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| [[Reference:1011|1011]] || Antiquorum dates an Eaton’s example broadly to the 1950s; other catalogue examples are dated circa 1957, 1960, circa 1962 and circa 1965 || Cal. 1530 (17, 25 and 26 jewels), 1560, 1570 and 1520 (26 jewels) appear in individual records; the Field Manual also lists 1570 || Cited cases measure 32–34mm. Descriptions include faceted, fluted, milled and smooth bezels. Loupe This photos show a 1530-stamped movement in a case marked 5590 on the flank and 5590/1011 inside. Its Eaton’s dial may match Antiquorum’s 1996 lot; Antiquorum 2007 and Finarte 2024 also catalogue Eaton’s watches as 5590/1011. | | [[Reference:1011|1011]] || Antiquorum dates an Eaton’s example broadly to the 1950s; other catalogue examples are dated circa 1957, 1960, circa 1962 and circa 1965 || Cal. 1530 (17, 25 and 26 jewels), 1560, 1570 and 1520 (26 jewels) appear in individual records; the Field Manual also lists 1570 || Cited cases measure 32–34mm. Descriptions include faceted, fluted, milled and smooth bezels. Loupe This photos show a 1530-stamped movement in a case marked 5590 on the flank and 5590/1011 inside. Its Eaton’s dial may match Antiquorum’s 1996 lot; Antiquorum 2007 and Finarte 2024 also catalogue Eaton’s watches as 5590/1011. | ||
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| [[Reference:1500|1500]] / [[Reference:1501|1501]] / [[Reference:1503|1503]] || Group examples circa 1962–1980; 1501 steel lots dated 1962–1977 | | [[Reference:1500|1500]] / [[Reference:1501|1501]] / [[Reference:1503|1503]] || Group examples circa 1962–1980; 1501 steel lots dated 1962–1977 and an 18K-gold lot circa 1973; 1503 includes a 1974 dealer-listed blue Shantung dial; production limits unknown || Cal. 1560/1570 auction labels; Rolex parts catalogues list date components under Cal. 1565/1575 || Oyster Perpetual Date. The 1500 has a documented smooth bezel; 1501 records include steel and an 18K-gold example with engine-turned bezel descriptions; 1503 catalogues and the Field Manual show gold cases and fluted bezels. Dealer listings add a blue Shantung dial, a plain-bezel outlier, and an outside-1503 / inside-1500 caseback pairing. The Christie’s caseback attributions remain unresolved; the linked pages explain the evidence. | ||
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| [[Reference:114300|114300]] || 2015–2020 catalogue period || cal 3132 in Rolex product material || Oyster Perpetual 39 in Oystersteel. Rolex documented dark rhodium, red grape, blue, black and white dials; Phillips later catalogued individual lots with a conflicting 3230 attribution, which does not establish a factory-wide change|} | | [[Reference:114300|114300]] || 2015–2020 catalogue period || cal 3132 in Rolex product material || Oyster Perpetual 39 in Oystersteel. Rolex documented dark rhodium, red grape, blue, black and white dials; Phillips later catalogued individual lots with a conflicting 3230 attribution, which does not establish a factory-wide change|} | ||
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* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1445413 Christie’s, ref. 6556, Tru-Beat/Metropolitan naming, 1997] | * [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1445413 Christie’s, ref. 6556, Tru-Beat/Metropolitan naming, 1997] | ||
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-38/lot-37 Monaco Legend Auctions, ref. 6556 described as Metropolitan] | * [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-38/lot-37 Monaco Legend Auctions, ref. 6556 described as Metropolitan] | ||
* [https://www.watchpool24.com/en/30735266/rolex-date-15038-shantung-dial WatchPool24, ref. 1503/8 Shantung dial, 1974 listing] | |||
* [https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1503-14ct-1969/ Vintage Gold Watches, ref. 1503 plain-bezel listing, 1969] | |||
* [https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/rolex-oyster-perpetual-date-ref-1503-14ct-1979/ Vintage Gold Watches, ref. 1503/1500 caseback comparison, 1979] | |||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-43-374 Antiquorum, ref. 6106, 2003 lot 374] | * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-43-374 Antiquorum, ref. 6106, 2003 lot 374] | ||
* [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 47] | * [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/index.php/auction/the-july-online-sale-34/lot-47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 47] | ||