ROLEX 1680 SUBMARINER 18K

There is something unmistakably regal about the 1680 Submariner in 18k gold. Check out the nipple dial - this is the dial Rolex used for only a few years, before they switched over to the modern style of hour markers, which are luminous circles surrounded by a thin gold border. The hour markers on this dial complement the gold case much more flatteringly, in my opinion. They are applied gold disks with a pyramid shape (wider at the bottom and they taper toward the top) with luminous only at the tips. And check out that awesome applied arrow head marker at 12 o'clock. The markers on this dial create a depth effect; its a very handsome dial on a very handsome watch.

The 18k gold case has dimensions of 40mm in diameter by 14mm thick. Plastic crystal. Screw down crown is working smoothly and perfectly. Serial number dates this watch to circa 1969.

Movement is the Rolex automatic winding Caliber 1570, one of the most accurate automatic movements ever built by any manufacture. Maintained properly, many caliber 1570s keep time to within 1 or 2 seconds per day after 30+ years.

Rolex 18k Oyster bracelet with flip-lock clasp.