will be or not that is the question

[RYM]

i Just get this 1680 , i think is original but i have my doubts because its to new the case and dial , and they must have cal 1575 and this have 1570 what do you who believes ? experts ? maybe is original case but dial no, or maybe its original all !

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[alligoat]

The dial looks fine to me. All 1575 movts are marked 1570 on the bridge- the movt is fine. I'm not sure about the case- crown guards look fat and the engravings seem off to me. Crown appears to be the later 24-703 replacement. Could use a bezel and an insert and the top hat crystal appears very tall- but that's because of no bezel, I suppose.

Original dial and movement in a replacement case, perhaps.

[panerai153]

looks pretty good. The rep makers have never gotten the color of the red "submariner" just right, your's looks nice. What happened to the bezel/insert? Do you have them, or did it come without the bezel/insert?

If you source a genuine bezel and a nice insert with a tritium pearl, I think you will have a pretty nice example of a 1680.As alligoat said, the case may be a replacement, certainly wouldn't be unusual to have the crown replaced with the later one at a service sometimes in the past. I would expect that most of the 1680's and 1665's from the 1960's and early 70's have had several passes through RSC's or a Rolex authorized watchmaker with a parts account.These are 40 year old watches, and back then most folks were buying watches to wear everyday, not to put up in a safe. Although a few folks with exceptional foresight or a Damn good crystal ball put watches back with the hopes that they would appreciate, or as a future gift to their son or gransdson,etc. These however, were certainly the exception rather than the rule.

[RYM]

I just returned rolex service and told me that

the clock is completely original and that her service

tenianun cost of $ 550 Dlls And it would take four weeks

I am very hapy for my parchase

[By-Tor]

Congrats!

Just make sure that they will NOT touch the dial. If they "refurbish" it, the value of your nice 1680 will go down the drain.

[alligoat]

That's great news and $550 is about par for a Rolex service these days. Like B-T says, don't let them touch the dial (or the hands). With service papers, the value of your watch will be improved by at least twice the cost of the service, possibly more!

[FxrAndy]

a very nice watch indeed, just keep it as original as you can, and take lots of photos for us