Live Auction 1410Important Watches
Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, sweep centre seconds, bracelet, Garantie and box
Lot 360

Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, sweep centre seconds, bracelet, Garantie and box

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, SUBMARINER, 600FT=200MT, REF. 1680, CASE NO. 3'084'237, CIRCA 1971

Closed9 November 2015

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CHF 18,750

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Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, sweep centre seconds, bracelet, Garantie and box
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 600ft=200mt, ref. 1680, case no. 3'084'237, circa 1971
Cal. 1570 automatic movement, 26 jewels, black matte dial, luminous dot, baton and dagger numerals, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, magnified window for date, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, bidirectional revolving black bezel calibrated for 60 minutes, screw back, screw down crown, stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
39.5 mm. diam.; overall length approx. 185 mm.

Specialist note

With Rolex Garantie stamped by Italian retailer Gioielleria A. Dupanloup and dated 26 April 1975, product literature, sale tag, anchor, fitted presentation box and outer packaging

This lovely example of "single red sixteen-eighty" impresses with its very honest condition and the presence of its full original sale kit. The dial especially has survived over the past 40 years without a blemish, a mark, or a sign of restoration.