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Early chronograph catalogues also show why an individual case number needs its own evidence. Christie’s dated Rolex ref. 2021 case 12'010 to circa 1925; Phillips later catalogued the same case as a 1934 watch. These are conflicting auction estimates, not a serial-chart date or a confirmed production year. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4596639 Christie’s, case 12'010] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/115419 Phillips, case 12'010] | Early chronograph catalogues also show why an individual case number needs its own evidence. Christie’s dated Rolex ref. 2021 case 12'010 to circa 1925; Phillips later catalogued the same case as a 1934 watch. These are conflicting auction estimates, not a serial-chart date or a confirmed production year. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4596639 Christie’s, case 12'010] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/115419 Phillips, case 12'010] | ||
Catalogues date ref. [[Reference:2226|2226]] case 1004619 to circa 1920, cases 1004626 and 1005651 to circa 1925, and case 1004623 to circa 1940. These dates belong to the individual lots; the cases do not establish a serial-year sequence or the reference’s production limits. [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1817518 Christie’s, case 1004619] [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/chronographe-pocket-watch/ref-rolex-2226/lpi Collector Square archive of Antiquorum 2011, case 1004626] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-364-504 Antiquorum 2023, case 1005651] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-2226-lot-372-10 Antiquorum 2024, case 1004623] | |||
=== Milgauss 6543 dated cases === | === Milgauss 6543 dated cases === | ||