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Reference:3716

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	Antiquorum’s 2008 catalogue and collector Marcus Siems’s 2024 essay “The Deceptive Oyster — Meet the Rolex ‘Empire’” pair the 3716’s subsidiary seconds with the center-seconds ref. 3548. A 2020 r/rolex collector post describes the 3716 as the 3548’s small-seconds counterpart and uses “Empire” for the straight-lug style. Antiquorum says period advertisements used “Impero”; its 2008 catalogue does not reproduce the advertisement.		Antiquorum’s 2008 catalogue and collector Marcus Siems’s 2024 essay “The Deceptive Oyster — Meet the Rolex ‘Empire’” pair the 3716’s subsidiary seconds with the center-seconds ref. 3548. A 2020 r/rolex collector post describes the 3716 as the 3548’s small-seconds counterpart and uses “Empire” for the straight-lug style. Antiquorum says period advertisements used “Impero”; its 2008 catalogue does not reproduce the advertisement.

	~~The~~ catalogues ~~distinguish the 3716 from the 3548 by its subsidiary seconds rather than center seconds. They also~~ show ~~variation~~ in metal, dial, and bracelet. Siems reports finding 18 publicly known 3716s; that count describes the examples in his survey.		Auction catalogues show variations in metal, dial, and bracelet. Siems reports finding 18 publicly known 3716s; that count describes the examples in his survey.

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==

	Siems proposes about 1938–44 for the Empire group. Auction catalogues date individual 3716s to circa 1940, ~~circa~~ 1942, circa 1943, and circa 1945–46. Antiquorum's 1989 catalogue dates a pink-gold example to the 1950s. ~~The~~ catalogue dates ~~conflict, so~~ the ~~reference's~~ production span ~~remains uncertain~~.		Siems proposes about 1938–44 for the Empire group. Auction catalogues date individual 3716s to circa 1940, 1942, circa 1943, and circa 1945–46. Christie’s described case 54,524 as circa 1945 in 2007, then as manufactured in 1942 in 2010; Monaco Legend repeated the 1942 date for that case in 2020. Antiquorum's 1989 catalogue dates a pink-gold example to the 1950s. This mix of catalogue dates leaves the production span unconfirmed.

	Heritage's 2017 lot describes an inscription on case 56420 reading “Recuerdo de San Julian Diciembre 1946.” The inscription dates the dedication to December 1946; it does not independently date manufacture. Accademia Fine Art prints the serial as “46.742.” ~~The cited~~ serial charts ~~do not establish a year for~~ that number.		Heritage's 2017 lot describes an inscription on case 56420 reading “Recuerdo de San Julian Diciembre 1946.” The inscription dates the dedication to December 1946; it does not independently date manufacture. Accademia Fine Art prints the serial as “46.742.” Available serial charts leave that number undated.

	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	The auction descriptions identify automatic movements around 9¾ lignes. Antiquorum's 1995 record ~~and~~ Christie's ~~description of case 54524 give~~ 19 jewels. Monaco Legend describes case 208572 as a nickel-finished lever movement without a numeric caliber.		The auction descriptions identify automatic movements around 9¾ lignes. Antiquorum's 1995 record lists 19 jewels. Christie's 2007 catalogue gives 19 jewels for case 54,524; its 2010 entry for the same case lists 17. Monaco Legend describes case 208572 as a nickel-finished lever movement without a numeric caliber.

	The caliber number is unsettled. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual and Antiquorum list 635; Siems and WatchNet Japan assign 620. Antiquorum also dates Cal. 635 to 1940–51, a catalogue statement rather than a factory record. ~~No cited~~ factory record or securely legible movement marking ~~reconciles the two assignments~~.		The caliber number is unsettled. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual and Antiquorum list 635; Siems and WatchNet Japan assign 620. Antiquorum also dates Cal. 635 to 1940–51, a catalogue statement rather than a factory record. The sources currently available do not reconcile the two assignments; a factory record or a securely legible movement marking would be needed.

	The 9¾-line dimension describes movement size. A circulated model-to-caliber chart on Rolex Forums also lists 9.75 for the reference; it gives no numeric caliber and its compiler is unidentified.		The 9¾-line dimension describes movement size. A circulated model-to-caliber chart on Rolex Forums also lists 9.75 for the reference; it gives no numeric caliber and its compiler is unidentified.
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	\| 2007, Christie's, case 54524		\| 2007, Christie's, case 54524
	\| ~~Circa 1945 pink~~-~~gold example~~; ~~case 54524 reappears in Monaco Legend's 2020~~ catalogue		\| Pink gold, 32 mm, 19-jewel movement; catalogue dates it circa 1945
	\| Sale result not recorded here		\| Sale result not recorded here
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	\| Steel, black dial, cal. 635 as catalogued; Antiquorum notes the same watch appeared in the Mondani sale in 2006		\| Steel, black dial, cal. 635 as catalogued; Antiquorum notes the same watch appeared in the Mondani sale in 2006
	\| CHF 15,600		\| CHF 15,600
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			\| 2010, Christie's lot 49; 2020, Monaco Legend lot 125 (same case 54524)
			\| Pink gold, 32 mm; Christie's lists 17 jewels and dates the watch to 1942; Monaco Legend also dates this case to 1942
			\| Results not recorded here
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	\| 2014, Heritage Auctions, lot 60182		\| 2014, Heritage Auctions, lot 60182
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	\| EUR 15,625 including premium		\| EUR 15,625 including premium
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	~~==Gallery==~~

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

			* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5309178 "Rolex ref. 3716, case 54,524, lot 49", Christie’s, 2010]
	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-176-49 "Rolex ref. 3716, Antiquorum Hong Kong 1989 lot 49", Antiquorum, 1989]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-176-49 "Rolex ref. 3716, Antiquorum Hong Kong 1989 lot 49", Antiquorum, 1989]
	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-120-84 "Rolex ref. 3716, Antiquorum Hong Kong 1995 lot 84", Antiquorum, 1995]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-120-84 "Rolex ref. 3716, Antiquorum Hong Kong 1995 lot 84", Antiquorum, 1995]

Reference:6210

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Reference:6106

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	The auction records give case numbers 802568, 803115, 803117, and 803400. The forum owner reports 803027 for a separate watch. The [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial-number guide]] keeps each source’s date beside its case number; these entries are specimen dates, not a 6106 serial-year chart.		The auction records give case numbers 802568, 803115, 803117, and 803400. The forum owner reports 803027 for a separate watch. The [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial-number guide]] keeps each source’s date beside its case number; these entries are specimen dates, not a 6106 serial-year chart.

	[[File:~~Ref 6106 case~~ profile.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Case 803400, side and case detail — Monaco Legend Auctions\|alt=Side view of the 6106 case and smooth bezel]]		[[File:Ref_6106_case-profile.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|Case 803400, side and case detail — Monaco Legend Auctions\|alt=Side view of the 6106 case and smooth bezel]]

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
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	File:Ref_6106_dial-variant-officially.webp\|Case 803400, dial detail — Monaco Legend Auctions		File:Ref_6106_dial-variant-officially.webp\|Case 803400, dial detail — Monaco Legend Auctions
	File:Ref_6106_dial-variant-explorer.webp\|Case 803115, 3-6-9 dial — Monaco Legend Auctions		File:Ref_6106_dial-variant-explorer.webp\|Case 803115, 3-6-9 dial — Monaco Legend Auctions
	File:~~Ref_6106_papers-and-bracelet~~.webp\|Hodinkee’s 2017 6106 with certificate and receipt — Hodinkee		File:Ref_6106_papers_and_bracelet.webp\|Hodinkee’s 2017 6106 with certificate and receipt — Hodinkee
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	\| [[Reference:4362\|4362]] \|\| Auction examples dated circa 1940–1957; production limits unproved \|\| 9¾-line movement reports; object numbers 6248, 29304, 902507 and 97561; no caliber established \|\| Steel examples reported at 35–36 mm; several dial descriptions, with compatible catalogue descriptions for case 286311		\| [[Reference:4362\|4362]] \|\| Auction examples dated circa 1940–1957; production limits unproved \|\| 9¾-line movement reports; object numbers 6248, 29304, 902507 and 97561; no caliber established \|\| Steel examples reported at 35–36 mm; several dial descriptions, with compatible catalogue descriptions for case 286311
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	\| [[Reference:6106\|6106]] \|\| ~~Auction~~ examples ~~dated 1951 and circa 1952~~ \|\| Antiquorum identifies Cal. 645; Monaco Legend uses A260, a size-family code ~~shared with Cal. 645~~ \|\| Steel 34 mm examples with several dial layouts, ~~including~~ a 3-6-9 dial ~~described~~ as Explorer-style~~. Production span and dial originality are not established~~		\| [[Reference:6106\|6106]] \|\| Dated examples cluster in 1951–1952; one dealer listing gives 1962 from a masked serial (unverified) \|\| Antiquorum identifies Cal. 645; Monaco Legend uses A260, the related size-family code \|\| Steel 34 mm examples with several dial layouts. Hodinkee reports 1952 chronometer papers, a 1953 receipt, and spring-loaded links on one bracelet; ref. 803115 has a 3-6-9 dial catalogued as Explorer-style
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	\| [[Reference:6502\|6502]] \|\| Auction examples mostly dated to the 1950s; case 994893 has a circa-1964 auction date that conflicts with its circa-1954 serial-chart estimate \|\| Cal. 1030 in auction catalogues and Watch-Wiki \|\| No-date, gold Oyster Perpetual, 34–35 mm in catalogues. The article consolidates duplicate case 36675 and explains the disputed 6502/6603 attribution for case 36701		\| [[Reference:6502\|6502]] \|\| Auction examples mostly dated to the 1950s; case 994893 has a circa-1964 auction date that conflicts with its circa-1954 serial-chart estimate \|\| Cal. 1030 in auction catalogues and Watch-Wiki \|\| No-date, gold Oyster Perpetual, 34–35 mm in catalogues. The article consolidates duplicate case 36675 and explains the disputed 6502/6603 attribution for case 36701
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	* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 47]		* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 47]
	* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-91 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 91]		* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-91 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 91]
			* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/bring-a-loupe-15-september-2017 Hodinkee, ref. 6106 feature, 15 September 2017]
			* [https://laurent-fine-watches.myshopify.com/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6106-in-ss-bubble-back-with-caliber-a260-from-1962 Laurent Fine Watches, ref. 6106 listing (1962; partial serial)]
	* [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, ref. 6106, 2025 lot 2191]		* [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, ref. 6106, 2025 lot 2191]
	* [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/42cd8c41aebfa8aff879eaa499a6cb9f/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-fine-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1000/ Burstow & Hewett, ref. 6106, 2023 lot 1000]		* [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/42cd8c41aebfa8aff879eaa499a6cb9f/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-fine-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1000/ Burstow & Hewett, ref. 6106, 2023 lot 1000]

Reference:Serial-numbers

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	For ref. [[Reference:6106\|6106]], auction catalogues associate case 802568 with circa 1952, 803115 with 1951, and 803117 and 803400 with 1952. See [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/42cd8c41aebfa8aff879eaa499a6cb9f/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-fine-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1000/ Burstow & Hewett lot 1000], [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-91 Monaco Legend lot 91], [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants lot 2191], and [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend lot 47]. These are dates assigned to individual lots, not a serial-year chart or the production limits of the reference.		For ref. [[Reference:6106\|6106]], auction catalogues associate case 802568 with circa 1952, 803115 with 1951, and 803117 and 803400 with 1952. See [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/42cd8c41aebfa8aff879eaa499a6cb9f/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-fine-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1000/ Burstow & Hewett lot 1000], [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-91 Monaco Legend lot 91], [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants lot 2191], and [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend lot 47]. These are dates assigned to individual lots, not a serial-year chart or the production limits of the reference. A Vintage Rolex Forum owner separately reports case 803027 and dates that watch to about 1951; this is an owner attribution, not an independently checked serial-year anchor. [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/vintagerolexforum/rolex-6106-op-red-line-officially-t48872.html Vintage Rolex Forum thread]

	For ref. [[Reference:1038\|1038]], auction catalogues date case 2,236,996 to circa 1969, case 2,287,904 to circa 1969, and case 2,430,165 to circa 1970. Gardiner Houlgate gives a partial case number, 2430xxx, for a watch it dates to circa 1970; it may be the same watch as Antiquorum's case 2,430,165. Gardiner Houlgate also records a “4 70” bracelet stamp, which dates the bracelet. See [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-123/14/ Ineichen lot 14], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-316-295 Antiquorum Hong Kong lot 295], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-381-224 Antiquorum Geneva lot 224], and [https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/03dc801ee229c37db51430f814d19b2e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/watches-jewellery-lot-36/ Gardiner Houlgate lot 36]. These catalogue dates apply to individual lots; they do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference's production limits.		For ref. [[Reference:1038\|1038]], auction catalogues date case 2,236,996 to circa 1969, case 2,287,904 to circa 1969, and case 2,430,165 to circa 1970. Gardiner Houlgate gives a partial case number, 2430xxx, for a watch it dates to circa 1970; it may be the same watch as Antiquorum's case 2,430,165. Gardiner Houlgate also records a “4 70” bracelet stamp, which dates the bracelet. See [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-123/14/ Ineichen lot 14], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-316-295 Antiquorum Hong Kong lot 295], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-381-224 Antiquorum Geneva lot 224], and [https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/03dc801ee229c37db51430f814d19b2e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/watches-jewellery-lot-36/ Gardiner Houlgate lot 36]. These catalogue dates apply to individual lots; they do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference's production limits.
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	* [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, ref. 6106 case 803117, 1952]		* [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2191---rolex-a-stainless-steel-automatic-centre-secon/?au=14200&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2510236&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, ref. 6106 case 803117, 1952]
	* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106 case 803400, 1952]		* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106 case 803400, 1952]
			* [https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/vintagerolexforum/rolex-6106-op-red-line-officially-t48872.html Vintage Rolex Forum owner report, ref. 6106 case 803027, circa 1951 (unverified owner date)]

	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/50 Phillips 2015, ref. 6611 case 214,124, dated 1956]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/50 Phillips 2015, ref. 6611 case 214,124, dated 1956]

Reference:Movements

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	A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement.		A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement. Auction catalogues use both labels on ref. [[Reference:6106\|6106]] examples: Monaco Legend identifies case 803400 as A260, while Antiquorum names Cal. 645 in a separate 6106. These are specimen-level attributions, consistent with A.260 as a size-family code rather than a unique commercial caliber name.

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Reference:6106

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Photograph from [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/bring-a-loupe-15-september-2017 Hodinkee, 15 September 2017]. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6106 is shown with its reported chronometer certificate and purchase receipt.

Reference:16003

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	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ladies' time-only<small>1973–82 catalogue examples; factory span unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6718\|6718]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ladies' time-only<small>1973–82 catalogue examples; factory span unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6718\|6718]]</div></div>
	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit Datejust 36<small>From 1959; Monochrome dates discontinuation to 1981</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1601\|1601]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit Datejust 36<small>From 1959; Monochrome dates discontinuation to 1981</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1601\|1601]]</div></div>
	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit Datejust 36<small>Introduced 1988; published end dates differ</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16234\|16234]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit acrylic-crystal Datejust 36<small>Generation introduced 1977; reference end dates vary</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16003\|16003]]</div></div>
			<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit sapphire-crystal Datejust 36<small>Introduced 1988; published end dates differ</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16234\|16234]]</div></div>
	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Last pre-refresh generation<small>2007–2020</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116000\|116000]] [[Reference:114300\|114300]] [[Reference:177200\|177200]] [[Reference:176200\|176200]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Last pre-refresh generation<small>2007–2020</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116000\|116000]] [[Reference:114300\|114300]] [[Reference:177200\|177200]] [[Reference:176200\|176200]]</div></div>
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Reference:Serial-numbers

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	For ref. [[Reference:1038\|1038]], auction catalogues date case 2,236,996 to circa 1969, case 2,287,904 to circa 1969, and case 2,430,165 to circa 1970. Gardiner Houlgate gives a partial case number, 2430xxx, for a watch it dates to circa 1970; it may be the same watch as Antiquorum's case 2,430,165. Gardiner Houlgate also records a “4 70” bracelet stamp, which dates the bracelet. See [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-123/14/ Ineichen lot 14], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-316-295 Antiquorum Hong Kong lot 295], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-381-224 Antiquorum Geneva lot 224], and [https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/03dc801ee229c37db51430f814d19b2e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/watches-jewellery-lot-36/ Gardiner Houlgate lot 36]. These catalogue dates apply to individual lots; they do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference's production limits.		For ref. [[Reference:1038\|1038]], auction catalogues date case 2,236,996 to circa 1969, case 2,287,904 to circa 1969, and case 2,430,165 to circa 1970. Gardiner Houlgate gives a partial case number, 2430xxx, for a watch it dates to circa 1970; it may be the same watch as Antiquorum's case 2,430,165. Gardiner Houlgate also records a “4 70” bracelet stamp, which dates the bracelet. See [https://ineichen.com/auctions/timed-123/14/ Ineichen lot 14], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-316-295 Antiquorum Hong Kong lot 295], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1038-oyster-perpetual-zephyr-lot-381-224 Antiquorum Geneva lot 224], and [https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/03dc801ee229c37db51430f814d19b2e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/watches-jewellery-lot-36/ Gardiner Houlgate lot 36]. These catalogue dates apply to individual lots; they do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference's production limits.

			For Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003\|16003]], Kaplans dates case serial 5,230,455 to circa 1977. Morton assigns circa 1978 to 5,885,578, while Dorotheum dates the slightly lower case number 5,880,264 to circa 1979. Those close serials receive dates in reverse order, so the catalogue dates are approximate lot attributions rather than a serial-year sequence. Kaplans and Dorotheum list movement numbers separately from the case serial. See [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, auction 385]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134]; [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, lot 301-400018/0001].

	A different reference stamped inside the caseback needs comparison with documented examples of that model. Assess the fit and markings together before accepting the back as original or period-correct.		A different reference stamped inside the caseback needs comparison with documented examples of that model. Assess the fit and markings together before accepting the back as original or period-correct.

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	Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.		Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.

			Exact-reference auction catalogues also identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003\|16003]] examples. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134].

	Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.		Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.

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<small>Datejust → '''16003'''</small>

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[[File:Ref 16003 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Two-tone Rolex Datejust 16003 with smooth yellow-gold bezel and Jubilee bracelet|Datejust 16003 sold by Menta Watches; source image credited to Menta Watches.]]
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The 16003 is a two-tone Datejust with a smooth yellow-gold bezel, steel case and Cal. 3035. Thomas Van Straaten's Fratello guide dates the five-digit Datejust generation to 1977. Exact-reference catalogues date individual 16003 watches from about 1977 to one example dated 1986. ART Jewellery & Watches lists 1977–1988 without a cited source; the final production year remains unknown.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! Detail !! Evidence
|-
| Reference || 16003
|-
| Family || Datejust, five-digit generation
|-
| Metal || Steel and yellow gold. Individual catalogues specify 14K or 18K gold; those descriptions should stay attached to their examples.
|-
| Bezel || Smooth yellow gold. Ref. 16013 is the related fluted-bezel version.
|-
| Movement || Cal. 3035 automatic, with quickset date. The movement is identified in multiple exact-reference catalogues.
|-
| Crystal || Acrylic / plastic is specified in one exact-reference catalogue; this is consistent with the five-digit generation described by Fratello.
|-
| Case size || Most records say 36 mm. Morton and Galerie Fischer list 35 mm; the catalogues do not explain the difference.
|-
| Dials recorded || Gold-tone applied indexes, white painted Roman numerals with dot markers, silver geometric indexes and black. These are documented examples, not a complete factory list.
|-
| Bracelets recorded || Two-tone Jubilee and Oyster examples. Published examples do not by themselves prove original delivery.
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The 16003 pairs a steel case and yellow-gold smooth bezel; the fluted Yellow Rolesor sibling is the 16013. A Rolex Forums participant reports that a 1988 Swiss price list paired the 16003 with Jubilee 62523, though the list itself is not reproduced in the thread.

Van Straaten dates the five-digit Datejust generation to 1977 and the sapphire-crystal 162xx generation to 1988. Those dates mark the generation change; the 16003's final year is not established by the same evidence.

==Production outline==

Kaplans dates serial 5,230,455 to about 1977. Galerie Fischer records serial 5,316,316 without a watch date. Morton assigns about 1978 to serial 5,885,578, while Dorotheum dates the slightly lower case number 5,880,264 to about 1979. The two close numbers receive dates in reverse order, so catalogue estimates should not be read as a serial-year sequence. Sant’Agostino lists another example from 1986. ART Jewellery & Watches gives 1977–1988 without a cited method.

Sale date, watch estimate and guarantee date are separate evidence. Galerie Fischer's 2011 catalogue dates the auction, not the watch. Menta describes its example as circa 1978 and reports a guarantee dated 1984; that paper dates the sale of that watch, not the reference.

The February 1989 Swiss price list maps 16013 to the fluted 16233. It does not establish a final year for 16003; 1977–1988 remains a directory estimate, not a serial-based production span.

==Movement notes==

The auction catalogues identify Cal. 3035, a 27-jewel automatic movement running at 28,800 beats per hour. Van Straaten dates its introduction in the Datejust to 1977 and describes the quickset date: the crown advances the date without turning the hands through a full day. The Cal. 3035 section of the [[Reference:Movements|Movements guide]] lists a 48-hour reserve and other construction details.

[[File:Ref 16003 movement.webp|thumb|right|230px|alt=Rolex Cal. 3035 exposed inside a two-tone Datejust 16003|Cal. 3035 in the Menta example. The open caseback also shows the 16000 inner-back marking.]]

Kaplans and Dorotheum record movement numbers separately from case serials. Neither catalogue links those numbers into a dating sequence.

==Dial map==

The auction and archive records document several dial appearances. They do not give a complete factory menu:

{| class="wikitable"
! Appearance !! Record !! Limit
|-
| Gold-tone dial with applied indexes || Dorotheum and Galerie Fischer || Descriptions of individual watches; neither establishes prevalence.
|-
| White dial with painted Roman numerals and dot markers || Morton Subastas || The catalogue identifies the layout; it does not establish that every component is original to the case.
|-
| Silver dial with applied geometric markers || Sant’Agostino || One dated auction example.
|-
| Black dial || [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-black-dial-datejust-reference-16003-unpolished archived example] || One seller-described example; its date is not a production boundary.
|-
| Painted Roman-numeral “Buckley” dial || Menta Watches listing || Seller's collector shorthand for the painted numerals; it is not a separate reference or a 16003-only dial family.
|}

The Menta photographs show aged luminous plots on the Roman-numeral example. This records the condition of one dial; the sources do not establish a lume changeover or a sequence of dial and hand changes.

[[File:Ref 16003 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|230px|alt=Close view of the painted Roman-numeral dial on a Rolex Datejust 16003|Painted Roman numerals on one 16003; Menta Watches.]]

==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes==

The defining case combination is steel with a yellow-gold smooth bezel. The case is commonly catalogued at 36 mm, though the Morton and Galerie Fischer records give 35 mm. The sources do not explain the difference, so both figures are retained.

Kaplans identifies a plastic crystal, and Van Straaten describes acrylic crystals across the five-digit generation. Dorotheum describes a screw-down crown. The Menta photographs show a closed Oyster caseback; its inner caseback bears “16000.” Kaplans records the same marking in its case-number field. Both catalogues identify their watches as ref. 16003, so the internal marking should be kept separate from the case serial.

[[File:Ref 16003 caseback.webp|thumb|right|230px|alt=External caseback of a two-tone Rolex Datejust 16003 on its bracelet|Closed caseback on the Menta example; the separate inner caseback photograph shows the 16000 marking.]]

==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes==

Two-tone Jubilee bracelets appear in the Morton and Galerie Fischer catalogues. The May 2011 Rolex USA parts list assigns Jubilee 62523/455 and Oyster 78363/458 to references 16003, 16013 and 16253; it lists Oyster 78363/458B for 16203, 16233 and 16263. Menta describes its 16003 with 78363/458B. That single watch conflicts with the parts list’s reference assignments; the sources do not establish whether it reflects later replacement or another parts history. Neither record proves original delivery on a particular watch.

The Menta listing includes a 1984 guarantee and a box. Those accessories belong to that set; no source ties a particular box or paper type to every 16003.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref_16003_bracelet-detail.webp|Menta's 16003, described with 78363/458B
File:Ref_16003_bracelet-detail_2.webp|Separate 78363 bracelet with an end link marked 458; [https://lunaroyster.com/product/2009-rolex-oyster-steel-gold-78363-bracelet-458-ends/ source listing]
</gallery>

==Special branches==

One [https://hqmilton.com/products/1978-rolex-two-tone-datejust-16003-white-large-roman-numeral-dial archived 16003 listing] says its fluted bezel was fitted by a later owner and that the watch originally had a smooth bezel. It documents one altered watch, not how often owners changed bezels.

==Historical market and auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! Record !! Catalogue details
|-
| Kaplans, auction 385, 7 December 2019 || Serial 5,230,455; c.1977; Cal. 3035; steel and gold; plastic crystal; 36 mm. The catalogue's “Case no. 16000” field is not a second serial.
|-
| Galerie Fischer, June 2011, lot 6435 || Serial 5,316,316; Cal. 3035; steel and 18K yellow gold; gold-tone applied-index dial; two-tone Jubilee; 35 mm. June 2011 is the sale date; no production date is given.
|-
| Morton Subastas, 22 January 2020, lot 134 || Serial 5,885,578; c.1978; Cal. 3035; steel and 14K yellow gold; white Roman/dot dial; two-tone Jubilee; 35 mm.
|-
| Dorotheum, 13 April 2017, lot 301-400018/0001 || Case 5,880,264; c.1979; Cal. 3035, 27 jewels; steel and 18K gold; gold-tone dial; approximately 36 mm.
|-
| Sant’Agostino, 13 December 2023, lot 22 || Catalogue dates the watch to 1986; Cal. 3035; steel case with gold bezel; silver dial; 36 mm.
|}

The records show a two-tone Datejust with Cal. 3035, while dial, bracelet, stated gold purity and measured diameter vary among the catalogued examples. They establish dated watches, not factory production endpoints or a complete variant census.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 16003 hero.webp|Menta Watches, front view of one 16003
File:Ref 16003 dial-detail.webp|Painted Roman-numeral dial on the same watch
File:Ref_16003_bracelet-detail.webp|Two-tone Oyster bracelet on the same watch
File:Ref_16003_bracelet-detail_2.webp|Separate 78363 bracelet with an end link marked 458; [https://lunaroyster.com/product/2009-rolex-oyster-steel-gold-78363-bracelet-458-ends/ source listing]
File:Ref 16003 caseback.webp|Outer caseback, same watch
File:Ref 16003 movement.webp|Cal. 3035 and inner caseback, same watch
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== Sources ==

* [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, "Dorotheum, 13 April 2017, lot 301-400018/0001 — Datejust ref. 16003", Dorotheum, 2017-04-13]
* [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans Auktioner, "Kaplans Auktioner, 7 December 2019, auction 385 — Datejust ref. 16003", Kaplans Auktioner, 2019-12-07]
* [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton Subastas, "Morton Subastas, 22 January 2020, lot 134 — Datejust ref. 16003", Morton Subastas, 2020-01-22]
* [https://s78b01882d4cf7fc1.jimcontent.com/download/version/1511514257/module/15418798196/name/2011_06_Kunstauktion_Kat.3.pdf Galerie Fischer Auktionen AG, "Galerie Fischer, June 2011, lot 6435 — Datejust ref. 16003", Galerie Fischer Auktionen AG, 2011-06]
* [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/940186/rolex-br-mod-datejust-ref-16003-anno-1986 Sant’Agostino Casa d’Aste, "Sant’Agostino Casa d’Aste, 13 December 2023, lot 22 — Datejust ref. 16003", Sant’Agostino Casa d’Aste, 2023-12-13]
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/vintage_datejust_buying_guide/ Thomas Van Straaten, "Buying Guide: Finding the Right Vintage Rolex Datejust For You", Fratello, 2022-06-02]
* [https://mentawatches.com/product/rolex-full-set-16003-buckley-datejust/ Menta Watches, "Menta Watches, sold listing — Datejust ref. 16003 with painted Roman-numeral dial", Menta Watches]
* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-black-dial-datejust-reference-16003-unpolished Wind Vintage, "Wind Vintage, black-dial Datejust ref. 16003", Wind Vintage]
* [https://hqmilton.com/products/1978-rolex-two-tone-datejust-16003-white-large-roman-numeral-dial HQ Milton, "HQ Milton, 1978 Datejust ref. 16003 with later fluted bezel", HQ Milton]
* [https://journal.craftandtailored.com/how-to-buy-a-vintage-rolex-datejust/ Craft + Tailored, "How to Buy a Vintage Rolex Datejust", Craft + Tailored]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=2599959 forum participants, "Rolex Forums, July 2011 — 16003 identification and reported 1988 Swiss price-list entry", Rolex Forums, 2011-07]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=176246 Denver Dick, "Rolex Forums, May 2011 — Rolex USA replacement Jubilee 62523 entry", Rolex Forums, 2011-05-12]
* [https://www.r-l-x.de/forum/showthread.php/24091-Die-gro%C3%9Fe-Referenzumstellung-1988-89-und-eine-interessante-Preisliste%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6 Prof. Rolex, "R-L-X Forum, January 2006 — February 1989 Swiss Rolex price list images", R-L-X Das Forum, 2006-01-26]
* [https://artjewellerywatches.com/en/rolex-production-year ART Jewellery & Watches, "Rolex Production Year Guide — ref. 16003 entry", ART Jewellery & Watches]
* [https://www.thewatch.co.il/image/users/190146/ftp/my_files/ROLEX/Rolex-Price-List%20--2011%20-usa.pdf?id=13123755 Rolex USA, "Rolex USA Price List, effective 10 May 2011 — bracelet replacement parts", Rolex USA, 2011-05-10]
* [https://lunaroyster.com/product/2009-rolex-oyster-steel-gold-78363-bracelet-458-ends/ Lunar Oyster, "Lunar Oyster — two-tone Oyster 78363 bracelet with 458 end links", Lunar Oyster]

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	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Manual-wind Oyster<small>c.1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1573\|1573]] [[Reference:2280\|2280]] [[Reference:2416\|2416]] [[Reference:2849\|2849]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Manual-wind Oyster<small>c.1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1573\|1573]] [[Reference:2280\|2280]] [[Reference:2416\|2416]] [[Reference:2849\|2849]]</div></div>
	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback era<small>1933–45</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1858\|1858]] [[Reference:3131\|3131]] [[Reference:3372\|3372]] [[Reference:3525\|3525]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback era<small>1933–45</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1858\|1858]] [[Reference:3131\|3131]] [[Reference:3372\|3372]] [[Reference:3525\|3525]]</div></div>
	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>catalogue ~~examples~~ circa ~~1945–1955~~; ~~some later estimates conflict~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002\|5002]] [[Reference:5003\|5003]] [[Reference:5006\|5006]] [[Reference:5010\|5010]] [[Reference:5013\|5013]] [[Reference:5018\|5018]] [[Reference:5045\|5045]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>selected catalogue estimates circa 1940–1955; dates do not set production spans</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002\|5002]] [[Reference:5003\|5003]] [[Reference:5006\|5006]] [[Reference:5010\|5010]] [[Reference:5013\|5013]] [[Reference:5018\|5018]] [[Reference:5045\|5045]] [[Reference:6006\|6006]]</div></div>

	<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Straight-lug Empire Oyster<small>catalogue dates circa 1940–1950s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3548\|3548]] [[Reference:3716\|3716]]</div></div>		<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Straight-lug Empire Oyster<small>catalogue dates circa 1940–1950s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3548\|3548]] [[Reference:3716\|3716]]</div></div>

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	For [[Reference:6056\|ref. 6056]], Watches of Knightsbridge dates an example to circa 1952 but gives no case number. Eguchi Vintage dates a seller-identified 6056 with partial serial 863*** to 1952. Bonhams dates case 864022 and Antiquorum dates case 865766 to circa 1953; Freeman's records case 865392 without a production date. These dates belong to individual watches. The partial serial does not establish a serial-year sequence or a factory production span. [https://watchesofknightsbridge.com/auctions/wp-content/uploads/19th-November-2016-SaleResults.pdf Watches of Knightsbridge]; [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/e21080102/ Eguchi Vintage]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2023-02%2F08%2FS-28031-0-1.pdf Bonhams]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6056-oyster-speedking-lot-336-239 Antiquorum]; [https://freemansauction.com/auction/999-essential-jewelry/lot/318 Freeman's]		For [[Reference:6056\|ref. 6056]], Watches of Knightsbridge dates an example to circa 1952 but gives no case number. Eguchi Vintage dates a seller-identified 6056 with partial serial 863*** to 1952. Bonhams dates case 864022 and Antiquorum dates case 865766 to circa 1953; Freeman's records case 865392 without a production date. These dates belong to individual watches. The partial serial does not establish a serial-year sequence or a factory production span. [https://watchesofknightsbridge.com/auctions/wp-content/uploads/19th-November-2016-SaleResults.pdf Watches of Knightsbridge]; [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/e21080102/ Eguchi Vintage]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2023-02%2F08%2FS-28031-0-1.pdf Bonhams]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6056-oyster-speedking-lot-336-239 Antiquorum]; [https://freemansauction.com/auction/999-essential-jewelry/lot/318 Freeman's]

			For [[Reference:6006\|ref. 6006]], Antiquorum dates case 927300 to 1952; Christie's dates case 911863 to 1953 and case 911866 to circa 1955. These are catalogue dates for three individual watches, not a reference-specific serial sequence. The two Christie's numbers are close, but their estimates cannot date another 6006 or establish the production span. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 Antiquorum, case 927300]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4700386 Christie's, case 911863]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4006241 Christie's, case 911866]

	Ref. [[Reference:1925\|1925]] shows why patent marks and case numbers need separate treatment. Christie’s lists case 25658 with Glasgow import marks dated 1928. Bonhams records a Dublin import mark dated 1928 and calls 260554 a case number. The British Museum transcribes 260554/1925 beneath “Great Britain Patents” on another early Oyster case; that object is not identified as ref. 1925. British patent GB260554A concerns a screw-threaded winding crown and has a listed priority date of 30 October 1925. Christie’s also prints “20302/260554” for its circa-1925 watch. Keep the catalogue numbers tied to those entries; the available records do not verify either field as a case serial. The import marks record the cases' entry into Britain and Ireland in 1928. [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1986-0509-4 British Museum, object 1986,0509.4] [https://patents.google.com/patent/GB260554A/en British patent GB260554A] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5606959 Christie’s, lot 5606959] [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/17940/lot/204/rolex-a-sterling-silver-manual-wind-wristwatchoyster-reference-1925-case-number-260554-hallmarked-dublin-import-1928/ Bonhams, lot 204]		Ref. [[Reference:1925\|1925]] shows why patent marks and case numbers need separate treatment. Christie’s lists case 25658 with Glasgow import marks dated 1928. Bonhams records a Dublin import mark dated 1928 and calls 260554 a case number. The British Museum transcribes 260554/1925 beneath “Great Britain Patents” on another early Oyster case; that object is not identified as ref. 1925. British patent GB260554A concerns a screw-threaded winding crown and has a listed priority date of 30 October 1925. Christie’s also prints “20302/260554” for its circa-1925 watch. Keep the catalogue numbers tied to those entries; the available records do not verify either field as a case serial. The import marks record the cases' entry into Britain and Ireland in 1928. [https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1986-0509-4 British Museum, object 1986,0509.4] [https://patents.google.com/patent/GB260554A/en British patent GB260554A] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5606959 Christie’s, lot 5606959] [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/17940/lot/204/rolex-a-sterling-silver-manual-wind-wristwatchoyster-reference-1925-case-number-260554-hallmarked-dublin-import-1928/ Bonhams, lot 204]

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Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:33 GMT

Record lot-specific Cal. 520 attribution in ref. 6006

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	The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.		The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Antiquorum attributes it to the 1952 ref. 6006, case 927300, and reports 17 jewels. Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.

	Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Cal. 520 in its lot description; the caliber stamp is not legible in its photograph. WatchNet's image of product A-6378 shows English service labels, including “CONNECTING CASE SCREWS.”		Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Cal. 520 in its lot description; the caliber stamp is not legible in its photograph. WatchNet's image of product A-6378 shows English service labels, including “CONNECTING CASE SCREWS.”
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	* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie’s: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655]		* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie’s: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655]
	* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/261/34/detail Aste Bolaffi, ref. 1858 lot 34 — movement no. 1143 identified as Hunter 8¾ (520)]		* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/261/34/detail Aste Bolaffi, ref. 1858 lot 34 — movement no. 1143 identified as Hunter 8¾ (520)]
	* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520]		* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 Antiquorum, ref. 6006, lot 253]
	* [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-1858/ Vintage & Prestige, stock W2107 — seller-listed Cal. 520 / 8¾]		* [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-1858/ Vintage & Prestige, stock W2107 — seller-listed Cal. 520 / 8¾]
	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, Hodinkee, “The Rolex Bubbleback and Why It Still Matters”, 7 October 2024 — movement-family account]		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, Hodinkee, “The Rolex Bubbleback and Why It Still Matters”, 7 October 2024 — movement-family account]

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Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:28 GMT

Add documented ref. 6006 to Bubbleback index

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	== Late small Bubbleback examples ==		== Late small Bubbleback examples ==

	Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. Dealer and auction listings also identify ref. 5045 examples around 1949–50; the Loupe This lot includes a photograph of the inner caseback stamp. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. For 5013, Doyle and Linckersdorff list solid-gold watches; Curious Curio, Cool Auction, and GMTBroker describe steel cases with gold bezels. The examined listings show several dial layouts, but do not establish their order or factory originality. Cool Auction assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA to its individual watch. A Rolex Forums chart gives 9.75 lignes, a size notation rather than a caliber. One marketplace listing describes a centre-seconds chapter-ring 5013, but its photograph shows no reference stamp or caseback, so that attribution is unverified. These dates and configurations belong to individual records, not production endpoints. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 107] [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, lot 1088] [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, item 355515195857] [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, stock CW-G346] [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, stock 20125] [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, 5013 listing] [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums model-to-caliber chart, 5013 row]		Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. Dealer and auction listings also identify ref. 5045 examples around 1949–50; the Loupe This lot includes a photograph of the inner caseback stamp. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. For 5013, Doyle and Linckersdorff list solid-gold watches; Curious Curio, Cool Auction, and GMTBroker describe steel cases with gold bezels. The examined listings show several dial layouts, but do not establish their order or factory originality. Cool Auction assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA to its individual watch. A Rolex Forums chart gives 9.75 lignes, a size notation rather than a caliber. One marketplace listing describes a centre-seconds chapter-ring 5013, but its photograph shows no reference stamp or caseback, so that attribution is unverified. These dates and configurations belong to individual records, not production endpoints. Christie’s describes its circa-1940 ref. 6006 as a Bubble Back. Later Christie’s and Antiquorum catalogues document gold examples dated 1952–55, with both central and subsidiary seconds. The 1952 Antiquorum watch is case 927300, with Cal. 520 and a restored subsidiary-seconds dial. These lot dates do not establish production boundaries. See [[Reference:6006\|the 6006 record]]. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1588049 Christie’s, circa-1940 ref. 6006] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 Antiquorum, case 927300] [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4700386 Christie’s, 1953 ref. 6006] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4006241 Christie’s, circa-1955 ref. 6006] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 107] [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, lot 1088] [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, item 355515195857] [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, stock CW-G346] [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, stock 20125] [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, 5013 listing] [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums model-to-caliber chart, 5013 row]

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Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:24 GMT

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<small>[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] → '''6006'''</small>

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[[File:Ref 6006 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Pink-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 6006 with black dial and subsidiary seconds|Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019, lot 131. The catalogue identifies this as the 1952 Mondani Collection watch, case 927300.]]
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Christie's describes ref. 6006 as an Oyster Perpetual Super Precision and calls a circa-1940 example a Bubble Back. Later catalogues identify 6006 watches dated 1952, 1953, and circa 1955. The records describe both central and subsidiary seconds, 28–29 mm cases, and gold examples. These are object-level attributions; production span and configuration frequency remain unsettled.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! detail !! documented evidence
|-
| reference || 6006; described as Oyster Perpetual or Oyster Perpetual Super Precision
|-
| family || Bubbleback, a collector term also used in auction catalogues
|-
| dates || Individual catalogue dates run from circa 1940 to circa 1955; production start and end remain unverified
|-
| movement || Automatic examples; Antiquorum reports Cal. 520 in one 1952 watch
|-
| seconds || Central seconds and subsidiary seconds are both documented
|-
| case || Catalogue examples measure 28 or 29 mm; 14K and 18K gold are documented
|-
| suffixes || The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists /0 steel and /8 rose-gold versions, both with subsidiary seconds
|-
| bracelet || Christie's describes one gold expanding Oyster bracelet; original fitment is not established
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' places the 6006 in its Bubbleback table. ''Bubbleback'' is a collector nickname for early Oyster Perpetuals with large, domed casebacks; Rolex did not use it as a model name. Christie's also calls its circa-1940 ref. 6006 a Bubble Back. The records show more than one case form, but give no sequence for those changes.

==Production outline==

Auction catalogues date individual 6006 watches to circa 1940, 1952, 1953, and circa 1955. Christie's gives 1953 for case 911863 and movement A60951, and circa 1955 for case 911866; Antiquorum dates case 927300 to 1952. Another Christie's watch is dated circa 1955. The sequence is a set of lot attributions; exact production boundaries remain unverified.

==Movement notes==

The records identify the 6006 as automatic. Antiquorum names Cal. 520 and 17 jewels for the pink-gold case 927300. Christie's describes the 1953 watch's movement as nickel-finished with jewelled lever escapement but does not give a caliber. The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' leaves its 6006 caliber field blank. Cal. 520 is therefore documented for one example, not established as the only or standard 6006 movement.

The 1952 catalogue says Cal. 520 was produced from 1940 to 1948 and remained in use for some years after. Antiquorum separately dates case 927300 to 1952.

==Dial map==

The catalogued dials differ in both layout and seconds display. Christie's describes a circa-1940 gilt matte dial with applied dagger numerals and central seconds. Its 1953 watch has a silvered matte dial, luminous dagger numerals, and central seconds. The 1952 Antiquorum watch has a black dial, pink-gold dart indexes, luminous dots, an outer minute track, and subsidiary seconds; Antiquorum grades that dial as restored. Christie's describes a circa-1955 silver matte dial with applied gold dagger markers, an outer minute track, and subsidiary seconds.

These are descriptions of individual watches. Antiquorum identifies the 1952 dial as restored, so it records the watch as offered rather than a dependable factory configuration.

[[File:Ref 6006 dial.webp|thumb|right|230px|Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019, lot 131: the black dial on case 927300. Antiquorum described it as restored.]]

==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes==

Christie's gives 29 mm for its circa-1940 and 1953 examples and describes both cases as tonneau-shaped. The 1952 Antiquorum catalogue also gives a 29 mm tonneau case, 14 mm thick, with an inclined bezel and screw-down back. It identifies the case metal as 18K pink gold. Christie's dates a different 28 mm, 18K-gold watch, case 911866, to circa 1955 and calls its case circular with a screw-down back.

The crown descriptions vary. Christie's says its circa-1940 watch has a screw-down crown. Antiquorum calls the crown on case 927300 a Super-Oyster. The catalogue entries do not date a crown change. Crystal type is not given in the records reviewed here.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 6006 crown.webp|Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019, lot 131: case profile and crown of case 927300
File:Ref 6006 caseback.webp|Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019, lot 131: caseback and hallmarks of case 927300
File:Ref 6006 serial.webp|Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019, lot 131: case-number detail; not a serial-date chart
</gallery>

==Bracelet, clasp, and packaging notes==

Christie's records a gold expanding Oyster bracelet with its circa-1955 watch, but gives no delivery provenance for it. Antiquorum lists a gold-plated Rolex buckle with the 1952 watch; Monaco Legend later offered case 927300 on a leather strap. The records leave standard bracelet, clasp, and end-link fitment unresolved. Christie's also notes original certificates and a fitted green presentation box with its 1953 watch; those accessories belong to that lot alone.

==Published suffix entries==

The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists two suffix forms. Its caliber and start-year columns are blank.

{| class="wikitable"
! suffix !! Field Manual entry !! corroboration in reviewed lots
|-
| 6006/0 || Stainless steel, smooth polished bezel, mid-size, subsidiary seconds || The reviewed auction lots document gold cases; they do not identify an exact /0 watch
|-
| 6006/8 || Rose gold, smooth polished bezel, mid-size, subsidiary seconds || Case 927300 is described as pink gold with subsidiary seconds, but its suffix is not given
|}

The suffix table is a collector reference, not a Rolex factory record. The 1953 and circa-1940 Christie’s lots document central seconds, so the layout should be kept with the specific examples rather than generalized from the suffix entries.

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! sale !! catalogue description
|-
| Christie's, lot 1588049 || Ref. 6006; 14K gold; circa 1940; 29 mm; central seconds; tonneau bubble-back case
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva, 14 May 2006, lot 253 || Case 927300; 18K pink gold; dated 1952; Cal. 520, 17 jewels; subsidiary seconds; 29 × 14 mm; restored dial
|-
| Christie's, Geneva, 15 May 2006, lot 115 || Case 911863; movement A60951; 18K gold; manufactured 1953; 29 mm; central seconds
|-
| Christie's, Geneva, lot 4006241 || Case 911866; 18K gold; circa 1955; 28 mm; subsidiary seconds; gold expanding Oyster bracelet
|}

The 2019 Monaco Legend catalogue is the same case 927300 Antiquorum sold in 2006; its photographs show that single watch.

==Related references==

See the [[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]]. The catalogue numbers and dates recorded for individual 6006 watches do not establish a serial-number year chart.

==Gallery==

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File:Ref 6006 hero.webp|Case 927300, catalogued by Antiquorum in 2006 and Monaco Legend Auctions in 2019
File:Ref 6006 dial.webp|Black dial; Antiquorum notes that it was restored
File:Ref 6006 crown.webp|Case profile and crown of case 927300
File:Ref 6006 caseback.webp|Caseback of case 927300
File:Ref 6006 serial.webp|Case-number detail from case 927300
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1588049 "Christie's, ref. 6006 Oyster Perpetual Super Precision, lot 1588049", Christie's]
* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, "The Vintage Rolex Field Manual — Bubbleback table, 6006/0 and 6006/8, PDF p. 107", Morning Tundra, 2020]
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, "The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It Still Matters", Hodinkee, 2024-10-07]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 "Antiquorum, The Mondani Collection, ref. 6006, Geneva 2006, lot 253", Antiquorum, 2006-05-14]
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-jewels-14/lot-131 "Monaco Legend Auctions, ref. 6006, Exclusive Timepieces & Jewels, lot 131", Monaco Legend Auctions, 2019-07-17]
* [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4700386 "Christie's, ref. 6006 Oyster Perpetual, lot 4700386", Christie's]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4006241 "Christie's, ref. 6006 Oyster Perpetual Super Precision, lot 4006241", Christie's]

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Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 03:01:23 GMT

Admin uploaded File:Ref 6006 serial.webp Rolex ref. 6006, 1952 Mondani Collection watch, case 927300. Source: Monaco Legend Auctions, Exclusive Timepieces & Jewels, 17 July 2019, lot 131.

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