Rolex Submariner Red. While other rolex models such as the double red seadweller are widely known due to their high value by collectors their smaller red counterparts like the rolex red submariner are also highly valued. Not only because it more than aptly served its purpose as diver s watch although i am pretty sure only a small number of submariners has ever seen a spat of water.
Its engraved 60 minute graduations allow a diver to accurately and safely monitor diving time and decompression stops. 1680 and replaced it with white writing in 1973 and as a result the models with the red submariner are now sought out and prized by vintage rolex collectors. Manufactured by rolex from a hard corrosion resistant ceramic the cerachrom bezel insert is virtually scratchproof.
The red submariner 1680 is not only the first submariner to feature the date window and cyclops lens it also sports the highly sought after red writing.
1680 mk2 meters first red circa 1969 25 000. Aside from the red font that drives collectors batty it s truly notable for one thing. The rolex red submariner was produced from roughly 1969 to 1973 some say 1966 as a start while others claim the watch went on until 1975. The rolex submariner the rolex submariner is without a doubt one of the most successful rolex models in history.