REF 1680 · 1978 serial
SOLD
Broad ArrowWatchworks — Northampton, England
Specialist watch dealer & servicing house — Great Britain
Proper watches,held to the mark.
Vintage, neo-vintage and modern — hand-picked watches sold with dealer-grade honesty, and a servicing bench run to British Horological Institute standards. Built by watch geeks. For watch geeks.
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§01 — The cabinet
In the cabinet this week.
REF 16750 · c. 1985
SOLD
REF 79190 · final reference
SOLD
M99.1 · under 1 year old
SOLD
REF SNA411
SOLD
Wanted — for the cabinet
Selling or part-exchanging? The bench pays honest money.
Get an honest valuation§02 — The Journal
Notes from the bench.
§03 — The inspection
Every watch ships with its papers.
No stock photos, no “good for age”. Every piece crosses our bench before it crosses the counter, and leaves with a structured condition report — eight fields, honestly filled in.
- Honest means honest. Polished cases, service parts and replacement bracelets are stated plainly — never buried.
- Sold pieces stay published. The archive is our track record — reports and all.
- 12-month mechanical warranty on every serviced watch we sell.
Condition Report — Inspection SheetRolex Submariner 1680 · 1978 serial
FORM BAW-1
SHEET 1 OF 1
№ 0001
SHEET 1 OF 1
№ 0001
| Case | Lightly polished in the past but retains a very strong shape, with crisp lines and no major dings or issues. |
|---|---|
| Dial | Mark I matte ‘White Sub’ dial with amazing, even patina throughout. One of the best we have come across. |
| Hands | Original handset with patina matching the dial plots evenly. |
| Movement | Calibre 1570 in excellent condition — running extremely well. |
| Crystal | ‘Top hat’ crystal in near perfect condition. |
| Bracelet | Service replacement Oyster from later in the period; truly wonderful condition with minimal stretch. |
| Service history | Bezel and crown likely Rolex service replacements from the mid ’80s; lume pip matches in well. |
| Box & papers | Official Rolex sleeve and service box. |
§04 — Servicing
Send your watch to the bench.
Each watch is treated as a piece of living history — our goal is to tread lightly in everything we do.
§05 — The mark
For three centuries the broad arrow was struck into everything the Crown stood behind — rifle stocks, ration tins, and the dials of military watches. It meant one thing: inspected, and accounted for.
We put our name to the same mark. Based in the Northamptonshire countryside with a small team of accredited watchmakers and horologists, Broad Arrow Watchworks exists because good watches — vintage, neo-vintage or modern — deserve better than “sold as seen”.
Broad Arrow Watchworks — Northampton, England