Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks · 5 March 2009

Ref. 1680 Red Submariner Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660ft = 200m

Ref. 1680 Red Submariner Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Date, Submariner, 660ft = 200m, Superlative Chronometer, Officially Certified, Ref. 1680. Made in 1972. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with red "Submariner" dial, date and a stainless steel Rolex Fliplock Oyster bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and Guarantee certificate (now void).

Rolex · reference 1680

Antiquorum, March 2009

Hammer result

USD 11,400

5% below the high estimate
Low estimate USD 8,000
High estimate USD 12,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks

Date

5 March 2009

Lot number

358

Reference

1680

Brand

Rolex

Year

1972

Accompanied by

box and papers

Ask against realised

$995.00 dealers ask from vs $11,400 this lot made

Across 199 dealer listings of reference 1680. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

316 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $17,330, high $71,566.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 24 $56,621 $8,041 to $816,930
2025 42 $19,903 $1,054 to $95,250
2024 25 $20,564 $8,800 to $50,800
2023 39 $38,773 $6,261 to $238,424
2022 50 $26,244 $8,219 to $46,549
2021 43 $38,769 $693.75 to $444,000
2020 14 $71,566 $11,471 to $552,743
2019 15 $38,283 $8,365 to $188,045
2018 25 $21,799 $8,696 to $47,207
2017 20 $51,929 $7,783 to $630,995
2016 8 $18,272 $4,000 to $38,438
2015 11 $17,330 $4,837 to $40,436

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Rolex Submariner 1680 18K YG "Non-Date Conversion" Loupe This Aug 2026 USD 32,464
ROLEX SUBMARINER DATE 1680 STAINLESS STEEL Loupe This Jul 2026 USD 10,228
Rolex Submariner 1680 MK4 Dial Loupe This Jul 2026 USD 13,750
Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Red Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 15,744
Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date Stainless Steel Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 8,790
Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Date Tropical Dial Yellow Gold Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 36,736
Rolex Ref 1680 Submariner Red Brown Dial Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 20,992
ROLEX, DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL ‘SUBMARINER’ WITH DATE AND Christie's Jun 2026 USD 10,795

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