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| [[Reference:1500|1500]] / [[Reference:1501|1501]] / [[Reference:1503|1503]] || Group examples circa 1962–1980; 1501 steel lots dated 1962–1977 and an 18K-gold lot circa 1973; 1503 includes a 1974 dealer-listed blue Shantung dial; production limits unknown || Cal. 1560/1570 auction labels; Rolex parts catalogues list date components under Cal. 1565/1575 || Oyster Perpetual Date. The 1500 has a documented smooth bezel; 1501 records include steel and an 18K-gold example with engine-turned bezel descriptions; 1503 catalogues and the Field Manual show gold cases and fluted bezels. Dealer listings add a blue Shantung dial, a plain-bezel outlier, and an outside-1503 / inside-1500 caseback pairing. The Christie’s caseback attributions remain unresolved; the linked pages explain the evidence.

| [[Reference:1504|1504]] || Individual records circa 1966–1972; limits unknown || Cal. 1570 in auction and dealer records || Gold Date with multiple yellow-gold Moreau examples; one white-gold specimen with a geometric bezel was sold twice. Inner caseback 1503 reported on separate 1504 examples; linked article separates these observations.

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| [[Reference:1505|1505]] || Auction estimates circa 1960–1980; the circa-1960 date conflicts with the case serial chart || Cal. 1570 in reviewed auction catalogues; no changeover established || Rolex’s 1980 catalogue describes the steel-and-gold model as the 1503 in steel and gold, with a “fancy dial.” Cambi labels a circa-1971 all-steel example; attribution unresolved. Auction catalogues show blue, silvered and champagne dials, varied bezel terminology, and 34–36 mm measurements

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| [[Reference:1506|1506]] || Individual records dated 1960–1967; production limits unknown || Cal. 1570 in two auction catalogues; one seller lists 1575, while its movement photo shows a 1570-marked bridge || 34 mm yellow-gold Date examples with patterned bezels and bracelets called Chine; an inner 1503 caseback stamp and a 1506/1503 catalogue entry remain unexplained

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| [[Reference:1507|1507]] || Auction estimates circa 1962–1975; production limits unknown || Auction catalogues label examples Cal. 1560 or 1570; exact fitment unverified || Yellow-gold Oyster Perpetual Date. The inside caseback of a Sotheby’s 1507 is stamped 1503; other catalogues use 1503/1507. Collector lists call the bezel tightly fluted, while auction terms vary. The linked page documents the case, dial and movement evidence

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| [[Reference:1510|1510]] || Case-numbered auction examples circa 1965–1970; a circa-1971 serial 2,860,900 listing conflicts with a Drouot hand-wound listing carrying the same serial; production limits unknown || Auction catalogues say Cal. 1570; a photographed movement is marked 1570, but exact date-calibre variant remains unresolved || 18K yellow gold, 34–35 mm in catalogues, textured bezel and bracelet examples, crosshair dials; Morellis, hammered, frosted and other names are source-specific. Phillips and Monaco Legend report 1503 inside casebacks. See [[Reference:1510|1510]] for the evidence and conflicts

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| [[Reference:15003|15003]] || Auction examples circa 1983–1986; production limits unknown || Cal. 3035 in exact-reference catalogues || Steel-and-gold 34 mm Oyster Perpetual Date. Christie's photograph shows a smooth rounded bezel; Heritage catalogues a fluted gold bezel on a separate watch. Christie's, Farber and Heritage report Chevrolet caseback emblems; the catalogue records leave their purpose unidentified. [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-two-tone-date-chevron-ref-15003-187/73507 Christie's] [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/rolex-ref-15003-two-tone-gent-s-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1985/a/5081-60267.s Heritage] [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/farber-auctioneers-and-appraisers/rolex-date-two-tone-automatic-watch-15003-5189707 Farber]

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| [[Reference:6718|6718]] || Catalogue examples dated 1973–1982; factory span unknown || Cal. 2030 in exact-reference catalogues; 28 jewels in listed examples || Ladies' time-only Oyster Perpetual. Auction catalogues document steel, steel-and-gold, 14K and 18K yellow-gold examples, with 24–26 mm measurements; dial and bracelet details vary by lot. [https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/Orologi%20Dicembre%202021%20WEB%20LOW.pdf Pandolfini 2021] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's 2021] [https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/248-rolex/?lot=214090&sd=1 Chiswick 2023]

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| [[Reference:6744|6744]] || Christie's dates one example circa 1974; Antiquorum and Spangaro may describe the same second watch || Cal. 2030 in Christie's and Antiquorum catalogues; latter lot jointly attributed to 6744/6751 || 18K yellow-gold examples measure 29–30 mm. Catalogues describe a green Sultan Qaboos signature and a green crossed-swords dial; the sword-dial records may concern one watch

| [[Reference:114300|114300]] || 2015–2020 catalogue period || cal 3132 in Rolex product material || Oyster Perpetual 39 in Oystersteel. Rolex documented dark rhodium, red grape, blue, black and white dials; Phillips later catalogued individual lots with a conflicting 3230 attribution, which does not establish a factory-wide change|}

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 | [[Reference:1500|1500]] / [[Reference:1501|1501]] / [[Reference:1503|1503]] || Group examples circa 1962–1980; 1501 steel lots dated 1962–1977 and an 18K-gold lot circa 1973; 1503 includes a 1974 dealer-listed blue Shantung dial; production limits unknown || Cal. 1560/1570 auction labels; Rolex parts catalogues list date components under Cal. 1565/1575 || Oyster Perpetual Date. The 1500 has a documented smooth bezel; 1501 records include steel and an 18K-gold example with engine-turned bezel descriptions; 1503 catalogues and the Field Manual show gold cases and fluted bezels. Dealer listings add a blue Shantung dial, a plain-bezel outlier, and an outside-1503 / inside-1500 caseback pairing. The Christie’s caseback attributions remain unresolved; the linked pages explain the evidence.
+| [[Reference:1504|1504]] || Individual records circa 1966–1972; limits unknown || Cal. 1570 in auction and dealer records || Gold Date with multiple yellow-gold Moreau examples; one white-gold specimen with a geometric bezel was sold twice. Inner caseback 1503 reported on separate 1504 examples; linked article separates these observations.
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+| [[Reference:1505|1505]] || Auction estimates circa 1960–1980; the circa-1960 date conflicts with the case serial chart || Cal. 1570 in reviewed auction catalogues; no changeover established || Rolex’s 1980 catalogue describes the steel-and-gold model as the 1503 in steel and gold, with a “fancy dial.” Cambi labels a circa-1971 all-steel example; attribution unresolved. Auction catalogues show blue, silvered and champagne dials, varied bezel terminology, and 34–36 mm measurements
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+| [[Reference:1506|1506]] || Individual records dated 1960–1967; production limits unknown || Cal. 1570 in two auction catalogues; one seller lists 1575, while its movement photo shows a 1570-marked bridge || 34 mm yellow-gold Date examples with patterned bezels and bracelets called Chine; an inner 1503 caseback stamp and a 1506/1503 catalogue entry remain unexplained
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+| [[Reference:1507|1507]] || Auction estimates circa 1962–1975; production limits unknown || Auction catalogues label examples Cal. 1560 or 1570; exact fitment unverified || Yellow-gold Oyster Perpetual Date. The inside caseback of a Sotheby’s 1507 is stamped 1503; other catalogues use 1503/1507. Collector lists call the bezel tightly fluted, while auction terms vary. The linked page documents the case, dial and movement evidence
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+| [[Reference:1510|1510]] || Case-numbered auction examples circa 1965–1970; a circa-1971 serial 2,860,900 listing conflicts with a Drouot hand-wound listing carrying the same serial; production limits unknown || Auction catalogues say Cal. 1570; a photographed movement is marked 1570, but exact date-calibre variant remains unresolved || 18K yellow gold, 34–35 mm in catalogues, textured bezel and bracelet examples, crosshair dials; Morellis, hammered, frosted and other names are source-specific. Phillips and Monaco Legend report 1503 inside casebacks. See [[Reference:1510|1510]] for the evidence and conflicts
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 | [[Reference:15003|15003]] || Auction examples circa 1983–1986; production limits unknown || Cal. 3035 in exact-reference catalogues || Steel-and-gold 34 mm Oyster Perpetual Date. Christie's photograph shows a smooth rounded bezel; Heritage catalogues a fluted gold bezel on a separate watch. Christie's, Farber and Heritage report Chevrolet caseback emblems; the catalogue records leave their purpose unidentified. [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-two-tone-date-chevron-ref-15003-187/73507 Christie's] [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/rolex-ref-15003-two-tone-gent-s-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1985/a/5081-60267.s Heritage] [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/farber-auctioneers-and-appraisers/rolex-date-two-tone-automatic-watch-15003-5189707 Farber]
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 | [[Reference:6718|6718]] || Catalogue examples dated 1973–1982; factory span unknown || Cal. 2030 in exact-reference catalogues; 28 jewels in listed examples || Ladies' time-only Oyster Perpetual. Auction catalogues document steel, steel-and-gold, 14K and 18K yellow-gold examples, with 24–26 mm measurements; dial and bracelet details vary by lot. [https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/Orologi%20Dicembre%202021%20WEB%20LOW.pdf Pandolfini 2021] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's 2021] [https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/248-rolex/?lot=214090&sd=1 Chiswick 2023]
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+| [[Reference:6744|6744]] || Christie's dates one example circa 1974; Antiquorum and Spangaro may describe the same second watch || Cal. 2030 in Christie's and Antiquorum catalogues; latter lot jointly attributed to 6744/6751 || 18K yellow-gold examples measure 29–30 mm. Catalogues describe a green Sultan Qaboos signature and a green crossed-swords dial; the sword-dial records may concern one watch
 | [[Reference:114300|114300]] || 2015–2020 catalogue period || cal 3132 in Rolex product material || Oyster Perpetual 39 in Oystersteel. Rolex documented dark rhodium, red grape, blue, black and white dials; Phillips later catalogued individual lots with a conflicting 3230 attribution, which does not establish a factory-wide change|}