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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Sweep Center Seconds, Date and Bracelet
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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Sweep Center Seconds, Date and Bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., SUBMARINER, 660FT=200M, REF. 1680, CASE NO. 5'098'589, CIRCA 1977

Closed9 December 2014

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Rolex. A Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch with Sweep Center Seconds, Date and Bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Retailed by Tiffany & Co., Submariner, 660ft=200m, Ref. 1680, Case No. 5'098'589, Circa 1977
Cal. 1570 automatic movement, 26 jewels, black matte dial, luminous dot, baton and dagger luminous, mercedes hands, sweep center seconds, magnified date aperture, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, screw back, screw down crown, revolving black bezel calibrated for 60 units, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, overall approximate length 8.5 inches, case and movement signed by maker, dial signed by maker and retailer
39.5 mm diam.

Specialist note

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 as the present watch. Rolex changed to the all-white print dial in 1976/77, marking the end of red writing on the Submariner.

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.