User contributions for Admin

23 August 2026

• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +172‎ N File:Ref 6694 mickey mouse dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 with a later applied Mickey Mouse dial, circa 1966. Catalogued by the house as a customised dial rather than factory work. Source: Bonhams, auction 28516 lot 34. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +243‎ N File:Ref 6694 hero.webp ‎ Rolex Oysterdate Precision reference 6694 in stainless steel, circa 1968, case 1840635, caliber 1225, inside caseback date coded II.68, on a riveted 7205 Oyster bracelet with a folding clasp stamped 4 68. Source: Bonhams, auction 31977 lot 72. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +150‎ N File:Ref 6694 caseback.webp ‎ Flat screw-down caseback of a Rolex 6694, case 2 083 433, circa 1969, on its Oyster bracelet and folding clasp. Source: Bonhams, auction 26435 lot 12. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +145‎ N File:Ref 6694 blue dial.webp ‎ Blue-dial Rolex 6694, circa 1971, case 2730705, caliber 1225, on a folded 7835 bracelet with 357 end links. Source: Antiquorum, sale 372 lot 469. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +209‎ N File:Ref 6694 black dial.webp ‎ Black-dial Rolex 6694, case 2943776, sold with its dated guarantee and swing tag. The lot is titled "AUTOMATIC" while its own movement field reads 17-jewel manual wind. Source: Bonhams, auction 29501 lot 2132. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +252‎ N File:Ref 6694 Yemen dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 carrying the coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1975, caliber 1225. Phillips notes the arms shown are those used from 1974 to 1990, correct for the date of the watch. Source: Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO, 31 May 2016, lot 31. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +182‎ N File:Ref 6694 Tiffany dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 retailed by Tiffany & Co. with the retailer's signature on the dial, sold with its original Tiffany box. Source: Antiquorum, Forte dei Marmi sale 340 lot 87, 26 June 2021. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +196‎ N File:Ref 6694 Sheikh Abdullah dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 with a black lacquer dial and gilt Arabic graphics, made for Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 1965, caliber 1215. Source: Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO, 31 May 2016, lot 215. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +189‎ N File:Ref 6694 Saudi Fund dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 with a special-order champagne dial carrying The Saudi Fund for Development logo, case 1029790, 1964, caliber 1225, on a Jubilee bracelet. Source: Bonhams, auction 25232 lot 867. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +156‎ N File:Ref 6694 Qatar dial.webp ‎ Rolex 6694 with a special-order champagne dial carrying the State of Qatar emblem, case 3787963, 1974, caliber 1225. Source: Bonhams, auction 25232 lot 866. current
• 19:5019:50, 23 August 2026 diff hist +212‎ N File:Ref 6694 1959 example.webp ‎ Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6694, catalogued circa 1959, case 476635, caliber 1215, movement N17084 — the earliest example whose case number agrees with its catalogue date. Source: Bonhams, auction 31990 lot 51. current
• 19:2819:28, 23 August 2026 diff hist +14‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Correct false claim: 6694 is not the last manual-wind Rolex ever made (Cal. 7040 Cellini Prince ran to 2014); see CLAUDE.md 2026-08-23 correction
• 18:2818:28, 23 August 2026 diff hist +93‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Sync Core-facts and caption to corrected prose: no plated 2784 confirmed, the plated watch is a companion piece in a two-watch lot (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)
• 18:2418:24, 23 August 2026 diff hist +2,963‎ Reference:3009 ‎ Fact correction (incomplete-search audit): add three documented lots the auction table omitted - Heritage 5309/54137 (case 56568, 14K pink gold) which the body already cited, and two Antiquorum Hong Kong lots (case 46704 24-hour dial, case 474700 catalogued Oyster Perpetual but described manual-wind, dated circa 1959); correct Bonhams 25397 to 19 Sep 2019 / not sold; add 14K pink gold to the materials list and the 24-hour dial to the dial map (five configurations to six); drop untraceable cas...
• 18:2118:21, 23 August 2026 diff hist +124‎ Reference:1873 ‎ Sync Core-facts table to corrected prose: case materials, movement count, and case numbers (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)
• 18:2018:20, 23 August 2026 diff hist +73‎ Reference:2765 ‎ Sync Core-facts table to corrected prose: dial designations and documented-example count (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)
• 18:1718:17, 23 August 2026 diff hist +3,464‎ Reference:1873 ‎ Corpus-completeness audit: correct false "nothing at Bonhams" claim, add 2 Bonhams lots incl. 9K gold London-hallmarked 1937 example, 2 case numbers, movement no., 2 realised prices, add SEO block + breadcrumb
• 18:1618:16, 23 August 2026 diff hist +41‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Lint fix: link the breadcrumb family to Reference:oyster-perpetual
• 18:1518:15, 23 August 2026 diff hist +2,274‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Fact correction (incomplete-search audit): add the Antiquorum Monaco Oyster Raleigh (case 126474, dated 1941) and Christie's 5650 lot 15 (case 127947) - two documented lots the auction table omitted; correct the Antiquorum Viceroy result to the CHF 3,500 the lot page prints, not an aggregator's USD conversion; cut the unsourced Eaton's-1943 Solar Aqua inscription and the claim that a 2784 was sold as a Solar Aqua (Analog/Shift attaches no reference number, Antiquorum's only Solar Aqua is ref...
• 18:1118:11, 23 August 2026 diff hist +6,874‎ Reference:2765 ‎ Corpus-completeness audit: correct false "nothing at Bonhams" claim, add 7 Bonhams lots (5 watches), case numbers, Gammeter/Observatory designations, add SEO block + breadcrumb
• 17:2917:29, 23 August 2026 diff hist +338‎ Reference:bubbleback ‎ Add corrected ref. 3135 record to Bubbleback index
• 17:2917:29, 23 August 2026 diff hist +309‎ Reference:3135 ‎ Fact correction: expanded auction record, 3136 catalogue error, provenance and clasp dating
• 14:1914:19, 23 August 2026 diff hist +78‎ Reference:3359 ‎ Add missing breadcrumb (metadata only, no reader-content change)
• 14:1814:18, 23 August 2026 diff hist +979‎ Reference:3359 ‎ Add 3358 disambiguation paragraph — same Viceroy dial name, separate manual-wind reference, not a Bubbleback despite marketplace mislabeling
• 06:5606:56, 23 August 2026 diff hist −1,694‎ Reference:3599 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 06:5306:53, 23 August 2026 diff hist +532‎ Reference:Movements ‎ Clarify Cal. 635 evidence from ref. 3599 auction records
• 06:5206:52, 23 August 2026 diff hist +309‎ Reference:bubbleback ‎ Add ref. 3599 to Bubbleback family index
• 06:5206:52, 23 August 2026 diff hist +1,793‎ Reference:3599 ‎ Fact correction: auction corpus, fitted hoods, retailer signatures and Cal. 635 evidence
• 05:3005:30, 23 August 2026 diff hist −6‎ Main Page ‎ Refresh featured watch (weekly rotation) + recently-updated (from RecentChanges)
• 04:2704:27, 23 August 2026 diff hist −57‎ Reference:3009 ‎ Fact correction: Boettcher's Prima ladder (myrolexpage.php) runs 15/18 jewels, so the 3009's 17-jewel grade does not sit on it; his enamel lettering test (blogenameldials.php) covers names added in paint, not the fired numerals and tracks; drop unsourced third-wheel-pivot warning found on no cited Boettcher page; restore Hodinkee (Forster 2021) quotation punctuation
• 04:2704:27, 23 August 2026 diff hist −94‎ Reference:3009 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:2504:25, 23 August 2026 diff hist +71‎ Reference:2240 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:2304:23, 23 August 2026 diff hist +27‎ Reference:3134 ‎ Text audit: identify Hodinkee author and publication date
• 04:2304:23, 23 August 2026 diff hist +969‎ Reference:1873 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:2204:22, 23 August 2026 diff hist +610‎ Reference:3599 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:2204:22, 23 August 2026 diff hist +275‎ Reference:bubbleback ‎ Add audited ref. 3134 and correct two-piece case generalization (Antiquorum 1992/2013)
• 04:2104:21, 23 August 2026 diff hist −2‎ Reference:3134 ‎ Text audit: escape SEO title and remove dealer attribution from auction table
• 04:2004:20, 23 August 2026 diff hist −1,282‎ Reference:3134 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:2004:20, 23 August 2026 diff hist +819‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Fact correction: Boettcher (vintagewatchstraps.com) calls the FHF 30 a good-quality ebauche on a par with Aegler's 15-jewel movements, not the cost-cut part the article claimed, and explains the 15/17-jewel split (end stones); drop unsourced 'specialist literature' concession and under-dial-signature claim; correct Viceroy debunk - catalogued Rolex Viceroys run 1938-mid-1940s per Antiquorum Mondani lot 108, so the chronology argument fails and the Empire-naming-set evidence carries it
• 04:1904:19, 23 August 2026 diff hist −4,653‎ Reference:3134 ‎ Fact correction: seconds layouts, case construction, dates and auction records (Antiquorum lots 181/143; Perezcope CH221643)
• 04:1804:18, 23 August 2026 diff hist −74‎ Reference:2784 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:1804:18, 23 August 2026 diff hist +740‎ Reference:2765 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:1804:18, 23 August 2026 diff hist +219‎ Reference:3135 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 04:1804:18, 23 August 2026 diff hist +2,436‎ Reference:3134 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

22 August 2026

• 22:4622:46, 22 August 2026 diff hist +39‎ Reference:2240 ‎ Add DISPLAYTITLE
• 22:4622:46, 22 August 2026 diff hist +16,844‎ N Reference:2240 ‎ Import reference 2240 article
• 05:3005:30, 22 August 2026 diff hist −46‎ Main Page ‎ Refresh featured watch (weekly rotation) + recently-updated (from RecentChanges)
• 04:4804:48, 22 August 2026 diff hist −1,143‎ Reference:1873 ‎ Lint fix: remove duplicate raw source-ID Sources block, keep the auto-expanded version
• 04:4804:48, 22 August 2026 diff hist −1,540‎ Reference:2765 ‎ Lint fix: remove duplicate raw source-ID Sources block, keep the auto-expanded version
• 04:4704:47, 22 August 2026 diff hist +6‎ Reference:2765 ‎ Lint fix: remaining ASCII ligne mark to proper primes