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|title=Rolex Oyster 1069 — Early Cushion-Case Examples | Rolexopedia
|title=Rolex Oyster 1069 — Early Cushion-Case Examples | Rolexopedia
|description=Auction records and photographed examples of Rolex Oyster reference 1069, with notes on its case, dials, movements, and uncertain dating.
|description=Auction records and photographed examples of Rolex Oyster reference 1069, with notes on its case, dials, movements, and uncertain dating.
|keywords=Rolex, 1069, Oyster, early Oyster, cushion case, Solar Aqua
|keywords=Rolex, 1069, Oyster, early Oyster, cushion case, Solar Aqua
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| Antiquorum names Cal. 11''' on one watch; other records describe unnamed 15- or 17-jewel manual movements
| Antiquorum reports an 11-ligne movement on one watch; other records describe unnamed 15- or 17-jewel manual movements
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Antiquorum dates two examples to the 1920s: a Solar Aqua/Anti-Magnetic watch in 1995 and a silver-plated Oyster in 2003. Christie's calls a stainless-steel example circa 1930. A caseback photographed in a later dealer listing reads reference 1069 over 21,836; that seller dates it to the 1940s. The published serial reconstruction starts at 23,969 for 1928, so it does not support that later estimate. The number is earlier than the chart's first point, which leaves the exact year unresolved.
Antiquorum dates two examples to the 1920s: a Solar Aqua/Anti-Magnetic watch in 1995 and a silver-plated Oyster in 2003. Christie's calls a stainless-steel example circa 1930. A caseback photographed in a later dealer listing reads reference 1069 over 21,836; that seller dates it to the 1940s. The published serial reconstruction starts at 23,969 for 1928, so it does not support that later estimate. The number is earlier than the chart's first point, which leaves the exact year unresolved.


The Bonhams archive records another 1069, case 21,431, dated to the 1940s. Collector Square's index shows the same case and description in two Bonhams entries in 2008; they are repeat appearances of one watch, not separate examples. Those later dates conflict with the two case numbers in the 21,000 range and with the 1920s and circa-1930 auction attributions. None of these records establishes a production endpoint.
The Bonhams archive records another 1069, case 21,431, dated to the 1940s. An auction index shows the same case and description in two Bonhams entries in 2008; they are repeat appearances of one watch, not separate examples. Those later dates conflict with the two case numbers in the 21,000 range and with the 1920s and circa-1930 auction attributions. None of these records establishes a production endpoint.


==Movement notes==
==Movement notes==


Antiquorum names a manual Cal. 11''' with 15 jewels in its 2003 description. Christie's describes a 15-jewel lever movement but gives no caliber number. The dealer listing with case number 21,836 says manual winding; its movement photograph is signed Rolex and marked 17 jewels, but no caliber is legible in the published image. These are descriptions of individual watches, not proof that every 1069 used the same movement.
Antiquorum describes an 11-ligne manual movement with 15 jewels in its 2003 entry. Christie's describes a 15-jewel lever movement but gives no caliber number. The dealer listing with case number 21,836 says manual winding; its movement photograph is signed Rolex and marked 17 jewels, but no caliber is legible in the published image. These are descriptions of individual watches, not proof that every 1069 used the same movement.


[[File:Ref 1069 movement.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Manual Rolex movement visible through the open caseback, marked seventeen jewels|The movement shown in one dealer-listed 1069; the listing gives no caliber number.]]
[[File:Ref 1069 movement.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Manual Rolex movement visible through the open caseback, marked seventeen jewels|The movement shown in one dealer-listed 1069; the listing gives no caliber number.]]
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| Antiquorum, Geneva, 15 June 2003, lot 480
| Antiquorum, Geneva, 15 June 2003, lot 480
| Ref. 1069, 1920s attribution, silver-plated case, 32 × 32 mm, Cal. 11''' with 15 jewels, and a caseback monogram recorded as W.F.B.
| Ref. 1069, 1920s attribution, silver-plated case, 32 × 32 mm, 11-ligne manual movement with 15 jewels, and a caseback monogram recorded as W.F.B.
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| Bonhams, London, 2008, lots 95 and 234
| Bonhams, London, 2008, lots 95 and 234
| Collector Square's archive repeats one case, 21,431, in two entries. It describes a 30 mm steel 1069 with a reprinted silvered dial and assigns it to the 1940s; the two catalogue entries are not two watches.
| The archive repeats one case, 21,431, in two entries. It describes a 30 mm steel 1069 with a reprinted silvered dial and assigns it to the 1940s; the two catalogue entries are not two watches.
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* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/lot-115-582 Antiquorum, Geneva, 21 October 1995, lot 582]: Solar Aqua/Anti-Magnetic example catalogued as ref. 1069.
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/lot-115-582 Antiquorum, Geneva, 21 October 1995, lot 582]: Solar Aqua/Anti-Magnetic example catalogued as ref. 1069.
* [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-3892839 Christie's, ref. 1069, circa 1930]: steel cushion case, 31 mm, 15-jewel unnamed movement.
* [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-3892839 Christie's, ref. 1069, circa 1930]: steel cushion case, 31 mm, 15-jewel unnamed movement.
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-41-480 Antiquorum, Geneva, 15 June 2003, lot 480]: silver-plated 1069, Cal. 11''', 15 jewels, 32 × 32 mm.
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-41-480 Antiquorum, Geneva, 15 June 2003, lot 480]: silver-plated 1069, 11-ligne manual movement, 15 jewels, 32 × 32 mm.
* [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven serial-number chart photographs]: reconstructed chart lists serial 23,969 for 1928; it does not assign an exact year to 21,836.
* [https://rolexhaven.com/serial-numbers.html RolexHaven serial-number chart photographs]: reconstructed chart lists serial 23,969 for 1928; it does not assign an exact year to 21,836.
* [https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/watches/wrist-watches/rolex-nickel-silver-cushion-shaped-oyster-original-dial/id-j_18189072/ 1stDibs dealer listing, seller no. 2605]: caseback photographs show 1069 and 21,836; listing dates the watch to the 1940s and describes a 31 × 37 mm nickel case.
* [https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/watches/wrist-watches/rolex-nickel-silver-cushion-shaped-oyster-original-dial/id-j_18189072/ 1stDibs dealer listing, seller no. 2605]: caseback photographs show 1069 and 21,836; listing dates the watch to the 1940s and describes a 31 × 37 mm nickel case.
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster/ref-rolex-1069/lpi Collector Square / Bonhams archive]: repeats Bonhams' 2008 entries for case 21,431.
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster/ref-rolex-1069/lpi Bonhams entries in a sale archive]: repeats Bonhams' 2008 entries for case 21,431.
* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/268/87/detail Aste Bolaffi, 24 October 2022, lot 87]: comparison listing for a double-signed Marconi Oyster; the catalogue gives 1069 as a case number, so it does not confirm reference fitment.
* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/268/87/detail Aste Bolaffi, 24 October 2022, lot 87]: comparison listing for a double-signed Marconi Oyster; the catalogue gives 1069 as a case number, so it does not confirm reference fitment.
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