Reference:milgauss: Difference between revisions

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! Reference !! Production !! Movement !! Crystal !! Bezel !! Key distinction

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| [[Reference:6543|6543]] || examples circa 1955; production span disputed || Christie’s lists 1065 and 1080 in separate cases || Plexiglas in editorial accounts; lot records unspecified || rotating, graduated for 60 units || Earliest documented reference; Christie’s measures 37 and 37.5 mm, Revolution gives 38 mm; both reviewed examples have honeycomb dials

| [[Reference:6543|6543]] || examples circa 1955; production span disputed || Christie’s lists 1065 and 1080 in separate cases; Watch-Wiki maps 6543 to 1080 || Plexiglas in editorial accounts; lot records unspecified || rotating, graduated for 60 units || Earliest documented reference; Christie’s measures 37 and 37.5 mm, Revolution gives 38 mm; both reviewed examples have honeycomb dials

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| [[Reference:6541|6541]] || 1956–1960 || 1066M (early) → 1080 (late) || acrylic || rotating engraved (standard) + smooth fixed (US-market) || Rolex dates the 6541 to 1956. Lightning-bolt seconds appear on documented examples. The documented dial groups include honeycomb gilt, tropical, and non-luminous examples; no-MILGAUSS-text and white-dial examples need case-by-case authentication. Perezcope's "Bull-Gauss" case study is discussed on the 6541 article.

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* [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelets]]: the 6636 riveted (6541), 7206 / 7836 / 78350 / 78360 family (1019), and 72400 (116400) fitments with clasp date-code key.

* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]]: Christie’s lists calibres 1065 and 1080 for individual 6543 examples; ~~catalogues~~ also disagree on 6541 movement labels. The later calibres are 1580 (1019) and 3131 (116400).

* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]]: Christie’s lists calibres 1065 and 1080 for individual 6543 examples; Watch-Wiki maps the reference to 1080. Catalogues also disagree on 6541 movement labels. The later calibres are 1580 (1019) and 3131 (116400).

* [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]]: numeric pre-1987 (1019 covers 1.0M–7M range), letter prefix 1987–2010 (116400 M / V / G), random alphanumeric 2010 onward (116400 GV late run).

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* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-milgauss-collection-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Watches editorial, "In-Depth: The Complete History of the Rolex Milgauss", Monochrome]

* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=Rolex_calibres Stephen Foskett, Watch-Wiki Rolex calibre index (Cal. 1080)]

* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-milgauss-one-in-a-thousand/ Ross Povey, "Rolex Milgauss: One in a Thousand", Revolution Watch, 2019]

* [https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2014/04/the-complete-history-of-rolex-milgauss_8.html Jake Ehrlich, "The Complete History of the Rolex Milgauss", Rolex Magazine, 2014]

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 ! Reference !! Production !! Movement !! Crystal !! Bezel !! Key distinction
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-| [[Reference:6543|6543]] || examples circa 1955; production span disputed || Christie’s lists 1065 and 1080 in separate cases || Plexiglas in editorial accounts; lot records unspecified || rotating, graduated for 60 units || Earliest documented reference; Christie’s measures 37 and 37.5 mm, Revolution gives 38 mm; both reviewed examples have honeycomb dials
+| [[Reference:6543|6543]] || examples circa 1955; production span disputed || Christie’s lists 1065 and 1080 in separate cases; Watch-Wiki maps 6543 to 1080 || Plexiglas in editorial accounts; lot records unspecified || rotating, graduated for 60 units || Earliest documented reference; Christie’s measures 37 and 37.5 mm, Revolution gives 38 mm; both reviewed examples have honeycomb dials
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 | [[Reference:6541|6541]] || 1956–1960 || 1066M (early) → 1080 (late) || acrylic || rotating engraved (standard) + smooth fixed (US-market) || Rolex dates the 6541 to 1956. Lightning-bolt seconds appear on documented examples. The documented dial groups include honeycomb gilt, tropical, and non-luminous examples; no-MILGAUSS-text and white-dial examples need case-by-case authentication. Perezcope's "Bull-Gauss" case study is discussed on the 6541 article.
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 * [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelets]]: the 6636 riveted (6541), 7206 / 7836 / 78350 / 78360 family (1019), and 72400 (116400) fitments with clasp date-code key.
-* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]]: Christie’s lists calibres 1065 and 1080 for individual 6543 examples; catalogues also disagree on 6541 movement labels. The later calibres are 1580 (1019) and 3131 (116400).
+* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]]: Christie’s lists calibres 1065 and 1080 for individual 6543 examples; Watch-Wiki maps the reference to 1080. Catalogues also disagree on 6541 movement labels. The later calibres are 1580 (1019) and 3131 (116400).
 * [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]]: numeric pre-1987 (1019 covers 1.0M–7M range), letter prefix 1987–2010 (116400 M / V / G), random alphanumeric 2010 onward (116400 GV late run).
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 * [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-milgauss-collection-in-depth-review/ Monochrome Watches editorial, "In-Depth: The Complete History of the Rolex Milgauss", Monochrome]
+* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=Rolex_calibres Stephen Foskett, Watch-Wiki Rolex calibre index (Cal. 1080)]
 * [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-milgauss-one-in-a-thousand/ Ross Povey, "Rolex Milgauss: One in a Thousand", Revolution Watch, 2019]
 * [https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2014/04/the-complete-history-of-rolex-milgauss_8.html Jake Ehrlich, "The Complete History of the Rolex Milgauss", Rolex Magazine, 2014]