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== Where it sits in the line == | ==Where it sits in the line== | ||
The 6298 sits in the 36mm early-1950s Oyster cluster with the [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6150|6150]] and [[Reference:6350|6350]]. The Field Manual places the 6150-to-6298/6350 transition in 1953, while Christie’s describes the 6298 as the first reference with Explorer-type quarter Arabic numerals. These sources support a transitional family relationship; they do not show that every 6298 carried the Explorer name. | The 6298 sits in the 36mm early-1950s Oyster cluster with the [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6150|6150]] and [[Reference:6350|6350]]. The Field Manual places the 6150-to-6298/6350 transition in 1953, while Christie’s describes the 6298 as the first reference with Explorer-type quarter Arabic numerals. These sources support a transitional family relationship; they do not show that every 6298 carried the Explorer name. | ||
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The Field Manual lists the reference in 1953. Public auction records broaden the dated examples: Christie’s records case 912917 as manufactured in 1952, while cases 928359, 928419, 929708 and 930159 are catalogued circa 1953. Christie’s describes the reference as in production between 1953 and 1955, but that range is a catalogue statement rather than a published Rolex production record. No total is available. | The Field Manual lists the reference in 1953. Public auction records broaden the dated examples: Christie’s records case 912917 as manufactured in 1952, while cases 928359, 928419, 929708 and 930159 are catalogued circa 1953. Christie’s describes the reference as in production between 1953 and 1955, but that range is a catalogue statement rather than a published Rolex production record. No total is available. | ||
== Movement notes == | ==Movement notes== | ||
The Field Manual lists caliber 1030 and A296. The Christie’s 6298 records located for this audit identify A296: one gives a 1952 case with an Explorer dial, and another gives a 1953 case with a matte silvered dial. Christie’s also lists A296 with 18 jewels in one 1952 catalogue entry. No checked auction record establishes a 1030 movement in a 6298, so that attribution remains literature-only here. | The Field Manual lists caliber 1030 and A296. The Christie’s 6298 records located for this audit identify A296: one gives a 1952 case with an Explorer dial, and another gives a 1953 case with a matte silvered dial. Christie’s also lists A296 with 18 jewels in one 1952 catalogue entry. No checked auction record establishes a 1030 movement in a 6298, so that attribution remains literature-only here. | ||
== Dial map == | ==Dial map== | ||
The dial record is broader than the two Field Manual text entries. Christie’s describes a 1952 Explorer, Self-Winding example with a white dial, luminous dagger numerals and case no. 912917; another 1953 lot has a matte silvered dial and A296. Other catalogue records describe “Perpetual, Precision,” “Perpetual Chronometer” and Explorer wording. These are documented examples, not a complete dial taxonomy. | The dial record is broader than the two Field Manual text entries. Christie’s describes a 1952 Explorer, Self-Winding example with a white dial, luminous dagger numerals and case no. 912917; another 1953 lot has a matte silvered dial and A296. Other catalogue records describe “Perpetual, Precision,” “Perpetual Chronometer” and Explorer wording. These are documented examples, not a complete dial taxonomy. | ||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | |||
The 6298 uses the large early-1950s Oyster case associated with the pre-Explorer cluster. The Field Manual gives 36mm; Christie’s records range from 34mm to 36mm, reflecting individual catalogue measurements. The checked Christie’s descriptions specify a three-part steel case, screw-down caseback, plastic crystal and screw-down crown; one record calls the crown Twinlock. These are lot-level descriptions, not a guarantee that every 6298 shares every service component. | |||
==Bracelet and strap== | |||
The auction records show both leather straps and Rolex steel buckles. Bracelet or strap fitment is therefore example-specific. A buckle or later strap dates that component, not the watch head, and the checked sources do not establish one factory bracelet reference for the 6298. | |||
==Related references== | ==Related references== | ||