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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''1013'''</small>

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The 1013 is a gold, time-only Oyster Perpetual with a patterned bezel. Auction and editorial records date individual watches from circa 1957 to 1978; the production endpoints remain unknown. Catalogues identify Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570, but the changeover date is not established.

The records describe yellow- and pink-gold cases, with silver, black, champagne~~, white~~ and gold dials. Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the bezel fluted; Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls it engine-turned. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording.

The records describe yellow- and pink-gold cases, with silver, black, champagne and gold dials. Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the bezel fluted; Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls it engine-turned. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording.

==Core facts==

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Dial originality is better documented in some lots than others. Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s calls its 1968 dial silvered and describes it as original in the condition report. Antiquorum’s 1962 lot is explicitly listed with a reprinted dial, so it documents a replacement surface rather than an untouched factory dial.

Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. ~~A Craft + Tailored listing describes a white dial on a circa-1967 example, and~~ Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on its circa-1968 lot. These ~~dealer and~~ auction descriptions document individual watches; the factory dial range ~~remains incomplete~~.

Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on its circa-1968 lot. These auction descriptions document individual watches; they do not establish the full factory dial range.

An Omega Forums poster considering a purchase reports a watch marked 1013 with Cal. 1560 and the older “Officially Certified Chronometer” dial text. He asks whether the dial could come from ref. 6599. The thread does not establish whether that dial belongs with the reported case.

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==Special branches==

Monaco ~~Legend’s~~ 1966 black-dial pink-gold ~~watch combines a reported case material and dial not seen together in the other lots cited here~~. Rago’s 1978 Sigma~~-dial example and the dealer-described white-~~dial ~~watch add other reported types~~. The catalogues ~~describe~~ these ~~dials~~ on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.

Monaco Legend catalogues a 1966 black-dial example in pink gold. Rago’s 1978 lot has a champagne Sigma dial. The catalogues show these combinations on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.

==Historical market and auction record==

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* [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Rolex, "1966 Rolex American catalogue page reproduced by Strictly Vintage Watches", Strictly Vintage Watches (reproducing Rolex), 1966]

* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra]

* [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1967-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1013-18k-yg-oversized-case "Craft + Tailored, 1967 Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013 with white dial", Craft + Tailored]

* [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/lots/27208550-rolex-montre-en-or-jaune- "Gazette Drouot, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013, lot 868", Gazette Drouot]

* [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Charlie Dunne, "Strictly Vintage Watches, Collector's Guide: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 1018", Strictly Vintage Watches]

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+{{#seo:
+|title=Rolex 1013 Oyster Perpetual: dates, calibres and dial examples &#124; Rolexopedia
+|description=A guide to documented Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013 examples, including Cal. 1560 and 1570, dial descriptions and bracelet records.
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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 1013 Oyster Perpetual}}
 <small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''1013'''</small>
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 The 1013 is a gold, time-only Oyster Perpetual with a patterned bezel. Auction and editorial records date individual watches from circa 1957 to 1978; the production endpoints remain unknown. Catalogues identify Cal. 1560 and Cal. 1570, but the changeover date is not established.
-The records describe yellow- and pink-gold cases, with silver, black, champagne, white and gold dials. Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the bezel fluted; Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls it engine-turned. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording.
+The records describe yellow- and pink-gold cases, with silver, black, champagne and gold dials. Auction catalogues and Hodinkee’s 2019 and 2021 articles call the bezel fluted; Hodinkee’s 2023 catalogue discussion calls it engine-turned. A reproduced period catalogue shows the pattern but does not settle the wording.
 ==Core facts==
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 Dial originality is better documented in some lots than others. Heritage records a silver dial with applied gold markers. Christie’s calls its 1968 dial silvered and describes it as original in the condition report. Antiquorum’s 1962 lot is explicitly listed with a reprinted dial, so it documents a replacement surface rather than an untouched factory dial.
-Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. A Craft + Tailored listing describes a white dial on a circa-1967 example, and Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on its circa-1968 lot. These dealer and auction descriptions document individual watches; the factory dial range remains incomplete.
+Black dials appear in Monaco Legend’s 1966 pink-gold lot and Rago’s 1969 yellow-gold lot. Rago’s 1978 watch has a champagne Sigma dial. Gazette Drouot describes a gold dial on its circa-1968 lot. These auction descriptions document individual watches; they do not establish the full factory dial range.
 An Omega Forums poster considering a purchase reports a watch marked 1013 with Cal. 1560 and the older “Officially Certified Chronometer” dial text. He asks whether the dial could come from ref. 6599. The thread does not establish whether that dial belongs with the reported case.
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 ==Special branches==
-Monaco Legend’s 1966 black-dial pink-gold watch combines a reported case material and dial not seen together in the other lots cited here. Rago’s 1978 Sigma-dial example and the dealer-described white-dial watch add other reported types. The catalogues describe these dials on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.
+Monaco Legend catalogues a 1966 black-dial example in pink gold. Rago’s 1978 lot has a champagne Sigma dial. The catalogues show these combinations on individual watches; they do not establish when Rolex offered them or whether each watch retains its original dial.
 ==Historical market and auction record==
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 * [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Rolex, "1966 Rolex American catalogue page reproduced by Strictly Vintage Watches", Strictly Vintage Watches (reproducing Rolex), 1966]
 * [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra]
-* [https://www.craftandtailored.com/products/1967-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-1013-18k-yg-oversized-case "Craft + Tailored, 1967 Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013 with white dial", Craft + Tailored]
 * [https://www.gazette-drouot.com/en/lots/27208550-rolex-montre-en-or-jaune- "Gazette Drouot, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 1013, lot 868", Gazette Drouot]
 * [https://www.strictlyvintagewatches.com/the-rolex-oyster-perpetual-reference-1018 Charlie Dunne, "Strictly Vintage Watches, Collector's Guide: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 1018", Strictly Vintage Watches]