Rolex 'Red' Submariner Ref. 1680
- Maker
- Rolex
- Year
- 1969-1975
- Rank
- 11 of 100
Rolex 'Red' Submariner Ref. 1680
Rolex 'Red' Submariner Ref. 1680 by Rolex (1969-1975) is ranked 11 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It carried a market asking price of $35,000 in June 2026, which is not a sale. The first date Submariner and the only one with red dial text — a defining vintage tool-watch collectible graded by dial 'mark'.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The first date Submariner and the only one with red dial text — a defining vintage tool-watch collectible graded by dial 'mark'.
Ref. 1680 'Red Sub', red-printed 'Submariner' text, date, dial marks Mk I-V
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $35,000
- Kind
- Market asking price, not a sale
- Date
- June 2026
Red Sub 1680 trades ~$17.5K (standard) to ~$56.5K (full-set); record >$105K (Mk II tropical, 2020) excluded. Mid-market figure used.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08