Rolex, made for Tiffany & Co. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date and bracelet

The present Submariner reference 1680 is noteworthy due to its retailers' signature and very good overall condition with crisp milling on the back and sharp outlines. Adorned with the prestigious retailer's name of Tiffany & Co. on the dial, it is a clean and well-preserved specimen of a late 1970s Rolex Submariner.

Rolex's first Submariner with date, the reference 1680 was introduced in 1968 with much success. Collectors will make a distinction between a reference 1680 with red writing on the dial and a reference 1680 with all-white writing. Both dial versions are subdivided into series called "Mark".

Rolex changed to the all-white print dial in 1976/77, marking the end of red writing on the Submariner. Collectors will classify the watch on offer in this sale as an all-white Mark 1 or MK1. Mark 1 dials feature a closed six on the depth rating and a perfectly centred "L" in the name ROLEX in respect to the base of the crown symbol.

For a detailed description and further illustrations of reference 1680 with all-white dial see Rolex Submariner Story by Franca and Guido Mondani, pp. 100-103.