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Rolex · Submariner

Submariner Date

Ref. 1680 — “Red Sub

discontinuedFirst date SubmarinerPartially documentedEvidenceProbableLast reviewed Not yet reviewed

Component compatibility

What this reference is documented to have carried, and in what capacity. A service part is the manufacturer's own work; only a counterfeit classification is a finding against the watch.

Documented calibers

  • Rolex 1575FactoryDefault configurationHigh confidence

    Whole production

Components

  • BraceletOyster bracelet 93150FactoryDefault configurationProbable

    1977

    Fitted to later 1680 production after the change from folded to solid links.

  • End linksEnd link 580FactoryDefault configurationProbable

    Whole production

    The end-link code paired with the 93150 on this reference.

  • BraceletOyster bracelet 7836FactoryProbable

    1977

    Folded-link bracelet on earlier production, before the solid-link change.

  • Bezel insertSubmariner black anodised aluminium bezel insertFactoryDefault configurationHigh confidence

    Whole production

  • HandsMercedes hand setFactoryDefault configurationProbable

    Whole production

  • CrystalCrystal with Cyclops date magnifierFactoryDefault configurationProbable

    Whole production

    Acrylic on this reference, with the Cyclops moulded in rather than applied.

  • CrownTriplock winding crownFactoryDefault configurationHigh confidence

    Whole production

  • BraceletOyster bracelet 93250ServiceProbable

    2011

    Supplied through service after the 93150 was withdrawn. Legitimate on a 1680 returned for service; affects originality and value, not authenticity.

  • Whole production

    Recorded as a possibility rather than as a defect. A tritium-era Submariner carrying a later Luminova service dial is a genuine Rolex watch with a genuine Rolex dial and materially reduced originality — the classification exists so a report can say exactly that.