Reference:6244: Difference between revisions

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Case numbers split into two bands roughly 90,000 apart, and the two bands date very differently.

~~The reference's own~~ Cal. 710 is confirmed by name at four of the five houses. Its siblings in the

Cal. 710 is confirmed by name at four of the five houses. Its siblings in the

10½-ligne hand-wound Hunter family carry only plausible, unconfirmed caliber assignments in the

auction record.

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text) to circa 1952 as well. Christie's catalogued two more watches in this same band: case

836'438, dated circa 1959, and case 836447, dated 1962. The two Christie's cases sit only nine

digits apart yet carry dates three years apart from the same house. The ~~reference's own~~ Serial-numbers ~~page~~

digits apart yet carry dates three years apart from the same house. The [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]] explains the mechanism: Rolex restarted its numeric case sequence in the mid-1950s, so a number in

explains the mechanism: Rolex restarted its numeric case sequence in the mid-1950s, so a number in

the low-to-mid 830,000s can fall in either the early-1950s pre-reset sequence or the early-1960s

post-reset one, and the digits alone cannot settle which.

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That level of agreement makes 6244 the exception in its own movement family.

The ~~reference's own~~ Movements ~~page~~ groups Cal. 700 and 710 as a shared 10½-ligne hand-wound Hunter architecture.

The [[Reference:Movements|movement guide]] groups Cal. 700 and 710 as a shared 10½-ligne hand-wound Hunter architecture.

Its siblings 2765, 2595 and 3009 carry only a plausible caliber assignment, since none of their

surfaced auction descriptions names one. The 6244 record names it, repeatedly and across houses.

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Bracelet and strap presentation varies watch to watch. The Phillips example, case 834'991, came on

a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, 175mm maximum length, with an end link stamped 63 and a

stainless steel Rolex folding deployant clasp stamped 3.55. The ~~wiki's own~~ bracelet and clasp

stainless steel Rolex folding deployant clasp stamped 3.55. The [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet and clasp guide]] documents clasp date stamps in a Roman-numeral quarter format (for example, I.65 for the

guide documents clasp date stamps in a Roman-numeral quarter format (for example, I.65 for the

first quarter of 1965); Phillips' Arabic "3.55" does not match that format cleanly enough to read

with confidence as a quarter-and-year code, so it is recorded here as a stamped reference rather

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| not published

| Silver, applied hour indices

| Not ~~recovered (listing behind a bot-check)~~

| Not stated in the cited record

|-

| Antiquorum, Geneva

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The currencies, sale years, and dial conditions differ enough across the twelve results that they do not form a price series. The table records which lots have published case and dial details and which remain thinly described.

== Related references ==

==Related references==

* [[Reference:2765|Oyster Chronometer 2765]], manual-wind contemporary, several catalogue names for one reference

* [[Reference:1873|Oyster Royal 1873]], earlier manual flat-back Oyster, same catalogue-naming inconsistency

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== Sources ==

* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25398/lot/66/rolex-a-stainless-steel-manual-wind-wristwatch-oyster-royal-ref-6244-circa-1952/ "Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind wristwatch, Oyster Royal, Ref: 6244, Circa 1952", Bonhams, London Knightsbridge, 2019-11-19]

* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24628/lot/190/rolex-a-stainless-steel-manual-wind-bracelet-watch-oyster-royal-ref-6244-circa-1960/ "Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind bracelet watch, Oyster Royal, Ref: 6244, Circa 1960", Bonhams, London Knightsbridge, 2018-05-22]

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 Case numbers split into two bands roughly 90,000 apart, and the two bands date very differently.
-The reference's own Cal. 710 is confirmed by name at four of the five houses. Its siblings in the
+Cal. 710 is confirmed by name at four of the five houses. Its siblings in the
 ½-ligne hand-wound Hunter family carry only plausible, unconfirmed caliber assignments in the
 auction record.
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 text) to circa 1952 as well. Christie's catalogued two more watches in this same band: case
 '438, dated circa 1959, and case 836447, dated 1962. The two Christie's cases sit only nine
-digits apart yet carry dates three years apart from the same house. The reference's own Serial-numbers page
+digits apart yet carry dates three years apart from the same house. The [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]] explains the mechanism: Rolex restarted its numeric case sequence in the mid-1950s, so a number in
-explains the mechanism: Rolex restarted its numeric case sequence in the mid-1950s, so a number in
 the low-to-mid 830,000s can fall in either the early-1950s pre-reset sequence or the early-1960s
 post-reset one, and the digits alone cannot settle which.
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 That level of agreement makes 6244 the exception in its own movement family.
-The reference's own Movements page groups Cal. 700 and 710 as a shared 10½-ligne hand-wound Hunter architecture.
+The [[Reference:Movements|movement guide]] groups Cal. 700 and 710 as a shared 10½-ligne hand-wound Hunter architecture.
 Its siblings 2765, 2595 and 3009 carry only a plausible caliber assignment, since none of their
 surfaced auction descriptions names one. The 6244 record names it, repeatedly and across houses.
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 Bracelet and strap presentation varies watch to watch. The Phillips example, case 834'991, came on
 a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, 175mm maximum length, with an end link stamped 63 and a
-stainless steel Rolex folding deployant clasp stamped 3.55. The wiki's own bracelet and clasp
+stainless steel Rolex folding deployant clasp stamped 3.55. The [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet and clasp guide]] documents clasp date stamps in a Roman-numeral quarter format (for example, I.65 for the
-guide documents clasp date stamps in a Roman-numeral quarter format (for example, I.65 for the
 first quarter of 1965); Phillips' Arabic "3.55" does not match that format cleanly enough to read
 with confidence as a quarter-and-year code, so it is recorded here as a stamped reference rather
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 | not published
 | Silver, applied hour indices
-| Not recovered (listing behind a bot-check)
+| Not stated in the cited record
 |-
 | Antiquorum, Geneva
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 The currencies, sale years, and dial conditions differ enough across the twelve results that they do not form a price series. The table records which lots have published case and dial details and which remain thinly described.
-== Related references ==
+==Related references==
 * [[Reference:2765|Oyster Chronometer 2765]], manual-wind contemporary, several catalogue names for one reference
 * [[Reference:1873|Oyster Royal 1873]], earlier manual flat-back Oyster, same catalogue-naming inconsistency
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 == Sources ==
 * [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25398/lot/66/rolex-a-stainless-steel-manual-wind-wristwatch-oyster-royal-ref-6244-circa-1952/ "Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind wristwatch, Oyster Royal, Ref: 6244, Circa 1952", Bonhams, London Knightsbridge, 2019-11-19]
 * [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24628/lot/190/rolex-a-stainless-steel-manual-wind-bracelet-watch-oyster-royal-ref-6244-circa-1960/ "Rolex. A stainless steel manual wind bracelet watch, Oyster Royal, Ref: 6244, Circa 1960", Bonhams, London Knightsbridge, 2018-05-22]