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Audit: tighten 580-endlink cluster — group by family, drop 1019 (19mm lugs, different family) and 1655 (Explorer II, 380 endlink) per end-links.yaml registry; drop 1665 (out-of-scope Sea-Dweller) |
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== Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | == Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes == | ||
Period-correct delivery is the 78360 Oyster with 580 endlinks. Jubilee 62510H with 501 endlinks is the optional configuration. Earlier 580 endlinks are shared across the | Period-correct delivery is the 78360 Oyster with 580 endlinks. Jubilee 62510H with 501 endlinks is the optional configuration. Earlier 580 endlinks are shared across the Submariner 5512 / 5513 / 1680 / 16800, Explorer 1016, and GMT-Master 1675 / 16750. Bracelet originality on a 16750 needs case-and-clasp-date verification rather than relying on the endlink stamp alone. | ||
Surviving examples wear both options. Matte Pepsi watches turn up on Jubilee more often than the glossy / black-bezel side; black and glossy-spider examples lean Oyster. Fitment as found at auction is not a reliable proxy for original delivery — the 1980s service window covers most surviving 16750s and bracelet swaps were common. | Surviving examples wear both options. Matte Pepsi watches turn up on Jubilee more often than the glossy / black-bezel side; black and glossy-spider examples lean Oyster. Fitment as found at auction is not a reliable proxy for original delivery — the 1980s service window covers most surviving 16750s and bracelet swaps were common. | ||