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=== Reference:1013 ===

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The 1013 is a gold, time-only Oyster Perpetual with a patterned bezel. Auction and editorial records date individual watches from circa 1957 to 1978; the production endpoints remain unknown. Catalogues identify Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570, but the changeover date is not established.

~~The records describe~~ yellow- and pink-gold cases~~, with~~ silver, black, champagne and ~~gold~~ dials. ~~Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the~~ bezel ~~fluted~~; ~~Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls~~ it engine-turned~~. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording~~.

Recorded examples include yellow- and pink-gold cases and silver, black, champagne, gold and white dials. The bezel has a repeated pattern; published descriptions call it fluted or engine-turned.

==Core facts==

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| Movement || Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570 are named in catalogue records; changeover date unknown

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| Case || Yellow-gold and one pink-gold example; individual ~~catalogues report~~ 36 mm~~. Watch-Wiki groups 1013 with 34 mm references but gives no separate measurement~~

| Case || Yellow-gold and one pink-gold example; published dimensions for individual watches range from 35 to 36 mm

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| Bezel || Patterned. Sources variously call it fluted or engine-turned

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==Where it sits in the line==

The 1013 ~~sits beside~~ the gold, smooth-bezel 1012 ~~and the same-size 1018~~. Charlie Dunne’s 1018 guide ~~says the 1013 shares the 1018’s dimensions~~; ~~multiple~~ 1013 ~~catalogues give~~ 36 mm. Watch-~~Wiki’s broad list~~ groups ~~1013 with~~ 34 mm ~~references but provides no individual~~ measurement. ~~The 36 mm figure comes from catalogues of specific watches, while Watch~~-~~Wiki gives no separate 1013 measurement~~.

The 1013 is the patterned-bezel gold companion to the smooth-bezel 1012. Charlie Dunne’s 1018 guide gives both watches as 36 mm. Other records vary: an EveryWatch transcript of a 2020 Sotheby’s lot reports 35 mm for case 1,488,067; European Watch Company lists 35.5 mm; several other 1013 records say 36 mm. Watch-Wiki groups the reference in a 34 mm entry without a separate measurement. These are item-level descriptions; the available records do not resolve the spread.

Hodinkee’s account of a mid-1960s Rolex catalogue ~~describes the 1012 as a gold Oyster Perpetual and~~ the 1013 ~~as a gold Oyster Perpetual with an~~ engine-turned ~~bezel~~. The ~~1966 Rolex~~ catalogue ~~image reproduced by Strictly Vintage~~ shows ~~a smooth 1012 bezel and a~~ patterned 1013 ~~bezel~~. ~~It confirms the finish;~~ the ~~exact~~ term ~~remains unsettled~~.

Hodinkee’s account of a mid-1960s Rolex catalogue calls the 1013 bezel engine-turned. The reproduced catalogue page shows the patterned surface, while Hodinkee’s other 1013 articles and several auction records call it fluted. The image establishes the pattern, not Rolex’s preferred term.

==Production outline==

Heritage dates ~~its example,~~ case 488,087, to circa 1957; Antiquorum dates case 952,437 to circa 1962. Hodinkee describes a 1966 example, while ~~Christie's~~ and Gazette Drouot catalogue watches as circa 1968. Rago dates ~~its two lots~~ to 1969 and 1978~~. The 1978~~ Sigma-dial ~~watch has~~ serial 5,266,934.

Heritage dates case 488,087 to circa 1957; Antiquorum dates case 952,437 to circa 1962. Hodinkee describes a 1966 example, while Christie’s and Gazette Drouot catalogue watches as circa 1968. Rago dates separate watches to 1969 and 1978; the later Sigma-dial example carries serial 5,266,934.

The ~~serial numbers~~ in ~~these records are too few to map the~~ production sequence.

Rago dates serial 1,900,046 to 1969. The unofficial Pergola chart places that number in its 1968 band (1,720,977–1,938,064). The catalogue date and chart disagree on this watch; neither establishes a reference-wide production sequence. See [[Reference:Serial-numbers#Per-reference_serial_detail|the serial-number notes]].

==Movement notes==

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==Dial map==

~~Dial originality is better documented in some lots than others.~~ Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s ~~calls~~ its 1968 dial ~~silvered and describes it~~ as original in the condition report. ~~Antiquorum’s 1962~~ lot ~~is explicitly listed with a reprinted dial, so it documents a replacement surface rather than an untouched factory dial~~.

Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s describes its 1968 silvered dial as original in the condition report; Antiquorum identifies its 1962 dial as reprinted. Those are lot-specific assessments.

Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on ~~its~~ circa-1968 ~~lot~~. ~~These auction descriptions document individual watches~~; ~~they do not establish~~ the ~~full factory dial range~~.

Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial, and Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on a circa-1968 example. A 1967 dealer listing describes a white dial and includes a Rolex service card dated 2021; the listing’s date and originality claims are seller attributions. Its photograph shows older “Officially Certified Chronometer” wording. These examples document watches on the market, not the complete factory dial range.

~~An Omega Forums poster considering a purchase reports a watch marked 1013 with Cal. 1560 and the~~ older “Officially Certified Chronometer” ~~dial text~~. ~~He asks whether~~ the ~~dial could come from ref. 6599. The thread does~~ not ~~establish whether that~~ dial ~~belongs with the reported case~~.

File:Ref 1013 dial-detail.webp|Champagne Sigma dial and patterned bezel on Rago’s 1978-attributed lot 506.

File:Ref 1013 black-dial.webp|Black dial on Rago’s 1969-attributed lot 508.

File:Ref 1013 white-dial.webp|White dial and older chronometer wording on a seller-described 1967 example.

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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes==

~~Auction catalogues give~~ 36 mm ~~for specific 1013 examples~~, ~~and Charlie Dunne says the 1013 shares the 1018’s dimensions.~~ Watch-Wiki’s grouped ~~list puts 1013 in a~~ 34 mm entry ~~but~~ gives no ~~individual~~ measurement ~~or source~~. Heritage specifies an acrylic crystal and screw-down caseback and crown on its circa-1957 watch. Antiquorum also describes a screw-down crown and caseback on its circa-1962 lot.

Catalogue measurements for individual 1013s range from 35 to 36 mm, while Watch-Wiki’s grouped 34 mm entry gives no separate 1013 measurement. Heritage specifies an acrylic crystal and screw-down caseback and crown on its circa-1957 watch. Antiquorum also describes a screw-down crown and caseback on its circa-1962 lot.

The recorded cases are yellow gold, apart from Monaco Legend’s pink-gold example. Antiquorum’s 14K figure refers to the bracelet; the case is catalogued as 18K yellow gold.

Rolex’s reproduced 1966 catalogue shows the pattern. Hodinkee and auction catalogues use both “engine-turned” and “fluted”; “patterned” describes the visible surface without choosing between those labels.

~~Rolex’s reproduced 1966 catalogue shows the~~ 1013 ~~with a patterned bezel~~. ~~Field Manual~~ and auction descriptions often call the pattern fluted; Hodinkee used “engine-turned” for the catalogue comparison in 2023. Until a clearer factory description turns up, “patterned” is the least ambiguous wording.

File:Ref 1013 caseback.webp|Rago lot 506 caseback and end links.

File:Ref 1013 reference-stamp.webp|Between-lugs reference marking on Hodinkee’s 1966-attributed example.

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==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes==

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~~==Special branches==~~

Monaco Legend catalogues a 1966 black-dial example in pink gold. Rago’s 1978 lot has a champagne Sigma dial. The catalogues show these combinations on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.

==Historical market and auction record==

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| 4 November 2023 || Antiquorum Geneva, lot 184 || Circa 1962, 18K yellow gold, reprinted dial, Cal. 1560, 14K bracelet || CHF 6,250

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~~| 17 April 2021 || Monaco Legend Auctions, lot 141 || 1966-attributed pink gold, black dial, Cal. 1570 || Result not confirmed in accessible catalogue copy~~

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| 30 May 2024 || Christie's Geneva, lot 316 || Circa 1968, yellow gold, silvered dial; no papers listed || CHF 6,300

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File:Ref 1013 caseback.webp|Rago lot 506 caseback and end links.

File:Ref 1013 bracelet.webp|Antiquorum’s gold bracelet and 1013 case.

File:Ref 1013 white-dial.webp|White dial on a dealer-described 1013.

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* [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Charlie Dunne, "Strictly Vintage Watches, Collector's Guide: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 1018", Strictly Vintage Watches]

* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_oyster_perpetual "Watch Wiki, Rolex Oyster Perpetual", Watch Wiki]

* [https://~~omegaforums~~.~~net~~/~~threads~~/~~question~~-~~when~~-~~did~~-~~rolex~~-go-~~from~~-~~officially~~-~~certified~~-~~chronometer~~-to.~~148079~~/ ~~johnireland~~, "~~Omega Forums~~, ~~question about Officially Certified Chronometer text on a~~ 1013", ~~Omega Forums~~, ~~2022~~-07-15]

* [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1967-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1013-18k-yg-oversized-case "Craft + Tailored, 1967 Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013 with white dial", Craft + Tailored]

* [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven (anonymous specialist), "RolexHaven — Serial Numbers (Pergola + Dowling charts photographed)", rolexhaven.com]

* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/1013/watch-9177423 "EveryWatch transcript of Sotheby's, ref. 1013, lot 99", EveryWatch; original sale by Sotheby's, 2020-10-29]

* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch/rolex-1013-oyster-perpetual-18k-yg-15536 "European Watch Company, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013, stock 15536", European Watch Company]

[[Category:Oyster-Perpetual]]

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+=== Reference:1013 ===
 {{#seo:
 |title=Rolex 1013 Oyster Perpetual: dates, calibres and dial examples &#124; Rolexopedia
@@ Line 14: / Line 15: @@
 The 1013 is a gold, time-only Oyster Perpetual with a patterned bezel. Auction and editorial records date individual watches from circa 1957 to 1978; the production endpoints remain unknown. Catalogues identify Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570, but the changeover date is not established.
-The records describe yellow- and pink-gold cases, with silver, black, champagne and gold dials. Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the bezel fluted; Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls it engine-turned. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording.
+Recorded examples include yellow- and pink-gold cases and silver, black, champagne, gold and white dials. The bezel has a repeated pattern; published descriptions call it fluted or engine-turned.
 ==Core facts==
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 | Movement || Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570 are named in catalogue records; changeover date unknown
 |-
-| Case || Yellow-gold and one pink-gold example; individual catalogues report 36 mm. Watch-Wiki groups 1013 with 34 mm references but gives no separate measurement
+| Case || Yellow-gold and one pink-gold example; published dimensions for individual watches range from 35 to 36 mm
 |-
 | Bezel || Patterned. Sources variously call it fluted or engine-turned
@@ Line 38: / Line 39: @@
 ==Where it sits in the line==
-The 1013 sits beside the gold, smooth-bezel 1012 and the same-size 1018. Charlie Dunne’s 1018 guide says the 1013 shares the 1018’s dimensions; multiple 1013 catalogues give 36 mm. Watch-Wiki’s broad list groups 1013 with 34 mm references but provides no individual measurement. The 36 mm figure comes from catalogues of specific watches, while Watch-Wiki gives no separate 1013 measurement.
+The 1013 is the patterned-bezel gold companion to the smooth-bezel 1012. Charlie Dunne’s 1018 guide gives both watches as 36 mm. Other records vary: an EveryWatch transcript of a 2020 Sotheby’s lot reports 35 mm for case 1,488,067; European Watch Company lists 35.5 mm; several other 1013 records say 36 mm. Watch-Wiki groups the reference in a 34 mm entry without a separate measurement. These are item-level descriptions; the available records do not resolve the spread.
-Hodinkee’s account of a mid-1960s Rolex catalogue describes the 1012 as a gold Oyster Perpetual and the 1013 as a gold Oyster Perpetual with an engine-turned bezel. The 1966 Rolex catalogue image reproduced by Strictly Vintage shows a smooth 1012 bezel and a patterned 1013 bezel. It confirms the finish; the exact term remains unsettled.
+Hodinkee’s account of a mid-1960s Rolex catalogue calls the 1013 bezel engine-turned. The reproduced catalogue page shows the patterned surface, while Hodinkee’s other 1013 articles and several auction records call it fluted. The image establishes the pattern, not Rolex’s preferred term.
 ==Production outline==
-Heritage dates its example, case 488,087, to circa 1957; Antiquorum dates case 952,437 to circa 1962. Hodinkee describes a 1966 example, while Christie's and Gazette Drouot catalogue watches as circa 1968. Rago dates its two lots to 1969 and 1978. The 1978 Sigma-dial watch has serial 5,266,934.
+Heritage dates case 488,087 to circa 1957; Antiquorum dates case 952,437 to circa 1962. Hodinkee describes a 1966 example, while Christie’s and Gazette Drouot catalogue watches as circa 1968. Rago dates separate watches to 1969 and 1978; the later Sigma-dial example carries serial 5,266,934.
-The serial numbers in these records are too few to map the production sequence.
+Rago dates serial 1,900,046 to 1969. The unofficial Pergola chart places that number in its 1968 band (1,720,977–1,938,064). The catalogue date and chart disagree on this watch; neither establishes a reference-wide production sequence. See [[Reference:Serial-numbers#Per-reference_serial_detail|the serial-number notes]].
 ==Movement notes==
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 ==Dial map==
-Dial originality is better documented in some lots than others. Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s calls its 1968 dial silvered and describes it as original in the condition report. Antiquorum’s 1962 lot is explicitly listed with a reprinted dial, so it documents a replacement surface rather than an untouched factory dial.
+Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s describes its 1968 silvered dial as original in the condition report; Antiquorum identifies its 1962 dial as reprinted. Those are lot-specific assessments.
-Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on its circa-1968 lot. These auction descriptions document individual watches; they do not establish the full factory dial range.
+Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial, and Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on a circa-1968 example. A 1967 dealer listing describes a white dial and includes a Rolex service card dated 2021; the listing’s date and originality claims are seller attributions. Its photograph shows older “Officially Certified Chronometer” wording. These examples document watches on the market, not the complete factory dial range.
-An Omega Forums poster considering a purchase reports a watch marked 1013 with Cal. 1560 and the older “Officially Certified Chronometer” dial text. He asks whether the dial could come from ref. 6599. The thread does not establish whether that dial belongs with the reported case.
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
 File:Ref 1013 dial-detail.webp|Champagne Sigma dial and patterned bezel on Rago’s 1978-attributed lot 506.
 File:Ref 1013 black-dial.webp|Black dial on Rago’s 1969-attributed lot 508.
+File:Ref 1013 white-dial.webp|White dial and older chronometer wording on a seller-described 1967 example.
 </gallery>
 ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes==
-Auction catalogues give 36 mm for specific 1013 examples, and Charlie Dunne says the 1013 shares the 1018’s dimensions. Watch-Wiki’s grouped list puts 1013 in a 34 mm entry but gives no individual measurement or source. Heritage specifies an acrylic crystal and screw-down caseback and crown on its circa-1957 watch. Antiquorum also describes a screw-down crown and caseback on its circa-1962 lot.
+Catalogue measurements for individual 1013s range from 35 to 36 mm, while Watch-Wiki’s grouped 34 mm entry gives no separate 1013 measurement. Heritage specifies an acrylic crystal and screw-down caseback and crown on its circa-1957 watch. Antiquorum also describes a screw-down crown and caseback on its circa-1962 lot.
 The recorded cases are yellow gold, apart from Monaco Legend’s pink-gold example. Antiquorum’s 14K figure refers to the bracelet; the case is catalogued as 18K yellow gold.
-[[File:Ref 1013 caseback.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Caseback and end links on a gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1013|Rago’s caseback view shows the riveted bracelet at the lugs.]]
+Rolex’s reproduced 1966 catalogue shows the pattern. Hodinkee and auction catalogues use both “engine-turned” and “fluted”; “patterned” describes the visible surface without choosing between those labels.
-Rolex’s reproduced 1966 catalogue shows the 1013 with a patterned bezel. Field Manual and auction descriptions often call the pattern fluted; Hodinkee used “engine-turned” for the catalogue comparison in 2023. Until a clearer factory description turns up, “patterned” is the least ambiguous wording.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
+File:Ref 1013 caseback.webp|Rago lot 506 caseback and end links.
-[[File:Ref 1013 reference-stamp.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Between-lugs reference marking on a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1013|Hodinkee’s photograph shows the reference marking on its 1966-attributed example.]]
+File:Ref 1013 reference-stamp.webp|Between-lugs reference marking on Hodinkee’s 1966-attributed example.
+</gallery>
 ==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes==
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 [[File:Ref 1013 bracelet.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Gold Rolex bracelet on a 1013 Oyster Perpetual|Antiquorum’s circa-1962 lot was catalogued on this gold bracelet.]]
-==Special branches==
-Monaco Legend catalogues a 1966 black-dial example in pink gold. Rago’s 1978 lot has a champagne Sigma dial. The catalogues show these combinations on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.
 ==Historical market and auction record==
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 |-
 | 4 November 2023 || Antiquorum Geneva, lot 184 || Circa 1962, 18K yellow gold, reprinted dial, Cal. 1560, 14K bracelet || CHF 6,250
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-| 17 April 2021 || Monaco Legend Auctions, lot 141 || 1966-attributed pink gold, black dial, Cal. 1570 || Result not confirmed in accessible catalogue copy
 |-
 | 30 May 2024 || Christie's Geneva, lot 316 || Circa 1968, yellow gold, silvered dial; no papers listed || CHF 6,300
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 File:Ref 1013 caseback.webp|Rago lot 506 caseback and end links.
 File:Ref 1013 bracelet.webp|Antiquorum’s gold bracelet and 1013 case.
+File:Ref 1013 white-dial.webp|White dial on a dealer-described 1013.
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 * [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Charlie Dunne, "Strictly Vintage Watches, Collector's Guide: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 1018", Strictly Vintage Watches]
 * [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_oyster_perpetual "Watch Wiki, Rolex Oyster Perpetual", Watch Wiki]
-* [https://omegaforums.net/threads/question-when-did-rolex-go-from-officially-certified-chronometer-to.148079/ johnireland, "Omega Forums, question about Officially Certified Chronometer text on a 1013", Omega Forums, 2022-07-15]
+* [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1967-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1013-18k-yg-oversized-case "Craft + Tailored, 1967 Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013 with white dial", Craft + Tailored]
+* [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven (anonymous specialist), "RolexHaven — Serial Numbers (Pergola + Dowling charts photographed)", rolexhaven.com]
+* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/1013/watch-9177423 "EveryWatch transcript of Sotheby's, ref. 1013, lot 99", EveryWatch; original sale by Sotheby's, 2020-10-29]
+* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch/rolex-1013-oyster-perpetual-18k-yg-15536 "European Watch Company, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013, stock 15536", European Watch Company]
 [[Category:Oyster-Perpetual]]
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