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CIRCA EARLY 1967 TO 1973 RED LABELED SUBMARINER (YEAR 1969) PER SERIAL #... MODEL 1680.. 660 FT / 200 METERS... IT WAS UPDATED 40 YEARS AGO WITH 18 KARAT / STAINLESS TWO TONE OYSTER BAND BEZEL AND CROWN.. FROM MODEL 16803 CIRCA 1985... I'VE OWNED IT AS AN EXCELLENT MASCULINE TIMEPIECE FOR 40 YEARS.. I DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX... ORIGINAL PAPERWORK.. OR THE ORIGINAL TOTALLY STAINLESS BAND.. IT HAS 11 FULL SIZE
LINKS AND 2 HALF LINKS.. A FEW OF THE 18 KARAT GOLD LINKS HAVE CREASES IN THEM FROM WHEN I TOOK A SPILL 35 YEARS AGO.. KEEPS ALMOST PERFECT TIME.. ACCORDING TO AN ACOUSTICAL TIMEGRAPHER.. ITS 25 SECONDS FAST PER 24 HOURS. IT'S THE REAL DEAL.. IT HAS A BRAND NEW CRYSTAL AND STEM.. INSTALLED BY A VERY OLD EXPERIENCED JEWELER HERE IN THE AREA..
IT WAS SERVICED BY A RETIRED ROLEX GURU IN DALLAS 17 YEARS AGO.. IT RECEIVED A CLEANING AND A NEW MAINSPRING AT THAT TIME. THE BAND IS OVERSIZED BECAUSE I HAVE A BIG WRIST.. SO YOU MAY HAXE TO REMOVE A LINK OR TWO IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER WRIST... FOR IT TO FIT YOUR WRIST PRECISELY..
YOU MAY WANT TO REPLACE ONE OR TWO OF THE 18 KARAT LINKS...
OR IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO ORGINAL.. YOU COULD ALWAYS GET A STAINLESS OYSTER BAND A STAINLESS CROWN..AND BEZEL...WHATEVER YOUR PREFERENCE... IF YOU KNOW ROLEX.. YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS..
I APOLOGIZE THAT THE PICTURES AREN'T THAT CLEAR/ GOOD.. IT IS AN EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL WATCH..
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