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<div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback and early Oyster]]</div>

<div class="rp-card-meta">Manual Oysters and early automatics</div>

<div class="rp-card-text">The first waterproof Oysters, the domed-caseback automatics, the [[Reference:padellone|Padellone]], manual-wind Oyster Precision models such as the [[Reference:6082|6082]], and later Oysterdate Precision references such as the [[Reference:6094|6094]]. A separate round dress watch, [[Reference:3540|ref. 3540]], is catalogued as a manual-wind Rolex Precision.</div>

<div class="rp-card-text">The first waterproof Oysters, the domed-caseback automatics, the [[Reference:padellone|Padellone]], manual-wind Oyster Precision models such as the [[Reference:6082|6082]], and later Oysterdate Precision references such as the [[Reference:6094|6094]]. The documented [[Reference:5052|5052]] appears in both pink gold and steel. A separate round dress watch, [[Reference:3540|ref. 3540]], is catalogued as a manual-wind Rolex Precision.</div>

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<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">[[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|Pre-Daytona chronographs]]</div><div class="rp-index-more">[[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|Full family guide →]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early single-button<small>Catalogue dates c.1920–c.~~1940~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:2021|2021]] [[Reference:2226|2226]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early single-button<small>Catalogue dates c.1920–c.1950</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3068|3068]] [[Reference:2021|2021]] [[Reference:2057|2057]] [[Reference:2226|2226]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early Oyster monopusher<small>Catalogue dates c.1937–1942</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3346|3346]] [[Reference:3462|3462]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early two-register<small>1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:2508|2508]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Round Oyster chronographs<small>from c.1950</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6034|6034]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Single Red to Great White<small>1967–1983</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1665|1665]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Triple Six and 16600<small>1978–2008</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16660|16660]] [[Reference:16600|16600]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ceramic<small>~~2008–2017~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116600|116600]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ceramic bezel<small>2014–2017</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116600|116600]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">43 mm<small>2017–present</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:126600|126600]] [[Reference:126603|126603]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Earlier references<small>Catalogue dates conflict; no production span established</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:4362|4362]] [[Reference:6548|6548]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Mid-century<small>Mostly 1950s catalogue dates; case 994893 has conflicting 1964 and 1954 estimates</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6106|6106]] [[Reference:6502|6502]] [[Reference:6567|6567]] [[Reference:6584|6584]] [[Reference:6609|6609]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit ~~Datejust 36~~<small>~~Introduced 1988; published end dates differ~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:~~16234~~|~~16234~~]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ladies' time-only<small>1972–82 catalogue examples; factory span unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6718|6718]] [[Reference:6719|6719]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit Date Oyster Perpetual<small>Catalogue estimates circa 1960–1980; production limits unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1500|1500]] [[Reference:1501|1501]] [[Reference:1503|1503]] [[Reference:1504|1504]] [[Reference:1505|1505]] [[Reference:1506|1506]] [[Reference:1507|1507]] [[Reference:1510|1510]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit Date Oyster Perpetual<small>Catalogue examples circa 1983–1986</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:15003|15003]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Last pre-refresh generation<small>2007–2020</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116000|116000]] [[Reference:114300|114300]] [[Reference:177200|177200]] [[Reference:176200|176200]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Datejust 36</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit<small>From 1959; Monochrome dates discontinuation to 1981</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1601|1601]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit, acrylic crystal<small>Generation introduced 1977; reference end dates vary</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16003|16003]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit, sapphire crystal<small>Introduced 1988; published end dates differ</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16234|16234]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Six-digit Yellow Rolesor<small>Examples dated 2005–c.2017</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116233|116233]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Six-digit Turn-O-Graph<small>Rolex catalogue listings in 2011–12; production span unconfirmed</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116261|116261]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Datejust 41</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">White Rolesor<small>Introduced 2017; listed by Rolex in 2026</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:126334|126334]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Manual-wind Oyster<small>c.1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1573|1573]] [[Reference:2280|2280]] [[Reference:2416|2416]] [[Reference:2849|2849]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback era<small>1933–45</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1858|1858]] [[Reference:3131|3131]] [[Reference:3372|3372]] [[Reference:3525|3525]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>catalogue ~~examples~~ circa ~~1945–1955~~; ~~some later estimates conflict~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002|5002]] [[Reference:5003|5003]] [[Reference:5006|5006]] [[Reference:5010|5010]] [[Reference:5013|5013]] [[Reference:5018|5018]] [[Reference:5045|5045]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>selected catalogue estimates circa 1940–1955; dates do not set production spans</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002|5002]] [[Reference:5003|5003]] [[Reference:5006|5006]] [[Reference:5010|5010]] [[Reference:5013|5013]] [[Reference:5018|5018]] [[Reference:5045|5045]] [[Reference:6006|6006]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Straight-lug Empire Oyster<small>catalogue dates circa 1940–1950s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3548|3548]] [[Reference:3716|3716]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">[[Reference:prince|Prince]]</div><div class="rp-index-more">[[Reference:prince|Full Prince index →]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Other rectangular ~~Princes~~<small>Catalogue ~~dates c.1927–1938~~</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1768|1768]] [[Reference:1880|1880]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Other rectangular watches<small>Catalogue labels vary by reference</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1768|1768]] [[Reference:1880|1880]] [[Reference:3059|3059]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Prince Imperial pocket watch<small>c.1930–1945</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1645|1645]]</div></div>

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<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Cellini</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Vintage dress watch<small>Catalogued examples dated 1967–69</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3735|3735]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Modern Cellini Prince</div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]]</div></div>

<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Modern Cellini Prince</div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]]</div></div>

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 <div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback and early Oyster]]</div>
 <div class="rp-card-meta">Manual Oysters and early automatics</div>
-<div class="rp-card-text">The first waterproof Oysters, the domed-caseback automatics, the [[Reference:padellone|Padellone]], manual-wind Oyster Precision models such as the [[Reference:6082|6082]], and later Oysterdate Precision references such as the [[Reference:6094|6094]]. A separate round dress watch, [[Reference:3540|ref. 3540]], is catalogued as a manual-wind Rolex Precision.</div>
+<div class="rp-card-text">The first waterproof Oysters, the domed-caseback automatics, the [[Reference:padellone|Padellone]], manual-wind Oyster Precision models such as the [[Reference:6082|6082]], and later Oysterdate Precision references such as the [[Reference:6094|6094]]. The documented [[Reference:5052|5052]] appears in both pink gold and steel. A separate round dress watch, [[Reference:3540|ref. 3540]], is catalogued as a manual-wind Rolex Precision.</div>
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 <div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">[[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|Pre-Daytona chronographs]]</div><div class="rp-index-more">[[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|Full family guide →]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early single-button<small>Catalogue dates c.1920–c.1940</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:2021|2021]] [[Reference:2226|2226]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early single-button<small>Catalogue dates c.1920–c.1950</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3068|3068]] [[Reference:2021|2021]] [[Reference:2057|2057]] [[Reference:2226|2226]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early Oyster monopusher<small>Catalogue dates c.1937–1942</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3346|3346]] [[Reference:3462|3462]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Early two-register<small>1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:2508|2508]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Round Oyster chronographs<small>from c.1950</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6034|6034]]</div></div>
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 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Single Red to Great White<small>1967–1983</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1665|1665]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Triple Six and 16600<small>1978–2008</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16660|16660]] [[Reference:16600|16600]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ceramic<small>2008–2017</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116600|116600]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ceramic bezel<small>2014–2017</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116600|116600]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">43 mm<small>2017–present</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:126600|126600]] [[Reference:126603|126603]]</div></div>
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 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Earlier references<small>Catalogue dates conflict; no production span established</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:4362|4362]] [[Reference:6548|6548]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Mid-century<small>Mostly 1950s catalogue dates; case 994893 has conflicting 1964 and 1954 estimates</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6106|6106]] [[Reference:6502|6502]] [[Reference:6567|6567]] [[Reference:6584|6584]] [[Reference:6609|6609]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Classic four-digit<small>1950s–1988 catalogue examples; limits vary by reference</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1002|1002]] [[Reference:1003|1003]] [[Reference:1005|1005]] [[Reference:1007|1007]] [[Reference:1008|1008]] [[Reference:1009|1009]] [[Reference:1010|1010]] [[Reference:1011|1011]] [[Reference:1012|1012]] [[Reference:1013|1013]] [[Reference:1014|1014]] [[Reference:1018|1018]] [[Reference:1022|1022]] [[Reference:1023|1023]] [[Reference:1024|1024]] [[Reference:1025|1025]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Classic four-digit<small>1950s–1988 catalogue examples; limits vary by reference</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1002|1002]] [[Reference:1003|1003]] [[Reference:1005|1005]] [[Reference:1007|1007]] [[Reference:1008|1008]] [[Reference:1009|1009]] [[Reference:1010|1010]] [[Reference:1011|1011]] [[Reference:1012|1012]] [[Reference:1013|1013]] [[Reference:1014|1014]] [[Reference:1018|1018]] [[Reference:1022|1022]] [[Reference:1023|1023]] [[Reference:1024|1024]] [[Reference:1025|1025]] [[Reference:1026|1026]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit Datejust 36<small>Introduced 1988; published end dates differ</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16234|16234]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Ladies' time-only<small>1972–82 catalogue examples; factory span unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:6718|6718]] [[Reference:6719|6719]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit Date Oyster Perpetual<small>Catalogue estimates circa 1960–1980; production limits unknown</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1500|1500]] [[Reference:1501|1501]] [[Reference:1503|1503]] [[Reference:1504|1504]] [[Reference:1505|1505]] [[Reference:1506|1506]] [[Reference:1507|1507]] [[Reference:1510|1510]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit Date Oyster Perpetual<small>Catalogue examples circa 1983–1986</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:15003|15003]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Last pre-refresh generation<small>2007–2020</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116000|116000]] [[Reference:114300|114300]] [[Reference:177200|177200]] [[Reference:176200|176200]]</div></div>
+</div>
+<div class="rp-index">
+<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Datejust 36</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Four-digit<small>From 1959; Monochrome dates discontinuation to 1981</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1601|1601]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit, acrylic crystal<small>Generation introduced 1977; reference end dates vary</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16003|16003]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Five-digit, sapphire crystal<small>Introduced 1988; published end dates differ</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:16234|16234]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Six-digit Yellow Rolesor<small>Examples dated 2005–c.2017</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116233|116233]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Six-digit Turn-O-Graph<small>Rolex catalogue listings in 2011–12; production span unconfirmed</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:116261|116261]]</div></div>
+</div>
+<div class="rp-index">
+<div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Datejust 41</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">White Rolesor<small>Introduced 2017; listed by Rolex in 2026</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:126334|126334]]</div></div>
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 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Manual-wind Oyster<small>c.1930s–1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1573|1573]] [[Reference:2280|2280]] [[Reference:2416|2416]] [[Reference:2849|2849]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Bubbleback era<small>1933–45</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1858|1858]] [[Reference:3131|3131]] [[Reference:3372|3372]] [[Reference:3525|3525]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>catalogue examples circa 1945–1955; some later estimates conflict</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002|5002]] [[Reference:5003|5003]] [[Reference:5006|5006]] [[Reference:5010|5010]] [[Reference:5013|5013]] [[Reference:5018|5018]] [[Reference:5045|5045]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Late Bubblebacks<small>selected catalogue estimates circa 1940–1955; dates do not set production spans</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5002|5002]] [[Reference:5003|5003]] [[Reference:5006|5006]] [[Reference:5010|5010]] [[Reference:5013|5013]] [[Reference:5018|5018]] [[Reference:5045|5045]] [[Reference:6006|6006]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Straight-lug Empire Oyster<small>catalogue dates circa 1940–1950s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3548|3548]] [[Reference:3716|3716]]</div></div>
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 <div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">[[Reference:prince|Prince]]</div><div class="rp-index-more">[[Reference:prince|Full Prince index →]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Brancard era<small>1928–mid-1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1343|1343]] [[Reference:971|971]] [[Reference:971U|971U]] [[Reference:1490|1490]] [[Reference:1491|1491]] [[Reference:1527|1527]] [[Reference:1862|1862]] [[Reference:3361|3361]] [[Reference:3937|3937]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Brancard era<small>1928–mid-1940s</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1343|1343]] [[Reference:971|971]] [[Reference:971U|971U]] [[Reference:1490|1490]] [[Reference:1491|1491]] [[Reference:1527|1527]] [[Reference:1855|1855]] [[Reference:1862|1862]] [[Reference:3361|3361]] [[Reference:3937|3937]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Other rectangular Princes<small>Catalogue dates c.1927–1938</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1768|1768]] [[Reference:1880|1880]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Other rectangular watches<small>Catalogue labels vary by reference</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1768|1768]] [[Reference:1880|1880]] [[Reference:3059|3059]]</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Prince Imperial pocket watch<small>c.1930–1945</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:1645|1645]]</div></div>
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 <div class="rp-index-head"><div class="rp-index-title">Cellini</div></div>
 <div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Vintage dress watch<small>Catalogued examples dated 1967–69</small></div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:3735|3735]]</div></div>
-<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Modern Cellini Prince</div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]]</div></div>
+<div class="rp-era"><div class="rp-era-name">Modern Cellini Prince</div><div class="rp-chips">[[Reference:5440/8|5440/8]] [[Reference:5441/9|5441/9]] [[Reference:5442/5|5442/5]]</div></div>
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