMARINER STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft = 200 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified", case No. 3388191, Ref. 1680. Made in 1973. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with a Rolex stainless steel jubilee bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Rolex France service warranty dated 2006
CHF 7,000 - 9,000
HKD 58,000 - 74,000 / USD 8,000 - 10,300
Sold: CHF 12,500
Three-body, polished and brushed, screw 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. Black with Submariner in red letters, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, 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.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |