Rare Sub sells for £230,000!

[Swiss Mad!]

Did anyone else catch this story?

On October 12th 2017, the BBC reported that a rare Submariner sold at auction for a whopping £230,000.

However, from a WIS point of view, the report gives very little detail about the watch itself other than its from 1965 and they show a vague picture of its very unusual 3 6 9 dial with straight baton hour markers as opposed to the more usual circular indices we normally see.

I am interested if anyone has ever come across this reference before or can share more detail about this particular watch.

For example, what reference is it, just how rare is it, how many were made with this unusual dial etc.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-41597833

Thanks in advance for any more info...

[Old Expat Beast]

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=564602

[Swiss Mad!]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=564602

Ah! Sorry, completely missed that one!

Genuinely stumbled across the story by accident, didn't realise another member had already posted it.

Happy for you to delete my double post if its causing any issues to other members.

Apologies once again for not checking before posting.

Regards...

[Old Expat Beast]

It's ok, not everyone will have seen it. I'm sure you won't be the last person to post it, either

[Swiss Mad!]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

It's ok, not everyone will have seen it. I'm sure you won't be the last person to post it, either

thanks...