Rolex Red Submariner Stainless Steel "MK V" Dial Ref. 1680
DESCRIPTION
DETAILS
Manufacturer: Rolex
Model: Red Submariner
Reference Number: 1680
Condition: Good, wear consistent with use and age
Gender: Men’s/unisex
Time Period: 1975 - 1976
Retail / Compare-At Price: n/a collector’s item
Our Best Price: $38,500
THE CALIBER
Movement: Automatic
Caliber: 1575
Jewels: 25
THE CASE
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Case Diameter: 40 mm
Thickness: 14.4 mm
Waterproof: 600 ft. / 200 m.
Water Resistance: 20 ATM
Material Bezel: Bi-directional rotatable bezel
Glass: "Top Hat" acrylic, cyclops bubble that magnifies the date at 3 o'clock
Dial: Black "Mark V," golden yellow patina on the lumed markers, some aging signs/printed loss
Dial Numerals: No numerals, patinated luminous round, rectangular, and triangular luminous indexes, minute divisions around the outer rim, and printed swiss -T<25 at 6 o'clock
THE BRACELET/STRAP
Bracelet color: Stainless Steel
Bracelet Material: Stainless Steel Oyster
Clasp: Fold-over
Clasp material: Stainless Steel
THE FUNCTIONS
Hours, minutes, center sweep seconds, cyclops lens date aperture at 3 o'clock, 48-hour power reserve
OTHERS
Tonneau-shaped case
Silver Mercedes hour hand, spade-shaped minute hand, sticks seconds hand
Bi-directional rotatable 1-hour graduated bezel with Arabic numerals every 10 minutes
Stainless steel recessed Triplock screw-down crown guards
Stainless steel screw-down solid case back
Nice patina four-liner, Submariner first line in red letters, "Mark V" feet first maxi-dial.
Chronometer-rated movement, certified by the COSC
The Third-Generation 157X, caliber 1575, uses an overcoil balance spring, is rhodium-plated with oeil-de-perdrix embellishment. It's constructed with 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 mechanism.
Introduced in 1969 until 1979, the reference 1680 is the first Submariner with date, updating the famous 5513 (stopped circa 1989). The reference 1680 also had the chronometer status. This model also introduced the Cyclops date magnifier to the Submariner line.
This mechanism oscillates at the frequency of 19,800 vph (2.75 Hz)
Case, dial, and movement are all signed.
Serial # 381**** circa 1975-1976
Incomplete (no box, no papers)
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