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Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch offered on behalf of charity Single Red Submariner, Ref: 1680, Circa 1968 image 1
Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch offered on behalf of charity Single Red Submariner, Ref: 1680, Circa 1968 image 2
Lot 21

Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch offered on behalf of charity
Single Red Submariner, Ref: 1680, Circa 1968

Fine Watches including an exceptional collection of Heuers from a Gentleman of Motorsports
14 December 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £15,300 inc. premium

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Rolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch offered on behalf of charity

Model: Single Red Submariner
Reference: 1680
Date: Circa 1968
Movement: 26-jewel Cal.1570 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions & temperature, No.D360654
Dial: Black, red Submariner, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, magnified date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau, screw down back and shouldered screw down crown, calibrated bezel, No.2186124
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted Oyster rivet link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 3 69
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 39mm
Accompaniments: Service card dated August 1982, Micro-stella pamphlet, service paperwork dated 2012

Footnotes

Production of the reference 1680 first began in 1966 and was the first Submariner to feature a date function. The earliest of these models had the depth rating with meters positioned first, followed by feet rating. For over a decade the word 'Submariner' was depicted in red on the dial of the 1680 and as such has since earned the nickname of a 'Single Red Submariner'.

The current lot is being auctioned on behalf of Eastbourne College Inc. (Charity No.307071). The charity's main purpose is the education of children and they are currently fundraising for transformational bursaries to enable children from low-income families to gain places at St Andrew's and Eastbourne College, the two schools in the charity.

Nicholas Meldrum Banton attended St. Andrew's Prep School in Eastbourne, East Sussex from 1933-38 and never forgot those formative years. He credited his life of service in the Royal Navies of England and Canada to the values he learned at the school from an early age. His widow Faith has kindly donated Nicholas' watch to the charity; "the money raised will provide opportunities for other young people to attend this brilliant school in order to learn those same kind of values which ultimately benefit others. There is nothing quite like giving the gift of education and I am sure Nicholas would be delighted to know his precious watch will help support a young person, giving them the best start in life".

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