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Courtesy of PhilippS, an amazing red Submariner without a minute track... Just Wowwww !!! This message has been edited by DrStrong on 2008-10-05 01:06:12 ...  

And a real one! Love it, my friend.. Other pics to share? Stay Tuned, I have a new beauty to share! Best. Nicolas

Here are Philipp's three amazing beauties together: As far as I know, there are no informations about the non minute track 1680...another mystery ! Cheers Jeff ...  

I mean without indexes??? I believe I saw it somewhere, mayb e in a Book dedicated to Rolex... ??? Nicolas

Here some more scan i can share with you guys.... The evolution of the Redsubmariner... 1] Earliest known example, from 2.18x.xxx serial with Long F going over the T with closed 6's and red over white printing. 2] From 2.2 to 2.4 million the other 2 versi...  

Don't know how to thank you, my friend. Your answer would deserve to be saved in our archives! BEST! Nicolas

To get you wet ;-) here the correct serial scan of it... ...  

May someone call the " Urgences" ??? Im in crisis.... Won't you trade this common watch with a very nice Date Just , NIB and complete??? LOL... Ooops, I'm on the wrong forum and in viloation of the forum rules...Sorry, mods! LOL Best, Philipps, and next t... 

g Here with a later feet first version....one that also not changes in dial colour. and one only focused on the date...;- ) Be honest Nicolas...you did look, am i right ? ; -) Best Philipp ...  

You might just have suffered the ultimate Vladding. And you are Vlad!

I want to clarify that I aside from the soyo and the Mondani also I have one like yours with number 2.16 *, if desa fotoso more information can contact me at: Miquel

Very interesting ho hard it was for Rolex to get this right. They seem to not understand the printing process? Please show some pictures. Thanks Bill

Hi Bill. Thanks for your interest, I can not post pictures on this site, if you are interested in them, please, I need an e-mail and the shipping. Miquel

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I am wondering now if you have the first original prototype and that Phillip has the other original prototype. Thank you very much for sharing such a beautiful watch . Rolex is full of mysteries and you helped us solve one more. I would love to make a new... 

Hello Bill, if their assumptions are accurate, after carefully analyzing the clock of Philipp and the mine I can confirm without any doubt that the clock of Philipp and the mine are "brothers" (can check by studying two watches) This gives to suppose that... 

As for their history, I would love to learn more aabout them. Indeed, these are very strange birds. When you thjink that it is a diving watch AND a chronometer, they should have, for these 2 reasons, the minute indexes. For collectors, that must be a majo... 

As you know if you have made diving from some depth indistinguishable minute rates and are therefore "useless" for that we also have the rotating bezel and also remember that this watch is not a mass production .. Miquel

indeed, the bezel also has divisions of minutes (only the top 15) and is a very important element of precision

But I fear that the 15 minute indexes on the insert are not enough... It could be if all the insert was graduated. BUT I feel that it is not the most important detail on this watch. ;) Best, nicolas

I'll tell you more, rolex is full of inconsistencies like this, take for example the area of ​​Daytona Paul Newman, is beautiful, but without minute markers, however is a precision tool (served to RACETIMER)

thank you for your sensitivity and warmly thank the exchange of ideas that has provided me .... is a wonderful watch and I congratulate you see it well. I hope someday to have the fortune to show it to you personally. Merry Christmas

Not only to see the watch in the real, but to meet a new friend. Best, Nicolas

Thanks, Nicolas, for offering your friendships, which I really value, I also have a new friend

Yes, there are very few, but there are!

... timepieces owners for sharing their examples and information about these most awesome Subs! Best cordial regards, Abel.

thank you very much Abel

There appears to be several which changes the story a little for the concept of a prototype. I will make a new post soon to discuss some more. Stay tuned. Best Bill

fantastic! I just want to stay away from the new post, the envious and the ignorant, thanks Bill for opening a new window in the history of the Submariner, Philipp Stahl would be interesting to participate since it also has a "non MINUTE track" like mine

Hello stranger, Welcome back! That dial looks like new but obviously, the hands are of some age. How did the watch avoid humidity all these years? Regards, MTF

Thanks for explaining original poster has not actually returned. I was fooled and got excited. Regards, MTF

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You fooled me.