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

Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1505|1505]] examples from circa 1960 to circa 1980: Heritage assigns case 1,351,111 to circa 1960, but Pergola's unofficial serial chart places that number in its 1966 band. The date for that watch remains unresolved. Christie's records a separate circa-1969 example with an inside-caseback stamp II/69 and dates case 5,225,028 to 1977; Sotheby's dates cases 5,036,208 and 5,408,060 to circa 1977 and 1978; Christie's dates case 5,696,735 to circa 1980. Cambi dates a partial case 2,772.xxx to circa 1971, but its all-steel attribution conflicts with Rolex's 1980 catalogue description. These are lot-level estimates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1505-early-two-tone-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1960/a/5563-54188.s Heritage]; [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html ~~RolexHaven reproduction~~ of Pergola's chart]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online/rolex-two-tone-date-ref-1505-227/67553 Christie's, II/69]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5257457 Christie's, case 5,225,028]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches/date-reference-1505-montre-bracelet-en-acier-et-or Sotheby's, case 5,036,208]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-1505-oyster-perpetual-date-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, case 5,408,060]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5569805 Christie's, case 5,696,735]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/1081-cambi_orologi_999_2024_12_eb.pdf Cambi, case 2,772.xxx].

Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1505|1505]] examples from circa 1960 to circa 1980: Heritage assigns case 1,351,111 to circa 1960, but Pergola's unofficial serial chart places that number in its 1966 band. The date for that watch remains unresolved. Christie's records a separate circa-1969 example with an inside-caseback stamp II/69 and dates case 5,225,028 to 1977; Sotheby's dates cases 5,036,208 and 5,408,060 to circa 1977 and 1978; Christie's dates case 5,696,735 to circa 1980. Cambi dates a partial case 2,772.xxx to circa 1971, but its all-steel attribution conflicts with Rolex's 1980 catalogue description. These are lot-level estimates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1505-early-two-tone-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1960/a/5563-54188.s Heritage]; [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html photograph of Pergola's serial chart]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online/rolex-two-tone-date-ref-1505-227/67553 Christie's, II/69]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5257457 Christie's, case 5,225,028]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches/date-reference-1505-montre-bracelet-en-acier-et-or Sotheby's, case 5,036,208]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-1505-oyster-perpetual-date-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, case 5,408,060]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5569805 Christie's, case 5,696,735]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/1081-cambi_orologi_999_2024_12_eb.pdf Cambi, case 2,772.xxx].

=== Oyster Perpetual 6502 dated examples ===

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 === Oyster Perpetual Date 1505 dated examples ===
-Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1505|1505]] examples from circa 1960 to circa 1980: Heritage assigns case 1,351,111 to circa 1960, but Pergola's unofficial serial chart places that number in its 1966 band. The date for that watch remains unresolved. Christie's records a separate circa-1969 example with an inside-caseback stamp II/69 and dates case 5,225,028 to 1977; Sotheby's dates cases 5,036,208 and 5,408,060 to circa 1977 and 1978; Christie's dates case 5,696,735 to circa 1980. Cambi dates a partial case 2,772.xxx to circa 1971, but its all-steel attribution conflicts with Rolex's 1980 catalogue description. These are lot-level estimates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1505-early-two-tone-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1960/a/5563-54188.s Heritage]; [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven reproduction of Pergola's chart]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online/rolex-two-tone-date-ref-1505-227/67553 Christie's, II/69]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5257457 Christie's, case 5,225,028]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches/date-reference-1505-montre-bracelet-en-acier-et-or Sotheby's, case 5,036,208]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-1505-oyster-perpetual-date-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, case 5,408,060]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5569805 Christie's, case 5,696,735]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/1081-cambi_orologi_999_2024_12_eb.pdf Cambi, case 2,772.xxx].
+Auction catalogues date ref. [[Reference:1505|1505]] examples from circa 1960 to circa 1980: Heritage assigns case 1,351,111 to circa 1960, but Pergola's unofficial serial chart places that number in its 1966 band. The date for that watch remains unresolved. Christie's records a separate circa-1969 example with an inside-caseback stamp II/69 and dates case 5,225,028 to 1977; Sotheby's dates cases 5,036,208 and 5,408,060 to circa 1977 and 1978; Christie's dates case 5,696,735 to circa 1980. Cambi dates a partial case 2,772.xxx to circa 1971, but its all-steel attribution conflicts with Rolex's 1980 catalogue description. These are lot-level estimates, not a serial-year chart or production limits. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-1505-early-two-tone-oyster-perpetual-date-circa-1960/a/5563-54188.s Heritage]; [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html photograph of Pergola's serial chart]; [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/christies-watches-online/rolex-two-tone-date-ref-1505-227/67553 Christie's, II/69]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5257457 Christie's, case 5,225,028]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/fine-watches/date-reference-1505-montre-bracelet-en-acier-et-or Sotheby's, case 5,036,208]; [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches-2/reference-1505-oyster-perpetual-date-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, case 5,408,060]; [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5569805 Christie's, case 5,696,735]; [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/1081-cambi_orologi_999_2024_12_eb.pdf Cambi, case 2,772.xxx].
 === Oyster Perpetual 6502 dated examples ===