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	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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Admin: 16800 audit fixes. (1) Factual: strip wrong "engraved on the rehaut depending on production date" — engraved rehaut is a 2005+ feature, 16800 production ended 1988. Depth-rating-on-dial is universal across the run; this also resolves the L169↔L176 internal contradiction. (2) Tighten generic RolexForums attribution → "(RolexForums)" placeholder. The L98↔L119 mild repetition (3035 caliber framing) left intact per audit note that each section frames it differently.

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16800 audit fixes. (1) Factual: strip wrong "engraved on the rehaut depending on production date" — engraved rehaut is a 2005+ feature, 16800 production ended 1988. Depth-rating-on-dial is universal across the run; this also resolves the L169↔L176 internal contradiction. (2) Tighten generic RolexForums attribution → "(RolexForums)" placeholder. The L98↔L119 mild repetition (3035 caliber framing) left intact per audit note that each section frames it differently.

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	The case carries over from the 1680 as the same 40mm crown-guard Oyster, but the crystal is the defining break with the past. Sapphire is flat and substantially harder than the old domed acrylic, so it does not develop the warm dome distortion that vintage collectors prize on the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and 1680, and it does not scratch under normal wear.		The case carries over from the 1680 as the same 40mm crown-guard Oyster, but the crystal is the defining break with the past. Sapphire is flat and substantially harder than the old domed acrylic, so it does not develop the warm dome distortion that vintage collectors prize on the [[Reference:5513\|5513]] and 1680, and it does not scratch under normal wear.

	The bezel uses an aluminum insert, black with a luminous pearl at 12; the same insert style continued through the 16610 era. The depth rating reads 300m / 1000ft, printed on the dial or engraved on the ~~rehaut depending on production date~~. The crown is Triplock.		The bezel uses an aluminum insert, black with a luminous pearl at 12; the same insert style continued through the 16610 era. The depth rating reads 300m / 1000ft, printed on the dial — the 16800 predates the engraved rehaut by nearly two decades, so depth-rating-on-dial is universal across the run. The crown is Triplock.

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	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://rolexpassionmarket.com/the-vintage-rolex-buyers-guide/ The Complete Vintage Rolex Buyers Guide] — Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Market		* [https://rolexpassionmarket.com/the-vintage-rolex-buyers-guide/ The Complete Vintage Rolex Buyers Guide] — Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Market
	* RolexForums 16800 thread bundle ~~— RolexForums community,~~ RolexForums		* RolexForums 16800 thread bundle (RolexForums)

	* [https://journal.craftandtailored.com/the-crossroads-of-vintage-and-contemporary-the-reference-16800-rolex-submariner/ The Crossroads of Vintage and Contemporary: The 16800 Submariner] — Craft + Tailored, 2018		* [https://journal.craftandtailored.com/the-crossroads-of-vintage-and-contemporary-the-reference-16800-rolex-submariner/ The Crossroads of Vintage and Contemporary: The 16800 Submariner] — Craft + Tailored, 2018

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	* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570		* [[Reference:1680\|1680]] (1966–1979): acrylic crystal, 200m, caliber 1575/1570
	* ~~'''~~[[Reference:16800\|16800]] (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035~~''' ←~~ this reference		* [[Reference:16800\|16800]] (1979–1988): sapphire crystal, 300m, caliber 3035 — this reference
	* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links		* 168000 “Triple Zero” (1986–1987, transitional): first 904L steel, 501B end links
	* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern		* [[Reference:16610\|16610]] (1989–2010): caliber 3135, fully modern

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	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2, The 55XX References and 1680 Date] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/rolex-submariner-history-part-2-the-55xx-1680references/ History of the Rolex Submariner - Part 2, The 55XX References and 1680 Date] — Tom Mulraney, Monochrome
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-to-start-collecting-the-rolex-submariner The Rolex Submariner: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/how-to-start-collecting-the-rolex-submariner The Rolex Submariner: A Complete Collector's Guide] — Stephen Pulvirent, Sotheby's
	* The Vintage Rolex Field Manual — Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://rolexpassionmarket.com/the-vintage-rolex-buyers-guide/ The Complete Vintage Rolex Buyers Guide] — Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Market		* [https://rolexpassionmarket.com/the-vintage-rolex-buyers-guide/ The Complete Vintage Rolex Buyers Guide] — Philipp Stahl, Rolex Passion Market
	* RolexForums 16800 thread bundle — RolexForums community, RolexForums		* RolexForums 16800 thread bundle — RolexForums community, RolexForums

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