Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 430

ROLEX REF 1680 RED SUBMARINER STEEL Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660 ft = 200 m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified," case No. 6191925, Ref. 1680. Made in 1979. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a Rolex stainless steel Fliplock bracelet with deployant clasp.

HKD 55,000 - 80,000

USD 7,100 - 10,000 / CHF 6,300 - 9,000

Sold: HKD 75,000

Three-body, polished and brushed, screw down case back and crown, graduated bidirectional revolving black bezel for the decompression times, Triplock winding crown protected by the crown guard, crystal with cyclops lens. Black with Submariner in red letters, luminous round, triangular and baton indexes, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, aperture for the date. Luminous steel skeleton hands. Cal. 1570, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating free- sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-28-01

Good

Replacements

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 40 mm. THICKNESS 14 mm.