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Auction records describe ref. [[Reference:2303|2303]] with 17-jewel lever movements; several Antiquorum lots measure them at 10½ lignes. Christie’s records a case-band pusher on one example, while other catalogues describe crown-operated monopushers. The lot descriptions leave caliber and maker unnamed, so a Valjoux 23 / Cal. 13 assignment would go beyond them. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-137 Antiquorum, case 17890] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4796029 Christie’s, case 022310]

For [[Reference:3346|ref. 3346]], the Field Manual lists a 10-ligne Hunter movement; Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s describe 10½-ligne manual movements in individual watches, with jewel counts of 17 or 18 in the catalogues. The book and Phillips call the movement in-house or patented, but the auction image sets reviewed here do not show a movement. No numbered caliber is established, and the size and jewel-count descriptions remain attached to their sources. [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 71] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-2070687 Christie’s, 2002, 18-jewel description] [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5674673 Christie’s, 2013] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080016/36 Phillips, 2016] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches/reference-3346-zerograph-an-extremely-rare-and?locale=en Sotheby’s, 2024] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-144-365 Antiquorum, 2006, 18 jewels]

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| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches

| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; [[Reference:6719|6719]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches

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Rolex's 1978 Technical and Service Information describes Cal. 2030 as automatic, with sweep seconds, 28 jewels and hacking. It distinguishes the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035. Sotheby's and Antiquorum catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6718 watches. The exact-reference catalogues document those individual fitments; broader 6718 fitment and production dates remain unresolved. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, Technical and Service Information, 3rd ed. (1978)]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 8136]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, lot 252]

Christie's, Antiquorum, and Hindman also catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6719 watches; only Antiquorum and Hindman list 28 jewels. These lots document examples, not the full fitment span. [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-ladies-18k-oyster-perpetual-ref-6719-162/73481 Christie's]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6719-oyster-perpetual-lot-342-154 Antiquorum, lot 154]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/hindman-auctions/a-14-karat-yellow-gold-ref-6719-oyster-perpetual-wristwatch-rolex-circa-1973-28537 Hindman, lot 3061]

== Bubbleback and early automatic ==

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Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.

Exact-reference auction catalogues ~~also~~ identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] examples. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134].

Exact-reference auction catalogues identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] and Oyster Perpetual Date ref. [[Reference:15003|15003]] examples. Christie's and Noonans name Cal. 3035 in their 15003 lots. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-two-tone-date-chevron-ref-15003-187/73507 Christie's, 15003 lot 187]; [https://www.noonans.co.uk/archive/past-catalogues/681/catalogue/457378/?offset=440 Noonans, 15003 lot 441].

Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.

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 Auction records describe ref. [[Reference:2303|2303]] with 17-jewel lever movements; several Antiquorum lots measure them at 10½ lignes. Christie’s records a case-band pusher on one example, while other catalogues describe crown-operated monopushers. The lot descriptions leave caliber and maker unnamed, so a Valjoux 23 / Cal. 13 assignment would go beyond them. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-137 Antiquorum, case 17890] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4796029 Christie’s, case 022310]
+For [[Reference:3346|ref. 3346]], the Field Manual lists a 10-ligne Hunter movement; Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s describe 10½-ligne manual movements in individual watches, with jewel counts of 17 or 18 in the catalogues. The book and Phillips call the movement in-house or patented, but the auction image sets reviewed here do not show a movement. No numbered caliber is established, and the size and jewel-count descriptions remain attached to their sources. [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 71] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-2070687 Christie’s, 2002, 18-jewel description] [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5674673 Christie’s, 2013] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080016/36 Phillips, 2016] [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches/reference-3346-zerograph-an-extremely-rare-and?locale=en Sotheby’s, 2024] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-144-365 Antiquorum, 2006, 18 jewels]
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-| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches
+| [[Reference:6718|6718]]; [[Reference:6719|6719]]; exact-reference catalogues list Cal. 2030 in individual watches
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 Rolex's 1978 Technical and Service Information describes Cal. 2030 as automatic, with sweep seconds, 28 jewels and hacking. It distinguishes the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035. Sotheby's and Antiquorum catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6718 watches. The exact-reference catalogues document those individual fitments; broader 6718 fitment and production dates remain unresolved. [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, Technical and Service Information, 3rd ed. (1978)]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, lot 8136]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, lot 252]
+Christie's, Antiquorum, and Hindman also catalogue Cal. 2030 in individual 6719 watches; only Antiquorum and Hindman list 28 jewels. These lots document examples, not the full fitment span. [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-ladies-18k-oyster-perpetual-ref-6719-162/73481 Christie's]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6719-oyster-perpetual-lot-342-154 Antiquorum, lot 154]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/hindman-auctions/a-14-karat-yellow-gold-ref-6719-oyster-perpetual-wristwatch-rolex-circa-1973-28537 Hindman, lot 3061]
 == Bubbleback and early automatic ==
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 Cal. 3035 ran from 1977 to 1988 in the 16800, 168000, 16808, and 16803. It was the first quickset Submariner caliber, with 27 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, 48 hours of reserve, hacking, and chronometer certification. Compared with the Cal. 1570 generation, it increased frequency from 19,800 vph and added a crown position that advances the date wheel directly. Its free-sprung Nivarox Breguet overcoil is regulated by four Microstella screws and protected by KIF Elastor.
-Exact-reference auction catalogues also identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] examples. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134].
+Exact-reference auction catalogues identify Cal. 3035 in Datejust ref. [[Reference:16003|16003]] and Oyster Perpetual Date ref. [[Reference:15003|15003]] examples. Christie's and Noonans name Cal. 3035 in their 15003 lots. The 1977–1988 dates above apply to the listed Submariner references, not to the caliber’s full use across Rolex models. [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/1075885/ Dorotheum, case 5,880,264]; [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/3664?p=20 Kaplans, serial 5,230,455]; [https://www.bidsquare.com/online-auctions/morton-subastas/rolex-oyster-perpetual-datejust-steel-and-14k-yellow-gold-ref-16003-ca-1978-1613056 Morton, lot 134]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online-keystone-collection/rolex-two-tone-date-chevron-ref-15003-187/73507 Christie's, 15003 lot 187]; [https://www.noonans.co.uk/archive/past-catalogues/681/catalogue/457378/?offset=440 Noonans, 15003 lot 441].
 Two construction details separate it from Cal. 3135. Its balance sits on a cantilevered cock, and its hairspring is glued to the stud. Cal. 3135 uses a bridge anchored at both ends and a laser-welded hairspring stud.