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Admin: Clarify source attribution in movement, dial, case and packaging notes

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Clarify source attribution in movement, dial, case and packaging notes

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

	The 17013 uses quartz Cal. 5035. Auction catalogues list 11 jewels. Rolex's technical sheet describes the 32,768 Hz resonator and step-by-step motor, and assigns Cal. 5035 to the Datejust and Cal. 5055 to the Day-Date. Sotheby's 2021 catalogue gives Cal. 5055 for a 17013, contrary to Rolex's caliber assignment. Antiquorum ~~uses~~ “self-~~winding” in some lot introductions~~, ~~although its movement fields identify~~ Cal. 5035. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex Technical Information, calibers 5035 and 5055] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]		The 17013 uses quartz Cal. 5035. Auction catalogues list 11 jewels. Rolex's technical sheet describes the 32,768 Hz resonator and step-by-step motor, and assigns Cal. 5035 to the Datejust and Cal. 5055 to the Day-Date. Sotheby's 2021 catalogue gives Cal. 5055 for a 17013, contrary to Rolex's caliber assignment. Antiquorum's [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-23-388 2001] and [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-203-303 2008] lot descriptions call the watch “self-winding,” though both list quartz Cal. 5035 in the movement field. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex Technical Information, calibers 5035 and 5055] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]

	Early examples have three-line dials without chronometer wording; later dials carry it. Oysterquartz.watch dates the change to around 1979, Worn & Wound ~~says~~ 1980, and Oysterinfo ~~gives~~ 1981. Antiquorum catalogued a ~~blue dial~~ with chronometer text on a ~~watch it dates to 1979. The cited sources place the change between about 1979 and 1981; they provide no~~ serial cutoff. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/evolution Oysterquartz.watch, Datejust evolution] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-38 Antiquorum, lot 38] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]		Early examples have three-line dials without chronometer wording; later dials carry it. Oysterquartz.watch dates the change to around 1979, Worn & Wound to 1980, and Oysterinfo to 1981. Antiquorum catalogued a 1979 watch with chronometer text, but none of these sources gives a serial cutoff. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/evolution Oysterquartz.watch, Datejust evolution] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-38 Antiquorum, lot 38] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
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	The case has the angular Oysterquartz profile and a fluted yellow-gold bezel. Rolex's 1977 catalogue specifies a sapphire crystal and 165 ft/50 m pressure resistance. Antiquorum, Christie's and Phillips list a 36 mm case. Sotheby's gives 35 mm for one white-dial lot, which also assigns the watch Cal. 5055. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/catalogs Rolex 1977 customer catalogue scan] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493184 Christie's, lot 5493184] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/176089 Phillips, lot 8036] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]		The case has the angular Oysterquartz profile and a fluted yellow-gold bezel. Rolex's 1977 catalogue specifies a sapphire crystal and 165 ft/50 m pressure resistance. Antiquorum, Christie's and Phillips list a 36 mm case. Sotheby's gives 35 mm for one white-dial lot, which also assigns the watch Cal. 5055. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/catalogs Rolex 1977 customer catalogue scan] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493184 Christie's, lot 5493184] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/176089 Phillips, lot 8036] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]

	The caseback and crown screw down. Antiquorum describes a Cyclops over the date and ~~lists~~ its 1977 example ~~at 12 mm thick~~. Brad Homes measured his ~~own~~ watch at 13.5 mm. ~~Both figures describe individual watches; neither source links~~ the difference ~~to a case revision~~. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review]		The caseback and crown screw down. Antiquorum describes a Cyclops over the date and gives 12 mm thickness for its 1977 example. Brad Homes measured his watch at 13.5 mm. The sources do not explain the difference. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review]

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	Rolex's catalogue describes the bracelet as integral to the watch. Oysterquartz.watch calls it a brushed Jubilee bracelet; Oysterinfo describes the 17013 bracelet as Jubilee-style. Phillips shows a bracelet stamped 17013B and a clasp stamped 17013 B 18; the 2021 service invoice identifies both as replacements. The invoice does not list the original pair. There are no separate end links on the integrated bracelet. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/17013 Oysterquartz.watch, ref. 17013] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]		Rolex's catalogue describes the bracelet as integral to the watch. Oysterquartz.watch calls it a brushed Jubilee bracelet; Oysterinfo describes the 17013 bracelet as Jubilee-style. Phillips shows a bracelet stamped 17013B and a clasp stamped 17013 B 18; the 2021 service invoice identifies both as replacements. The invoice does not list the original pair. There are no separate end links on the integrated bracelet. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/17013 Oysterquartz.watch, ref. 17013] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]

	Antiquorum's 1977-dated lot came with a fitted box and a voided guarantee. Christie's lists a green Oysterdate presentation box with its 1977 example. ~~These lots show what accompanied those two watches, not~~ a standard package for the reference.		Antiquorum's 1977-dated lot came with a fitted box and a voided guarantee. Christie's lists a green Oysterdate presentation box with its 1977 example. Both are individual sale records; neither establishes a standard package for the reference.

	==Documented service example==		==Documented service example==

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<small>[[Main Page#Datejust_36|Datejust 36]] → '''17013'''</small>

<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 17013 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Two-tone Rolex Datejust Oysterquartz reference 17013 with blue dial and fluted bezel|Case 5,446,647, catalogued as made in 1977 and sold in 1978. Antiquorum, lot 200.]]</div>

Reference 17013 is the two-tone Datejust in Rolex's Oysterquartz line. Rolex's 1977 customer catalogue specifies a steel case and bracelet, fluted gold bezel, sapphire crystal, quick date change and 50 m water resistance. It calls the gold 14 ct. Auction catalogues vary between 14K and 18K, so the catalogue's figure should not be applied to every market or example.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! Reference !! Model !! Case !! Movement !! First documented
|-
| 17013 || Datejust Oysterquartz || Stainless steel and yellow gold; fluted bezel; about 36 mm || Quartz Cal. 5035, 11 jewels || 1977 catalogue and dated examples; factory start and end dates not fixed
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The 17013 pairs a steel case with a fluted yellow-gold bezel and integrated two-tone bracelet. The steel 17000 has a smooth bezel; the 17014 pairs steel with a fluted white-gold bezel. Oysterinfo places the 17014 after the 1977 launch. Rolex's 1977 catalogue lists the 17000 and 17013 Datejusts alongside the yellow-gold Day-Date 19018. The Datejust uses Cal. 5035; the Day-Date uses Cal. 5055. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/catalogs Rolex 1977 customer catalogue scan] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]

==Production outline==

Rolex listed the 17013 in its 1977 customer catalogue. Antiquorum dates case 5,446,647 to 1977 and records its sale in May 1978. Christie's also dates case 5,442,600 to 1977; a sale-room notice corrected the printed reference from 19017/17010 to 17013/17010. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493184 Christie's, lot 5493184]

The Vintage Rolex Field Manual gives 1977–2001; Oysterinfo says the 17013 remained in the 2003 catalogue. These sources document catalogue dates, not the final production year. Interencheres records a 17013 with a guarantee dated 13 March 1997. [https://www.interencheres.com/en-US/art-decoration/horlogerie-681245/lot-87155953.html Interencheres, lot 445] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo]

==Movement notes==

The 17013 uses quartz Cal. 5035. Auction catalogues list 11 jewels. Rolex's technical sheet describes the 32,768 Hz resonator and step-by-step motor, and assigns Cal. 5035 to the Datejust and Cal. 5055 to the Day-Date. Sotheby's 2021 catalogue gives Cal. 5055 for a 17013, contrary to Rolex's caliber assignment. Antiquorum uses “self-winding” in some lot introductions, although its movement fields identify Cal. 5035. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex Technical Information, calibers 5035 and 5055] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]

Early examples have three-line dials without chronometer wording; later dials carry it. Oysterquartz.watch dates the change to around 1979, Worn & Wound says 1980, and Oysterinfo gives 1981. Antiquorum catalogued a blue dial with chronometer text on a watch it dates to 1979. The cited sources place the change between about 1979 and 1981; they provide no serial cutoff. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/evolution Oysterquartz.watch, Datejust evolution] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-38 Antiquorum, lot 38] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]

==Dial map==

Antiquorum catalogues blue, silvered and champagne dials; Brad Homes shows a gold-dial example in his owner review. Oysterquartz.watch lists Jubilee diamond and non-textured diamond dials, but gives no dated example or period catalogue citation for either variant. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-23-388 Antiquorum, lot 388] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-203-303 Antiquorum, lot 303] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review] [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/17013 Oysterquartz.watch, ref. 17013]

[[File:Ref 17013 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Blue Oysterquartz dial with chronometer text in a 17013 service example|Blue dial shown after Rolex replaced the original during a 2021 service. Phillips, lot 8036 (2022).]]

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

The case has the angular Oysterquartz profile and a fluted yellow-gold bezel. Rolex's 1977 catalogue specifies a sapphire crystal and 165 ft/50 m pressure resistance. Antiquorum, Christie's and Phillips list a 36 mm case. Sotheby's gives 35 mm for one white-dial lot, which also assigns the watch Cal. 5055. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/catalogs Rolex 1977 customer catalogue scan] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493184 Christie's, lot 5493184] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/176089 Phillips, lot 8036] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 82]

The caseback and crown screw down. Antiquorum describes a Cyclops over the date and lists its 1977 example at 12 mm thick. Brad Homes measured his own watch at 13.5 mm. Both figures describe individual watches; neither source links the difference to a case revision. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 Antiquorum, lot 200] [https://www.wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Worn & Wound, owner review]

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File:Ref 17013 caseback-detail.webp|alt=Caseback and 17013B bracelet stamp on a serviced Oysterquartz|Case number 4,495,153 and replacement bracelet stamp. Phillips, lot 8036.
File:Ref 17013 crown-detail.webp|alt=Side view of the 17013 case, fluted bezel, crown and integrated bracelet|Crown-side view of the watch after the 2021 service. Phillips, lot 8036.
</gallery>

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

Rolex's catalogue describes the bracelet as integral to the watch. Oysterquartz.watch calls it a brushed Jubilee bracelet; Oysterinfo describes the 17013 bracelet as Jubilee-style. Phillips shows a bracelet stamped 17013B and a clasp stamped 17013 B 18; the 2021 service invoice identifies both as replacements. The invoice does not list the original pair. There are no separate end links on the integrated bracelet. [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/17013 Oysterquartz.watch, ref. 17013] [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ Oysterinfo, Oysterquartz history]

Antiquorum's 1977-dated lot came with a fitted box and a voided guarantee. Christie's lists a green Oysterdate presentation box with its 1977 example. These lots show what accompanied those two watches, not a standard package for the reference.

==Documented service example==

Phillips's 2022 lot 8036 comes with a Rolex service invoice dated 16 March 2021. It lists replacement of the dial, case middle, caseback, crystal, crown, hands and bracelet; the movement was retained. The invoice identifies the blue replacement dial as ref. 17008. The photographed watch is a post-service assembly. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/176089 Phillips, lot 8036]

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File:Ref 17013 service-overview.webp|Watch and 2021 Rolex service invoice. Phillips, lot 8036 (2022).
File:Ref 17013 dial-detail.webp|Replacement dial identified as ref. 17008 on the service invoice. Phillips, lot 8036.
File:Ref 17013 caseback-detail.webp|Caseback and replacement bracelet stamped 17013B. Phillips, lot 8036.
File:Ref 17013 crown-detail.webp|Crown-side profile of the serviced watch. Phillips, lot 8036.
</gallery>

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! Sale !! Catalogue date !! Record
|-
| Antiquorum, New York, lot 388 || 1980s || Champagne dial; Cal. 5035; sapphire; 36 mm; 14K gold description
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 303 || 1979 || Silvered dial; case 6,400,670; Cal. 5035; 36 mm
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 200 || Made 1977; sold 1978 || Blue satin dial; case 5,446,647; Cal. 5035; box and voided guarantee
|-
| Christie's, lot 5493184 || 1977 || Case 5,442,600; Cal. 5035; corrected reference 17013/17010
|-
| Antiquorum, New York, lot 38 || 1979 || Blue dial with chronometer text; case 5,486,810; Cal. 5035
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 109 || 1979 || Blue dial; case 5,273,864; Cal. 5035; catalogue describes 14K gold
|-
| Phillips, Hong Kong, lot 8036 || c.1977 || Case 4,495,153; Cal. 5035; service invoice documents extensive replacement in 2021
|-
| Interencheres, lot 445 || Guarantee dated 1997 || Case N350803; Cal. 5035
|}

For the movement family, see [[Reference:Movements|Movements]]. For general serial-number limits, see [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]].

== Gallery ==

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File:Ref 17013 hero.webp|Case 5,446,647, catalogued as made in 1977. Antiquorum, lot 200.
File:Ref 17013 dial-detail.webp|Replacement dial in a 2021 Rolex service assembly. Phillips, lot 8036.
File:Ref 17013 caseback-detail.webp|Caseback and 17013B bracelet stamp on the serviced Phillips example.
File:Ref 17013 service-overview.webp|The watch and its 2021 service invoice.
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/catalogs "Rolex Oysterquartz customer catalogue, 1977 (scan)", Rolex; scan hosted by Oysterquartz.watch]
* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf "Rolex Technical Information, calibers 5035 and 5055", Rolex]
* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra]
* [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/17013 Oysterquartz.watch, "Oysterquartz.watch, reference 17013", Oysterquartz.watch]
* [https://www.oysterquartz.watch/evolution "Oysterquartz.watch, Datejust evolution", Oysterquartz.watch]
* [https://www.oysterinfo.de/en/rolex/oysterquartz/ "Rolex Oysterquartz: History, Models and Movements", Oysterinfo]
* [https://wornandwound.com/review/owners-review-the-rolex-oysterquartz-17013/ Brad Homes, "Worn & Wound, Owner's Review: the Rolex Oysterquartz 17013", Worn & Wound, 2024-11-12]
* [https://goldammer.me/blogs/articles/rolex-oysterquartz-datejust-guide Marcus Siems, "Goldammer, quantitative Datejust Oysterquartz guide", Goldammer, 2023-07-26]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-23-388 "Antiquorum New York, lot 388, ref. 17013", Antiquorum, 2001-11-28]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-203-303 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 303, ref. 17013", Antiquorum, 2008-03-16]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-227-200 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 200, ref. 17013", Antiquorum, 2010-03-20]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493184 "Christie's Important Watches, lot 5493184, ref. 17013/17010", Christie's, 2011]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-38 "Antiquorum New York, lot 38, ref. 17013", Antiquorum, 2011-09-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-17013-lot-272-109 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 109, ref. 17013", Antiquorum, 2013-05-12]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/176089 "Phillips Hong Kong, lot 8036, ref. 17013", Phillips, 2022]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/watches-online-7/reference-17013-a-stainless-steel-and-yellow-gold "Sotheby's Watches Online 7, lot 82, ref. 17013", Sotheby's, 2021]
* [https://www.interencheres.com/en-US/art-decoration/horlogerie-681245/lot-87155953.html "Interencheres, lot 445, ref. 17013", Interencheres / auctioneer listing, 2026-06-20]

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