Part 2 of The Red Submariner Restoration Project is complete>>>>

[jholbrook]

Greetings to my friends on the German Rolex Forum!

Please click on the link below to read part II of my article on restoring my 1680 Red Submariner:

http://www.rolexreferencepage.com/1680/1680b.html

Do let me know what you think of both the article and the watch! :]

[Straycat]

I won't comment your article but the way you restored this beauty - :dr:

[Smile]

all i can say is: CONGRATS JOHN !!! well done, what a beauty you have there !!! :cool:

[Fiona111]

Perfect Work :gut:

[FriendlyAlien]

marvelous work John :gut:

[ehemaliges mitglied]

wow John, nice bodywork ;)

Thanks for sharing!

Gr,
István

[GMT - MASTER]

Echt Genial !!!

:gut: :gut: :gut:

[Rolifan]

Top!! :gut:

[miboroco]

:verneig:

[toral]

great work!

aber sehe ich da eine weiße Datumsscheibe?

[Hr.Nitsche]

Thats what I like to see - great work :gut: But in the bezel is a luminova pearl, isn`t it?

[jholbrook]

Original von Hr.Nitsche
Thats what I like to see - great work :gut: But in the bezel is a luminova pearl, isn`t it?

Yes it is. I guess Rolex doesn't have any more NOS non-luminova bezel inserts.

[jholbrook]

Original von Smile
all i can say is: CONGRATS JOHN !!! well done, what a beauty you have there !!! :cool:

Thanks much! :supercool:

[Donluigi]

That's how its done. Congratulations!!!

[Daytona MOP]

just wow, now it is a very nice Sub :gut:

[TR-DK]

Wow :dr: ............. super job

[Oyster-Day]

Really nice =)

[DeeJay]

great work :gut:

[niksnutz]

good job! :gut:

[Hr.Nitsche]

Original von jholbrook

Original von Hr.Nitsche
Thats what I like to see - great work :gut: But in the bezel is a luminova pearl, isn`t it?

Yes it is. I guess Rolex doesn't have any more NOS non-luminova bezel inserts.

NOS non-luminova : That would be toooooo nice :D

[[Dents]Milchschnitte]

John,

very nice work indeed - the watch looks stunning and the dial and hands are awesome!

Could you give us a few details on the work that was done inside the watch as I think on a watch this old, there most likely had to be done a few replacements on internal parts of the movement.


Oh.....and another thing: although you describe yourself as not being a vintage guy - if I was in your shoes I would not sell this watch even If I´m not into vintage watches.

If you don´t need the benjamins right now I would just keep it. After all you´re a collector - and in 20 years, when you buy the Submariner Model of that time, you´ll be happy to present the "Evolution of the Rolex Sub" in your collection.

Best regards,

Oliver

[An der Alster]

beautiful :gut

[Der Stahlmann]

perfekt Job :gut: now the Red Sub looks very nice =)

[jholbrook]

Original von Donluigi
That's how its done. Congratulations!!!

Thanks much...I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

[jholbrook]

Original von Der Stahlmann
perfekt Job :gut: now the Red Sub looks very nice =)

Thanks...I was sort of nervous through the process, and wondered if the vintage online community would not like the restoration...but everyone seems positive. :gut:

[Edmundo]

Fantastic watch! Thanks for sharing!

[jholbrook]

Original von elmar2001
Fantastic watch! Thanks for sharing!

You are very welcome Elmar! :supercool: :gut:

[Tobimat2000]

john - absolutely marvelous!!!

lovely lovely lovley.

i just missed to buy an 1967 (year of my birth) 5513 in a comperable condition to your 1680 (after the refit) and i feel quite sad about it. so if you don´t need the money, then keep the watch.

best regards, tobias

[boigner]

more than well done!
awesome watch, interesting story/pictures!

"better dead than red" - what a bullsh.. !

red and alive!

cheers, Michael

[Flo74]

for the first couple of minutes after reading the article and viewing the pics, I stood mouthopen in front of my computersreen.

I was so chanted by this amazing story that at first I didn't know what to say.

But now I know...

:gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut:

this reminds me somuch of a missed opportunity to optain a '74 1680 X(

[jholbrook]

Original von [Dents]Milchschnitte
John,

very nice work indeed - the watch looks stunning and the dial and hands are awesome!

Could you give us a few details on the work that was done inside the watch as I think on a watch this old, there most likely had to be done a few replacements on internal parts of the movement.


Oh.....and another thing: although you describe yourself as not being a vintage guy - if I was in your shoes I would not sell this watch even If I´m not into vintage watches.

If you don´t need the benjamins right now I would just keep it. After all you´re a collector - and in 20 years, when you buy the Submariner Model of that time, you´ll be happy to present the "Evolution of the Rolex Sub" in your collection.

Best regards,

Oliver

Oliver - check out part I of the article and the movement photos - it really was in good condition. They only needed to replace the winding tube and crown. :gut:

[jholbrook]

Original von Flojo74
for the first couple of minutes after reading the article and viewing the pics, I stood mouthopen in front of my computersreen.

I was so chanted by this amazing story that at first I didn't know what to say.

But now I know...

:gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut: :gut:

this reminds me somuch of a missed opportunity to optain a '74 1680 X(

Thanks so much for the kind words!