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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''1504'''</small>

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[[File:Ref 1504 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1504 with grey Shantung dial, Moreau bezel and patterned bracelet|Ref. 1504, item W3674 ([https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 source listing]).]]
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The 1504 is a gold Oyster Perpetual Date, documented with a textured Moreau bezel and, in one auction record, a geometric bezel. Surviving listings show yellow- and white-gold examples; the factory range and production dates remain unestablished.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable rp-facts"
|-
! detail
! value
|-
| reference
| 1504; two listings report an inside caseback stamped 1503
|-
| model
| Oyster Perpetual Date
|-
| documented dates
| Dated examples from circa 1966 to a seller-assigned 1972; one archived auction record is dated to the 1970s; production limits unknown
|-
| case materials
| 18k white gold in one circa-1966 auctioned watch; 18k yellow gold in several listings
|-
| case diameter
| 34 mm in Phillips and several specialist listings
|-
| movement
| Cal. 1570 in the white-gold Phillips watch and several yellow-gold object listings
|-
| documented bezel descriptions
| Moreau on yellow-gold examples; geometric or fancy on one white-gold watch sold twice
|-
| dials recorded
| Silvered, champagne, blue and grey Shantung/brick
|-
| bracelet evidence
| Moreau-finished yellow-gold bracelet paired with one listing; delivery history and reference-specific fitment remain unverified
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The 1504 belongs to the four-digit Oyster Perpetual Date family. Collector charts and specialist listings associate the number with the Moreau bezel, a dense, irregularly patterned gold finish. The Moreau name comes from collector charts and specialist listings; factory terminology and the number-to-finish rule remain unconfirmed. A 2016 Phillips catalogue and a 2019 Sotheby’s catalogue describe a white-gold watch as ref. 1504 with a geometric bezel; matching case and movement numbers show that both catalogues concern the same watch. That record sits apart from the better-documented yellow-gold Moreau examples.

==Production outline==

The catalogues and listings place documented examples from circa 1966 to a seller-assigned 1972. Phillips dates the white-gold example to circa 1966. Listings date yellow-gold Moreau examples to 1969 and 1970; a Japanese retailer lists a yellow-gold watch with case serial 2714*** as 1971. A 34 mm listing assigns its watch to 1972 from a partially masked serial, while an archived auction description dates another yellow-gold example to the 1970s. [https://awco.nl/shop/archive/a-rolex/rolex-date-ref-1504-18k-moreau/ 1969 listing] [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ 1970 listing] [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ 1971 listing] [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 1972 listing] The records establish appearances by those dates, not production endpoints.

==Movement notes==

Phillips identifies Cal. 1570, 26 jewels, in the white-gold watch. Several yellow-gold listings also identify Cal. 1570; the movement photograph in one shows a 1570 marking, and its seller describes the date as slow-set. [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ Cal. 1570 listing] [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ Cal. 1570 listing] [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 photographed movement] These are object-level attributions; the records give no changeover sequence for ref. 1504. Rolex’s Cal. 1575 parts catalogue lists date components for refs. 1500, 1501 and 1503. That parts list covers three related references; it does not establish fitment for the 1504. See [[Reference:Movements]].

[[File:Ref 1504 movement.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Open Rolex movement in a yellow-gold ref. 1504; the bridge is marked 1570|Cal. 1570 marking; the inner caseback stamp 1503 is visible at the edge of this photograph.]]

==Dial map==

The records show several dial treatments, with no dated progression. Phillips describes a silvered dial on the white-gold watch. A specialist listing records a champagne dial, EveryWatch preserves an auction description of a blue dial, and one photographed watch has a grey Shantung or “brick” dial. [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ champagne dial] [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 grey Shantung/brick dial] They document individual watches rather than a complete dial range.

[[File:Ref 1504 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Grey Shantung dial with date window on a yellow-gold Rolex 1504|Grey Shantung/brick dial in item W3674.]]

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

The dated yellow-gold listings identify 34 mm cases. Phillips gives the same diameter for the circa-1966 white-gold watch. One listing describes a screw-back case, screw-locked crown and acrylic crystal with a date magnifier; those details apply to that watch. A separate image shows an inner caseback stamped 1503, and another listing notes “1503” as the caseback number. [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ case description] [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 caseback photograph] [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ caseback entry] The outside reference and inner caseback marking should therefore be recorded separately when identifying an example.

Most object records describe a yellow-gold Moreau bezel. The white-gold Phillips/Sotheby’s watch is the exception in this source set: Phillips calls its bezel fancy, and Sotheby’s describes a geometric design. Because the catalogues give identical case and movement numbers, they document one watch, not two examples of a white-gold branch. Collector descriptions of Moreau vary; the term here follows the specialist listings and Rolex Forums chart.

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File:Ref 1504 bezel.webp|Moreau bezel and bracelet texture
File:Ref 1504 caseback.webp|Exterior caseback and bracelet
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==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging==

Two listings pair a yellow-gold Moreau bezel with a matching brick-pattern bracelet. One describes solid end links and a non-concealed clasp. [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 bracelet details] [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ second bracelet listing] These are paired sale configurations; factory delivery, bracelet reference, clasp code and wider fitment remain unverified. Other recorded examples use leather straps. The bracelet and clasp should be dated independently from the watch head.

==Special branches==

The documented white-gold example has a silvered dial and a geometric or fancy bezel in the two sale catalogues. It is one repeatedly sold watch, identified by case 1,420,737 and movement D84767. This remains one documented white-gold example; whether it represents a broader factory branch is unknown.

==Historical market and auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! record
! object-level details
|-
| Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE, 29 November 2016, lot 1068
| Circa-1966 white-gold 1504; case 1,420,737; movement D84767; Cal. 1570, 26 jewels; 34 mm; silvered dial; crocodile strap
|-
| Sotheby’s, Geneva, Important Watches, 12 May 2019, lot 167
| Same case and movement numbers as the Phillips watch; white gold; Cal. 1570, 26 jewels; 34 mm; catalogue calls the bezel geometric
|-
| EveryWatch archived auction description
| Yellow-gold 1504; case 2,472,771; movement D590621; Cal. 1570; blue dial; dated circa 1970s and listed as 35 mm; originating auction house is not identified in the accessible record
|-
| Specialist product archive
| 34 mm yellow-gold Moreau example dated 1969
|-
| Specialist product archive
| 1970 yellow-gold listing; case 2,537,128; Cal. 1570, 26 jewels; champagne dial; acrylic crystal; Moreau bezel and bracelet
|-
| Japanese retailer archive
| Yellow-gold example listed as 1971; case serial 2714'''*; movement D043'''*; Cal. 1570; caseback noted as 1503
|-
| Specialist product archive, item W3674
| Yellow-gold Moreau example; 34 mm; masked serial 27xxxx assigned by the seller to 1972; grey Shantung/brick dial; patterned bracelet; movement and inside caseback photographed
|}

==Gallery==

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File:Ref 1504 hero.webp|[https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 Product photograph, item W3674]: full watch
File:Ref 1504 dial-detail.webp|[https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 Product photograph, item W3674]: grey Shantung/brick dial
File:Ref 1504 bezel.webp|[https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 Product photograph, item W3674]: Moreau bezel and bracelet texture
File:Ref 1504 movement.webp|[https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 Product photograph, item W3674]: movement marked 1570
File:Ref 1504 caseback.webp|[https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 Product photograph, item W3674]: exterior caseback and bracelet
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://www.dist.phillips.com/content/web/auctions/HK080216/HK080216_zh_1.pdf "Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE, 29 November 2016, lot 1068 — ref. 1504", Phillips]
* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Sothebys/2019/20190512%20GE1901%20Important%20Watches.pdf "Sotheby's, Geneva, Important Watches, 12 May 2019, lot 167 — ref. 1504", Sotheby's (catalogue copy hosted by electronicsandbooks)]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?highlight=Bezel&t=837346 "Rolex Forums, “All 15 bezel textures of 15xx OP Date models,” January 2022", Rolex Forums participant powerfunk]
* [https://awco.nl/shop/archive/a-rolex/rolex-date-ref-1504-18k-moreau/ "Amsterdam Watch Company, Rolex Date ref. 1504 18k Moreau", Amsterdam Watch Company]
* [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ "Estates Consignments, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 1504, case 509", Estates Consignments]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/rolex/comments/1h4d0de "Reddit r/rolex, “Cool Rolex of the Day", Reddit participant powerfunk]
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/1504/watch-2725687 "EveryWatch, archived sale listing for Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 1504, lot 1", EveryWatch]
* [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ "Eguchi, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1504 (caseback 1503), item 287626", Eguchi Vintage Clothing / Watch & Watch Repair Shop]
* [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 "Bulang & Sons, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date 1504 W3674", Bulang & Sons]
* [https://www.clubderelojeria.com/comunicaciones/R/ROLEX/rolex1575/ROLEX%201575.pdf Rolex technical department, "Rolex — Calibre 1575 parts catalogue", Rolex]

[[Category:Oyster-Perpetual]]

Reference:1504 - Revision history

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