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For ref. [[Reference:5056|5056]], catalogues report cases 628830, 629518 and 630309. Christie’s dates the certificate for movement 4237 to 20 July 1948; Bonhams dates movement 4215’s Kew pass to 24 June 1947 but gives the same case 629518 both circa 1947 and circa 1961; Monaco Legend dates case 630309 to 1949. The test date belongs to the movement, and the lot estimates do not establish a serial-year sequence or production span. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-306366 Christie’s, case 628830] [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24632/lot/21/rolex-a-very-rare-stainless-steel-manual-wind-bracelet-watch-with-kew-certification-and-especially-good-result-oyster-speedking-kew-a-certificate-ref-5056-circa-1947/ Bonhams, case 629518] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-38/lot-192 Monaco Legend, case 630309]

For ref. [[Reference:5006|5006]], published dates attach to individual watches: EBTH estimates a serial-masked steel example at 1948, TimeAnagram dates a masked “65++++” steel example to 1949, Antiquorum dates case 671819 to the early 1950s, and Finarte describes case 700389 as a 1950s watch. These are catalogue dates, not a serial-year sequence or a production span. [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, serial masked as 60X,XXX] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, serial masked as 65++++] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, case 700389]

For ref. [[Reference:5010|5010]], Antiquorum dates case 646'799 to 1948; The Auction Room estimates case 655756 at circa 1949; Phillips dates case 655'677 to 1950; Bonhams describes case 35873, stamped II.55 inside, as circa 1955. These catalogue observations place individual watches across the decade; they do not form a reference-specific serial chart. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5010-bubbleback-lot-313-136 Antiquorum, lot 136] [https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/a71d427914804f094e9f80b45b7062d1/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/fine-art-sale/ The Auction Room London, lot 20] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080515/282 Phillips, lot 282] [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams, lot 276]

For ref. [[Reference:5003|5003]], Christie’s dates case 724279 to circa 1951 and Antiquorum dates case 849609 to circa 1953. Antiquorum assigns a circa-1960s date to the lower-numbered case 565407. The catalogue estimates do not follow a clear sequence. They belong to individual sale records and do not form a generic serial chart. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5643871 Christie’s, case 724279] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5003-oyster-perpetual-lot-359-125 Antiquorum, case 849609] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5003-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-lot-343-324 Antiquorum, case 565407]

The ref. [[Reference:6210|6210]] article lists five-digit case numbers with the individual sale records. James Dowling reported case 97458 from a Rolex letter. These records do not connect the 6210 numbers to the generic serial charts. [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-kew-a-quite-possibly-and-very-likely-the-most-accurate-vintage-rolexes-ever-made Hodinkee on Dowling’s report]

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Early chronograph catalogues also show why an individual case number needs its own evidence. Christie’s dated Rolex ref. 2021 case 12'010 to circa 1925; Phillips later catalogued the same case as a 1934 watch. These are conflicting auction estimates, not a serial-chart date or a confirmed production year. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4596639 Christie’s, case 12'010] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/115419 Phillips, case 12'010]

Catalogues date ref. [[Reference:2226|2226]] case 1004619 to circa 1920, cases 1004626 and 1005651 to circa 1925, and case 1004623 to circa 1940. These dates belong to the individual lots; the cases do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference’s production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1817518 Christie’s, case 1004619] [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/chronographe-pocket-watch/ref-rolex-2226/lpi ~~Collector Square archive of~~ Antiquorum 2011, case 1004626] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-364-504 Antiquorum 2023, case 1005651] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-372-10 Antiquorum 2024, case 1004623]

Catalogues date ref. [[Reference:2226|2226]] case 1004619 to circa 1920, cases 1004626 and 1005651 to circa 1925, and case 1004623 to circa 1940. These dates belong to the individual lots; the cases do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference’s production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1817518 Christie’s, case 1004619] [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/chronographe-pocket-watch/ref-rolex-2226/lpi Antiquorum Geneva 2011, lot 203 (archived transcription), case 1004626] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-364-504 Antiquorum 2023, case 1005651] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-372-10 Antiquorum 2024, case 1004623]

=== Milgauss 6543 dated cases ===

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Reference 6548 catalogues assign dates to individual watches: Dorotheum dates serial 230584 to circa 1942/43; Sotheby’s dates case 312’326 to circa 1945; Jones & Horan dates serial 230918 to circa 1957; Cambi dates case 324.xxx to circa 1957; and Pandolfini dates serial 22351xx to 1969. Dorotheum and Jones & Horan list Cal. 1130 in the two serial-numbered watches, whose serials differ by only 334 despite the fifteen-year date difference. These catalogue records conflict; they do not establish a serial-year key or production sequence. For early precious-metal watches, check any Glasgow or Edinburgh assay marks against the relevant office’s chart as described in the [[#Glasgow_and_Edinburgh_assay_marks|assay-mark guidance]]. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/8560852/ Dorotheum]; [https://www.auctions.jones-horan.com/1901/html/rolex.htm Jones & Horan, lot 485]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches-ii/reference-6548-a-stainless-steel-wristwatch-with Sotheby’s]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0841/rolex-precious-oyster-perpetual-watch-ref-6548-in-steel-with-silver-di-286012 Cambi]; [https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0342/rolex-perpetual-ref-6548-n-22351xx-anno-1969-12020003040 Pandolfini].

Ref. [[Reference:5002|5002]] catalogues date individual cases to circa 1945 (614945), circa 1948 (689220), circa 1949 (Christie's example, caseback stamped 5002), circa 1950 (848921), and circa 1952 (848950). These estimates document specific watches; they do not create a serial-year chart or establish the reference's production span. Christie's reads bracelet stamp 4,50 as fourth quarter 1950, a date for the bracelet rather than the watch head. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4642266 Christie's, case 614945]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5002-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-so-called-bubble-back-lot-330-318 Antiquorum, case 689220]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-18k-ladies-oyster-perpetual-ref-5002-157/60511 Christie's, 2018]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/cambi%20orologi%20328%202017_11%20eb.pdf Cambi, case 848921]; [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30663/lot/44/rolex-a-ladys-18k-gold-automatic-bracelet-watch-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-ref-5002-circa-1952/ Bonhams, case 848950]

== Letter serials (1987–2010) ==

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For early [[Reference:prince|Prince]], [[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] and manual Oyster references such as [[Reference:3478|3478]], compare the case number with examples of the same reference and material. A chart covering later Oyster production may not describe an earlier case-number sequence. British hallmarks on precious-metal cases provide a separate assay date. Steel cases need other evidence.

Christie’s records Glasgow import marks dated 1930 on case 69217 of ref. [[Reference:1381|1381]]. Toovey’s reports a Glasgow import mark dated 1930 on another ref. 1381 example and records “2590” above “1381” on its caseback. These reports anchor two case-level mark dates to 1930; they do not establish manufacture dates or production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-2077566 Christie’s, case 69217]; [https://www.tooveys.com/lots/630005/an-art-deco-rolex-18ct-gold-rectangular-cased-ladys-wristwatch/ Toovey’s, lot 1165]

For [[Reference:4919|ref. 4919]], catalogues attach case numbers 607232, 608098, 618966, and 619495 to estimates around 1947–1948. These entries are not a serial-year chart: the dates are catalogue estimates for individual watches, and Tennants reports an unexplained “4919 5011” caseback marking. Compare the case, movement, and any dated paperwork on the watch itself. [https://drouot.com/en/l/35278008-rolex-big-bubble-back-an-attractive-vintage-geneva Drouot, lot 84] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-221-365 Antiquorum, case 608098] [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-4919-c-1948-16-c-d184ffe918 Auctionata, case 618966] [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2147---rolex-a-steel-and-gold-automatic-centre/?au=14302&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2560141&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, case 619495]

Dawsons lists serial 170648 on a ref. [[Reference:3351|3351]] Lincoln and estimates that watch at circa 1942. Darlor gives serial 118,489 for a dealer-described 3351-F and dates it to 1941. Treat both as source-specific dates for their listed watches; they do not establish a serial-year band or the reference’s production span. [https://dawsons.blob.core.windows.net/main/Full%20Catalogue%20-%20May%202022%20Jewellery.pdf Dawsons, lot 387]; [https://www.darlor-watch.com/rolex_watches_3.html Darlor]

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Auction catalogues date case [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-107 1,738,626] to 1968, case [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-32/lot-176 1,987,824] to 1969, and case [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/95640 2,489,934] to 1972. These are dates assigned to individual 1009s by their sale catalogues, not a serial-year chart. Compare the case number, movement, and any independent date evidence on each watch.

=== Oyster Perpetual 1025 dated examples ===

Meticulous Watches dates a ref. 1025 with partial serial 673XXX to circa 1961. The Pergola chart places 663485–688766 in 1960/61; the Swiss Watch Time chart assigns 673,600 to 1950. Rolex restarted its numeric sequence in the mid-1950s, and the chart sources do not agree, so the partial serial cannot settle the date. Freeman's and Hindman dates serial 947479 to circa 1963; Aste Bolaffi dates 1,812,604 to circa 1968; Antiquorum gives a late-1960s estimate without a serial. L o'clock lists serial 960962 as a 1960s example. Vintage & Prestige dates partial serial 401*** to 1974, though the published charts place that number in much earlier bands. Antiquorum's 2011 date-display catalogue attribution and Christie's circa-1973 solid-gold attribution have no readable reference marks in the available photographs. Those dates belong to the disputed catalogue attributions; they do not establish the 1025's production span. [https://meticulouswatches.com/products/untitled-sep8_14-3 Meticulous Watches]; [https://swisswatchtime.com/serial-number-chart/ Swiss Watch Time serial chart]; [https://freemansauction.com/auction/2056-Watches/lot/71 Freeman's and Hindman]; [https://www.astebolaffi.it/pdf/auctions/276.pdf Aste Bolaffi]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-263-100 Antiquorum New York]; [https://shop.loclock.jp/items/109147651 L o'clock]; [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-1025/ Vintage & Prestige].

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 dated examples ===

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* [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven, Serial numbers]: photographs of the Pergola and Dowling–Hess charts transcribed above.

* [https://swisswatchtime.com/serial-number-chart/ Swiss Watch Time serial chart]: generic table used to document the conflicting 673XXX estimate.

* Colin A. White, ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', pp. 26–27: case-serial systems and the letter table.

* [https://rolexhaven.com/case-back-codes.html RolexHaven, Caseback date codes]: component-date caveats and photographed stamps.

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* [https://dawsons.blob.core.windows.net/main/Full%20Catalogue%20-%20May%202022%20Jewellery.pdf Dawsons, ref. 3351 Lincoln, serial 170648, circa 1942]

* [https://www.darlor-watch.com/rolex_watches_3.html Darlor, dealer-described ref. 3351-F, serial 118,489, circa 1941]

* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams Paris, 24 May 2022, ref. 5010, lot 276]

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 For ref. [[Reference:5056|5056]], catalogues report cases 628830, 629518 and 630309. Christie’s dates the certificate for movement 4237 to 20 July 1948; Bonhams dates movement 4215’s Kew pass to 24 June 1947 but gives the same case 629518 both circa 1947 and circa 1961; Monaco Legend dates case 630309 to 1949. The test date belongs to the movement, and the lot estimates do not establish a serial-year sequence or production span. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-306366 Christie’s, case 628830] [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24632/lot/21/rolex-a-very-rare-stainless-steel-manual-wind-bracelet-watch-with-kew-certification-and-especially-good-result-oyster-speedking-kew-a-certificate-ref-5056-circa-1947/ Bonhams, case 629518] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-38/lot-192 Monaco Legend, case 630309]
+For ref. [[Reference:5006|5006]], published dates attach to individual watches: EBTH estimates a serial-masked steel example at 1948, TimeAnagram dates a masked “65++++” steel example to 1949, Antiquorum dates case 671819 to the early 1950s, and Finarte describes case 700389 as a 1950s watch. These are catalogue dates, not a serial-year sequence or a production span. [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, serial masked as 60X,XXX] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, serial masked as 65++++] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, case 700389]
+For ref. [[Reference:5010|5010]], Antiquorum dates case 646'799 to 1948; The Auction Room estimates case 655756 at circa 1949; Phillips dates case 655'677 to 1950; Bonhams describes case 35873, stamped II.55 inside, as circa 1955. These catalogue observations place individual watches across the decade; they do not form a reference-specific serial chart. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5010-bubbleback-lot-313-136 Antiquorum, lot 136] [https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/a71d427914804f094e9f80b45b7062d1/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/fine-art-sale/ The Auction Room London, lot 20] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080515/282 Phillips, lot 282] [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams, lot 276]
+For ref. [[Reference:5003|5003]], Christie’s dates case 724279 to circa 1951 and Antiquorum dates case 849609 to circa 1953. Antiquorum assigns a circa-1960s date to the lower-numbered case 565407. The catalogue estimates do not follow a clear sequence. They belong to individual sale records and do not form a generic serial chart. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5643871 Christie’s, case 724279] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5003-oyster-perpetual-lot-359-125 Antiquorum, case 849609] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5003-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-lot-343-324 Antiquorum, case 565407]
 The ref. [[Reference:6210|6210]] article lists five-digit case numbers with the individual sale records. James Dowling reported case 97458 from a Rolex letter. These records do not connect the 6210 numbers to the generic serial charts. [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-kew-a-quite-possibly-and-very-likely-the-most-accurate-vintage-rolexes-ever-made Hodinkee on Dowling’s report]
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 Early chronograph catalogues also show why an individual case number needs its own evidence. Christie’s dated Rolex ref. 2021 case 12'010 to circa 1925; Phillips later catalogued the same case as a 1934 watch. These are conflicting auction estimates, not a serial-chart date or a confirmed production year. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4596639 Christie’s, case 12'010] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/115419 Phillips, case 12'010]
-Catalogues date ref. [[Reference:2226|2226]] case 1004619 to circa 1920, cases 1004626 and 1005651 to circa 1925, and case 1004623 to circa 1940. These dates belong to the individual lots; the cases do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference’s production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1817518 Christie’s, case 1004619] [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/chronographe-pocket-watch/ref-rolex-2226/lpi Collector Square archive of Antiquorum 2011, case 1004626] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-364-504 Antiquorum 2023, case 1005651] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-372-10 Antiquorum 2024, case 1004623]
+Catalogues date ref. [[Reference:2226|2226]] case 1004619 to circa 1920, cases 1004626 and 1005651 to circa 1925, and case 1004623 to circa 1940. These dates belong to the individual lots; the cases do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference’s production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1817518 Christie’s, case 1004619] [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/chronographe-pocket-watch/ref-rolex-2226/lpi Antiquorum Geneva 2011, lot 203 (archived transcription), case 1004626] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-364-504 Antiquorum 2023, case 1005651] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-372-10 Antiquorum 2024, case 1004623]
 === Milgauss 6543 dated cases ===
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 Reference 6548 catalogues assign dates to individual watches: Dorotheum dates serial 230584 to circa 1942/43; Sotheby’s dates case 312’326 to circa 1945; Jones & Horan dates serial 230918 to circa 1957; Cambi dates case 324.xxx to circa 1957; and Pandolfini dates serial 22351xx to 1969. Dorotheum and Jones & Horan list Cal. 1130 in the two serial-numbered watches, whose serials differ by only 334 despite the fifteen-year date difference. These catalogue records conflict; they do not establish a serial-year key or production sequence. For early precious-metal watches, check any Glasgow or Edinburgh assay marks against the relevant office’s chart as described in the [[#Glasgow_and_Edinburgh_assay_marks|assay-mark guidance]]. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/8560852/ Dorotheum]; [https://www.auctions.jones-horan.com/1901/html/rolex.htm Jones & Horan, lot 485]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches-ii/reference-6548-a-stainless-steel-wristwatch-with Sotheby’s]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0841/rolex-precious-oyster-perpetual-watch-ref-6548-in-steel-with-silver-di-286012 Cambi]; [https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0342/rolex-perpetual-ref-6548-n-22351xx-anno-1969-12020003040 Pandolfini].
+Ref. [[Reference:5002|5002]] catalogues date individual cases to circa 1945 (614945), circa 1948 (689220), circa 1949 (Christie's example, caseback stamped 5002), circa 1950 (848921), and circa 1952 (848950). These estimates document specific watches; they do not create a serial-year chart or establish the reference's production span. Christie's reads bracelet stamp 4,50 as fourth quarter 1950, a date for the bracelet rather than the watch head. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4642266 Christie's, case 614945]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5002-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-so-called-bubble-back-lot-330-318 Antiquorum, case 689220]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-falling-time/rolex-18k-ladies-oyster-perpetual-ref-5002-157/60511 Christie's, 2018]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/cambi%20orologi%20328%202017_11%20eb.pdf Cambi, case 848921]; [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30663/lot/44/rolex-a-ladys-18k-gold-automatic-bracelet-watch-oyster-perpetual-super-precision-ref-5002-circa-1952/ Bonhams, case 848950]
 == Letter serials (1987–2010) ==
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 For early [[Reference:prince|Prince]], [[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] and manual Oyster references such as [[Reference:3478|3478]], compare the case number with examples of the same reference and material. A chart covering later Oyster production may not describe an earlier case-number sequence. British hallmarks on precious-metal cases provide a separate assay date. Steel cases need other evidence.
+Christie’s records Glasgow import marks dated 1930 on case 69217 of ref. [[Reference:1381|1381]]. Toovey’s reports a Glasgow import mark dated 1930 on another ref. 1381 example and records “2590” above “1381” on its caseback. These reports anchor two case-level mark dates to 1930; they do not establish manufacture dates or production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-2077566 Christie’s, case 69217]; [https://www.tooveys.com/lots/630005/an-art-deco-rolex-18ct-gold-rectangular-cased-ladys-wristwatch/ Toovey’s, lot 1165]
+For [[Reference:4919|ref. 4919]], catalogues attach case numbers 607232, 608098, 618966, and 619495 to estimates around 1947–1948. These entries are not a serial-year chart: the dates are catalogue estimates for individual watches, and Tennants reports an unexplained “4919 5011” caseback marking. Compare the case, movement, and any dated paperwork on the watch itself. [https://drouot.com/en/l/35278008-rolex-big-bubble-back-an-attractive-vintage-geneva Drouot, lot 84] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-221-365 Antiquorum, case 608098] [https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-4919-c-1948-16-c-d184ffe918 Auctionata, case 618966] [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2147---rolex-a-steel-and-gold-automatic-centre/?au=14302&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2560141&pn=2&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 Tennants, case 619495]
 Dawsons lists serial 170648 on a ref. [[Reference:3351|3351]] Lincoln and estimates that watch at circa 1942. Darlor gives serial 118,489 for a dealer-described 3351-F and dates it to 1941. Treat both as source-specific dates for their listed watches; they do not establish a serial-year band or the reference’s production span. [https://dawsons.blob.core.windows.net/main/Full%20Catalogue%20-%20May%202022%20Jewellery.pdf Dawsons, lot 387]; [https://www.darlor-watch.com/rolex_watches_3.html Darlor]
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 Auction catalogues date case [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-107 1,738,626] to 1968, case [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-32/lot-176 1,987,824] to 1969, and case [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/95640 2,489,934] to 1972. These are dates assigned to individual 1009s by their sale catalogues, not a serial-year chart. Compare the case number, movement, and any independent date evidence on each watch.
+=== Oyster Perpetual 1025 dated examples ===
+Meticulous Watches dates a ref. 1025 with partial serial 673XXX to circa 1961. The Pergola chart places 663485–688766 in 1960/61; the Swiss Watch Time chart assigns 673,600 to 1950. Rolex restarted its numeric sequence in the mid-1950s, and the chart sources do not agree, so the partial serial cannot settle the date. Freeman's and Hindman dates serial 947479 to circa 1963; Aste Bolaffi dates 1,812,604 to circa 1968; Antiquorum gives a late-1960s estimate without a serial. L o'clock lists serial 960962 as a 1960s example. Vintage & Prestige dates partial serial 401*** to 1974, though the published charts place that number in much earlier bands. Antiquorum's 2011 date-display catalogue attribution and Christie's circa-1973 solid-gold attribution have no readable reference marks in the available photographs. Those dates belong to the disputed catalogue attributions; they do not establish the 1025's production span. [https://meticulouswatches.com/products/untitled-sep8_14-3 Meticulous Watches]; [https://swisswatchtime.com/serial-number-chart/ Swiss Watch Time serial chart]; [https://freemansauction.com/auction/2056-Watches/lot/71 Freeman's and Hindman]; [https://www.astebolaffi.it/pdf/auctions/276.pdf Aste Bolaffi]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-263-100 Antiquorum New York]; [https://shop.loclock.jp/items/109147651 L o'clock]; [https://www.vintageandprestige.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-1025/ Vintage & Prestige].
 === Oyster Perpetual Date 1500 dated examples ===
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 * [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven, Serial numbers]: photographs of the Pergola and Dowling–Hess charts transcribed above.
+* [https://swisswatchtime.com/serial-number-chart/ Swiss Watch Time serial chart]: generic table used to document the conflicting 673XXX estimate.
 * Colin A. White, ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', pp. 26–27: case-serial systems and the letter table.
 * [https://rolexhaven.com/case-back-codes.html RolexHaven, Caseback date codes]: component-date caveats and photographed stamps.
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 * [https://dawsons.blob.core.windows.net/main/Full%20Catalogue%20-%20May%202022%20Jewellery.pdf Dawsons, ref. 3351 Lincoln, serial 170648, circa 1942]
 * [https://www.darlor-watch.com/rolex_watches_3.html Darlor, dealer-described ref. 3351-F, serial 118,489, circa 1941]
+* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams Paris, 24 May 2022, ref. 5010, lot 276]