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Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1503|1503]] case 1,765,968 to circa 1968, case 2,326,051 to 1970, case 2,841,395 to circa 1971, case 5,004,120 to circa 1976, case 5,004,222 to circa 1977, and case 6,275,775 to circa 1980. These dates apply to individual catalogue examples, not a serial-year chart or production limits. Monaco re-offered case 6,275,775 in 2025; it is the same watch as the 2022 listing. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches-4/reference-1503-date-a-yellow-gold-automatic Sotheby’s, case 1,765,968]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/96638 Phillips, case 2,326,051]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches-ge2611/datejust-reference-1503-a-yellow-gold-wristwatch Sotheby’s, case 2,841,395]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-new-york-edit/rolex-very-attractive-14k-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-blue-dial-14k-284/313970 Christie’s, case 5,004,120]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1503-vintage-14k-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1977/a/5081-60276.s Heritage, case 5,004,222]; [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-28/lot-147 Monaco Legend, case 6,275,775].

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1504 dated examples ===

Auction and dealer records date individual 1504 watches: Phillips dates white-gold case 1,420,737 to circa 1966; Estates Consignments dates yellow-gold case 2,537,128 to 1970; Eguchi lists case serial 2714*** as 1971; The W3674 listing assigns its masked 27xxxx serial to 1972; EveryWatch preserves a yellow-gold auction description dated circa the 1970s for case 2,472,771. Sotheby’s 2019 catalogue repeats Phillips’s case 1,420,737, so it is the same watch, not another dated specimen. These are lot and dealer dates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://www.dist.phillips.com/content/web/auctions/HK080216/HK080216_zh_1.pdf Phillips, case 1,420,737]; [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ Estates Consignments, case 2,537,128]; [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ Eguchi, serial 2714***]; [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 W3674 listing, masked serial 27xxxx]; [https://everywatch.com/rolex/1504/watch-2725687 EveryWatch archive, case 2,472,771].

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1506 dated examples ===

Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1506|1506]] case 1,117,252 to 1964, case 1,063,296 to circa 1965, and case 1,525,920 to 1967. The first two case numbers run opposite to their catalogue dates, so keep each date attached to its specific watch rather than treating these examples as a serial-year sequence. A seller-dated 1960 example has no visible case number in the available photographs. None of these records establishes the reference’s production span. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5158504 Christie’s, case 1,117,252]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-fine-18k-oyster-perpetual-date-watch-with-chine-finish-ref-1506-circa-1965/a/5538-54133.s Heritage Auctions, case 1,063,296]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-206-127 Antiquorum, case 1,525,920]

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1507 dated examples ===

Auction catalogues assign dates from circa 1962 to 1969 to individually numbered 1507 or 1503/1507 watches: case 928,501 (joint attribution) circa 1962; 1,144,916 circa 1964; 1,122,198 circa 1965; and 1,916,162 and 2,864,908 circa 1969. Sotheby’s’ circa-1964 estimate for 1,144,916 is later in the serial sequence than its circa-1965 estimate for 1,122,198. These estimates do not form a reliable serial chronology. A separate circa-1975 Christie's 1507 has no published case number. [https://www.barnebys.fr/ventes/objet/rolex-eYswah4-633694142 Barnebys archive of an Antiquorum listing, case 928,501]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.1.html Sotheby’s, case 1,144,916]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches-10/datejust-shantung-dial-pyramid-markers-reference Sotheby’s, case 1,122,198]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/rolex-ref-1507-oyster-perpetual-date-bark-finished-bezel-18k-gold-circa-1969/a/5422-54009.s Heritage, case 1,916,162]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-rolex-date-ref-150718k-gold-self-winding-case-5091508/ Christie’s, case 2,864,908].

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1510 dated examples ===

Christie’s dates case 1,598,902 to circa 1965 and case 1,691,443 to 1967; Phillips dates case 1,901,206 to circa 1968; Monaco Legend dates case 2,223,098 to 1969. Phillips re-listed the same Ricciardi watch in 2026 with case number 1,906,206, while movement, retailer mark, clasp stamp and paper dates match its 2019 record. Christie's dates serial 2,860,900 to circa 1971, while Gazette Drouot uses the same number for a hand-wound watch dated 1955–58. The conflicting movements and dates leave this serial unusable as a production boundary. Catalogue dates apply to individual watches; serial-number chronology remains unresolved. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5841772 Christie’s, case 1,598,902]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5493400 Christie’s, case 1,691,443]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080319/4 Phillips 2019, case 1,901,206]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/236697 Phillips 2026, case 1,906,206]; [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-15/lot-140 Monaco Legend, case 2,223,098]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-geneva-edit/rolex-yellow-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-zephyr-ref-1510-285/183944 Christie’s, serial 2,860,900]; [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/lots/25117066-rolex--22oyster-perpetual-date--- Gazette Drouot, serial 2,860,900].

=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1505 dated examples ===

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 Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1503|1503]] case 1,765,968 to circa 1968, case 2,326,051 to 1970, case 2,841,395 to circa 1971, case 5,004,120 to circa 1976, case 5,004,222 to circa 1977, and case 6,275,775 to circa 1980. These dates apply to individual catalogue examples, not a serial-year chart or production limits. Monaco re-offered case 6,275,775 in 2025; it is the same watch as the 2022 listing. [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches-4/reference-1503-date-a-yellow-gold-automatic Sotheby’s, case 1,765,968]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/96638 Phillips, case 2,326,051]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches-ge2611/datejust-reference-1503-a-yellow-gold-wristwatch Sotheby’s, case 2,841,395]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-new-york-edit/rolex-very-attractive-14k-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-blue-dial-14k-284/313970 Christie’s, case 5,004,120]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1503-vintage-14k-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1977/a/5081-60276.s Heritage, case 5,004,222]; [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-28/lot-147 Monaco Legend, case 6,275,775].
+=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1504 dated examples ===
+Auction and dealer records date individual 1504 watches: Phillips dates white-gold case 1,420,737 to circa 1966; Estates Consignments dates yellow-gold case 2,537,128 to 1970; Eguchi lists case serial 2714*** as 1971; The W3674 listing assigns its masked 27xxxx serial to 1972; EveryWatch preserves a yellow-gold auction description dated circa the 1970s for case 2,472,771. Sotheby’s 2019 catalogue repeats Phillips’s case 1,420,737, so it is the same watch, not another dated specimen. These are lot and dealer dates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://www.dist.phillips.com/content/web/auctions/HK080216/HK080216_zh_1.pdf Phillips, case 1,420,737]; [https://www.estatesconsignments.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1504-mens-18k-yellow-gold-moreau-gold-bezel-and-band-1970/ Estates Consignments, case 2,537,128]; [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/287626/ Eguchi, serial 2714***]; [https://bulangandsons.de/products/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-grey-brick-dial-moreau-finish-with-brick-bracelet-ref-1504-in-18-k-yellow-gold-w3674 W3674 listing, masked serial 27xxxx]; [https://everywatch.com/rolex/1504/watch-2725687 EveryWatch archive, case 2,472,771].
+=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1506 dated examples ===
+Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1506|1506]] case 1,117,252 to 1964, case 1,063,296 to circa 1965, and case 1,525,920 to 1967. The first two case numbers run opposite to their catalogue dates, so keep each date attached to its specific watch rather than treating these examples as a serial-year sequence. A seller-dated 1960 example has no visible case number in the available photographs. None of these records establishes the reference’s production span. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5158504 Christie’s, case 1,117,252]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-fine-18k-oyster-perpetual-date-watch-with-chine-finish-ref-1506-circa-1965/a/5538-54133.s Heritage Auctions, case 1,063,296]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-206-127 Antiquorum, case 1,525,920]
 === Oyster Perpetual Date 1507 dated examples ===
 Auction catalogues assign dates from circa 1962 to 1969 to individually numbered 1507 or 1503/1507 watches: case 928,501 (joint attribution) circa 1962; 1,144,916 circa 1964; 1,122,198 circa 1965; and 1,916,162 and 2,864,908 circa 1969. Sotheby’s’ circa-1964 estimate for 1,144,916 is later in the serial sequence than its circa-1965 estimate for 1,122,198. These estimates do not form a reliable serial chronology. A separate circa-1975 Christie's 1507 has no published case number. [https://www.barnebys.fr/ventes/objet/rolex-eYswah4-633694142 Barnebys archive of an Antiquorum listing, case 928,501]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2019/watches-l19070/lot.1.html Sotheby’s, case 1,144,916]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2026/fine-watches-10/datejust-shantung-dial-pyramid-markers-reference Sotheby’s, case 1,122,198]; [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/rolex-ref-1507-oyster-perpetual-date-bark-finished-bezel-18k-gold-circa-1969/a/5422-54009.s Heritage, case 1,916,162]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-rolex-date-ref-150718k-gold-self-winding-case-5091508/ Christie’s, case 2,864,908].
+=== Oyster Perpetual Date 1510 dated examples ===
+Christie’s dates case 1,598,902 to circa 1965 and case 1,691,443 to 1967; Phillips dates case 1,901,206 to circa 1968; Monaco Legend dates case 2,223,098 to 1969. Phillips re-listed the same Ricciardi watch in 2026 with case number 1,906,206, while movement, retailer mark, clasp stamp and paper dates match its 2019 record. Christie's dates serial 2,860,900 to circa 1971, while Gazette Drouot uses the same number for a hand-wound watch dated 1955–58. The conflicting movements and dates leave this serial unusable as a production boundary. Catalogue dates apply to individual watches; serial-number chronology remains unresolved. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5841772 Christie’s, case 1,598,902]; [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-5493400 Christie’s, case 1,691,443]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080319/4 Phillips 2019, case 1,901,206]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/236697 Phillips 2026, case 1,906,206]; [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-15/lot-140 Monaco Legend, case 2,223,098]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-geneva-edit/rolex-yellow-gold-oyster-perpetual-date-zephyr-ref-1510-285/183944 Christie’s, serial 2,860,900]; [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/lots/25117066-rolex--22oyster-perpetual-date--- Gazette Drouot, serial 2,860,900].
 === Oyster Perpetual Date 1505 dated examples ===