97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 369

Rolex "Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner 1000ft/300m Superlative Chronometer officially certified", Movement No. 1082408, Case No. 8272874, Ref. 16800, Cal. 3035, 40 mm, circa 1983
A diver's automatic wristwatch with date and centre seconds
Case: steel, screw back ref. 16800, screwed "Triplock" winding crown, steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 93150 with endlinks stamped 593. Dial: black, original Superluminova exchange dial and hands.
The first Submariner model with date was reference 1680, launched in 1966; it quickly replaced the 5512 as the most popular model. The new version stood out in particular because of the Submariner logo, which was red in the early days.
The 1680 was replaced by reference 16800 with calibre 3035 in 1981; a new sapphire glass ensured that the 16800 was now water resistant up to 300m. For safety reasons the bezel now rotated only in one direction.

Sold

estimated
4.7006.000 €
Price realized
6.400 €