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12 December 2010, 04:59 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: Dave Wilkinson
Location: Utah
Watch: 1970 Red 1680 Sub
Posts: 50
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New to the (Red) Sub Club
After about 20 years of wanting a Rolex Submariner, the right opportunity finally came along, and it happened to be a 1970 red sub 1680 that I got a few days ago at what I believe was a very fair price. I posted a question below about the quickset date function which it doesn't have, and was asked to post some pictures. Here it is! I'm not very good at watch photography so I apologize for the quality. It's got a newer 93150 bracelet with 580 end links. I'm torn about the bezel ring, I love the color it's faded to, but it has a few nicks and scratches and I may replace it to better match the dial. It seems to keep time quite well so far.
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12 December 2010, 05:37 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maryland
Posts: 6,268
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Congrats the 1680 red is a great choice. The hour hand looks a little suspect as the patina does not match. Did you get any paper work? Did the seller claim all "original"?
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12 December 2010, 06:01 PM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Dallas TX
Watch: Rolex
Posts: 2,812
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Man PLEASE keep the bezel insert.... it's freaking BEAUTIFUL!!!
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12 December 2010, 11:22 PM
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TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron
Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Ken
Location: SW Florida
Watch: One on my wrist.
Posts: 63,991
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X2!!!!!!
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13 December 2010, 07:15 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Real Name: Rick
Location: London, Ont.
Posts: 666
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X3
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13 December 2010, 09:34 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Real Name: Dave Wilkinson
Location: Utah
Watch: 1970 Red 1680 Sub
Posts: 50
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I bought it from a reseller that only deals in Rolex occasionally and made no claims about its originality, and it was priced accordingly. Sadly there were no papers. The difference in patina of the hour hand isn't quite as noticeable in person- I tweaked the photo levels in photoshop which may have accentuated the difference more.
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13 December 2010, 09:40 AM
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"TRF" Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Real Name: Dave
Location: Unknown
Posts: 999
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Awesome red. Welcome to the club!
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13 December 2010, 09:42 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2009
Real Name: Paul
Location: New Haven, CT
Watch: 116610 Sub-C
Posts: 6,552
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Beautiful watch! Don't change a thing!
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