{"id":9799,"date":"2016-07-01T11:08:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/?p=9799"},"modified":"2019-02-23T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T18:40:34","slug":"2-stunning-rolex-submariners-and-a-colonel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/watch-review\/2-stunning-rolex-submariners-and-a-colonel.html","title":{"rendered":"2 Stunning Rolex Submariners and a Colonel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9802\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9802\" title=\"Vintage Red Rolex Submariner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stainless-steel-rolex-submariner.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Red Rolex Submariner\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stainless-steel-rolex-submariner.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stainless-steel-rolex-submariner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stainless-steel-rolex-submariner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/stainless-steel-rolex-submariner-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage Red Rolex Submariner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What&#8217;s the first thing that comes to mind when you look at this Rolex Submariner? If you consider yourself a Rolex buff, then it&#8217;s probably the fact that it&#8217;s a &#8220;Red Submariner,&#8221; signifying it&#8217;s an early production <a title=\"Ref. 1680\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/models\/rolex-1680\">Ref. 1680<\/a>, the first Submariner model to have a date. Maybe the next thing you&#8217;re curious about is what year it&#8217;s from, which you can approximate by the details of the dial (this dial is known among the collector community as a Mark VI series, which dates the watch to the early\/mid 1970s). Finally, you might wonder what a watch like this &#8211; in this condition &#8211; is worth?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9803\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9803\" title=\"vintage rolex submariner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vintage-rolex-submariner.jpg\" alt=\"vintage rolex submariner\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vintage-rolex-submariner.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vintage-rolex-submariner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vintage-rolex-submariner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/vintage-rolex-submariner-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage Rolex Submariner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What probably didn&#8217;t cross your mind about this Red Submariner was who first owned it and what did that person do for a living? We watch enthusiasts seem to get so caught up in the details of a model&#8217;s history that we forget to consider its history of ownership. This is kind of a shame. After all, when it comes to <a title=\"vintage watches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/vintage-rolex-1.html\">vintage watches<\/a>, bezels don&#8217;t fade and dials don&#8217;t become &#8220;tropical&#8221; without a little help from someone&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9804\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9804\" title=\"Black Dial Red Submariner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/black-dial-red-submariner-bobs-watches.jpg\" alt=\"Black Dial Red Submariner\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/black-dial-red-submariner-bobs-watches.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/black-dial-red-submariner-bobs-watches-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/black-dial-red-submariner-bobs-watches-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/black-dial-red-submariner-bobs-watches-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Black Dial Red Submariner<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We were fortunate to acquire this Red Sub directly from the original owner&#8217;s friend &#8211; a person in a position to tell us about the man who wore it off and on for 30+ years. But how did his friend end up with it? Unfortunately the original owner passed away some years ago. In his will he left this Red Sub to his friend, who also happened to be his neighbor while he was living in California.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9823\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9823\" title=\"Gold Rolex Submariner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Michael_rolex.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Rolex Submariner\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Michael_rolex.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Michael_rolex-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Michael_rolex-768x729.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Michael_rolex-1024x972.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold Rolex Submariner Image: Courtesy of Michael Morgan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9825\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9825\" title=\"Gold Rolex Watch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gold-rolex.jpg\" alt=\"Gold Rolex Watch\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gold-rolex.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gold-rolex-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gold-rolex-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gold-rolex-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert L Sisson &#8211; Lt Col. USAFR\u00a0 Image: Courtesy of Michael Morgan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to this Red Sub, the original owner also left his <a title=\"18k yellow-gold Submariner watch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex\/submariner-yellow_gold\">18k yellow-gold Submariner watch<\/a> to his neighbor. Not only does it have a mesmerizing dial that&#8217;s faded from blue to purple along the edge and every shade of brown everywhere else, but its caseback is engraved. If we didn&#8217;t have the privilege to purchase these watches from a dear friend of the original owner, and hear from him about his neighbor&#8217;s life, the engraving &#8220;ROBERT L. SISSON LT COL. USAFR&#8221; would\u2019ve provided us a lead to follow to discover who exactly owned this watch&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9808\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9808\" title=\"Red Submariner Vintage Watch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/red-submariner-vintage-watch-bobs-watches.jpg\" alt=\"Red Submariner Vintage Watch\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/red-submariner-vintage-watch-bobs-watches.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/red-submariner-vintage-watch-bobs-watches-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/red-submariner-vintage-watch-bobs-watches-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/red-submariner-vintage-watch-bobs-watches-950x1024.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Submariner Vintage Watch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Robert rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring from the United States Air Force after 22 years of service, including seeing action in the Vietnam War. For decades Rolex watches have been worn by members of armed forces all over the world. Whether military issued, like the rare Rolex &#8220;MilSub&#8221; made specifically for the United Kingdom&#8217;s Royal Navy or a run-of-the-mill GMT-Master purchased at a PX, Rolex watches have been on the wrists of countless men who&#8217;ve put their lives on the line to protect their country. This fact is a testament to the robustness, dependability and functionality of Rolex watches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9812\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9812\" title=\"rolex submariner wristwatch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rolex-submariner-wristwatch.jpg\" alt=\"rolex submariner wristwatch\" width=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rolex-submariner-wristwatch.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rolex-submariner-wristwatch-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rolex-submariner-wristwatch-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bobswatches.com\/rolex-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/rolex-submariner-wristwatch-1024x813.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolex Submariner Wristwatch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When a watch you purchase comes with a clue, whether in the form of an engraving or documentation (e.g., guarantee, repair invoices), we encourage you to follow the paper trail to learn about the life of its previous owner(s). Trust us, what&#8217;s more fulfilling than knowing just the technical minutiae about a watch is knowing the full life it led&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the first thing that comes to mind when you look at this Rolex Submariner? 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