How many 1680 Red's out there?

[bertberr]

Originally Posted by hatidua

I've met a handful of red-1680 owners and it's an understatement to say that none of them had heard of this site or even remotely realized the value of the watch they had owned for decades which had been on their wrist the whole time. I've never seen a 1680, in person, that is as scratch-free and museum quality as those I see posted here.

I agree with this. Late last year I was chatting to another vintage Sub enthusiast in the shop, when a customer standing nearby responded to my comments about wanting to get an 'old Sea Dweller'. He stepped over, raised his sleeve, and revealed a 'well used' Double Red... Funny thing was, he didn't once refer to it as a DR or even mention it. Just said he bought it new about 40 years ago, and it gets serviced once every 10 years or so by a little chap in a local watch shop...

It was clear that whilst fond of his 'old' Rolex, he hadn't got a clue as to its historical significance, and couldn't even be described as a WIS, never mind a vintage Rolex nut. He just wanted a 'nice' watch and liked the SD... It was rather nice really, in an innocent kind of way. I just said he ought to be careful when getting it serviced, and that it was 'probably' more valuable than he thought so to have it well insured!