Rolex
Submariner, Reference 16800 | A stainless steel wristwatch with date and bracelet | Circa 1982
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May 14, 01:16 PM GMT
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5,500 - 8,000 CHF
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Description
Dial: black
Calibre: cal. 3035 automatic, 27 jewels
Movement number: 0'557'680
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Case number: 7’148’026
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and folding clasp
Size: 40 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 170 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Accessories: none
The Rolex Submariner reference 16800 was produced between 1979 and 1988, superseding reference 1680. The newly released model featured a sapphire-crystal instead of the usual Plexiglas, a new movement (cal. 3035) as well as an increased depth rating of 300m. Furthermore, the bezel would now only rotate unidirectionally, ensuring the watch would be safer for divers to time their decompression. The reference 16800 was initially introduced with a matte dial bearing tritium indexes, before Rolex fitted the model with glossy dials featuring circled indexes in 1984.