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[[File:Ref 1019 hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Milgauss 1019 — silver CERN-spec dial, smooth bezel, red-arrow seconds. The non-lume dial sub-variant the 1019 is now best known for. Image via Monochrome.|Rolex Milgauss 1019 — silver CERN-spec dial, smooth bezel, red-arrow seconds. The non-lume dial sub-variant the 1019 is now best known for. Image via Monochrome.]] | [[File:Ref 1019 hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Milgauss 1019 — silver CERN-spec dial, smooth bezel, red-arrow seconds. The non-lume dial sub-variant the 1019 is now best known for. Image via Monochrome.|Rolex Milgauss 1019 — silver CERN-spec dial, smooth bezel, red-arrow seconds. The non-lume dial sub-variant the 1019 is now best known for. Image via Monochrome.]] | ||
[[File:Ref 1019 cern no lume.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Milgauss 1019 — non-luminous CERN dial variant. Rolex issued the non-lume 1019 directly to CERN scientists to remove the radium/tritium hour plots that would interfere with experimental radiation detectors.|1019 CERN non-luminous dial — the rarest standard-production 1019 sub-variant, issued directly to CERN scientists.]] | [[File:Ref 1019 cern no lume.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Milgauss 1019 — non-luminous CERN dial variant. Rolex issued the non-lume 1019 directly to CERN scientists to remove the radium/tritium hour plots that would interfere with experimental radiation detectors.|1019 CERN non-luminous dial — the rarest standard-production 1019 sub-variant, issued directly to CERN scientists.]] | ||
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===Brushed silver=== | ===Brushed silver=== | ||
[[File:Ref 1019 silver dial.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Milgauss 1019 — brushed silver dial variant, the alternative to the more common black-dial 1019. Cal 1580 inside the soft-iron Faraday cage.|1019 brushed silver dial — the alternative-finish factory dial offered alongside the more common black variant.]] | |||
Running through most of the run from c.1965 onward. Often described in auction catalogs as either silver or grey depending on light. Sources are inconsistent on whether grey-only is a distinct factory variant or a description of patinated silver. The most defensible reading: one factory brushed silver dial that reads grey or silver in different light, with patina accelerating the grey reading over time. | Running through most of the run from c.1965 onward. Often described in auction catalogs as either silver or grey depending on light. Sources are inconsistent on whether grey-only is a distinct factory variant or a description of patinated silver. The most defensible reading: one factory brushed silver dial that reads grey or silver in different light, with patina accelerating the grey reading over time. | ||
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The documented 1019 owners with established provenance sit at the surgeon and engineer tier: Dr. Antonio Borjas Romero, a Venezuelan surgeon whose c.1969 example was kept in the family of the original owner and documented as worn in the operating room during the 1970s; and an anonymous electrical engineer whose one-owner 1019 was documented in specialist sales material, purchased new for occupational antimagnetic need. The 1019 is a working professional's antimagnetic tool watch with no marquee celebrity provenance comparable to the 6541's race-prize tradition or the 1665 Comex hero lots. | The documented 1019 owners with established provenance sit at the surgeon and engineer tier: Dr. Antonio Borjas Romero, a Venezuelan surgeon whose c.1969 example was kept in the family of the original owner and documented as worn in the operating room during the 1970s; and an anonymous electrical engineer whose one-owner 1019 was documented in specialist sales material, purchased new for occupational antimagnetic need. The 1019 is a working professional's antimagnetic tool watch with no marquee celebrity provenance comparable to the 6541's race-prize tradition or the 1665 Comex hero lots. | ||
==Print bibliography== | ==Print bibliography== | ||
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* White, Colin A. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual.'' Morningtundra, 2020. ISBN 9780578630823. Covers 1,483 references; 1019 entry present at the standard Field Manual depth. | * White, Colin A. ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual.'' Morningtundra, 2020. ISBN 9780578630823. Covers 1,483 references; 1019 entry present at the standard Field Manual depth. | ||
* Skeet, Martin + Urul, Mehmet. ''Vintage Rolex Sports Models.'' Schiffer Publishing, 4th edition 2014 (ISBN 9780764346330) and 5th edition 2019/2020 (ISBN 9780764358449). 1019 coverage present in the Milgauss chapter. | * Skeet, Martin + Urul, Mehmet. ''Vintage Rolex Sports Models.'' Schiffer Publishing, 4th edition 2014 (ISBN 9780764346330) and 5th edition 2019/2020 (ISBN 9780764358449). 1019 coverage present in the Milgauss chapter. | ||
== Related references == | == Related references == | ||
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* [https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-1967-rolex-milgauss-1019-cern-dial.html Bob's Watches editorial, "1967 Rolex Milgauss 1019 CERN Dial", Bob's Watches] | * [https://www.bobswatches.com/vintage-1967-rolex-milgauss-1019-cern-dial.html Bob's Watches editorial, "1967 Rolex Milgauss 1019 CERN Dial", Bob's Watches] | ||
* [https://www.greyandpatina.com/ Grey and Patina editorial, "1968 Rolex Milgauss 1019 CERN Dial with Papers", Grey and Patina] | * [https://www.greyandpatina.com/ Grey and Patina editorial, "1968 Rolex Milgauss 1019 CERN Dial with Papers", Grey and Patina] | ||
[[Category:Milgauss]] | [[Category:Milgauss]] | ||
[[Category:References]] | [[Category:References]] | ||