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<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Oyster Perpetual automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-1130-rolex-automatic|1130 OP]] [[#cal-1160|1160]] [[#cal-1161|1161]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Oyster Perpetual automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-1130-rolex-automatic|1130 OP]] [[#cal-1160|1160]] [[#cal-1161|1161]] [[#cal-2030|2030]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback / early automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-520|520]] [[#cal-420|420]] [[#cal-50|50]] [[#cal-620|620]] [[#cal-630|630]] [[#cal-635|635]] [[#cal-105-hunter|700/710]] [[#cal-600|600]] [[#cal-59|59]] [[#cal-a260|A260]] [[#cal-a296|A296]] [[#cal-a295|A.295]] [[#cal-645|645]] [[#cal-720-auto|720 automatic (lot attribution)]] [[#cal-740|740]] [[#cal-745|745]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Calendar / moonphase</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-a295-cpl|A.295 CPL]]</div></div>

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| 7040-3 || [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] || 18 ct white gold; silver Godron Circulaire or diamond-pavé Godron dial

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| 7040-2 || 5442/5 || Everose gold; Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial

| 7040-2 || [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]] || Everose gold; Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial

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| 7040-4 || 5443/9 || 18 ct white gold; double Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial

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Rolex's model-specific text assigns Cal. 7040-3 to both 5441/9 dial versions. Antiquorum's 2008 catalogue calls case D758994 Cal. 7040-1; Christie's and Sotheby's identify other 5441/9 examples as 7040-3. Keep Antiquorum's label with that lot; the available record does not resolve it. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220000635/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5441_9-0012.html Rolex archived Cellini Prince product page, 2014]; [https://www.rolexforum.nl/prijslijst-rolex-NL2015.pdf Rolex Netherlands price list, 2015]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-78 Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493261 Christie's, case D774253]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2010/important-watches-ge1001/lot.132.html Sotheby's, Geneva, 2010, lot 132].

Rolex's archived 5442/5 page assigns Cal. 7040-2, as do Christie's, Kaplans and Sotheby's examples. Antiquorum's 2008 and 2022 catalogues call two 5442/5 movements 7040-1. Retain those labels with their lots; the available images do not establish a separate reference-wide movement version. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141017054035/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5442_5-0001.html Rolex archived 5442/5 product page, 2014]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5196177 Christie's Geneva 2009, lot 315]; [https://www.kaplans.se/sv/auktioner/2592/vara/999631 Kaplans, Stockholm, 2013, lot 469]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-6/cellini-ref-5442-montre-bracelet-en-or-rose-pink Sotheby's, 2021]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-231 Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008, lot 231]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5442-5-prince-cellini-lot-353-198 Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198].

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The Field Manual lists Cal. 1161 on base 1100, with automatic winding, 26 jewels and 19,800 vph; its table gives 1970. Sotheby's attributes Cal. 1161 to a ref. [[Reference:6548|6548]] dated circa 1964. Bonhams assigns it to a circa-1968 watch catalogued jointly as refs. 6548/6549. These catalogue dates precede the manual's entry; the sources do not establish the 6548 fitment interval or resolve the conflict. [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-6548-oyster-perpetual-mickey-mouse-2 Sotheby's]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2020-01%2F30%2FS-25954-0-1.pdf Bonhams, lot 161]

=== Cal. 2030 ===

{| class="wikitable" style="width:280px; font-size:90%;"

! detail

! value

|-

| type

| Automatic, sweep seconds

|-

| jewels

| 28

|-

| hacking

| Yes

|-

| fitment documented here

| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches

|}

Rolex's 1978 Technical and Service Information describes Cal. 2030 as automatic, with sweep seconds, 28 jewels and hacking. It distinguishes the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035. Sotheby's and Antiquorum catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6718 watches. The exact-reference catalogues document those individual fitments; broader 6718 fitment and production dates remain unresolved. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, Technical and Service Information, 3rd ed. (1978)]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 8136]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, lot 252]

== Bubbleback and early automatic ==

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| jewels

| 17 in Aste Bolaffi lot 34; 19 in Antiquorum lots 229 and 233

| 17 in Aste Bolaffi lot 34 and Antiquorum’s 6006 lot 253; 19 in Antiquorum lots 229 and 233

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| movement size

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The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.

The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Antiquorum attributes it to the 1952 ref. 6006, case 927300, and reports 17 jewels. Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.

Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Cal. 520 in its lot description; the caliber stamp is not legible in its photograph. WatchNet's image of product A-6378 shows English service labels, including “CONNECTING CASE SCREWS.”

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A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement.

A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement. Auction catalogues use both labels on ref. [[Reference:6106|6106]] examples: Monaco Legend identifies case 803400 as A260, while Antiquorum names Cal. 645 in a separate 6106. These are specimen-level attributions, consistent with A.260 as a size-family code rather than a unique commercial caliber name.

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Cal. 1030 is a bidirectionally wound automatic used in 1950s Oyster references. Its 5.85mm profile ended the domed Bubbleback caseback, while the cutaway "butterfly" rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED is the usual visual identifier. Finishing includes perlage on the rhodium-plated main plate, brushed bridges, polished screw heads and red anodized-aluminium reversing wheels. A conventional index regulates the movement; the visible regulator arm distinguishes it from the later free-sprung 1560 and 1570. Documented fitments include ref. 6098 from 1952, Oyster Perpetual 6502 and ~~6567~~, Submariners 6536, 6536-1 and 6538, Explorer 6610 and Air-King 6552. Artcurial, Antiquorum and Sotheby’s catalogue 6502 examples with Cal. 1030; Watch-Wiki independently lists the association. The case 36701 records conflict: the Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend labels it 6502, while Phillips identifies that case as 6603. The competing catalogue attributions leave its reference unresolved. [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6502-honeycomb-dial-166-c-8e042b2aae Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend, lot 166]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, lot 254] The Field Manual and several auction catalogues identify Cal. 1030 in Oyster Perpetual 6567 examples; Ineichen lists Cal. 1050 for one 6567. Other catalogues assign Cal. 1050 to refs. 6564, 6569 and Submariner 6536/1. These are descriptions of individual watches; the Cal. 1050 entry records the competing attributions.

Cal. 1030 is a bidirectionally wound automatic used in 1950s Oyster references. Its 5.85mm profile ended the domed Bubbleback caseback, while the cutaway "butterfly" rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED is the usual visual identifier. Finishing includes perlage on the rhodium-plated main plate, brushed bridges, polished screw heads and red anodized-aluminium reversing wheels. A conventional index regulates the movement; the visible regulator arm distinguishes it from the later free-sprung 1560 and 1570. Documented fitments include ref. 6098 from 1952, Oyster Perpetual 6502, 6567 and 6584, Submariners 6536, 6536-1 and 6538, Explorer 6610 and Air-King 6552. Artcurial, Antiquorum and Sotheby’s catalogue 6502 examples with Cal. 1030; Watch-Wiki independently lists the association. The case 36701 records conflict: the Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend labels it 6502, while Phillips identifies that case as 6603. The competing catalogue attributions leave its reference unresolved. [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6502-honeycomb-dial-166-c-8e042b2aae Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend, lot 166]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, lot 254] Freeman’s and EBTH catalogue Cal. 1030 in gold [[Reference:6584|ref. 6584]] watches ([https://freemansauction.com/auction/2017-Summer-Edit-Watches-and-Luxury-Accessories/lot/2 Freeman’s, lot 2]; [https://www.ebth.com/items/11312569-vintage-rolex-oyster-perpetual-6584-14k-gold-automatic-wristwatch EBTH, item ITMG535812]). Artcurial’s archived catalogue assigns it to a steel 6584, and Antiquorum to a jointly listed 6080/6584 ([https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-6584/lpi Artcurial archive, lot 870]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-242-133 Antiquorum, lot 133]). These are lot-level attributions. The Field Manual and several auction catalogues identify Cal. 1030 in Oyster Perpetual 6567 examples; Ineichen lists Cal. 1050 for one 6567. Other catalogues assign Cal. 1050 to refs. 6564, 6569 and Submariner 6536/1. These are descriptions of individual watches; the Cal. 1050 entry records the competing attributions.

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Gardiner Houlgate catalogues Cal. 1560 in one ref. 1023, serial 1136xxx, dated circa 1964. Time Connection II’s replacement-parts table lists both Cal. 1560 and 1570 under the reference, without dates or a sequence. The auction record documents one Cal. 1560 example; it does not establish when either caliber entered production.

Matthew Bain lists Cal. 1560 in its circa-1963 ref. 1026. Time Connection II lists 1560/1570 for 1026 in a replacement-parts table, while Bachmann & Scher gives no caliber. The 1560 identification is one dealer attribution; the parts table is compatibility data, not a documented Cal. 1570 installation or changeover. See [[Reference:1026|ref. 1026]]. [https://www.matthewbaininc.com/product-page/rare-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1026 Matthew Bain Inc., item 28122]; [https://www.timeconnectioninc.com/pages/rolex-case-reference-list-1000-thru-1873 Time Connection II, 1026 row].

Auction catalogues also identify Cal. 1560 in ref. 1024 examples dated circa 1965/66 and circa 1970. Antiquorum lists Cal. 1560 in a ref. 1011 dated 1960, case 546423, and in two lots jointly catalogued as refs. 1010/1011, dated 1960 and 1962. Heritage also lists Cal. 1560 in an undated ref. 1011 sold in 2012. Heritage and Bonhams list Cal. 1560 in individual ref. 1010 lots dated circa 1962 and circa 1967; Antiquorum lists Cal. 1570 in an individual ref. 1010 circa 1968. The Field Manual lists Cal. 1560 for ref. 1010. A 1stDibs item text also names Cal. 1560 for its claimed 1010, though the page title says 1011; treat it as seller-level evidence. These records document both attributions for ref. 1010, and its changeover year remains open; see [[Reference:1010|ref. 1010]]. Antiquorum catalogues Cal. 1560 in ref. 1501 examples dated 1962 (case 761,220) and 1963 (case 953,774); see [[Reference:1501|ref. 1501]], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1501-oyster-perpetual-date-lot-386-200 the 1962 lot], and [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-247-67 the 1963 lot].

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Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.

Exact-reference auction catalogues also identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] examples. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134].

Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.

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Cal. 1556 succeeded the 1555 around 1965 and powered the mid- and late four-digit Day-Date until 1977 or 1978. A revised gear train raised the frequency, while a jewel at the top of the centre wheel brought the count to 26. Its rhodium-plated movement has perlage finishing, a full balance bridge and a screwed balance with two gold, star-shaped Microstella regulating screws. Hacking was added during production in 1972 without a new caliber designation; earlier examples do not hack.

Cal. 1556 succeeded the 1555 around 1965 and powered the mid- and late four-digit Day-Date until 1977 or 1978. A revised gear train raised the frequency, while a jewel at the top of the centre wheel brought the count to 26. Its rhodium-plated movement has perlage finishing, a full balance bridge and a screwed balance with two gold, star-shaped Microstella regulating screws. Hacking was added during production in 1972 without a new caliber designation; earlier examples do not hack. Sotheby’s 2024 listing for [[Reference:1601|ref. 1601]] assigns Cal. 1556 to a watch described and photographed with a date-only dial. Rolex’s 1978 [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf service manual] defines Cal. 1556 as day-and-date, so this remains a catalogue conflict until the movement is inspected. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches-2/reference-1601-datejust-a-yellow-gold-automatic Sotheby’s, lot 130].

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* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie’s: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655]

* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/261/34/detail Aste Bolaffi, ref. 1858 lot 34 — movement no. 1143 identified as Hunter 8¾ (520)]

* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520]

* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 Antiquorum, ref. 6006, lot 253]

* [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-1858/ Vintage & Prestige, stock W2107 — seller-listed Cal. 520 / 8¾]

* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, Hodinkee, “The Rolex Bubbleback and Why It Still Matters”, 7 October 2024 — movement-family account]

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 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Prince (shaped)</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-300|300]] [[#cal-300-ts|7½ T.S. 300]] [[#cal-310|310]] [[#cal-360-hw|360 HW]] [[#cal-350-ts|350 T.S.]] [[#cal-1759|1759]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Oyster Perpetual automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-1130-rolex-automatic|1130 OP]] [[#cal-1160|1160]] [[#cal-1161|1161]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Oyster Perpetual automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-1130-rolex-automatic|1130 OP]] [[#cal-1160|1160]] [[#cal-1161|1161]] [[#cal-2030|2030]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback / early automatic</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-520|520]] [[#cal-420|420]] [[#cal-50|50]] [[#cal-620|620]] [[#cal-630|630]] [[#cal-635|635]] [[#cal-105-hunter|700/710]] [[#cal-600|600]] [[#cal-59|59]] [[#cal-a260|A260]] [[#cal-a296|A296]] [[#cal-a295|A.295]] [[#cal-645|645]] [[#cal-720-auto|720 automatic (lot attribution)]] [[#cal-740|740]] [[#cal-745|745]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Calendar / moonphase</div><div class="rp-chips">[[#cal-a295-cpl|A.295 CPL]]</div></div>
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 | 7040-3 || [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] || 18 ct white gold; silver Godron Circulaire or diamond-pavé Godron dial
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-| 7040-2 || 5442/5 || Everose gold; Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial
+| 7040-2 || [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]] || Everose gold; Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial
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 | 7040-4 || 5443/9 || 18 ct white gold; double Rayon Flammé de la Gloire dial
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 Rolex's model-specific text assigns Cal. 7040-3 to both 5441/9 dial versions. Antiquorum's 2008 catalogue calls case D758994 Cal. 7040-1; Christie's and Sotheby's identify other 5441/9 examples as 7040-3. Keep Antiquorum's label with that lot; the available record does not resolve it. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220000635/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5441_9-0012.html Rolex archived Cellini Prince product page, 2014]; [https://www.rolexforum.nl/prijslijst-rolex-NL2015.pdf Rolex Netherlands price list, 2015]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-78 Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5493261 Christie's, case D774253]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2010/important-watches-ge1001/lot.132.html Sotheby's, Geneva, 2010, lot 132].
+Rolex's archived 5442/5 page assigns Cal. 7040-2, as do Christie's, Kaplans and Sotheby's examples. Antiquorum's 2008 and 2022 catalogues call two 5442/5 movements 7040-1. Retain those labels with their lots; the available images do not establish a separate reference-wide movement version. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141017054035/http://www.rolex.com/watches/cellini-rolex-prince/m5442_5-0001.html Rolex archived 5442/5 product page, 2014]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5196177 Christie's Geneva 2009, lot 315]; [https://www.kaplans.se/sv/auktioner/2592/vara/999631 Kaplans, Stockholm, 2013, lot 469]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-6/cellini-ref-5442-montre-bracelet-en-or-rose-pink Sotheby's, 2021]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-205-231 Antiquorum, Geneva, 2008, lot 231]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5442-5-prince-cellini-lot-353-198 Antiquorum, Monaco, 2022, lot 198].
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 The Field Manual lists Cal. 1161 on base 1100, with automatic winding, 26 jewels and 19,800 vph; its table gives 1970. Sotheby's attributes Cal. 1161 to a ref. [[Reference:6548|6548]] dated circa 1964. Bonhams assigns it to a circa-1968 watch catalogued jointly as refs. 6548/6549. These catalogue dates precede the manual's entry; the sources do not establish the 6548 fitment interval or resolve the conflict. [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-6548-oyster-perpetual-mickey-mouse-2 Sotheby's]; [https://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images%2Flive%2F2020-01%2F30%2FS-25954-0-1.pdf Bonhams, lot 161]
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+=== Cal. 2030 ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:280px; font-size:90%;"
+! detail
+! value
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+| type
+| Automatic, sweep seconds
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+| jewels
+| 28
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+| hacking
+| Yes
+|-
+| fitment documented here
+| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches
+|}
+Rolex's 1978 Technical and Service Information describes Cal. 2030 as automatic, with sweep seconds, 28 jewels and hacking. It distinguishes the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035. Sotheby's and Antiquorum catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6718 watches. The exact-reference catalogues document those individual fitments; broader 6718 fitment and production dates remain unresolved. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, Technical and Service Information, 3rd ed. (1978)]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 8136]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, lot 252]
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-| 17 in Aste Bolaffi lot 34; 19 in Antiquorum lots 229 and 233
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-The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.
+The Field Manual lists Cal. 520 for ref. 1858; Antiquorum attributes it to the 1952 ref. 6006, case 927300, and reports 17 jewels. Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Hunter 8¾ (520), and Vintage & Prestige and WatchNet list Cal. 520 for their ref. 1858 examples. Hodinkee's 2024 family guide instead assigns Cal. 620 to the first series beginning with ref. 1858. Phillips and Antiquorum's 2006 and 2013 lots list 8¾-line movements; Antiquorum's 2021 Hong Kong entry gives 9¾ line without naming a caliber. The lots report 17 jewels for Bolaffi movement 1143 and 19 for the two Antiquorum movements.
 Aste Bolaffi identifies movement 1143 as Cal. 520 in its lot description; the caliber stamp is not legible in its photograph. WatchNet's image of product A-6378 shows English service labels, including “CONNECTING CASE SCREWS.”
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-A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement.
+A260 powered the first Submariner references, 6204 and 6205, from 1953 to 1955. "A.260" is Rolex's size-family code for this movement class, comparable to the Prince family's "T.S." code. Its non-butterfly rotor distinguishes it from the butterfly-rotor Cal. 1030. Hodinkee traces A260 to a movement used in earlier Oyster Perpetuals and later Bubblebacks, predating its Submariner fitment. The registry uses 17 jewels; some auction descriptions give 19, so the count should be checked against the individual movement. Auction catalogues use both labels on ref. [[Reference:6106|6106]] examples: Monaco Legend identifies case 803400 as A260, while Antiquorum names Cal. 645 in a separate 6106. These are specimen-level attributions, consistent with A.260 as a size-family code rather than a unique commercial caliber name.
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-Cal. 1030 is a bidirectionally wound automatic used in 1950s Oyster references. Its 5.85mm profile ended the domed Bubbleback caseback, while the cutaway "butterfly" rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED is the usual visual identifier. Finishing includes perlage on the rhodium-plated main plate, brushed bridges, polished screw heads and red anodized-aluminium reversing wheels. A conventional index regulates the movement; the visible regulator arm distinguishes it from the later free-sprung 1560 and 1570. Documented fitments include ref. 6098 from 1952, Oyster Perpetual 6502 and 6567, Submariners 6536, 6536-1 and 6538, Explorer 6610 and Air-King 6552. Artcurial, Antiquorum and Sotheby’s catalogue 6502 examples with Cal. 1030; Watch-Wiki independently lists the association. The case 36701 records conflict: the Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend labels it 6502, while Phillips identifies that case as 6603. The competing catalogue attributions leave its reference unresolved. [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6502-honeycomb-dial-166-c-8e042b2aae Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend, lot 166]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, lot 254] The Field Manual and several auction catalogues identify Cal. 1030 in Oyster Perpetual 6567 examples; Ineichen lists Cal. 1050 for one 6567. Other catalogues assign Cal. 1050 to refs. 6564, 6569 and Submariner 6536/1. These are descriptions of individual watches; the Cal. 1050 entry records the competing attributions.
+Cal. 1030 is a bidirectionally wound automatic used in 1950s Oyster references. Its 5.85mm profile ended the domed Bubbleback caseback, while the cutaway "butterfly" rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED is the usual visual identifier. Finishing includes perlage on the rhodium-plated main plate, brushed bridges, polished screw heads and red anodized-aluminium reversing wheels. A conventional index regulates the movement; the visible regulator arm distinguishes it from the later free-sprung 1560 and 1570. Documented fitments include ref. 6098 from 1952, Oyster Perpetual 6502, 6567 and 6584, Submariners 6536, 6536-1 and 6538, Explorer 6610 and Air-King 6552. Artcurial, Antiquorum and Sotheby’s catalogue 6502 examples with Cal. 1030; Watch-Wiki independently lists the association. The case 36701 records conflict: the Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend labels it 6502, while Phillips identifies that case as 6603. The competing catalogue attributions leave its reference unresolved. [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6502-honeycomb-dial-166-c-8e042b2aae Invaluable archive of Monaco Legend, lot 166]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, lot 254] Freeman’s and EBTH catalogue Cal. 1030 in gold [[Reference:6584|ref. 6584]] watches ([https://freemansauction.com/auction/2017-Summer-Edit-Watches-and-Luxury-Accessories/lot/2 Freeman’s, lot 2]; [https://www.ebth.com/items/11312569-vintage-rolex-oyster-perpetual-6584-14k-gold-automatic-wristwatch EBTH, item ITMG535812]). Artcurial’s archived catalogue assigns it to a steel 6584, and Antiquorum to a jointly listed 6080/6584 ([https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-6584/lpi Artcurial archive, lot 870]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-242-133 Antiquorum, lot 133]). These are lot-level attributions. The Field Manual and several auction catalogues identify Cal. 1030 in Oyster Perpetual 6567 examples; Ineichen lists Cal. 1050 for one 6567. Other catalogues assign Cal. 1050 to refs. 6564, 6569 and Submariner 6536/1. These are descriptions of individual watches; the Cal. 1050 entry records the competing attributions.
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 Gardiner Houlgate catalogues Cal. 1560 in one ref. 1023, serial 1136xxx, dated circa 1964. Time Connection II’s replacement-parts table lists both Cal. 1560 and 1570 under the reference, without dates or a sequence. The auction record documents one Cal. 1560 example; it does not establish when either caliber entered production.
+Matthew Bain lists Cal. 1560 in its circa-1963 ref. 1026. Time Connection II lists 1560/1570 for 1026 in a replacement-parts table, while Bachmann & Scher gives no caliber. The 1560 identification is one dealer attribution; the parts table is compatibility data, not a documented Cal. 1570 installation or changeover. See [[Reference:1026|ref. 1026]]. [https://www.matthewbaininc.com/product-page/rare-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1026 Matthew Bain Inc., item 28122]; [https://www.timeconnectioninc.com/pages/rolex-case-reference-list-1000-thru-1873 Time Connection II, 1026 row].
 Auction catalogues also identify Cal. 1560 in ref. 1024 examples dated circa 1965/66 and circa 1970. Antiquorum lists Cal. 1560 in a ref. 1011 dated 1960, case 546423, and in two lots jointly catalogued as refs. 1010/1011, dated 1960 and 1962. Heritage also lists Cal. 1560 in an undated ref. 1011 sold in 2012. Heritage and Bonhams list Cal. 1560 in individual ref. 1010 lots dated circa 1962 and circa 1967; Antiquorum lists Cal. 1570 in an individual ref. 1010 circa 1968. The Field Manual lists Cal. 1560 for ref. 1010. A 1stDibs item text also names Cal. 1560 for its claimed 1010, though the page title says 1011; treat it as seller-level evidence. These records document both attributions for ref. 1010, and its changeover year remains open; see [[Reference:1010|ref. 1010]]. Antiquorum catalogues Cal. 1560 in ref. 1501 examples dated 1962 (case 761,220) and 1963 (case 953,774); see [[Reference:1501|ref. 1501]], [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1501-oyster-perpetual-date-lot-386-200 the 1962 lot], and [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-247-67 the 1963 lot].
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 Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.
+Exact-reference auction catalogues also identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] examples. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134].
 Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.
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-Cal. 1556 succeeded the 1555 around 1965 and powered the mid- and late four-digit Day-Date until 1977 or 1978. A revised gear train raised the frequency, while a jewel at the top of the centre wheel brought the count to 26. Its rhodium-plated movement has perlage finishing, a full balance bridge and a screwed balance with two gold, star-shaped Microstella regulating screws. Hacking was added during production in 1972 without a new caliber designation; earlier examples do not hack.
+Cal. 1556 succeeded the 1555 around 1965 and powered the mid- and late four-digit Day-Date until 1977 or 1978. A revised gear train raised the frequency, while a jewel at the top of the centre wheel brought the count to 26. Its rhodium-plated movement has perlage finishing, a full balance bridge and a screwed balance with two gold, star-shaped Microstella regulating screws. Hacking was added during production in 1972 without a new caliber designation; earlier examples do not hack. Sotheby’s 2024 listing for [[Reference:1601|ref. 1601]] assigns Cal. 1556 to a watch described and photographed with a date-only dial. Rolex’s 1978 [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf service manual] defines Cal. 1556 as day-and-date, so this remains a catalogue conflict until the movement is inspected. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches-2/reference-1601-datejust-a-yellow-gold-automatic Sotheby’s, lot 130].
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 * [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6185890 Christie’s: 6062 case 916321, caliber 655]
 * [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/261/34/detail Aste Bolaffi, ref. 1858 lot 34 — movement no. 1143 identified as Hunter 8¾ (520)]
-* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520]
+* [https://www.watchnet.co.jp/en/item/view/5300 WatchNet Japan, product A-6378 — seller-attributed Cal. 520] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-253 Antiquorum, ref. 6006, lot 253]
 * [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-1858/ Vintage & Prestige, stock W2107 — seller-listed Cal. 520 / 8¾]
 * [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, Hodinkee, “The Rolex Bubbleback and Why It Still Matters”, 7 October 2024 — movement-family account]