Awesome Report.

Sep 10, 2010,09:35 AM
 

Please pardon the dust as the tech team needs to correct some alignment issues.

Thanks again Mark for providing this great reference material.

Best

Bill

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Rolex Red Submariner 1680 Full report Reference primer.

 
 By: markLerman : September 10th, 2010-09:29
The first place you need to start at when collecting the infamous Rolex Red Submariner. Collecting the Rolex Reference 1680 "Red Sub aka "Single Red" An Collectors Experience by Mark Lerman (July 2010) If you read this article you will be able to tell the...  

Awesome Report.

 
 By: Bill : September 10th, 2010-09:35
Please pardon the dust as the tech team needs to correct some alignment issues. Thanks again Mark for providing this great reference material. Best Bill

Awesome post! I love my Red Sub

 
 By: SteveH : September 10th, 2010-09:42
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Great information!

 
 By: pingtsai : September 10th, 2010-10:15
Thank you for your in-depth and detailed post. I learned a lot.

What a post !

 
 By: pierre37 : September 10th, 2010-13:07
Congrats for this awesome thread !

Nice Resource

 
 By: mattjohnson581 : January 15th, 2015-10:39
I had no idea that there were so many different variations of the Red Sub. I learned a lot from this article. Can you let me know which version of the Red Submariner this watch is? I found it for sale online and want to know if it's a good deal ($11k) ...  

GREAT POST..sopo much info..

 
 By: ocwatching : September 10th, 2010-13:05
I need a few more sittings to finish..but very helpful...and great post..thanks for the hard work...

I think I already read it in another forum, Mark.

 
 By: amanico : September 10th, 2010-13:13
But I can't resist to the pleasure to see you here, sharing it again, with all of us. The Red Sub is a mine field, and I'm sure that people will find this review very helpful. Thans a lot, and welcome here. Here, my small contribution to your fantastic ar...  

VRF

 
 By: eparisini : September 13th, 2010-03:34
as I told in an other Topic...

Bingo. Thanks, eparisini. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : September 13th, 2010-03:48
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Wow, Mark, that's a lot of red ink!

 
 By: CaliforniaJed : September 10th, 2010-18:16
Seriously, nice job. I am speechless (almost!) at the amount of information there. Thanks so much. Best, CaliforniaJed

Thanks Mark

 
 By: EdwardL : September 10th, 2010-21:27
For sharing your invaluable experience with us.

Two Thumbs Up Mark

 
 By: Quan : September 10th, 2010-21:51
This is a very valuable tips for beginners, appreciate it.

Great write up Mark

 
 By: DrStrong : September 10th, 2010-23:40
thanks for sharing your collector experience with us. As many of these watches had their dials changed through the years, it's a tricky task to really understand the evolution of mk1, mk2, ... Definitely a reference post. Cheers Jeff

very good write up

 
 By: Ryan5446 : September 11th, 2010-07:31
the Red submariner is an icon.....  

Great work Mark, thank you. [nt]

 
 By: SJX : September 11th, 2010-08:31
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Thanks, Mark!

 
 By: dxboon : September 11th, 2010-09:38
I loved reading your post! These red Subs are damned attractive! I really appreciate the time and effort you put into crafting this document, and your generosity in sharing your hard-won knowledge with all on the forum. I hope to learn more about your col... 

wow, the best ive read. tnx

 
 By: timlua : September 12th, 2010-06:37
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Great report... Thanks... :)

 
 By: MiniCooper : September 12th, 2010-07:26

Thank you for all the wonderful comments and encouragement!

 
 By: markLerman : September 12th, 2010-08:50
Big thanks to Bill for contacting me for this information to be posted here and taking the time to format the article to this great website community! It is great meeting all of you and thanks to Bill for introducing me! He tells me that many of you are L... 

Great post Mark....

 
 By: hans_jorgen_1968 : September 12th, 2010-11:16
...Thanks for sharing your knowledge and thoughts on one of the great Rolex watches. Much of the information was of course "well nown", but what I really like iare your comments to what is acceptable and what is not on a watch. Also your thoughts on what ... 

Thank you Mark for this great post!

 
 By: schen : September 12th, 2010-21:31
I'm very grateful to you for sharing it here. The most comprehensive and insightful documentation on Red Sub that I have read. Red Sub is one of my favorite vintage Rolex's. My beloved Meters First Mark II has been my daily beater for a long time and I st... 

Wow. What a post!

 
 By: Goh : September 12th, 2010-22:14
Thanks for sharing your collective experience and knowledge. Very informative. Best, Goh

Brilliant write-up of my favorite Rolex.

 
 By: Asimut : September 16th, 2010-22:01
Here's my Mk I to share Cheers, Asi ...  

Well Done!

 
 By: JRH : November 3rd, 2010-13:56
My interest in my old Sub increased when I started some research in anticipation of passing it on to my son. Finding out that it was a sought after RED SUB made the research a great time. This primer was far and away the best I'd found on the subject. Tha... 

One small point of information...

 
 By: descartes1 : January 15th, 2015-11:44
This post is a tremendous resource, and I offer one small point of information regarding case numbers for Mark IV dials. The case range noted in the post for Mark IV dials is indicated to begin at about 2.45M, although it is stated that these ranges are e...