Reference:6610: Difference between revisions
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Research pass: verified auction hammer prices (Phillips Geneva 8 lot 95 corrected CHF30k est->CHF65k sold; HK 1055 precise figure), added case numbers, added 5th documented red-depth example (Sothebys Important Watches Pt II lot 290, case 113,185); 15 new sources registered to sources.yaml/package.yaml |
Add sourced photos: fill missing shot-list roles (dial-detail, bracelet, dial variants) from verified auction lots |
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=== Red depth 50m gilt (early) === | === Red depth 50m gilt (early) === | ||
[[File:Ref 6610 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 6610 red-depth dial macro, showing the 50m=165ft print under the Explorer signature|Macro of the red "50m=165ft" depth print, the cleanest dating tell for an early 6610 dial.]] | |||
The earliest 6610 dials carry a red-printed "50m=165ft" depth rating beneath the OCC line. Phillips Geneva 8 lot 95 (case 113,xxx) and Phillips Watch Auction One lot 167 anchor the variant; Antiquorum lot 368-493 documents another red-depth example. Red-depth dials concentrate in the 113,xxx serial cluster — first-year 1955 production. The red-depth signature is the cleanest dating anchor for an unrestored 6610. Documented red-depth examples populate the upper tier of the 6610 collector market. | The earliest 6610 dials carry a red-printed "50m=165ft" depth rating beneath the OCC line. Phillips Geneva 8 lot 95 (case 113,xxx) and Phillips Watch Auction One lot 167 anchor the variant; Antiquorum lot 368-493 documents another red-depth example. Red-depth dials concentrate in the 113,xxx serial cluster — first-year 1955 production. The red-depth signature is the cleanest dating anchor for an unrestored 6610. Documented red-depth examples populate the upper tier of the 6610 collector market. | ||
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== Bracelets, end links, and clasps == | == Bracelets, end links, and clasps == | ||
[[File:Ref 6610 bracelet.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 6610 on the period-correct riveted Oyster bracelet, on the wrist|The 6636 expandable rivet Oyster, the period-correct bracelet for the reference (Bonhams, 2024).]] | |||
Period-correct delivery is the 6636 expandable rivet or the 7206 fixed-link rivet, both with 57 or 58 end-links. Both bracelets share the late-1950s Explorer / Submariner end-link cluster. The 9315 folded-link Oyster turns up frequently on cataloged 6610 examples but the clasp date codes prove these are post-1968 service replacements — not period-correct for any 6610. The 78360 folded-link Oyster (introduced in the 1970s) is a known service swap on later survivors. | Period-correct delivery is the 6636 expandable rivet or the 7206 fixed-link rivet, both with 57 or 58 end-links. Both bracelets share the late-1950s Explorer / Submariner end-link cluster. The 9315 folded-link Oyster turns up frequently on cataloged 6610 examples but the clasp date codes prove these are post-1968 service replacements — not period-correct for any 6610. The 78360 folded-link Oyster (introduced in the 1970s) is a known service swap on later survivors. | ||