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|title=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1003 — Engine-Turned Bezel & Coca-Cola Dials | Rolexopedia
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|description=The 1003 is the engine-turned 4-digit Oyster Perpetual: 34mm, no date, caliber 1560 then 1570, c.1959 into the late 1970s, in steel, 14k and 18k gold and British 9-carat cases. Its auction record is dominated by Coca-Cola twenty-five-year service dials, and the strongest steel result is the Sotheby's 'Minnie Mouse' Air-King.
|description=The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1003 is a no-date automatic with an engine-turned bezel. Auction records show steel and gold cases, several Coca-Cola service-award dials, and catalogue variation in movement and case markings.
|keywords=Rolex 1003, Oyster Perpetual, engine-turned bezel, cal 1560, cal 1570, 34mm, Coca-Cola 25 years service, Minnie Mouse Air-King, 9K gold Glasgow import, 1003/1005
|keywords=Rolex 1003, Oyster Perpetual, engine-turned bezel, cal 1560, cal 1570, 34mm, Coca-Cola 25 years service, Minnie Mouse Air-King, 9K gold Glasgow import, 1003/1005
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The 1003 is the engine-turned 4-digit Oyster Perpetual, and the one the catalogues struggle to describe. Rolex's own term for the bezel is engine-turned; Sotheby's has called it milled, Bonhams has called it milled and ridged in the same decade, and Antiquorum, on the examples that matter most, calls it a graduated engine-turned bezel with hour divisions. Underneath the argument is the same watch as the smooth [[Reference:1002|1002]]: 34mm Oyster case, 19mm lugs, screw-down back and crown, acrylic crystal, chronometer-rated no-date automatic, caliber 1560 and then caliber 1570.
The Rolex 1003 is a no-date Oyster Perpetual with an engine-turned bezel. Auction catalogues use several descriptions for the bezel, including “milled,” “ridged” and “graduated engine-turned.” The 1003 shares the 34mm case family with the smooth-bezel [[Reference:1002|1002]], but catalogue markings vary: some steel examples have 1002 stamped inside the caseback, while gold examples have been listed with 1005 there.
 
Its documented population splits along an unusual line. Steel 1003s are ordinary and trade like ordinary vintage Rolex. The gold ones are mostly not catalogue watches at all: they are twenty-five-year service awards, and Coca-Cola commissioned enough of them that the reference's auction record is dominated by a single corporate gift programme. The best 1003 result on file is a Coca-Cola dial that went for roughly five times its high estimate.


Auction catalogues document steel and gold cases, British-market 9-carat examples, personalized dials and watches catalogued with Air-King dials.


==Core facts==
==Core facts==
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| c.1959 into the late 1970s
| dated auction examples run from circa 1960 to the late 1970s
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| caliber 1530 on the earliest examples, then caliber 1560 (to c.1965), then caliber 1570
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==Where it sits in the line==
==Where it sits in the line==


Four reference numbers in this family carry engine-turned bezels, and the published literature does not draw a clean line between the 1003, 1006, 1007 and 1008. What separates them in practice is the number engraved between the lugs, not a feature anyone can call from a photograph. The 1003 is the most frequently catalogued of the four and the one that turns up in gold most often.
The 1003 is one of the engine-turned-bezel references in the four-digit Oyster Perpetual line. The [[Reference:1002|1002]] has a smooth bezel; the [[Reference:1005|1005]] is associated with the fluted gold bezel. References 1006, [[Reference:1007|1007]] and 1008 also appear with engine-turned bezels. Auction records use paired designations such as 1003/1002 or 1003/1005, reflecting the different numbers found between the lugs and inside the caseback. The [[Reference:1018|1018]] is the 36mm model in this family.
 
Against the rest of the group the position is straightforward. The [[Reference:1002|1002]] is the same watch with a plain surround and sold in far greater numbers; the [[Reference:1005|1005]] takes the gold fluted bezel; the [[Reference:1007|1007]] is the closest sibling of all and the one with the widest documented dial spread. The [[Reference:1018|1018]] scales the same design up to 36mm on 20mm lugs. The 1003 belongs to a middle tier of the line: dressier than the plain 1002, less formal than the fluted 1005, and available in steel or gold at either end of the range.


==Production outline==
==Production outline==


Caliber 1560 entered production in 1959 and gives the practical start of the run. The earliest documented 1003s sit right on it: case number 512,833, catalogued circa 1960, and case number 573,835, whose chronometer certificate is dated 22 December 1960. A Glasgow import mark for 1961 dates a 9K gold example, and a 9ct gold watch with its original 1966 receipt dates itself.
Auction catalogues place individual examples from around 1960 through the late 1970s. Cases 512,833 and 573,835 are circa 1960; a Glasgow import mark is dated 1961; case 531,734 is circa 1966; case 3,044,042 dates to 1972; case 3,960,865 to circa 1975; and case 5,426,177 to 1977. Antiquorum’s 2004 lot says another watch was produced in the late 1970s and had previously sold in January 1980.
 
The run continues through case number 531,734 in 1966, 1,197,501 in 1964, 3,044,042 in 1972, 3,960,865 around 1975 and 5,426,177 in 1977. The Antiquorum lot that closes the record describes a watch produced in the late 1970s and sold in January 1980, which is the latest documented delivery. That places the reference's end alongside the rest of the 4-digit no-date group rather than with the [[Reference:1002|1002]], which carried on into the 1980s.
 
No production figure has been published, and the shape of the surviving population is uneven: steel examples appear regularly in general watch sales, while gold examples concentrate in the service-award group.


==Movement notes==
==Movement notes==


Bonhams catalogued a 26-jewel caliber 1530, movement number 98643, in a 1003 accompanied by a chronometer certificate dated December 1960; the same house recorded a 1530 in a [[Reference:1002|1002]] bought in 1962. The Watch-Wiki caliber concordance lists the 1530 only against the 5500 family and gives the 1003 to calibers 1560 and 1570, so the earliest movement in this reference is documented by catalogue text rather than by the published table.
Watch-Wiki lists calibers 1560 and 1570 for the 1003. Bonhams’ September 2024 catalogue entry lists a caliber 1530, movement 98,643, in case 573,835, with a chronometer certificate dated 22 December 1960. Bonhams also recorded a caliber 1530 in a 1002. Treat the 1530 as a catalogue outlier; the reproduction does not establish factory fitment.


Caliber 1560 runs from the start to about 1965. It is a rhodium-plated automatic of 25 or 26 jewels at 18,000 vph, adjusted to temperature and five positions, with an overcoil hairspring, a shock-protected free-sprung balance and Microstella regulating screws; the earliest examples carry the butterfly rotor, which Bonhams noted explicitly on a 1960 gold watch. Caliber 1570 takes over from 1965 at 19,800 vph, and Antiquorum's description of a 1972 example records the oeil-de-perdrix decoration and the self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Hacking seconds arrived across the 1500 family in 1972. The [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]] carries the lineage in full.
Auction records document both 1560 and 1570 examples. Caliber 1560 beats at 18,000 vph; caliber 1570 runs at 19,800 vph. See [[Reference:Movements|the movement index]] for the full lineage.


==Dial map==
==Dial map==
[[File:Ref 1003 air king dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|Blue Air-King dial in a steel case catalogued as ref 1003/1002, made 1964]]


Silvered is the default and covers most of the record: sunburst and satiné finishes on steel and gold alike, with applied baton or dart markers, luminous five-minute dots and a printed chronometer line. A cream or beige tone appears on aged gold examples, and Artcurial's 1966 gold watch is described as patinated cream. Sotheby's 2021 steel example photographs as a heavily spotted cream dial with rose-toned markers, the kind of tropical change that reads as condition rather than as a factory variant.
Silvered dials recur in the auction records, with sunburst or satiné finishes, baton or dart markers, luminous dots and chronometer text. Individual lots show a blue Air-King dial on a watch catalogued as 1003/1002, British-market gold examples with gilt darts and Arabic quarters, and corporate logos including Coca-Cola and Diesel Power. Artcurial described its circa-1966 Diesel Power dial as patinated cream. Sotheby’s catalogued its 2021 steel dial as silvered; photographs show heavy spotting and rose-toned markers.


Beyond the silvered default the record splits three ways. The corporate service dials are the largest branch and are covered below. Air-King dials turn up in 1003 cases, in silver and in blue, which follows from the case-middle sharing with the [[Reference:5500|5500]] and is why Antiquorum catalogued one steel watch as ref 1003/1002 with an Air-King dial. British-market gold examples carry silvered dials with applied gilt dart markers and Arabic numerals at the quarters, a configuration Bonhams documented on both the 1961 Glasgow watch and the 1960 New York one.
[[File:Ref 1003 air king dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|Blue Air-King dial in a steel case catalogued as ref 1003/1002, made 1964|alt=Blue Air-King dial in a steel case catalogued as ref 1003/1002, made 1964]]


==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
[[File:Ref 1003 nine carat.webp|thumb|right|250px|9K gold British-market 1003 with a Glasgow import mark for 1961, silvered dial with gilt dart markers and Arabic quarters]]
The 1003 has a 34mm Oyster case with 19mm lugs. Auction listings give diameters from 33mm to 35mm and thicknesses around 12mm. Examples have screw-down backs and crowns and acrylic crystals.


The case is the shared 34mm three-body Oyster, brushed and polished in a tonneau profile, with a screw-down caseback and Twinlock crown, drilled 19mm lugs and an acrylic crystal. Antiquorum's two most detailed lots give the case as 34mm across and 12mm thick, which is the measurement to trust; house figures elsewhere range from 33mm to 35mm on the same case.
The bezel is engine-turned. Auction houses also call it “milled,” “ridged” or “semi engine-turned”; Antiquorum describes some examples as graduated with hour divisions. Terminology varies across catalogues, and their descriptions rarely give enough detail to compare the cut pattern.


The bezel is the reference's identity and the thing catalogue text handles worst. Antiquorum's descriptions are the most useful, because they specify what the milling does: an engine-turned bezel with hour divisions, described on one lot as graduated. That is a bezel whose cut segments are indexed to the hours rather than a continuous decorative knurl, and it is the detail that separates a 1003 from a generic milled surround. Bonhams has called the same bezel milled, and Artcurial described a 1966 example as semi engine-turned, which suggests the pattern was not uniform across the run.
Catalogued cases include stainless steel, 14k and 18k yellow gold, and British-market 9-carat gold. In the Coca-Cola 1003/1005 auction record, Antiquorum explains that the number between the lugs identifies the watch’s bezel reference while the inside caseback bears the case reference. Other lots show the same paired-number pattern.


Case material spreads wider than the steel-and-gold summary implies. Stainless steel is the volume production and 14k and 18k yellow gold both appear. The British market took 9-carat cases, and Bonhams has catalogued 1003s described as 9K and as 9ct gold in three separate sales, one of them hallmarked with a Glasgow import mark for 1961. As on the rest of the family, the reference between the lugs names the bezel and the stamp inside the caseback names the case-middle tooling, which is why the paired forms 1003/1002 and 1003/1005 recur in catalogue text.
[[File:Ref 1003 nine carat.webp|thumb|right|250px|9K gold British-market 1003 with a Glasgow import mark for 1961, silvered dial with gilt dart markers and Arabic quarters|alt=9K gold British-market 1003 with a Glasgow import mark for 1961, silvered dial with gilt dart markers and Arabic quarters]]


==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==


Steel delivery follows the family pattern: riveted Oyster bracelets through the 1960s, folded links afterwards. Antiquorum's 1964 Air-King-dial example came on a steel riveted Rolex bracelet, which is period-correct for the case number. Gold watches went out on gold fold-over bracelets and on leather with a signed buckle, and one British 9ct example is documented on a fitted 9ct gold bracelet with a locking clasp. Later examples come to auction on leather more often than on their original metal, and several catalogued 1003s carry associated straps and buckles rather than factory fitments.
Auction examples show steel riveted and folded Oyster bracelets, gold bracelets, and leather straps with signed buckles. The listings establish what accompanied each watch at sale. A clasp date belongs to the bracelet, not the watch head. See [[Reference:Bracelets|the bracelet and clasp guide]].
 
A clasp date code dates the bracelet and not the head. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets|the bracelet and clasp guide]].


==Special branches==
==Special branches==


===The Coca-Cola service awards===
===The Coca-Cola service awards===
[[File:Ref 1003 coca cola.webp|thumb|right|250px|The 25 Years of Service Coca-Cola dial on a yellow gold ref 1003/1005, circa 1977]]
Three Antiquorum catalogue appearances cover two or possibly three 18k Coca-Cola 1003 watches. Case 5,426,177 is dated 1977 and appears in Antiquorum’s 2006 sale and Sotheby’s 2014 sale. Case 3,044,042 is dated 1972 and appears in Antiquorum’s 2007 sale. Antiquorum’s 2004 New York lot 118 describes an 18k 1003/1002 produced in the late 1970s and previously sold in January 1980. The catalogue omits its case number. It could be a separate watch or case 5,426,177. Antiquorum notes that case bodies and backs were interchangeable, so the paired designation cannot identify it. Watch Club separately lists a 14ct gold 1003 as a 1961 presentation watch. The dealer attributes the commission to Coca-Cola; its photograph shows an engraving naming Sal Eaton and dating the presentation to 1 September 1961. Christie’s catalogued a 14k 1002 with a Coca-Cola dial. Artcurial’s separate 14k 1005, case 3,921,444, has a Coca-Cola service engraving for Th. Rummens on the caseback. Heritage catalogued another 14k 1005 with a hand-painted Coca-Cola dial inscription; its condition report says the dial was refinished, leaving the mark’s date and maker undetermined.


Coca-Cola marked twenty-five years of employee service with a gold Oyster Perpetual, and the 1003 is the reference the programme used most visibly. The configuration is consistent: a gold case under the paired designation 1003/1005 or 1003/1002, a satiné or matte silver dial carrying the Coca-Cola script logo and a 25 Years Service dedication, applied gold baton indexes with tritium dots, and gold baton hands. Antiquorum sold an 18k example from the Mondani collection in 2006, case number 5,426,177, made in 1977; Sotheby's Geneva sold the same watch in 2014. A second, case number 3,044,042, made in 1972, passed through Antiquorum in 2007. A third, produced in the late 1970s and sold in January 1980, came up in New York in 2004.
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File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Watch Club’s dealer-listed 14ct gold 1003, dated 1961
File:Ref 1003 coca cola.webp|The dial on 18k case 5,426,177, catalogued circa 1977 by Antiquorum and Sotheby’s
File:Ref 1003 coca cola caseback.webp|Engraving naming Sal Eaton and giving the presentation date as 1 September 1961
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The programme was not confined to this reference. Christie's Dubai and Sotheby's Geneva both catalogued a 14k gold [[Reference:1002|1002]] on the same award, Artcurial sold a 14k [[Reference:1005|1005]] with the caseback engraved for its recipient, and Heritage catalogued a 14k 1005 with a hand-painted Coca-Cola inscription. What distinguishes the 1003 group is the strength of the results, which sit an order of magnitude above ordinary examples of the reference.
===The Sotheby's “Minnie Mouse”===


===The Sotheby's 'Minnie Mouse'===
Sotheby’s catalogued a steel watch as “Reference 1003 Air-King ‘Minnie Mouse’” in 2020. Its silvered dial carries Air-King and Precision text, with a printed Minnie Mouse figure between the centre and six o’clock. Sotheby’s lists case 3,011,703, an inner caseback stamped 1002, caliber 1570 and a 33mm case.
[[File:Ref 1003 minnie mouse.webp|thumb|right|250px|The printed character sits between the centre and six, under Air-King and PRECISION text]]


Sotheby's sold a steel watch in New York in October 2020 catalogued as "Reference 1003 Air-King 'Minnie Mouse'". The dial is silvered, carries Air-King and PRECISION text, and has a printed Minnie Mouse figure standing between the centre and six o'clock. Case number 3,011,703 dates it to about 1972; the inner caseback is stamped 1002 and the movement is caliber 1570. Character dials were made for the Air-King line rather than for the chronometer references, so what the lot documents is a character-dial Air-King in a 1003-engraved case rather than a factory 1003 variant. It is the strongest steel result on the reference, above its high estimate.
[[File:Ref 1003 minnie mouse.webp|thumb|right|250px|The printed character sits between the centre and six, under Air-King and PRECISION text|alt=The printed character sits between the centre and six, under Air-King and PRECISION text]]


===The Diesel Power Company dial===
===The Diesel Power Company dial===


Artcurial sold a 14k yellow gold 1003 in Monte-Carlo in July 2011, case number 531,734, circa 1966, with a patinated cream dial carrying a Diesel Power Company service logo. The configuration parallels the Coca-Cola awards without belonging to them, and it establishes that Rolex supplied service dials on this reference to more than one corporate client.
Artcurial catalogued a 14k yellow-gold 1003, case 531,734, circa 1966, with a cream dial bearing a Diesel Power Company logo. The catalogue leaves the dial maker and installer unidentified.


===British-market gold cases===
===British-market gold cases===


Bonhams has catalogued three 1003s in 9-carat gold, a case material Rolex used for the British market where import duty made 18-carat cases expensive. One carries a Glasgow import mark for 1961 with caliber 1560; another, case number 512,833, is a 1960 New York lot with the butterfly rotor; a third is a 1966 watch on a fitted 9ct gold bracelet, sold with its original receipt. Hallmarks on these cases date the import rather than the movement, and the assay office letter is the practical dating tool where the case number has worn away.
Bonhams catalogued three 1003 examples in 9-carat gold. One carries a Glasgow import mark dated 1961 and a caliber 1560; case 512,833 was catalogued circa 1960 with a butterfly rotor; a third was offered with a 9ct gold bracelet and a 1966 receipt. The import mark dates the case, while the receipt records the documented purchase. See [[Reference:Serial-numbers|the serial-number guide]] for assay-date context.


==Auction record==
==Auction record==


Steel 1003s trade in the low four figures, and the gold ones split sharply by dial. An unmarked gold 1003 sits in the same band as a good steel example; a Coca-Cola service dial multiplies it. Sotheby's Geneva sold one for roughly five times its high estimate in 2014, and the same watch had made a strong result at Antiquorum eight years earlier from the Mondani collection, so the premium is not a one-sale accident. The Minnie Mouse Air-King is the strongest steel result and reflects the character-dial market rather than the reference.
Antiquorum sold case 5,426,177 for CHF 11,800 in 2006; Sotheby’s reported CHF 37,500 when it resold the watch in 2014. The table gives each result in the sale currency.


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! result
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| May 2014
| Sep 2024
| Sotheby's Geneva, Important Watches, lot 216
| Bonhams, Weekly Montres, lot 84
| yellow gold, "25 Years of Service Coca-Cola" dial, ref 1003/1005, case 5,426,177, c.1977
| steel, cal 1530, case 573,835; certificate dated 22 December 1960
| CHF 37,500 (est. CHF 6,000–8,000)
| GBP 960
|-
|-
| Oct 2007
| Jun 2021
| Antiquorum Geneva, Important Collectors' Watches, lot 486
| Sotheby's Geneva, Fine Watches, lot 42
| yellow gold Coca-Cola, ref 1003/1005, case 3,044,042, made 1972
| steel, dial catalogued as silvered; photographs show spotting, cal 1570, case 3,960,865
| CHF 12,980 (est. CHF 5,000–7,000)
| CHF 2,142
|-
| May 2006
| Antiquorum Geneva, The Mondani Collection, lot 111
| 18k yellow gold Coca-Cola, ref 1003/1005, case 5,426,177, made 1977
| CHF 11,800 (est. CHF 8,000–10,000)
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| Oct 2020
| Oct 2020
| Sotheby's New York, Watches, lot 97
| Sotheby's New York, Watches, lot 97
| steel Air-King 'Minnie Mouse', cal 1570, case 3,011,703, c.1972
| steel Air-King 'Minnie Mouse', cal 1570, case 3,011,703, c.1972
| USD 7,560 (est. USD 4,000–6,000)
| USD 7,560
|-
| Jul 2011
| Artcurial Monte-Carlo, Fine Watches, lot 406
| 14k yellow gold, Diesel Power Company service dial, case 531,734, c.1966
| EUR 4,335 (est. EUR 3,000–3,500)
|-
| Jun 2021
| Sotheby's Geneva, Fine Watches, lot 42
| steel, spotted cream dial, cal 1570, case 3,960,865, c.1975
| CHF 2,142 (est. CHF 1,000–3,000)
|-
|-
| Nov 2017
| Nov 2017
| Bonhams London, Watches and Wristwatches, lot 121
| Bonhams London, Watches and Wristwatches, lot 121
| 9K gold, Glasgow import mark for 1961, cal 1560, silvered dial with Arabic quarters
| 9K gold, Glasgow import mark dated 1961, cal 1560
| GBP 2,000
| GBP 2,000
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|-
| Nov 2016
| Nov 2016
| Antiquorum Geneva, lot 38
| Antiquorum Geneva, lot 38
| steel with Air-King dial, ref 1003/1002, case 1,197,501, made 1964, rivet bracelet
| steel with Air-King dial, case 1,197,501, made 1964
| CHF 1,875 (est. CHF 1,000–2,000)
| CHF 1,875
|-
| May 2014
| Sotheby's Geneva, Important Watches, lot 216
| 18k gold Coca-Cola, ref. 1003/1005, case 5,426,177, circa 1977
| CHF 37,500
|-
| Jul 2011
| Artcurial Monte-Carlo, Fine Watches, lot 406
| 14k yellow gold, Diesel Power Company service dial, case 531,734, c.1966
| EUR 4,335
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| Dec 2007
| Dec 2007
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| USD 1,440
| USD 1,440
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| Sep 2024
| Oct 2007
| Bonhams, Weekly Montres, lot 84
| Antiquorum Geneva, Important Collectors' Watches, lot 486
| steel, cal 1530, case 573,835, chronometer certificate dated December 1960
| yellow gold Coca-Cola, ref. 1003/1005, case 3,044,042, 1972
| GBP 960
| CHF 12,980
|-
| May 2006
| Antiquorum Geneva, The Mondani Collection, lot 111
| 18k yellow gold Coca-Cola, case 5,426,177, 1977
| CHF 11,800
|-
| Mar 2004
| Antiquorum New York, lot 118
| 18k gold Coca-Cola, ref. 1003/1002; case number unreported; catalogue says produced late 1970s and previously sold January 1980
| USD 4,140
|}
|}


== Related references ==
== Related references ==


* [[Reference:1002|Oyster Perpetual 1002]] — 34mm, smooth bezel
* [[Reference:1002|Oyster Perpetual 1002]], 34mm, smooth bezel
* [[Reference:1005|Oyster Perpetual 1005]] — 34mm, fluted gold bezel
* [[Reference:1005|Oyster Perpetual 1005]], 34mm, fluted gold bezel
* [[Reference:1007|Oyster Perpetual 1007]] — 34mm, engine-turned bezel
* [[Reference:1007|Oyster Perpetual 1007]], 34mm, engine-turned bezel
* [[Reference:1018|Oyster Perpetual 1018]] — the 36mm case in the same line
* [[Reference:1018|Oyster Perpetual 1018]]: the 36mm case in the same line
* [[Reference:5500|Air-King 5500]] — the same case, non-chronometer
* [[Reference:5500|Air-King 5500]]: the same case, non-chronometer
* [[Reference:1016|Explorer 1016]] — same calibers, 36mm Explorer dial
* [[Reference:1016|Explorer 1016]]: same calibers, 36mm Explorer dial


See also the [[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]].
See also the [[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual family index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial numbers by year]].
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 1003 hero.webp|Whole-watch view, steel 1003
File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Watch Club’s dealer-listed 14ct gold 1003, dated 1961
File:Ref 1003 minnie mouse.webp|Air-King character dial in a 1003-marked case
File:Ref 1003 coca cola.webp|Coca-Cola service dial on 18k case 5,426,177, catalogued circa 1977
File:Ref 1003 air king dial.webp|Blue Air-King dial in a 1003/1002 catalogue example
File:Ref 1003 nine carat.webp|British-market 9K case and dial detail
File:Ref 1003 coca cola caseback.webp|Coca-Cola service engraving on the caseback, dated 1 September 1961
</gallery>


== Sources ==
== Sources ==


* [https://www.watchclub.com/rolex/oyster-perpetual/extremelyrarevintage-ref-1003-year-1961 Watch Club, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1003, 14ct gold, dealer-listed as 1961]
* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_calibres Watch Wiki, "Rolex calibres — reference index", Watch Wiki (watch-wiki.net)]
* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_calibres Watch Wiki, "Rolex calibres — reference index", Watch Wiki (watch-wiki.net)]
* [https://beckertime.com/blog/the-review-of-the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1005/ BeckerTime, "Review: The Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1005", BeckerTime, 2022-09-11]
* [https://beckertime.com/blog/the-review-of-the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1005/ BeckerTime, "Review: The Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1005", BeckerTime, 2022-09-11]
* Sotheby's, "Sotheby's Geneva Important Watches Lot 216 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola 25 Years of Service", Sotheby's, 2014-05-14
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2014/important-watches-ge1401/lot.216.html Sotheby's Geneva, lot 216 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola 25 Years of Service, 2014-05-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-111 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva The Mondani Collection Lot 111 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola", Antiquorum, 2006-05-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-111 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva The Mondani Collection Lot 111 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola", Antiquorum, 2006-05-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-171-486 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva Important Collectors' Watches Lot 486 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola 1972", Antiquorum, 2007-10-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-171-486 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva Important Collectors' Watches Lot 486 — Rolex ref 1003/1005 Coca-Cola 1972", Antiquorum, 2007-10-14]
* Antiquorum, "Antiquorum New York Important Collector's Wristwatches Lot 118 — Rolex ref 1003/1002 Coca-Cola", Antiquorum, 2004-03-24
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-49-118 Antiquorum, "Important Collector's Wristwatches, lot 118 — Rolex ref 1003/1002 Coca-Cola", 2004-03-24]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-1003-air-king-minnie-mouse-a Sotheby's, "Sotheby's New York Watches Lot 97 — Rolex ref 1003 Air-King "Minnie Mouse" circa 1972", Sotheby's, 2020-10-29]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-5/rolex-reference-1003-air-king-minnie-mouse-a Sotheby's New York, lot 97 — Rolex ref 1003 Air-King "Minnie Mouse", 2020-10-29]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1003-1002-lot-302-38 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Lot 38 — Rolex ref 1003/1002 with Air-King dial", Antiquorum, 2016-11-13]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-1003-1002-lot-302-38 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces Lot 38 — Rolex ref 1003/1002 with Air-King dial", Antiquorum, 2016-11-13]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-3/oyster-perpetual-ref-1003-stainless-steel Sotheby's, "Sotheby's Geneva Fine Watches Lot 42 — Rolex ref 1003 steel milled bezel circa 1975", Sotheby's, 2021-06-24]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-3/oyster-perpetual-ref-1003-stainless-steel Sotheby's, "Sotheby's Geneva Fine Watches Lot 42 — Rolex ref 1003 steel milled bezel circa 1975", Sotheby's, 2021-06-24]
* Bonhams, "Bonhams Weekly Montres Lot 84 — Rolex ref 1003 caliber 1530, chronometer certificate 1960", Bonhams, 2024-09-19
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24234/lot/121/ Bonhams, "Bonhams London Watches and Wristwatches Lot 121 — Rolex ref 1003 9K gold, Glasgow import 1961", Bonhams, 2017-11-21]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/24234/lot/121/ Bonhams, "Bonhams London Watches and Wristwatches Lot 121 — Rolex ref 1003 9K gold, Glasgow import 1961", Bonhams, 2017-11-21]
* Bonhams, "Bonhams New York Fine Watches and Wristwatches Lot 125 — Rolex ref 1003 9k gold circa 1960", Bonhams, 2007-12-06
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-1003/lpi Bonhams New York, lot 125 — Rolex ref 1003 9k gold circa 1960; record mirrored by Collector Square]
* Bonhams, "Bonhams Knightsbridge Clocks, Watches & Barometers Lot 162 — Rolex ref 1003 9ct gold 1966", Bonhams, 2003-10-07
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-1003/lpi Artcurial Monte-Carlo, lot 406 — Rolex ref 1003 14k gold with Diesel Power service dial; record mirrored by Collector Square]
* Artcurial, "Artcurial Monte-Carlo Fine Watches Lot 406 — Rolex ref 1003 14k gold with Diesel Power service dial", Artcurial, 2011-07-26
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6193990 Christie's Dubai, lot 6 — Rolex ref 1002/1005 Coca-Cola 25 Years Service, 2019-12-12]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6193990 Christie's, "Christie's Dubai Important Watches Lot 6 — Rolex ref 1002/1005 Coca-Cola 25 Years Service", Christie's, 2019-12-12]
* [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/auctions/142294-horlogerie-de-collection?modeDiapo=false&page=2 Gazette Drouot reproduction of Artcurial lot 286 — Rolex ref. 1005 Coca-Cola, 2023]
* Artcurial, "Artcurial Monaco Vente Horlogerie de collection Lot 286 — Rolex ref 1005 Coca-Cola 25 years service", Artcurial, 2023-07-16
* [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/rolex-ref-1005-gold-oyster-perpetual-damaged-back/a/5279-54225.s Heritage Auctions, New York, Watches & Fine Timepieces lot 54225 — Rolex ref. 1005, 27 October 2016]
* Heritage Auctions, "Heritage New York Watches & Fine Timepieces Lot 54225 — Rolex ref 1005 14k gold Coca-Cola service dial", Heritage Auctions, 2016-10-27
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30130/lot/27/ Bonhams, "Bonhams Watches Online Lot 27 — Rolex ref 1002 caliber 1530, purchased 1962", Bonhams, 2024-03-01]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30130/lot/27/ Bonhams, "Bonhams Watches Online Lot 27 — Rolex ref 1002 caliber 1530, purchased 1962", Bonhams, 2024-03-01]
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-1003/lpi Collector Square, "Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1003 — auction and second-hand price index", Collector Square]
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-1003/lpi Collector Square — Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1003 auction index, including Bonhams lot 84]


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