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The 16550 runs primarily on bracelet reference 78360, the twenty-millimetre Oyster that Rolex used across the sport lines through the mid-to-late 1980s. Hollow-stamped end links coded 501B are standard. Very late-production 16550 examples have been documented with bracelet 93150, which carries an updated clasp architecture that Rolex rolled out ahead of the 16570 launch. A papered 16550 on 93150 is a transitional example rather than a swap, though bracelet swaps on the reference are common enough that any 93150 on a 16550 without paperwork should be scrutinized. | The 16550 runs primarily on bracelet reference 78360, the twenty-millimetre Oyster that Rolex used across the sport lines through the mid-to-late 1980s. Hollow-stamped end links coded 501B are standard. Very late-production 16550 examples have been documented with bracelet 93150, which carries an updated clasp architecture that Rolex rolled out ahead of the 16570 launch. A papered 16550 on 93150 is a transitional example rather than a swap, though bracelet swaps on the reference are common enough that any 93150 on a 16550 without paperwork should be scrutinized. | ||
Clasp codes across the run carry standard Rolex clasp-date stamps. Clasp dates date the bracelet, not the watch head. A 1986-case 16550 with a 1988 clasp stamp is not | Clasp codes across the run carry standard Rolex clasp-date stamps. Clasp dates date the bracelet, not the watch head. A 1986-case 16550 with a 1988 clasp stamp is not wrong on its own — it simply indicates a later bracelet on the watch, which happens regularly on the dealer market as bracelets are replaced or swapped during service. | ||
==Market and collector context== | ==Market and collector context== | ||