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Admin: Refresh featured watch (weekly rotation) + recently-updated (from RecentChanges)

2026-09-05T05:30:04Z

Refresh featured watch (weekly rotation) + recently-updated (from RecentChanges)

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	== Recently updated ==		== Recently updated ==
	* '''23 August 2026''' — [[Reference:3009\|3009]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2784\|2784]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:1873\|1873]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2765\|2765]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2240\|2240]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:2136\|2136]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:3139\|3139]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:3131\|3131]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3065\|3065]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3595\|3595]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3003\|3003]] (Precision) · [[Reference:6694\|6694]] (Precision~~) · [[Reference:3135\|3135]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3359\|3359]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:3599\|3599]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3134\|3134]] (Bubbleback)~~		* '''23 August 2026''' — [[Reference:3009\|3009]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2784\|2784]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:1873\|1873]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2765\|2765]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:2240\|2240]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:2136\|2136]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:3139\|3139]] (Oyster) · [[Reference:3131\|3131]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3065\|3065]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3595\|3595]] (Bubbleback) · [[Reference:3003\|3003]] (Precision) · [[Reference:6694\|6694]] (Precision)
	* '''18 August 2026''' — [[Reference:1018\|1018]] (Oyster Perpetual) · [[Reference:116520\|116520]] (Daytona) · [[Reference:16528\|16528]] (Daytona) · [[Reference:116503\|116503]] (Daytona) · [[Reference:18238\|18238]] (Day-Date)
	* '''17 August 2026''' — [[Reference:19019\|19019]] (Day-Date)
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Admin: site-wide: Main Page — early Oyster card uses the 1929 Tatler ad

2026-09-05T01:19:54Z

site-wide: Main Page — early Oyster card uses the 1929 Tatler ad

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	<div class="rp-card">		<div class="rp-card">
	<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover">[[File:~~Bubbleback vintage poster~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:bubbleback\|alt=Rolex ~~Bubbleback and early~~ Oyster]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref oyster 1929-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:bubbleback\|alt=Rolex Oyster 1929 advertisement]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback and early Oyster]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback and early Oyster]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — Prince card uses the 1932 ad

2026-09-05T01:18:54Z

site-wide: Main Page — Prince card uses the 1932 ad

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	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~1343 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:prince\|alt=Rolex Prince]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref prince 1932-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:prince\|alt=Rolex Prince 1932 advertisement]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:prince\|Prince]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:prince\|Prince]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — Day-Date card uses the 1960 ad

2026-09-05T01:18:21Z

site-wide: Main Page — Day-Date card uses the 1960 ad

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	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~6611 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:day-date\|alt=Rolex Day-Date]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref day-date 1960-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:day-date\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 1960 advertisement]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — Sea-Dweller card uses the Deepstar ad

2026-09-05T01:17:12Z

site-wide: Main Page — Sea-Dweller card uses the Deepstar ad

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	<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover">[[File:~~Sea~~-dweller ~~vintage poster~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:sea-dweller\|alt=Rolex ~~Sea-Dweller~~]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref sea-dweller deepstar-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:sea-dweller\|alt=Rolex Deepstar 4000 advertisement]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:sea-dweller\|Sea-Dweller]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — Explorer, Explorer II and Air-King cards use period advertisements

2026-09-05T01:16:34Z

site-wide: Main Page — Explorer, Explorer II and Air-King cards use period advertisements

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	<div class="rp-card">		<div class="rp-card">
	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~1016 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:explorer\|alt=Rolex Explorer]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref explorer vintage-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:explorer\|alt=Rolex Explorer advertisement with Hillary and Tenzing on Everest]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]]</div>
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	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~1655 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:explorer-ii\|alt=Rolex Explorer II]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref explorer-ii vintage-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:explorer-ii\|alt=Rolex Explorer II advertisement with Alain Hubert]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:explorer-ii\|Explorer II]]</div>
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	<div class="rp-card">		<div class="rp-card">
	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~5500 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:air-king\|alt=Rolex Air-King]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref air-king vintage-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:air-king\|alt=Rolex Air-King advertisement, steel is a precious metal]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — GMT-Master card uses the Chuck Yeager ad

2026-09-05T01:15:41Z

site-wide: Main Page — GMT-Master card uses the Chuck Yeager ad

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	<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref ~~1675 hero~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:gmt-master\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img rp-cover rp-cover-top">[[File:Ref gmt-master chuck-yeager-ad.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:gmt-master\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master II Chuck Yeager advertisement]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: Main Page — GMT card image

2026-09-05T01:11:54Z

site-wide: Main Page — GMT card image

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	<div class="rp-card-img ~~rp-cover~~">[[File:Ref ~~gmt-master vintage-poster~~.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:gmt-master\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-img">[[File:Ref 1675 hero.webp\|400px\|link=Reference:gmt-master\|alt=Rolex GMT-Master]]</div>
	<div class="rp-card-body">		<div class="rp-card-body">
	<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]]</div>		<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]]</div>

Admin: site-wide: redesign Main Page — hero, family cards, featured card, chip index

2026-09-05T01:10:27Z

site-wide: redesign Main Page — hero, family cards, featured card, chip index

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Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

2026-09-05T00:35:19Z

site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	<div style="display:none;">{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="display:none;">~~BezelBase~~</span>}}</div>		<div style="display:none;">{{DISPLAYTITLE:<span style="display:none;">Rolexopedia</span>}}</div>
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	\|title=Rolex Reference Encyclopedia {{!}} ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex Reference Encyclopedia {{!}} Rolexopedia
	\|description=Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Vintage and discontinued Rolex references documented — specs, dial variants, serial ranges, production history.		\|description=Encyclopedic reference for Rolex watches. Vintage and discontinued Rolex references documented — specs, dial variants, serial ranges, production history.
	\|keywords=watch reference, Rolex, Rolex Submariner, Rolex Daytona, Rolex Explorer, Rolex GMT-Master, Rolex Day-Date, President, Rolex Bubbleback, Rolex Prince, Brancard, Oyster, Ovettone, vintage Rolex, collector guide, watch history, production history, dial variants		\|keywords=watch reference, Rolex, Rolex Submariner, Rolex Daytona, Rolex Explorer, Rolex GMT-Master, Rolex Day-Date, President, Rolex Bubbleback, Rolex Prince, Brancard, Oyster, Ovettone, vintage Rolex, collector guide, watch history, production history, dial variants
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	Rolex changed what a wristwatch could do. The Oyster case (1926) made watches waterproof, the Perpetual rotor (1931) made them self-winding, the Prince (1928) built them to chronometer grade. Watchmakers and collectors have spent the decades since cataloguing what changed across each reference. ~~BezelBase~~ tries to store this information in a single place.		Rolex changed what a wristwatch could do. The Oyster case (1926) made watches waterproof, the Perpetual rotor (1931) made them self-winding, the Prince (1928) built them to chronometer grade. Watchmakers and collectors have spent the decades since cataloguing what changed across each reference. Rolexopedia tries to store this information in a single place.

	Each article documents one Rolex reference: production years, movement, dial variants, case and bracelet details, auction record, and the things to check when authenticating one. Coverage spans the main Rolex lines so the history reads as one connected archive.		Each article documents one Rolex reference: production years, movement, dial variants, case and bracelet details, auction record, and the things to check when authenticating one. Coverage spans the main Rolex lines so the history reads as one connected archive.

	Inside one reference, the watch can change a lot. A 5512 from 1962 is not the 5512 from 1978. A pointed-crown-guard 1675 is not the late matte 1675. Generation matters first. [[~~BezelBase~~:About\|About →]]		Inside one reference, the watch can change a lot. A 5512 from 1962 is not the 5512 from 1978. A pointed-crown-guard 1675 is not the late matte 1675. Generation matters first. [[Rolexopedia:About\|About →]]
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	[[Category:~~BezelBase~~]]		<div style="font-size:0.85em; color:#666; margin-top:2em;">Rolexopedia is an independent community reference and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Rolex SA. See the [[Rolexopedia:General disclaimer\|disclaimer]].</div>

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