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==Dial map==

~~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.

The auction record is dominated by silvered dials: 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, Sotheby’s photographs this as an aged condition change rather than a documented factory variant.

Auction records include silvered dials, a blue Air-King dial in a watch catalogued as 1003/1002, and British-market gold examples with gilt dart markers and Arabic quarters. The catalogues describe several gold dials with Coca-Cola service inscriptions; those examples are discussed below.

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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 ==~~

File:Ref 1003 hero.webp|Whole-watch view, steel 1003

File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Whole-watch view, gold Coca-Cola example

File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Whole-watch view, gold Coca-Cola example catalogued circa 1977

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 detail

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 caseback

File:Ref 1003 coca cola caseback.webp|Coca-Cola service engraving on the caseback, dated 1 September 1961

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 ==Dial map==
-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.
+The auction record is dominated by silvered dials: 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, Sotheby’s photographs this as an aged condition change rather than a documented factory variant.
 Auction records include silvered dials, a blue Air-King dial in a watch catalogued as 1003/1002, and British-market gold examples with gilt dart markers and Arabic quarters. The catalogues describe several gold dials with Coca-Cola service inscriptions; those examples are discussed below.
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 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 ==
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
 File:Ref 1003 hero.webp|Whole-watch view, steel 1003
-File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Whole-watch view, gold Coca-Cola example
+File:Ref 1003 coca cola full.webp|Whole-watch view, gold Coca-Cola example catalogued circa 1977
 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 detail
 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 caseback
+File:Ref 1003 coca cola caseback.webp|Coca-Cola service engraving on the caseback, dated 1 September 1961
 </gallery>