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Klaudiusz: Bound 1007 dealer, servicing and provenance claims

2026-09-29T07:44:53Z

Bound 1007 dealer, servicing and provenance claims

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	The catalogues use several names for the bezel. Rolex's own term is engine-turned. Heritage has called it reeded, Christie's ribbed, Sotheby's milled, and Bonhams once catalogued it as a Turnograph bezel. A Turnograph bezel is a different rotating timing bezel; the documented 1007 examples use a fixed engine-turned bezel. On the watch itself the pattern is a wide flat band of alternating cut and polished segments running the full width of the surround, aligned so the cuts read as fine radial texture in the light. On gold cases the bezel is gold and the milling reads softer.		The catalogues use several names for the bezel. Rolex's own term is engine-turned. Heritage has called it reeded, Christie's ribbed, Sotheby's milled, and Bonhams once catalogued it as a Turnograph bezel. A Turnograph bezel is a different rotating timing bezel; the documented 1007 examples use a fixed engine-turned bezel. On the watch itself the pattern is a wide flat band of alternating cut and polished segments running the full width of the surround, aligned so the cuts read as fine radial texture in the light. On gold cases the bezel is gold and the milling reads softer.

	Case material is where the 1007 spreads furthest. Stainless steel accounts for the largest documented group. Solid 14k yellow gold is documented from the ~~earliest~~ part of the run ~~and is described by dealers as the more common of the two gold options; solid~~ 18k yellow gold is documented from 1960 through 1971 and ~~into~~ a ~~1980s~~ example ~~that came~~ with its original box and papers. A hallmarked 18k case runs around 53 grams. Bonhams also catalogued a steel-and-yellow-gold example under the paired designation 1007/1005. That catalogue pairing shows why the case material and bezel should be recorded separately rather than inferred from the reference number alone.		Case material is where the 1007 spreads furthest. Stainless steel accounts for the largest documented group. Solid 14k yellow gold is documented from the early part of the run. Solid 18k yellow gold is documented from 1960 through 1971 and in a later example catalogued with its original box and papers. A hallmarked 18k case runs around 53 grams. Bonhams also catalogued a steel-and-yellow-gold example under the paired designation 1007/1005. That catalogue pairing shows why the case material and bezel should be recorded separately rather than inferred from the reference number alone.

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
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	Original steel delivery through the 1960s was on the 7205 rivet Oyster, 19mm, with a signed folding clasp. End-link stamps vary within the fitment: 57 is the number usually quoted for the 19mm 7205, and the 1967 example Sotheby's catalogued wears 60. A 1966 example survives with a caseback date-coded I.66 and a clasp stamped 2-66, head and bracelet from consecutive quarters. From the late 1960s the folded-link 78350 with 557 end links takes over, and clasp codes running into the 1970s and 1980s are period-correct on later heads. Jubilee bracelets appear on some examples. Gold watches came on gold fold-over bracelets or on leather with a signed gold buckle, and the 19mm strap width carries across.		Original steel delivery through the 1960s was on the 7205 rivet Oyster, 19mm, with a signed folding clasp. End-link stamps vary within the fitment: 57 is the number usually quoted for the 19mm 7205, and the 1967 example Sotheby's catalogued wears 60. A 1966 example survives with a caseback date-coded I.66 and a clasp stamped 2-66, head and bracelet from consecutive quarters. From the late 1960s the folded-link 78350 with 557 end links takes over, and clasp codes running into the 1970s and 1980s are period-correct on later heads. Jubilee bracelets appear on some examples. Gold watches came on gold fold-over bracelets or on leather with a signed gold buckle, and the 19mm strap width carries across.

	A clasp code dates the bracelet and only the bracelet. ~~Sixty years of servicing has separated most 1007 heads from what they left the factory on, and a~~ later clasp stamp on an earlier case is ~~normal wear history rather than~~ evidence of a problem. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets\|the bracelet and clasp guide]].		A clasp code dates the bracelet and only the bracelet. A later clasp stamp on an earlier case can reflect replacement or service history; it is not, by itself, evidence of a problem. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets\|the bracelet and clasp guide]].

	[[File:Ref 1007 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60\|alt=Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60]]		[[File:Ref 1007 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60\|alt=Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60]]
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	===Tiffany & Co.===		===Tiffany & Co.===

	A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is a well-documented retailer branch. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, ~~which makes it one of~~ the ~~few 1007s with~~ a ~~traceable modern ownership chain~~.		A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is a well-documented retailer branch. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, The same case appeared in the cited Heritage and Antiquorum records, giving those two sale records a documented link.

	[[File:Ref 1007 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959\|alt=The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959]]		[[File:Ref 1007 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959\|alt=The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959]]
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	===Serpico y Laino===		===Serpico y Laino===

	~~The Caracas retailer Serpico y Laino signed Rolex dials in volume through the 1950s and 1960s, and an~~ 18k gold 1007 carries ~~the~~ signature below 12 on a black dial with applied gilt faceted baton markers, gilt outer minute divisions with luminous five-minute dots, and gilt lance hands. The watch is case number 487969, weighs just under 53 grams and runs caliber 1560. Bonhams offered it in Paris in October 2024 and it was unsold. A Serpico y Laino [[Reference:1018\|1018]] has also surfaced, so the signature spans the family rather than singling out the 1007.		An 18k gold 1007 carries a Serpico y Laino signature below 12 on a black dial with applied gilt faceted baton markers, gilt outer minute divisions with luminous five-minute dots, and gilt lance hands. The watch is case number 487969, weighs just under 53 grams and runs caliber 1560. Bonhams offered it in Paris in October 2024 and it was unsold. A Serpico y Laino [[Reference:1018\|1018]] has also surfaced, so the signature spans the family rather than singling out the 1007.

	===The Sotheby's 'Snoopy'===		===The Sotheby's 'Snoopy'===

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2026-09-29T03:17:40Z

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Klaudiusz: Deep correctness, source, image and anti-slop audit: qualified chronology, movement, dial and auction claims, removed market conclusions, and expanded the footer gallery.

2026-09-28T17:04:04Z

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

	[[File:Ref 1007 movement.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Caliber 1570 in a 1007, stamped TWENTY SIX 26 JEWELS, with the Microstella balance at left]]		[[File:Ref 1007 movement.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Caliber 1570 in a 1007, stamped TWENTY SIX 26 JEWELS, with the Microstella balance at left\|alt=Caliber 1570 in a 1007, stamped TWENTY SIX 26 JEWELS, with the Microstella balance at left]]
	Caliber 1560 powers the reference from the start of the run to about 1965. It is a rhodium-plated automatic of 25 or 26 jewels beating at 18,000 vph, adjusted to temperature and five positions, with a free-sprung balance carrying Microstella regulating screws, a self-compensating Breguet balance spring and a shock absorber. Early examples are the ones with the butterfly rotor. Chronometer certification is the reason the dial carries the Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified line.		Caliber 1560 powers the reference from the start of the run to about 1965. It is a rhodium-plated automatic of 25 or 26 jewels beating at 18,000 vph, adjusted to temperature and five positions, with a free-sprung balance carrying Microstella regulating screws, a self-compensating Breguet balance spring and a shock absorber. Early examples are the ones with the butterfly rotor. Chronometer certification is the reason the dial carries the Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified line.

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	==Dial map==		==Dial map==

	[[File:Ref 1007 dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Sotheby's 'Snoopy' example: the printed character sits left of centre, above the chronometer text]]		[[File:Ref 1007 dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Sotheby's 'Snoopy' example: the printed character sits left of centre, above the chronometer text\|alt=The Sotheby's 'Snoopy' example: the printed character sits left of centre, above the chronometer text]]
	No other reference in this group has as much documented dial variety, and it splits along four lines: finish, colour, marker style, and retailer signature.		No other reference in this group has as much documented dial variety, and it splits along four lines: finish, colour, marker style, and retailer signature.

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	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

	[[File:Ref 1007 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60]]		[[File:Ref 1007 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60\|alt=Screw-down caseback on a 7205 rivet Oyster; the end links are stamped 60]]
	Original steel delivery through the 1960s was on the 7205 rivet Oyster, 19mm, with a signed folding clasp. End-link stamps vary within the fitment: 57 is the number usually quoted for the 19mm 7205, and the 1967 example Sotheby's catalogued wears 60. A 1966 example survives with a caseback date-coded I.66 and a clasp stamped 2-66, head and bracelet from consecutive quarters. From the late 1960s the folded-link 78350 with 557 end links takes over, and clasp codes running into the 1970s and 1980s are period-correct on later heads. Jubilee bracelets appear on some examples. Gold watches came on gold fold-over bracelets or on leather with a signed gold buckle, and the 19mm strap width carries across.		Original steel delivery through the 1960s was on the 7205 rivet Oyster, 19mm, with a signed folding clasp. End-link stamps vary within the fitment: 57 is the number usually quoted for the 19mm 7205, and the 1967 example Sotheby's catalogued wears 60. A 1966 example survives with a caseback date-coded I.66 and a clasp stamped 2-66, head and bracelet from consecutive quarters. From the late 1960s the folded-link 78350 with 557 end links takes over, and clasp codes running into the 1970s and 1980s are period-correct on later heads. Jubilee bracelets appear on some examples. Gold watches came on gold fold-over bracelets or on leather with a signed gold buckle, and the 19mm strap width carries across.

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	===Tiffany & Co.===		===Tiffany & Co.===

	[[File:Ref 1007 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959]]		[[File:Ref 1007 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959\|alt=The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959]]
	A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is the best-documented retailer branch on the reference. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, which makes it one of the few 1007s with a traceable modern ownership chain.		A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is the best-documented retailer branch on the reference. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, which makes it one of the few 1007s with a traceable modern ownership chain.

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	===The Sotheby's 'Snoopy'===		===The Sotheby's 'Snoopy'===

	[[File:Ref 1007 detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The 'Snoopy' 1007, case 1'693'858, circa 1967]]		[[File:Ref 1007 detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The 'Snoopy' 1007, case 1'693'858, circa 1967\|alt=The 'Snoopy' 1007, case 1'693'858, circa 1967]]
	Sotheby's catalogued a steel 1007 in New York in October 2020 under the lot title Oyster Perpetual 'Snoopy', and the name is literal. The silvered dial carries a printed Snoopy with Woodstock perched against him, sitting between the coronet and the Superlative Chronometer text. Case number 1'693'858, circa 1967, caliber 1570, on a 7205 rivet Oyster with 60 end links. It made USD 6,300 against a USD 4,000–6,000 estimate, the strongest 1007 result located.		Sotheby's catalogued a steel 1007 in New York in October 2020 under the lot title Oyster Perpetual 'Snoopy', and the name is literal. The silvered dial carries a printed Snoopy with Woodstock perched against him, sitting between the coronet and the Superlative Chronometer text. Case number 1'693'858, circa 1967, caliber 1570, on a 7205 rivet Oyster with 60 end links. It made USD 6,300 against a USD 4,000–6,000 estimate, the strongest 1007 result located.

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	File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs		File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs
	File:Ref 1007 bracelet.webp\|A gold-cased 1007's caseback and end links, Antiquorum lot 149		File:Ref 1007 bracelet.webp\|A gold-cased 1007's caseback and end links, Antiquorum lot 149
			File:Ref 1007 case profile.webp\|Case profile showing the Twinlock screw-down crown and acrylic crystal
	File:Ref 1007 historical-example.webp\|The same gold-cased 1007, unsigned silvered dial, Antiquorum lot 149		File:Ref 1007 historical-example.webp\|The same gold-cased 1007, unsigned silvered dial, Antiquorum lot 149
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2026-09-13T15:02:23Z

Images: place two accepted images -- the Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007 (case 529090) next to its paragraph, and a gold-cased example (Antiquorum lot 149) in the case/bezel gallery

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	File:Ref 1007 bezel detail.webp\|The engine-turned bezel seen edge-on, with the Twinlock screw-down crown		File:Ref 1007 bezel detail.webp\|The engine-turned bezel seen edge-on, with the Twinlock screw-down crown
	File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs		File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs
			File:Ref 1007 bracelet.webp\|A gold-cased 1007's caseback and end links, Antiquorum lot 149
			File:Ref 1007 historical-example.webp\|The same gold-cased 1007, unsigned silvered dial, Antiquorum lot 149
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	The case is a three-body Oyster in a tonneau profile, polished and brushed, with a screw-down caseback and screw-down crown, 34mm across the bezel and around 12mm thick. The lugs are drilled and take a 19mm bracelet. The crystal is acrylic throughout the run; there is no sapphire 1007.		The case is a three-body Oyster in a tonneau profile, polished and brushed, with a screw-down caseback and screw-down crown, 34mm across the bezel and around 12mm thick. The lugs are drilled and take a 19mm bracelet. The crystal is acrylic throughout the run; there is no sapphire 1007.
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	===Tiffany & Co.===		===Tiffany & Co.===

			[[File:Ref 1007 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|The Tiffany & Co.-signed 1007, case 529090, made 1959]]
	A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is the best-documented retailer branch on the reference. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, which makes it one of the few 1007s with a traceable modern ownership chain.		A 14k yellow-gold 1007 with a Tiffany & Co. signature below the Rolex coronet is the best-documented retailer branch on the reference. The watch is case number 529090, made in 1959, with a silver dial carrying applied gold dart and tapered bar markers, caliber 1560 with 25 jewels, on a 14k gold fold-over bracelet, and triple-signed on case, dial and movement. It sold at Heritage in New York in May 2013 and again at Antiquorum in Geneva two years later, which makes it one of the few 1007s with a traceable modern ownership chain.

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	Rolex applied the engine-turned treatment across several reference numbers at once, so the 1007 has to be read against its immediate siblings rather than on its own. What separates it in practice is variety: retailer-signed dials for Tiffany & Co. and for Serpico y Laino, gold cases in both 14 and 18 carat, a blue horizontal-brushed dial nobody has been able to match to a second example, and a 1967 steel watch whose dial carries a printed cartoon beagle.		Rolex applied the engine-turned treatment across several reference numbers at once, so the 1007 has to be read against its immediate siblings rather than on its own. What separates it in practice is variety: retailer-signed dials for Tiffany & Co. and for Serpico y Laino, gold cases in both 14 and 18 carat, a blue horizontal-brushed dial nobody has been able to match to a second example, and a 1967 steel watch whose dial carries a printed cartoon beagle.


	==Core facts==		==Core facts==
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	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

	[[File:Ref 1007 bezel detail.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|250px~~\|The engine-turned bezel seen edge-on, with the Twinlock screw-down crown]]		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	[[File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|220px~~\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs]]		File:Ref 1007 bezel detail.webp\|The engine-turned bezel seen edge-on, with the Twinlock screw-down crown
			File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs
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	The case is a three-body Oyster in a tonneau profile, polished and brushed, with a screw-down caseback and screw-down crown, 34mm across the bezel and around 12mm thick. The lugs are drilled and take a 19mm bracelet. The crystal is acrylic throughout the run; there is no sapphire 1007.		The case is a three-body Oyster in a tonneau profile, polished and brushed, with a screw-down caseback and screw-down crown, 34mm across the bezel and around 12mm thick. The lugs are drilled and take a 19mm bracelet. The crystal is acrylic throughout the run; there is no sapphire 1007.

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex~~ 1007 ~~Oyster Perpetual~~\|~~Rolex~~ 1007 ~~Oyster Perpetual~~]]		[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Steel 1007 with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel\|Steel 1007 with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel]]
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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Steel~~ 1007 ~~with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel~~\|~~Steel~~ 1007 ~~with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel~~]]		[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 1007 Oyster Perpetual\|Rolex 1007 Oyster Perpetual]]
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	<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] › '''1007'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] › '''1007'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Steel 1007 with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel\|Steel 1007 with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel]]
			</div>

	The 1007 is the engine-turned member of the 4-digit no-date Oyster Perpetual line. Same 34mm Oyster case as the 1002, same caliber 1560 and then caliber 1570, same chronometer certification and acrylic crystal; the difference is a wide, flat bezel milled with alternating cut and polished segments instead of a plain polished surround. It ran from around 1959 into the early 1980s, in steel and in solid gold, with a documented dial spread covering silvered, black, and the Snoopy custom-dial curiosity detailed below.		The 1007 is the engine-turned member of the 4-digit no-date Oyster Perpetual line. Same 34mm Oyster case as the 1002, same caliber 1560 and then caliber 1570, same chronometer certification and acrylic crystal; the difference is a wide, flat bezel milled with alternating cut and polished segments instead of a plain polished surround. It ran from around 1959 into the early 1980s, in steel and in solid gold, with a documented dial spread covering silvered, black, and the Snoopy custom-dial curiosity detailed below.
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	Rolex applied the engine-turned treatment across several reference numbers at once, so the 1007 has to be read against its immediate siblings rather than on its own. What separates it in practice is variety: retailer-signed dials for Tiffany & Co. and for Serpico y Laino, gold cases in both 14 and 18 carat, a blue horizontal-brushed dial nobody has been able to match to a second example, and a 1967 steel watch whose dial carries a printed cartoon beagle.		Rolex applied the engine-turned treatment across several reference numbers at once, so the 1007 has to be read against its immediate siblings rather than on its own. What separates it in practice is variety: retailer-signed dials for Tiffany & Co. and for Serpico y Laino, gold cases in both 14 and 18 carat, a blue horizontal-brushed dial nobody has been able to match to a second example, and a 1967 steel watch whose dial carries a printed cartoon beagle.

	~~[[File:Ref 1007 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|Steel 1007 with a blue horizontal-brushed dial and the reference's engine-turned bezel]]~~

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs		File:Ref 1007 reference engraving.webp\|Reference 1007 and REGISTERED DESIGN engraved between the lugs
	File:Ref 1007 bracelet.webp\|A gold-cased 1007's caseback and end links, Antiquorum lot 149		File:Ref 1007 bracelet.webp\|A gold-cased 1007's caseback and end links, Antiquorum lot 149
			File:Ref 1007 case profile.webp\|Case profile showing the Twinlock screw-down crown and acrylic crystal
	File:Ref 1007 historical-example.webp\|The same gold-cased 1007, unsigned silvered dial, Antiquorum lot 149		File:Ref 1007 historical-example.webp\|The same gold-cased 1007, unsigned silvered dial, Antiquorum lot 149
	</gallery>		</gallery>