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The available dates come from auction catalogues rather than a factory production list. They place examples in 1961, 1963–1966 and 1967. Antiquorum's 2003 and 2007 catalogues estimate production through around 1966; its 2018 and 2023 catalogues date watches to circa 1967. The later examples leave the end date unsettled. | The available dates come from auction catalogues rather than a factory production list. They place examples in 1961, 1963–1966 and 1967. Antiquorum's 2003 and 2007 catalogues estimate production through around 1966; its 2018 and 2023 catalogues date watches to circa 1967. The later examples leave the end date unsettled. | ||
Case stamps provide firmer anchors for individual pieces. Antiquorum dates case 666,184 to 1961. Christie's records a 1008 with an inside-caseback stamp of IV.63. Other catalogues date cases 1,284,790 to 1965/66, 1,450,709 to circa 1966, and 1,619,991 to circa 1967. | Case stamps provide firmer anchors for individual pieces. Antiquorum dates case 666,184 to 1961. Christie's records a 1008 with an inside-caseback stamp of IV.63. Other catalogues date cases 1,284,790 to 1965/66, 1,450,709 to circa 1966, and 1,619,991 to circa 1967. Use the dates as individual anchors; this sample is too small to map the full serial sequence. | ||
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Auction catalogues identify Cal. 1560 in examples dated 1961 and 1963–1967, and Cal. 1570 in the 1967 black-dial watch and a 14K-gold example. Both calibres are documented; the changeover year remains unresolved. A single serial or auction date cannot settle it. | Auction catalogues identify Cal. 1560 in examples dated 1961 and 1963–1967, and Cal. 1570 in the 1967 black-dial watch and a 14K-gold example. Both calibres are documented; the changeover year remains unresolved. A single serial or auction date cannot settle it. | ||
The 2008 Antiquorum lot catalogued a gold watch as ref. 1008/1005 with Cal. 1570. Keep both numbers when describing it; | The 2008 Antiquorum lot catalogued a gold watch as ref. 1008/1005 with Cal. 1570. Keep both numbers when describing it; the paired numbers identify the case designation; Cal. 1570 identifies its movement. | ||
==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
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==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging== | ==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging== | ||
Auction records show several bracelet configurations on individual watches: a 7205 rivet Oyster, an expandable Oyster, an 18K-gold rivet Oyster and steel-and-gold Jubilee bracelets. Freeman's photographed a US-made oval-link Jubilee on a circa-1966 watch; Crédit Municipal de Paris also catalogued a US Jubilee on a 1008. Other watches were sold on leather straps. These lots document individual pairings; | Auction records show several bracelet configurations on individual watches: a 7205 rivet Oyster, an expandable Oyster, an 18K-gold rivet Oyster and steel-and-gold Jubilee bracelets. Freeman's photographed a US-made oval-link Jubilee on a circa-1966 watch; Crédit Municipal de Paris also catalogued a US Jubilee on a 1008. Other watches were sold on leather straps. These lots document individual pairings; factory fitment across the run remains uncharted. | ||
Freeman's records a 5-9 stamp on its Jubilee clasp. The stamp belongs to the bracelet assembly; it cannot date the watch head. One 14K-gold 1008 came with a warranty, chronometer certificate, 1968 bill of sale and an 18K-gold rivet bracelet. Those items document one sale | Freeman's records a 5-9 stamp on its Jubilee clasp. The stamp belongs to the bracelet assembly; it cannot date the watch head. One 14K-gold 1008 came with a warranty, chronometer certificate, 1968 bill of sale and an 18K-gold rivet bracelet. Those items document one sale and its associated equipment; factory delivery fitment is unrecorded. | ||
[[File:Ref 1008 caseback-bracelet.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Caseback, crown and US-made steel-and-gold Jubilee bracelet on an Oyster Perpetual 1008|Caseback and Jubilee bracelet photographed by Freeman's for lot 39.]] | [[File:Ref 1008 caseback-bracelet.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Caseback, crown and US-made steel-and-gold Jubilee bracelet on an Oyster Perpetual 1008|Caseback and Jubilee bracelet photographed by Freeman's for lot 39.]] | ||