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On its own, as a watch, in purely aesthetic terms, it does have a certain charm. To me though, this isn't a vintage piece, at least not one that I would seek out or pay strong money for. If it were mine I'd send it to Simon Freece or Bob Ridley and have the lume 'aged' slightly, not coffee/orange but just something a little warmer than the lumi white. I'd then wear it and enjoy it, knowing that you're unlikely to lose much, if anything on it, come resale. However, at 12-15K usd it wouldn't be an easy/quick sell, as IMO the majority of those looking at a Red 1680 are buying it for the dial, an original one that is, that wears its 45+ yrs with pride.
With the sympathetically aged lume, I would probably choose it over the new Rolex equivalent, but that's mainly due to not liking the ceramic models in general.
Either way, if the OP likes it, which he clearly does, then it was a successful exercise. Top marks for perseverance.
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