Submariner Date 1680 - Tritium Dial - Watch Only (ca. 1979)

Submariner Date 1680 - Tritium Dial - Watch Only (ca. 1979)

An honest, well-worn example of the reference that put the date on the Submariner and defined the modern dive-watch template. This late-production 1680 wears its four-plus decades on the wrist, with a warmly toned tritium dial, a naturally faded bezel insert, and the unmistakable domed acrylic crystal that vintage collectors chase.

Details:

• Reference: 1680
• Year: ca. 1979
• Case Size: 40mm, stainless steel Oyster case
• Bezel: Unidirectional 60-click, black aluminum insert with silver markings
• Dial: Glossy black with applied hour markers and tritium luminescent plots, aged to a warm cream tone; white "SUBMARINER 660ft = 200m" printing; date at 3 with Cyclops magnifier
• Movement: Rolex Caliber 1575, automatic, 26 jewels, 19,800 vph, approximately 48-hour power reserve
• Bracelet: Stainless steel Oyster with folded links, folding Oysterclasp with divers extension
• Crystal: Domed acrylic (Plexiglass) with Cyclops date magnifier
• Water Resistance: 200 meters

Set Includes:

• Watch only

Condition:

• Honest used condition consistent with regular wear and age
• Tritium dial and hour markers aged to a warm cream tone
• Bezel insert has taken on a soft grey patina from decades of use
• Domed acrylic crystal in place
• Movement running, date and time functions operating

The reference 1680 was the first Submariner to carry a date complication, and it remained in production for well over a decade before giving way to the sapphire-crystal 16800; a late-1970s example like this one represents the final chapter of the acrylic-crystal Submariner era.