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2 May 2026

• 13:1913:19, 2 May 2026 diff hist +771 Reference:14000 Add AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 special branch to 14000 — documented corporate-special-order from 1995 commemorating AC Milan 1993/94 Champions League + Serie A double, sunburst blue dial with AC Milan crest at 3, caseback engraved with edition number and Milan AC 1993/94. Bonhams 27147 lot 227 anchor.
• 13:1913:19, 2 May 2026 diff hist +581 Reference:114200 Source-density expansion: add 3 new sources to 114200 — Wind Vintage 114200 pink hour markers full-set (S2/A), Ross Povey Revolution piece on Air-King 14000-to-116900 transition (S2/A), Ross Povey The Rake syndicated companion (S2/B). Source count 8 → 11.
• 13:1913:19, 2 May 2026 diff hist +970 Reference:14000M Source-density expansion: add 5 new sources to 14000M — Sotheby's 2023 Domino's 14000M lot 662 (S1/A first major-house Domino's on 14000M generation), Sotheby's blue-sunburst Buy Now (S1/B), Wind Vintage Winn-Dixie 10-year safe driver + black-dial unpolished (S2/A x2), Ross Povey Revolution (S2/A). Source count 8 → 13.
• 13:1813:18, 2 May 2026 diff hist +1,086 Reference:14000 Source-density expansion: add 6 new sources to 14000 — Phillips HK 2026 Tiffany lot 8081 (S1/A), Bonhams AC Milan 52/75 limited edition (S1/A NEW BRANCH), Sotheby's 2020 salmon lot 8030 (S1/A), Christie's Discovering Time Domino's c.1991 (S1/A), Rago Arts 2022 Domino's lot 510 (S2/A), Ross Povey Revolution piece (S2/A). Source count 9 → 15.
• 13:1213:12, 2 May 2026 diff hist −18 Reference:6552 CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 compliance: strip hammer CHF 7,080 from intro/Where-it-sits paragraph; price detail retained in Historical market and auction record
• 13:1113:11, 2 May 2026 diff hist −27 Reference:14000 CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 compliance: strip CHF 30,000+ range price reference from intro paragraph
• 13:1113:11, 2 May 2026 diff hist −73 Reference:5700 CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 compliance: strip 4 hammer figures (USD 6,600 / CHF 6,000 / HKD 20,000) from intro + dial map + special branches sections; hammer detail retained in Historical market and auction record table
• 13:1113:11, 2 May 2026 diff hist +51 Reference:5520 CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 compliance: strip hammer CHF 3,776 from intro
• 05:1505:15, 2 May 2026 diff hist −5 Reference:14000M Family cleanup pass 4: residual Slop Cop sweep (essentially, foundational, stands as, corpus)
• 05:1505:15, 2 May 2026 diff hist −5 Reference:14000 Family cleanup pass 4: residual Slop Cop sweep (essentially, foundational, stands as, corpus)
• 05:1505:15, 2 May 2026 diff hist −21 Reference:5520 Family cleanup pass 4: residual Slop Cop sweep (essentially, foundational, stands as, corpus)
• 05:1505:15, 2 May 2026 diff hist −4 Reference:6552 Family cleanup pass 4: residual Slop Cop sweep (essentially, foundational, stands as, corpus)
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist −14 Reference:4365 Family cleanup pass 3b: final corpus-token sweep
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist −5 Reference:4499 Family cleanup pass 3: residual corpus-token sweep
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist +4 Reference:4365 Family cleanup pass 3: residual corpus-token sweep
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist +19 Reference:6552 Family cleanup pass 2: residual corpus-token sweep
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist +12 Reference:4499 Family cleanup pass 2: residual corpus-token sweep
• 05:1405:14, 2 May 2026 diff hist +8 Reference:4365 Family cleanup pass 2: residual corpus-token sweep
• 05:1305:13, 2 May 2026 diff hist −12 Reference:114200 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:1205:12, 2 May 2026 diff hist −70 Reference:14000M Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:1205:12, 2 May 2026 diff hist −84 Reference:14000 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:1105:11, 2 May 2026 diff hist +21 Reference:5701 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:1105:11, 2 May 2026 diff hist −21 Reference:5700 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:1005:10, 2 May 2026 diff hist −21 Reference:5504 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0905:09, 2 May 2026 diff hist +205 Reference:5520 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0805:08, 2 May 2026 diff hist −111 Reference:5502 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0805:08, 2 May 2026 diff hist −43 Reference:5501 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0705:07, 2 May 2026 diff hist −116 Reference:5500 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0705:07, 2 May 2026 diff hist −36 Reference:6552 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0605:06, 2 May 2026 diff hist −61 Reference:4499 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0505:05, 2 May 2026 diff hist −773 Reference:4365 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0405:04, 2 May 2026 diff hist −161 Reference:4925 Family cleanup: cross-family dedup + intra-article dedup + bold-strip + Slop Cop sweep
• 05:0105:01, 2 May 2026 diff hist +95 Reference:4499 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 05:0105:01, 2 May 2026 diff hist −60 Reference:4365 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:5704:57, 2 May 2026 diff hist −15,948 Reference:5506 Redirect to merged Reference:5502 Tag: New redirect
• 04:5704:57, 2 May 2026 diff hist +3,512 Reference:5502 Merge 5506 into parent 5502 article (parallel-production sister)
• 04:5504:55, 2 May 2026 diff hist +341 N File:Ref 4499 hero.webp Rolex 4499 Air-King, 34mm Bubbleback Oyster, silvered dial with applied black baton hour markers, narrower-and-taller font typography, Cal 10½ Hunter 17j, riveted Oyster bracelet with signed folding clasp, case 674281, c.1948. Source: Bonhams "Weekly: Watches" online auction 29890 lot 100 (June-July 2024, realised GBP 2,176 with premium). current
• 04:5504:55, 2 May 2026 diff hist +368 N File:Ref 4365 hero.webp Rolex 4365 Air-Tiger gold-plated, 32mm Bubbleback Oyster, cream dial with applied gilt Arabic numerals, sub-seconds at six, gilt leaf hands, Cal 10½ Hunter, c.1946. Source: Bonhams "Watches: A Private Canadian Collection" online NY auction 28398 lot 41 (June 2023, realised USD 1,088 with premium). Documents the gold-plated Air-Tiger sub-variant on shared 4365 case. current
• 04:5404:54, 2 May 2026 diff hist +38 Main Page Main Page Air-King nav: 4365 + 4499 now link to live articles — full Air-King family pre-2020 set complete
• 04:5404:54, 2 May 2026 diff hist +232 Reference:air-king Air-King hub: 4365 + 4499 rows linked + foundational Battle of Britain cluster characterisation expanded with sister-name + 15j contradiction notes
• 04:5304:53, 2 May 2026 diff hist +23,264 N Reference:4499 Add new ref: 4499 Air-King — 1946+ centre-seconds running mate to 4925. Cal 10½ Hunter 15j→17j. Bonhams 2012 lot 132 documents 1946 15j sub-seconds variant CONTRADICTING the consensus "17j upgrade centre-seconds running mate" framing — captured per CLAUDE.md hard rule #6. Bonhams 2024 lots 100 (1948 rivet bracelet) + 94 (tropical). HashtagWatchCo Serpico y Laino retailer-signed 1946 anchor (Venezuelan distribution). Closes the foundational Battle of Britain Air-King cluster
• 04:5304:53, 2 May 2026 diff hist +21,422 N Reference:4365 Add new ref: 4365 Air-King — sub-seconds 1945-era Air-King with shared-case Air-Lion / Air-Tiger / Air-Giant variants. Cal 10½ Hunter sub-seconds 15j→17j. Goldammer side-by-side photograph anchors four-name dial-map. Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision (CHF 7,475) + Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion 4365/6022 + Air-Tiger anchors. 4365/6022 composite-cased late examples flagged as service-replacement (1958 re-cased)
• 04:5004:50, 2 May 2026 diff hist 0 File:Ref 5506 hero.webp Admin uploaded a new version of File:Ref 5506 hero.webp
• 04:5004:50, 2 May 2026 diff hist 0 File:Ref 5502 hero.webp Admin uploaded a new version of File:Ref 5502 hero.webp current
• 04:5004:50, 2 May 2026 diff hist 0 File:Ref 5504 hero.webp Admin uploaded a new version of File:Ref 5504 hero.webp
• 04:4404:44, 2 May 2026 diff hist −306 Reference:5506 Audit fix: strip auction price from intro (CLAUDE.md hard rule 10)
• 04:4304:43, 2 May 2026 diff hist 0 File:Ref 5504 hero.webp Admin uploaded a new version of File:Ref 5504 hero.webp
• 04:4204:42, 2 May 2026 diff hist +18 Reference:5506 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:4204:42, 2 May 2026 diff hist +15 Reference:5502 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:4104:41, 2 May 2026 diff hist +644 N File:Ref 5502 hero.webp Rolex Air-King — gold-capped 40-micron yellow gold over steel, sunburst champagne dial with applied gilt dart markers, Cal 1530 Super Precision. Image source: Bonhams auction 29125 lot 51 (May 2023, c.1960 example, hammer USD 2,550). Used here as representative gold-capped Cal 1530 Air-King example — the 5502 and 5506 sister references share identical architecture (40-micron gold-capped Oyster, Cal 1530 Super Precision, alpha hands, Kessi Frères case construction) and differ only by reference...