97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 372

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner 660ft/200m Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Case No. 5426281, Ref. 1680, Cal. 1570, 39 mm, circa 1977
A diver's automatic wristwatch with date and centre seconds - original box and operating instructions
Case: steel, screw back ref. 1680, screwed "Triplock" winding crown, steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 93150 with endlinks stamped 580. Dial: black, "T" pearl, nice patina.
The reference 1680 was produced from 1969 to 1980. Collectors are especially interested in the watches which have the word "Submariner" in red. When this watch was made the examples with 660ft/200m on the dial targeted mainly the U.K. and North American markets, whereas examples with 200m/660ft were aimed at the rest of the world. Caliber 1575 is an improved version of the caliber 1570. However, the bridge of caliber 1575 is still engraved with the number 1570. For technical details see the Rolex Oyster Catalogue, R20. Illustrated in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, page 305.

estimated
9.50012.000 €
Price realized
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