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Rolex
Ref. 1680
Submariner
A fine and attractive yellow gold diving wristwatch with date, center seconds and bracelet
- Estimate
- CHF10,000 - 15,000€9,200 - 13,800$10,300 - 15,500
CHF21,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1971
- Reference No
- 1680
- Movement No
- D901'909
- Case No
- 2'817'911
- Model Name
- Submariner
- Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 1570, 26 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- 18k yellow gold Rolex President, max length 200mm.
- Clasp/Buckle
- Folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 39mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Launched officially in 1966, the reference 1680 was the first of the Rolex Submariner family to include the date. Reference 1680 was also Rolex's first Submariner, and consequently its first diving watch, to be encased in gold, which is roughly 10 years before the gold Royal Oak and gold Nautilus. Most commonly seen in steel, the present reference 1680 is housed in a solid yellow gold case giving it luxurious heft. Complemented with Rolex’s exquisite President bracelet, the watch exudes a certain old world cachet. The untouched and pristine dial is accented with raised, round and rectangular-shaped yellow gold applied luminous hour markers. Made in 1971, the present lot is in overall excellent condition, with its distinctive look and distinguished bracelet, it’s a great choice for the Rolex collector looking for an elegant sports watch.
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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