Rolex Submariner 1680 SS Circa 1979 CLEAN
Description
Rolex 1680 Submariner, stainless steel on a stainless steel 93150 Oyster bracelet with 580 end links, automatic Rolex caliber 1570 movement, original black dial is in fantastic condition with the original tritium lume, matching original tritium hands, date at 3 o'clock, "top hat" acrylic crystal, screw-down "triplock" crown, centered sweep seconds hand, COSC, water resistant to 660ft, 5.9M serial (circa 1979), diameter: 40mm, thickness: 15mm. Excellent Condition. This watch was just fully serviced.
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More about Submariner 1680 SS Circa 1979 CLEAN
This is a vintage c. 1979 stainless steel Rolex Submariner 1680. It has an integral 93150 stainless steel Oyster bracelet with 580 endlinks and a domed acrylic crystal. In overall excellent condition, the 40mm diameter solid three-body case is polished and brushed with a screw down case back and crown. It has the original graduated bi-directional revolving black bezel showing decompression times, and a crown guard protects the Triplock winding crown. It has an even patina on the luminous steel baton hands and dot, triangular, and baton hour index markers. There is a center sweep seconds hand, an outer track with minute/seconds divisions, and the mechanism is COSC certified (officially certified Swiss chronometer). It's water resistant to 200 meters/660 feet, and the 15mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. This Rolex Submariner 1680 has a mechanical automatic winding Rolex calibre 1570 movement that's rhodium-plated with oeil-de-perdrix embellishment. It's constructed with 26 jewels, a shock absorber mechanism, and a straight-line lever escapement. It includes a monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and 5 positions, a self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws, and a hacking device for precision time-setting. The mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 19,800 vph (2.75 Hz). The Rolex Submariner 1680 was produced from 1965 to 1984.
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