Watch Chronicles with a Diver's Rolex Submariner Red "1680" | Bob's Watches

Every watch has a story to tell. Join us as we sit down with Navy diver Robin Farmer and discuss his Submariner that he bought 50 years ago. Shop pre-owned Rolex: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex/ Shop the Submariner featured in this video and much more here: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-submariner-1.html Robin Farmer purchased his Rolex Submariner 1680 in 1971 in the Naval Exchange aboard the Roosevelt #42. He was in the Navy at the time and had finally decided to invest in a dependable dive watch of his own after relying on the watches his diving buddies were wearing. It wasn’t until they were stationed in the Mediterranean that he joined the diving club and finally decided to take the leap and invest in his own dive watch. Thus, began the story of his Submariner over 50 years ago. The Submariner was developed as a diver’s tool watch, featuring a rotatable bezel, a luminous display on the dial, and a waterproof case. It’s pretty unusual to hear of collectors today using their Submariner for its actual intended purpose as a diver’s tool watch, but that’s exactly what Robin Farmer did. He purchased his Rolex purely out of necessity and admits that he was never really a watch guy but more so a diving enthusiast. It simply made sense to invest in a Submariner. His Submariner was integral to tracking diving times and decompression stops and even acted as a pressure gauge indicating how much air was left in his tank. As one can imagine, sharing such vital inform