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==Where it sits in the line==
==Where it sits in the line==


Christie’s calls the 4643 the first non-Oyster watch to use the Perpetual movement; a separate Christie’s lot calls it an Oyster Perpetual.<ref name="christies-1940s"/><ref name="christies-group-2013">[https://www.collectorsquare.com/montres/rolex/rolex-precision/ref-rolex-4643/lpi Christie’s, Geneva, 13 May 2013, lot 165; catalogue record reproduced by Collector Square.]</ref> The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists a square yellow-gold chronometer, while Antiquorum and HVMC apply “Bubbleback” to individual examples.<ref name="field-manual-4643">[https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', reference table, entry 4643.]</ref><ref name="hvmc-2024">[https://hvmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Catalogue_Montres_Decembre2024_vfinal_BD.pdf HVMC Monaco, December 2024 catalogue, lot 55.]</ref><ref name="antiquorum-2025-hk"/>
Christie’s calls the 4643 the first non-Oyster watch to use the Perpetual movement; a separate Christie’s lot calls it an Oyster Perpetual.<ref name="christies-1940s"/><ref name="christies-group-2013">[https://www.collectorsquare.com/montres/rolex/rolex-precision/ref-rolex-4643/lpi Christie’s, Geneva, 13 May 2013, lot 165 (archived catalogue entry).]</ref> The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists a square yellow-gold chronometer, while Antiquorum and HVMC apply “Bubbleback” to individual examples.<ref name="field-manual-4643">[https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Colin A. White, ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', reference table, entry 4643.]</ref><ref name="hvmc-2024">[https://hvmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Catalogue_Montres_Decembre2024_vfinal_BD.pdf HVMC Monaco, December 2024 catalogue, lot 55.]</ref><ref name="antiquorum-2025-hk"/>


“Square Perpetual” is used here as a neutral working label.
“Square Perpetual” is used here as a neutral working label.
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| Christie’s, London, 2003 || 97 || 14 ct gold; case 568342; silver dial; snap-on back; 28 mm || GBP 1,997<ref name="christies-14k"/>
| Christie’s, London, 2003 || 97 || 14 ct gold; case 568342; silver dial; snap-on back; 28 mm || GBP 1,997<ref name="christies-14k"/>
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| Christie’s, New York, 2008 || 47 || Pink gold; movement A78921; silvered dial with lozenge and triangular markers || USD 11,250<ref name="christies-1948"/><ref name="collectorsquare-archive">[https://www.collectorsquare.com/montres/rolex/rolex-precision/ref-rolex-4643/lpi Collector Square, LuxPrice Index, ref. 4643 auction archive.]</ref>
| Christie’s, New York, 2008 || 47 || Pink gold; movement A78921; silvered dial with lozenge and triangular markers || USD 11,250<ref name="christies-1948"/><ref name="collectorsquare-archive">[https://www.collectorsquare.com/montres/rolex/rolex-precision/ref-rolex-4643/lpi Archived auction-results index, ref. 4643.]</ref>
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| Antiquorum, Geneva, 2006 || 5 || 18K yellow gold; case 641390; 8¾-ligne movement; 28 × 28 mm || CHF 8,850<ref name="antiquorum-2006"/>
| Antiquorum, Geneva, 2006 || 5 || 18K yellow gold; case 641390; 8¾-ligne movement; 28 × 28 mm || CHF 8,850<ref name="antiquorum-2006"/>