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Fix submariner-early-family caliber framing: A-series Perpetuals are full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. 1030 introduces bidirectional winding |
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<small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] -> '''Early family'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] -> '''Early family'''</small> | ||
The early Submariner family is the line before Rolex settled the formula. Crown sizes move, dial text comes and goes, hands change, and movements shift from | The early Submariner family is the line before Rolex settled the formula. Crown sizes move, dial text comes and goes, hands change, and movements shift from the thicker uni-directional A-series Perpetuals to the bidirectional butterfly-rotor 1030. That is exactly why these watches matter: the Submariner is still taking shape. | ||
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== Dial and movement logic == | == Dial and movement logic == | ||
The movement story is the clearest split. The 6204 and 6205 run the | The movement story is the clearest split. The 6204 and 6205 run the A260 — a 26.4mm full-rotor uni-directional Perpetual. The 6200 runs the larger 29.5mm A296. With the 6536, 6536/1, and 6538, the family moves onto the bidirectional 1030 with the butterfly rotor — slimmer module, full 360° rotation in both directions. Everything the early Submariner becomes after 1956 is built on 1030 and its descendants. (Rolex never produced a bumper caliber; the A-series sometimes called bumper in older dealer copy is full-rotor.) | ||
The dial story is less clean. Pencil hands give way to Mercedes on the 6205, and by the 6536/1 Mercedes hands are universal. Explorer dials surface on the 6200 and (less often) on the 6538. Four-line chronometer text arrives only on COSC-certified 6536/1 and 6538 examples. Red depth-rating text appears on the 6200, 6536/1, and 6538 at different points. | The dial story is less clean. Pencil hands give way to Mercedes on the 6205, and by the 6536/1 Mercedes hands are universal. Explorer dials surface on the 6200 and (less often) on the 6538. Four-line chronometer text arrives only on COSC-certified 6536/1 and 6538 examples. Red depth-rating text appears on the 6200, 6536/1, and 6538 at different points. | ||