Rolex. A stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep center seconds, date and bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL DATE, SUBMARINER, REF. 1680, CIRCA 1973

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Rolex. A stainless steel self-winding waterproof wristwatch with sweep center seconds, date and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, Ref. 1680, circa 1973
With nickel-finished lever movement, 26 jewels, the black dial with luminous dot, dagger and baton numerals, luminous Mercedes-style hands, Submariner in red text, sweep center seconds, magnified window for date, the tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with revolving black bezel calibrated for 60 units, screw back and screw down crown, together with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet and clasp, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

The Submariner model was introduced to the market at the Basel Fair in 1954 after having been tested during Professor August Piccard and his son's Jacques world depth record of 10,335 feet below the ocean's surface. The watch had been fixed to the outside of their bathyscaphe and survived the test.

Since then, the model has been modified several times, but has never lost its appeal to collectors.

A similar example to the present lot is illustrated in Rolex Wristwatches by James M. Dowling & Jeffrey P. Hess, p. 263.

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