Geneva, May 07, 2022
LOT 113
ROLEX REF. 1680, SUBMARINER, “SINGLE RED”
CHF 30,000 - 50,000
EUR 29,700 - 49,500 / USD 32,200 - 54,000 / HKD 254,000 - 422,000
Sold: CHF 42,500
A very fine, stainless steel automatic seconds wristwatch, Ref. 1680, “Red Sub”, water resistant 200m. Black matte dial, luminous hours markers, Submariner name in red letters, “SWISS – T < 25” at 6 o’clock. Magnifying cyclops lens on the 3 o’clock affixed to the surface of its acrylic crystal.
Guards around the screwed crown and black aluminum insert fitted in the timing bi-directional bezel, Fat Font writing. Mercedes-style hands.
Guards around the screwed crown and black aluminum insert fitted in the timing bi-directional bezel, Fat Font writing. Mercedes-style hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex, Switzerland
Model Submariner
Reference 1680
Year Sold the 13 September 1973
Movement No. D633456
Case No. 3270327
Material Stainless steel
Bracelet Stainless-steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp, approx. length 160 mm.
Diameter 41 mm.
Length 185 mm.
Caliber 1570, 26 jewels
Signature Case, dial and movement
Accessories Rolex box, guarantee, original invoice, original tag, original chronometer seal, and original anchor
Notes
Introduced in 1953, the Rolex Submariner was the first diving watch water-resistant to 100m. The reference 1680 is the most emblematic vintage Submariner with date, produced approximately from 1967 to 1978. This particular model is called “Red feet first” due to the writings on the dial. These “Red Submariner” were only produced for the first part of the ref. 1680’s production run, until approximately 1975. MK6 Red Submariner dials are the last version of the feet-first dial, meaning the feet depth rating appears before the meter rating. They are produced approximately from 1973 to 1976. Same as the MK5 dials, they feature the red ‘SUBMARINER’ text printed directly on the dial, but are differentiated by the very distinct ‘closed sixes’ for the depth rating.