George Kidwell
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Fine Watches
Lot 180
Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch
Single Red Submariner, Ref: 1680, Circa 1971
13 September 2022, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £16,575 inc. premium
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Rolex. A fine stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch
Model: Single Red Submariner
Reference: 1680
Date: Circa 1971
Movement: 26-jewel Cal.1570 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, No.D039131
Dial: Black, red Submariner, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, shouldered screw down crown, bi-directional bezel with black calibrated insert, inside back date coded III.71, No.3025791
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 6251H Jubilee link (AF)
Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 40mm
Accompaniments: 6251H Jubilee link bracelet (AF), spare link
Reference: 1680
Date: Circa 1971
Movement: 26-jewel Cal.1570 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, No.D039131
Dial: Black, red Submariner, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, shouldered screw down crown, bi-directional bezel with black calibrated insert, inside back date coded III.71, No.3025791
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished 6251H Jubilee link (AF)
Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 40mm
Accompaniments: 6251H Jubilee link bracelet (AF), spare link
Footnotes
Production of the reference 1680 first began in 1966 and was the first Submariner to feature a date function. The earliest of these models had the depth rating with meters positioned first, followed by feet rating. For over a decade the word 'Submariner' was depicted in red on the dial of the 1680 and as such has since earned the nickname of a 'Single Red Submariner'.