Reference:Bracelets: Difference between revisions

A clasp code dates the bracelet; the case has its own [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number dating]]. Parts sheets and auction catalogues show documented fittings. Establishing original delivery requires evidence from the individual watch.

 

A matching bracelet number is not enough by itself: end-link shape, lug width, clasp construction, case reference and service history all matter. The tables below record documented pairings rather than a universal compatibility guarantee.

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Dates below come from dated parts sheets or individual records, so they describe documented examples rather than complete production runs. Parts sheets identify components; auction catalogues record the bracelet fitted when a watch was offered. An individual watch needs its own evidence for original delivery.

! Ref !! Name !! Period / evidence !! Link type !! End links !! Documented applications !! Notes !! Image

| <span id="bracelet-6635"></span>'''6635''' || Oyster stretch rivet, 19mm || Vintage || Stretch rivet || 57; check individual fitting || Chronographs, Air-King || The links expand; the 7205 uses fixed links. || [[File:Bracelet 6635.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 6635 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-7205"></span>'''7205''' || Oyster rivet, 19mm || Vintage || Rivet || 271; 57 / 357 on documented Air-Kings; no. 60 recorded on one 1501 lot || Daytona, Air-King; 1501 auction example || Christie's catalogues a circa-1970 ref. 1501 with a 7205 bracelet and no. 60 end links. This is one offered-watch configuration; its original delivery is unverified. The 7206 is the 20mm counterpart. A US-made C&I bracelet requires separate identification. || [[File:Bracelet 7205.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 7205 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-7206"></span>'''7206''' || Oyster rivet, 20mm || Vintage || Rivet || 58, 60, 80; application varies || Submariner, GMT-Master, Explorer || Compare end-link shape and case reference. The number alone does not establish original delivery. || [[File:Bracelet 7206.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 7206 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-72400"></span>'''72400''' || Oyster bracelet, 20mm || Listed for 116400 in Rolex USA 2011 price list || Three-piece || Not specified in cited list || Milgauss 116400 || The list identifies the bracelet/reference pairing, not original delivery on an individual watch. || [[File:Bracelet 72400.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 72400 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-9315"></span>'''9315''' || Oyster folded link, 20mm || Listed in Rolex parts sheet, 1985 || Folded || 280 / 285 fixed; 380 / 385 removable || Submariner, Sea-Dweller || Rolex sheet 321-6 shows the folded-link construction and alternative end fittings. || [[File:Bracelet 9315.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 9315 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-7835"></span>'''7835''' || Oyster folded link, 19mm || Vintage || Folded || 271; 357 on documented Air-Kings || Daytona, Air-King || For 20mm cases, compare the wider bracelet references and inspect the end-link stamp. || [[File:Bracelet 7835.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 7835 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-7836"></span>'''7836''' || Oyster folded link, 20mm || Vintage; parts shared in 1985 sheet || Folded || 380 || GMT-Master, Explorer || Rolex sheet 321-6 identifies parts shared with the 9315. Sharing parts does not make the two bracelet references interchangeable. || [[File:Bracelet 7836.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 7836 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78350"></span>'''78350''' || Oyster solid link, 19mm || Listed in Rolex parts sheet, 1985 || Solid || 557, 571 || Daytona, Air-King || Sheet 322-8 specifies the 78350-19 and its steel end links. A separate 17mm version exists. || [[File:Bracelet 78350.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78350 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78360"></span>'''78360''' || Oyster solid link, 20mm || 1970s onward; reference-dependent || Solid || 503 on 16520; 580 on other documented fittings || Daytona, GMT-Master, Explorer || The Daytona later changed to polished-centre bracelets. That change does not date the end of all 78360 production. || [[File:Bracelet 78360.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78360 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78390"></span>'''78390''' || Oyster solid link, 20mm || Middle part of the 16520 run || Solid || 503B || Daytona || Polished centre links distinguish it from the brushed 78360. The Blackbird Watch Manual describes the 16520 progression. || [[File:Bracelet 78390.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78390 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78390A"></span>'''78390A''' || Oyster solid link with solid end links, 20mm || Late 16520 production || Solid || Solid end links || Daytona || Distinguish the solid end links from the separate hollow 503B fittings of the 78390. || [[File:Bracelet 78390A.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78390A bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78490"></span>'''78490''' || Oyster with solid end links, 20mm || 116520 generation || Solid || Solid end links || Daytona 116520 || Phillips lot 202605 records a 116520 with a clasp stamped 78490 and an April 2006 guarantee. The 78690 belongs to a different documented application. || [[File:Bracelet 78490.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78490 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78690"></span>'''78690''' || Oyster with solid end links, 20mm || 114270 generation || Solid || Solid end links || Explorer 114270 || Phillips Hong Kong 2022 lot 8012 records 78690 on a 114270 with a November 2010 guarantee. || [[File:Bracelet 78690.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78690 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78790"></span>'''78790''' || Oyster, 20mm || 1990s–2000s; reference-dependent || Solid || Hollow end links; check watch reference || GMT-Master, Explorer || Distinguish 78790 from 78790A, the version with solid end links. || [[File:Bracelet 78790.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78790 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-93150"></span>'''93150''' || Oyster solid link, 20mm || Listed in 1985; continued into later references || Solid || 501, 580, 585, 593 in the 1985 sheet || Submariner, Sea-Dweller || Rolex sheet 323-3 separates steel 93150 fittings from Rolesor 93153 fittings. It does not establish a universal case pairing or a 1990 end date. || [[File:Bracelet 93150.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 93150 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-62510H"></span>'''62510H''' || Jubilee, 20mm, steel || Listed in Rolex parts sheet, 1985 || Jubilee || 502, 550, 555; 502B on the cited GMT lot || Datejust, GMT-Master || Sheet 322-4 distinguishes steel 62510H from Rolesor 62523H. Phillips records a 62510H with 502B end links on a 1675. That auction pairing does not prove original delivery. || [[File:Bracelet 62510H.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 62510H bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-93250"></span>'''93250''' || Oyster with solid end links, 20mm, steel || 16610 generation || Solid || 801 on the cited example || Submariner 16610 || Phillips lot 146024 records a steel 16610 with 93250, 801 end links and a DT3 clasp. It is not a two-tone predecessor of 78363. || [[File:Bracelet 93250.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 93250 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78363"></span>'''78363''' || Oyster, 20mm, steel and yellow gold || Five-digit generation || Solid || Hollow end links; check exact fitting || Daytona 16523, GMT-Master || The 78363 is the steel-and-gold Daytona bracelet, separate from the steel Submariner 93250. The later polished-centre Daytona bracelet is 78393; its timing does not date the 78363 changeover. || [[File:Bracelet 78363.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78363 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-8385"></span>'''8385''' || President, 20mm, gold || Vintage Day-Date generation || President || Check the individual bracelet || Day-Date || President end fittings need their own identification; 455 appears in the Rolex sheet for Rolesor Jubilee 62523H. || [[File:Bracelet 8385.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 8385 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78668"></span>'''78668''' || Oyster solid link, 20mm (18k yellow gold) || 1988–~1994 || Solid || 103 || Daytona || The gold Daytona 16528 bracelet through the first half of the run, with a deployant clasp and no flip-lock. Not a gold casting of the steel 78360 and it does not share that part number: Christie’s catalogues ref. 16528 case R985336 with "deployant clasp stamped 78668, endlinks stamped 103", and Antiquorum records 78668 with an M12 clasp on case R985236. Clasp codes observed are M-series, 1988. An inferred "78368" circulated in older scaffolds and is attested nowhere. || [[File:Bracelet 78668.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78668 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-78398"></span>'''78398''' || Oyster solid link, 20mm (18k yellow gold, later run) || ~1995–2000 || Solid || 193 || Daytona || Successor to 78668 on the gold 16528 case. Phillips catalogues ref. 16528 case X435057 with the bracelet "stamped '193' to the endlinks" and the clasp "stamped '78398' and 'T12'". T12 (1995) is the earliest documented 78398 code while 78668 still appears on 1993-era clasps, so the changeover sits in a loose 1993–1995 band rather than on the steel 78360 → 78390 line. That Phillips bracelet post-dates its 1991 X-serial case, a reminder that the clasp code dates the bracelet only. || [[File:Bracelet 78398.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 78398 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-97200"></span>'''97200''' || Oyster, 20mm, steel || 40mm ceramic Submariner generation || Solid || Solid end links || Submariner 116610LN / 116610LV || Glidelock clasp. Phillips lot 232849 documents 97200 on a 116610LN. Other watch families and the later 41mm Submariner use different bracelet references. || [[File:Bracelet 97200.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 97200 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-97203"></span>'''97203''' || Oyster, 20mm, steel and yellow gold || 40mm ceramic Submariner generation || Solid || Solid end links || Submariner 116613 || Glidelock clasp. Check the exact bracelet number when comparing later 41mm references. || [[File:Bracelet 97203.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 97203 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-97208"></span>'''97208''' || Oyster, 20mm, yellow gold || 40mm ceramic Submariner generation || Solid || Solid end links || Submariner 116618 || Lepage records bracelet 97208 on its photographed 116618LB. || [[File:Bracelet 97208.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 97208 bracelet]]

| <span id="bracelet-97209"></span>'''97209''' || Oyster, 20mm, white gold || 40mm ceramic Submariner generation || Solid || Solid end links || Submariner 116619 || Gaston & Sheehan lot 75 records bracelet 97209 on a white-gold 116619. || [[File:Bracelet 97209.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 97209 bracelet]]

End links connect the bracelet to the case lugs. Match their shape and markings to the bracelet and case reference. Read letter suffixes against dated parts sheets and pictured examples; they do not encode finish or construction consistently. The table gives documented pairings, not a complete fitment chart.

! Ref !! Bracelet !! Case application !! Construction !! Evidence !! Notes !! Image

| <span id="end-link-58"></span>'''58''' || 7206 || Vintage 20mm Oyster cases || Hollow || Collector reference tables || Check the particular case; not a 9315 end link. || [[File:End link 58.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 58 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-60"></span>'''60''' || 7205 (one catalogued ref. 1501); 7206 || One 19mm ref. 1501 example; vintage 20mm Oyster cases || Hollow || Christie's, 2017, lot 14; collector reference tables || Christie's reports 7205/60 on one circa-1970 ref. 1501. Record this as an auctioned configuration; original delivery and broader case fitment remain unverified. || [[File:End link 60.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 60 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-80"></span>'''80''' || 7206 || Submariner and other documented 20mm cases || Hollow || Collector reference tables || Rivet-bracelet fitting; the stamp is not a production-year code. || [[File:End link 80.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 80 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-271"></span>'''271''' || 7205, 7835 || 19mm chronograph cases || Hollow || Collector reference tables || Inspect the actual stamp and compare it with a photograph of the fitting. || [[File:End link 271.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 271 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-380"></span>'''380''' || 9315, 7836 || 20mm cases; fitting varies || Hollow || Rolex sheet 321-6, 1985 || Listed with the folded-link 9315; the sheet also identifies shared 7836 parts. || [[File:End link 380.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 380 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-455"></span>'''455''' || 62523H || Rolesor Jubilee applications || Hollow || Rolex sheet 322-4, 1985 || The sheet lists 455 with Rolesor 62523H, not steel 62510H or President 8385. || [[File:End link 455.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 455 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-501"></span>'''501''' || 93150 || Specific case fitment varies || Hollow || Rolex sheet 323-3, 1985 || The 1985 sheet lists 501 with the steel 93150. Match the fitting to the case and bracelet. || [[File:End link 501.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 501 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-501B"></span>'''501B''' || 78360, 93150 || Explorer II 16550 catalogue and fitment-table examples || Hollow || Vintage Rolex Field Manual; Antiquorum example || Published fitment evidence; it does not establish original delivery on every watch. || [[File:End link 501B.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 501B end link]]

| <span id="end-link-502B"></span>'''502B''' || 62510H || GMT-Master 1675 in the cited lot || Hollow || Phillips Geneva 2018, lot 19 || Phillips records it on a Jubilee bracelet. The lot includes a 2005 service guarantee, so it documents that watch’s recorded configuration. || [[File:End link 502B.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 502B end link]]

| <span id="end-link-503"></span>'''503''' || 78360 || Daytona 16520 || Hollow || Blackbird Watch Manual; Field Manual || Brushed-bracelet fitting. || [[File:End link 503.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 503 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-503B"></span>'''503B''' || 78390 || Daytona 16520 || Hollow || Blackbird Watch Manual; Field Manual || Polished-centre bracelet fitting. Do not treat it as the solid end link of the 78390A. || [[File:End link 503B.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 503B end link]]

| <span id="end-link-571"></span>'''571''' || 78350-19 || 19mm Daytona applications || Hollow || Rolex sheet 322-8, 1985 || The parts sheet establishes the bracelet/end-link pairing; an individual case needs its own fitment evidence. || [[File:End link 571.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 571 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-580"></span>'''580''' || 93150; also 78360 in collector tables || Submariner; other 20mm applications vary || Hollow || Rolex sheet 323-3; collector reference tables || A solid-link bracelet can still have hollow end links. || [[File:End link 580.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 580 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-585"></span>'''585''' || 93150 || Sea-Dweller || Hollow || Rolex sheet 323-3; collector reference tables || The sheet lists the part; collector reference tables identify the Sea-Dweller application. || [[File:End link 585.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 585 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-integral-modern"></span>'''integral-modern''' || Bracelet-specific || Match the exact watch and bracelet references || Solid || Modern reference specifications || Solid end links describe construction rather than a universal part number. Check the exact bracelet and case references, especially across the 40mm and 41mm Submariner generations. || [[File:End link integral-modern.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex integral-modern end link]]

| <span id="end-link-57"></span>'''57''' || Vintage 19mm Oyster || Air-King 5500 in the cited lot || Hollow || Phillips Geneva 2016, lot 22 || The cited catalogue records both 57 and 357 markings on one bracelet; that example alone cannot date a general changeover. || [[File:End link 57.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 57 end link]]

| <span id="end-link-557"></span>'''557''' || 78350-19 || 19mm Air-King applications || Hollow || Rolex sheet 322-8, 1985 || The sheet documents this bracelet and end-link pairing. Any change to solid end links around the 14000 launch needs separate dated evidence. || [[File:End link 557.webp|120x80px|alt=Rolex 557 end link]]