Rolex

Estimate

6,000 - 10,000 CHF

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Description

A STAILESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CENTRE SECONDS DIVER WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELETREF 1680 CASE 3688888 RED SUBMARINER 660FT =200M CIRCA 1974
stainless steel
diameter 40 mm thickness 14 mm overall length 160 mm

• cal. 1570 automatic nickel lever movement, 26 jewels • black dial, luminous triangular, dot and baton indexes, outer minute and second divisions, luminous Mercedes hands, magnified aperture for date • brushed and polished Oyster case, black rotating bezel calibrated for 60 units, screw-down crown with protective crown, screw-down case back • case, dial and movement signed • with a stainless steel Jubilee bracelet

Catalogue Note

This reference (1680) was launched in 1966 as the first Submariner model to feature a date aperture. Early examples from this reference feature the word 'Submariner' printed in red lettering. Ultimately the dials were standardized so that all the printing was in white, making examples with the red printing rarer and thus more desirable. A similar example is illustrated in Skeet, M. & Urul, N., Vintage Rolex Sports Models, Second Edition, p. 42.