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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET
Lot 2382 ROLEX
RED SUB REF. 1680

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, SUBMARINER, REF. 1680, CASE NO. 3'715'764, CIRCA 1974

Closed27 November 2019

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HKD 250,000

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ROLEX. A RARE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS, DATE AND BRACELET
SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, SUBMARINER, REF. 1680, CASE NO. 3'715'764, CIRCA 1974
Movement: Cal. 1570, automatic, 26 jewels, signed
Dial: Red sub MK IV, signed
Case: Screw down crown, screw back, 39 mm. diam., signed
With: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet stamped 93150 with deployant clasp and endlinks stamped 580, overall length approximately 175 mm., Guarantee dated 21 January 1976, presentation box and outer packaging

Specialist note

Introduced in the late 1960s, the reference 1680 was the first Submariner to feature a date indicator as well as the cyclops magnifier. Distinguished by its red Submariner printing to the dial, the “Red Sub” as it is known to collectors has become a cult classic.