Rolex — Submariner Date
Submariner Date 1680
“First Submariner Date”
Produced 1969–1979. Submariner Date 1680 is the first date-equipped Submariner, pairing the familiar 40 mm crown-guard steel case with an acrylic cyclops crystal, Caliber 1575, and 200 m water resistance. The reference carries two distinct…
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Reference1680
BrandRolex
FamilySubmariner Date
Produced1969–1979
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 10 min readRolex Submariner: The Dive Watch That Became the TemplateA connected history of the Submariner, from early waterproof tool watch to no-date purist icon, Submariner Date mainstay, COMEX and MilSub lore, green-bezel collector language, and the current 41 mm generation.
Watches in movies — 9 min readMurph, Willard and the Watches That Did Some of the ActingBond already has a story. This is everyone else: a Hamilton through a black hole, a Seiko upriver, McQueen's square Heuer, and the Casios that keep turning up uninvited.
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