Question about 1680 red

[SuperJones]

Can anybody tell me wich box belongs to a 1680 red from 1971.

I have a 68.00.2 but I don't think it's the correct box. This box probably belongs to a normal 1680 or am I wrong..

I hope that you guys can help.

Thanks in advance!!




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[joseluu]

Most likely, the one with the seahorse.

[mluther]

This full set sold at Christie's NYC will give you a good idea of what a red sub set is made up of:

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/found-a...e-pics-pricing

The inner box is a 67.00.3

Remember that it's not an exact science as AD's would receive the watches without packaging and then box the watch on sale with whatever they had available in store. The green stripe or seahorse outer are both correct for the red sub. There are a number of inner boxes that would be correct, including the 06.00.06 which I have.

Here's a pic of my red sub set:



Good luck

[mluther]

Originally Posted by SuperJones

I have a 68.00.2 but I don't think it's the correct box. This box probably belongs to a normal 1680 or am I wrong..

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Sorry - can't place the 68.00.2 - sure someone else will chime in

[SuperJones]

Thanks and nice set you have!!


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[Vincent65]

here's mine; early 1970 ("67.00.3")

[SuperJones]

Here's mine...:-)

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[SuperJones]

This is the 68.00.2 box that I have


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[joseluu]

Your box looks OK to me, but I´ll try to locate mine and see.

My previous answer about the seahorse referred, of course, to the outer cardboard box (that one I remember without having to reach for it)...

[CrownMe]

Originally Posted by SuperJones

Here's mine...:-)

(On the winder)

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Sweet red

[swish77]

Here's my complete-set 2.86 serial Red Sub. My inside box (06.00.06) looks similar to the one above, except the top of my box is flat, not with the slight pyramid shape. Also, just for the record, I'm not sure that manual with the photo is correct on that Christies set. I think that's an earlier manual for a Sub, but I could be wrong. The early '70s Subs usually have the manual with the sea on the front. Still, as someone pointed out, ADs often mixed and matched accessories with Rolexes, so who knows what was going on back then.

[mluther]

Originally Posted by swish77

The early '70s Subs usually have the manual with the sea on the front.

FYI

The Submariner booklet as pictured in the Christies link and in my set was discontinued late 1970, so very early 70's subs would have had this booklet and until AD's ran out of stock, so convceivably until '71 at the very latest (like the Christies set).