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Auction Closed
October 28, 01:13 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ROLEX
SUBMARINER REFERENCE 1680
STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH DATE AND BRACELET
CIRCA 1979
Dial: black
Caliber: cal. 1570 automatic, 26 jewels
Movement number: D815125
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: 5865185
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp
Dimensions: 40 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 170mm.
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: none
The reference 1680 was introduced 1969 and has revolutionised the modern-day Submariner, as it was the first to offer a date function. While at first produced with a red 'Submariner' text, it later changed to the white version visible on the present lot.