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==Bracelet==

Christie’s catalogued a 6552 with a riveted Oyster bracelet, end links marked 57 and bracelet marked 6635. Its condition report dates the bracelet to the second quarter of 1965 and calls it a later replacement on the circa-1958 watch. This is a useful example of why a bracelet code dates the bracelet, not the watch head. A separate 1958 dealer listing pairs a 6552 with a 7205 bracelet and 57 end pieces, but describes that bracelet as later and sourced onto the watch.

Christie’s catalogued a 6552 with a riveted Oyster bracelet, end links marked 57 and bracelet marked 6635, with the bracelet itself marked 2, 65. Its condition report dates the bracelet to the second quarter of 1965 and calls it a later replacement on the circa-1958 watch. This is a useful example of why a bracelet code dates the bracelet, not the watch head. A separate 1958 dealer listing pairs a 6552 with a 7205 bracelet and 57 end pieces, but describes that bracelet as later and sourced onto the watch.

==Auction record==

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* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-of-the-rolex-air-king-the-underrated-pilots-watch/ Erik Slaven, “In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Air-King,” Monochrome Watches] — reference chronology, 3-6-9 and stick-marker dial descriptions, case overview.

* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, *The Vintage Rolex Field Manual*] — reference table listing 6552, Cal. 1030, 34mm stainless-steel case, and 1953 introduction.

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-89 Antiquorum, The Mondani Collection, Geneva, lot 89 (2006)] — 1959 example, case and dial, Cal. 1030 specification, caseback marks and result.

* [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-play-time/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6552-72/62184 Christie’s, Watches Online, lot 72] — circa-1958 example, caseback date code, movement and bracelet condition.

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 ==Bracelet==
-Christie’s catalogued a 6552 with a riveted Oyster bracelet, end links marked 57 and bracelet marked 6635. Its condition report dates the bracelet to the second quarter of 1965 and calls it a later replacement on the circa-1958 watch. This is a useful example of why a bracelet code dates the bracelet, not the watch head. A separate 1958 dealer listing pairs a 6552 with a 7205 bracelet and 57 end pieces, but describes that bracelet as later and sourced onto the watch.
+Christie’s catalogued a 6552 with a riveted Oyster bracelet, end links marked 57 and bracelet marked 6635, with the bracelet itself marked 2, 65. Its condition report dates the bracelet to the second quarter of 1965 and calls it a later replacement on the circa-1958 watch. This is a useful example of why a bracelet code dates the bracelet, not the watch head. A separate 1958 dealer listing pairs a 6552 with a 7205 bracelet and 57 end pieces, but describes that bracelet as later and sourced onto the watch.
 ==Auction record==
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 * [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-of-the-rolex-air-king-the-underrated-pilots-watch/ Erik Slaven, “In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Air-King,” Monochrome Watches] — reference chronology, 3-6-9 and stick-marker dial descriptions, case overview.
+* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, *The Vintage Rolex Field Manual*] — reference table listing 6552, Cal. 1030, 34mm stainless-steel case, and 1953 introduction.
 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-89 Antiquorum, The Mondani Collection, Geneva, lot 89 (2006)] — 1959 example, case and dial, Cal. 1030 specification, caseback marks and result.
 * [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-play-time/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6552-72/62184 Christie’s, Watches Online, lot 72] — circa-1958 example, caseback date code, movement and bracelet condition.