Reference:5031: Difference between revisions

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==Production and dating==

Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The auction estimates do not ~~show~~ when Rolex began or ended production.

Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The cited auction estimates do not establish when Rolex began or ended production.

Published case numbers include 612627, 612848, 612967, 612990, 613514, 613853, and 613876. They cluster closely, but sale records cannot establish a production range or total. Repeated appearances of the same case number should not be counted as separate watches.

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==Auction record==

~~This~~ is a selected record of catalogued examples, not a census. ~~Sale-house~~ descriptions ~~and dates~~ remain ~~attributed~~ to each lot.

The table is a selected record of catalogued examples, not a census. Dates and descriptions remain attached to each lot.

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== Sources ==

* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-222-285 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 285 — Rolex ref. 5031, case 612627", Antiquorum, 2009-11-14]

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 ==Production and dating==
-Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The auction estimates do not show when Rolex began or ended production.
+Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The cited auction estimates do not establish when Rolex began or ended production.
 Published case numbers include 612627, 612848, 612967, 612990, 613514, 613853, and 613876. They cluster closely, but sale records cannot establish a production range or total. Repeated appearances of the same case number should not be counted as separate watches.
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 ==Auction record==
-This is a selected record of catalogued examples, not a census. Sale-house descriptions and dates remain attributed to each lot.
+The table is a selected record of catalogued examples, not a census. Dates and descriptions remain attached to each lot.
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 == Sources ==
 * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
 * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-222-285 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 285 — Rolex ref. 5031, case 612627", Antiquorum, 2009-11-14]