Reference:milgauss: Difference between revisions

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== Modern revival: 116400 / 116400GV (2007–2023) ==

Rolex revived the Milgauss at Baselworld in 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 ended. Four sub-references ran across sixteen years. The GV variants use Rolex's green-tinted Glace Verte sapphire crystal; the line ~~ended~~ at Watches & Wonders Geneva in 2023 ~~with no announced successor~~.

Rolex revived the Milgauss at Baselworld in 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 ended. Four sub-references ran across sixteen years. The GV variants use Rolex's green-tinted Glace Verte sapphire crystal; Rolex discontinued the line at Watches & Wonders Geneva in 2023.

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* Black Swan 1019: a gloss-black dial with silvered gilt print. Phillips' 2017 lot is the best-known published case study; the number of surviving examples is not settled.

* Tiffany & Co. double-signed 1019: Matthew Bain documents a 1964 example with a four-line non-luminous dial and Tiffany & Co. retailer signature. The case study supports that watch's details; it does not establish an exclusive production run.

* Glace Verte 116400GV: a green-tinted sapphire crystal used on the GV models. Rolex describes the manufacturing process as technically difficult~~, but the family page~~ does not ~~need to turn that statement into~~ a ~~superlative~~.

* Glace Verte 116400GV: a green-tinted sapphire crystal used on the GV models. Rolex describes the manufacturing process as technically difficult; that description does not establish a rarity or production claim.

* Z-Blue 116400GV-0002: an electric-blue sunburst dial seen through the green crystal. Rolex introduced the variant in 2014.

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* [[Reference:sea-dweller|Sea-Dweller]]: another specialist tool line, developed for saturation diving rather than magnetic fields.

* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]]: shares the Oyster sport-watch lineage~~, while~~ the Milgauss adds ~~its~~ movement shield for magnetic protection.

* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]]: shares the Oyster sport-watch lineage; the Milgauss adds a movement shield for magnetic protection.

* [[Reference:air-king|Air-King]]: a contemporary Oyster line with ~~a different brief~~ and ~~movement~~ history.

* [[Reference:air-king|Air-King]]: a contemporary Oyster line with its own movement and aviation-oriented history.

== Shared references ==

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* ''100 Superlative Rolex Watches'' — John Goldberger, Damiani Editore, 2008

* ''Vintage Rolex Sports Models: A Complete Visual Reference and Unauthorized History'' — Martin Skeet and Nick Urul, Schiffer Publishing, 2019

* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/oyster-story/collection-shaped-by-innovation Rolex, "A Collection Shaped by Innovation" — Milgauss history and CERN testing]

* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080123/25 Phillips, "The Geneva Watch Auction XVII, lot 25 — ref. 6541, case 412'399, record CHF 2,238,000", Phillips, 2023]

* [https://perezcope.com/2023/07/25/incorrigible-antiquorum-a-rolex-bull-gauss-and-other-shenanigans/ Jose Pereztroika, "Incorrigible Antiquorum — A Rolex ''Bull-Gauss'' And Other Shenanigans", Perezcope, 2023]

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 == Modern revival: 116400 / 116400GV (2007–2023) ==
-Rolex revived the Milgauss at Baselworld in 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 ended. Four sub-references ran across sixteen years. The GV variants use Rolex's green-tinted Glace Verte sapphire crystal; the line ended at Watches & Wonders Geneva in 2023 with no announced successor.
+Rolex revived the Milgauss at Baselworld in 2007, nineteen years after the 1019 ended. Four sub-references ran across sixteen years. The GV variants use Rolex's green-tinted Glace Verte sapphire crystal; Rolex discontinued the line at Watches & Wonders Geneva in 2023.
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 * Black Swan 1019: a gloss-black dial with silvered gilt print. Phillips' 2017 lot is the best-known published case study; the number of surviving examples is not settled.
 * Tiffany & Co. double-signed 1019: Matthew Bain documents a 1964 example with a four-line non-luminous dial and Tiffany & Co. retailer signature. The case study supports that watch's details; it does not establish an exclusive production run.
-* Glace Verte 116400GV: a green-tinted sapphire crystal used on the GV models. Rolex describes the manufacturing process as technically difficult, but the family page does not need to turn that statement into a superlative.
+* Glace Verte 116400GV: a green-tinted sapphire crystal used on the GV models. Rolex describes the manufacturing process as technically difficult; that description does not establish a rarity or production claim.
 * Z-Blue 116400GV-0002: an electric-blue sunburst dial seen through the green crystal. Rolex introduced the variant in 2014.
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 * [[Reference:sea-dweller|Sea-Dweller]]: another specialist tool line, developed for saturation diving rather than magnetic fields.
-* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]]: shares the Oyster sport-watch lineage, while the Milgauss adds its movement shield for magnetic protection.
+* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]]: shares the Oyster sport-watch lineage; the Milgauss adds a movement shield for magnetic protection.
-* [[Reference:air-king|Air-King]]: a contemporary Oyster line with a different brief and movement history.
+* [[Reference:air-king|Air-King]]: a contemporary Oyster line with its own movement and aviation-oriented history.
 == Shared references ==
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 * ''100 Superlative Rolex Watches'' — John Goldberger, Damiani Editore, 2008
 * ''Vintage Rolex Sports Models: A Complete Visual Reference and Unauthorized History'' — Martin Skeet and Nick Urul, Schiffer Publishing, 2019
+* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/oyster-story/collection-shaped-by-innovation Rolex, "A Collection Shaped by Innovation" — Milgauss history and CERN testing]
 * [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080123/25 Phillips, "The Geneva Watch Auction XVII, lot 25 — ref. 6541, case 412'399, record CHF 2,238,000", Phillips, 2023]
 * [https://perezcope.com/2023/07/25/incorrigible-antiquorum-a-rolex-bull-gauss-and-other-shenanigans/ Jose Pereztroika, "Incorrigible Antiquorum — A Rolex ''Bull-Gauss'' And Other Shenanigans", Perezcope, 2023]