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	The 6150-specific movement configuration is the absence of chronometer pass. The same A296 in the 6350 was fine-tuned and adjusted to chronometer standards, earning the OCC dial line. The 6150's A296 does not carry that adjustment.		The 6150-specific movement configuration is the absence of chronometer pass. The same A296 in the 6350 was fine-tuned and adjusted to chronometer standards, earning the OCC dial line. The 6150's A296 does not carry that adjustment.

	A296 is a full-rotor uni-directional Perpetual, not a bumper. The architecture confusion that briefly attached to A296 traces to the bubble-back caseback geometry — the thicker autowind module the A-series carried, not a bumper rotor system — and to dealer copy that conflated mid-1950s automatic watchmaking generally with bumper-era movements. Rolex never produced a bumper caliber. The 1030 that succeeds A296 introduces bidirectional winding (the butterfly rotor) and a thinner module, which is what eliminates the bubble-back profile (Phillips Geneva Watch Auction FOUR lot 146 frames the A296→1030 swap explicitly as a thickness change; ~~Wind Vintage / Eric Ku,~~ ''How Rolex Became Rolex: The Automatic Perpetual Movement (Part 2)'' dates Rolex's first bidirectional winding to the 1030).		A296 is a full-rotor uni-directional Perpetual, not a bumper. The architecture confusion that briefly attached to A296 traces to the bubble-back caseback geometry — the thicker autowind module the A-series carried, not a bumper rotor system — and to dealer copy that conflated mid-1950s automatic watchmaking generally with bumper-era movements. Rolex never produced a bumper caliber. The 1030 that succeeds A296 introduces bidirectional winding (the butterfly rotor) and a thinner module, which is what eliminates the bubble-back profile (Phillips Geneva Watch Auction FOUR lot 146 frames the A296→1030 swap explicitly as a thickness change; Charlie Dunne's ''How Rolex Became Rolex: The Automatic Perpetual Movement (Part 2)'' (Wind Vintage, 2023) dates Rolex's first bidirectional winding to the 1030).

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	The 6150 trades in three tiers. Kangchenjunga-engraved expedition examples sit at the top — Phillips's CHF 200,000 result for the George Band 6150 is the modern-era benchmark and shows provenance more than reference rarity. Royal Navy H.S.10 CD military-issue examples populate a separate niche on fabric-strap configuration; the Bonhams 2011 H.S.10 CD result of GBP 8,400 anchors the lower military-provenance band. Standard civilian "Precision" examples in clean condition sit roughly GBP 15,000–25,000 across the major houses. The "Explorer Precision" transitional dial commands a premium when authenticated; documented examples sit in the upper-middle of the standard market.		The 6150 trades in three tiers. Kangchenjunga-engraved expedition examples sit at the top — Phillips's CHF 200,000 result for the George Band 6150 is the modern-era benchmark and shows provenance more than reference rarity. Royal Navy H.S.10 CD military-issue examples populate a separate niche on fabric-strap configuration; the Bonhams 2011 H.S.10 CD result of GBP 8,400 anchors the lower military-provenance band. Standard civilian "Precision" examples in clean condition sit roughly GBP 15,000–25,000 across the major houses. The "Explorer Precision" transitional dial commands a premium when authenticated; documented examples sit in the upper-middle of the standard market.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1016\|Explorer 1016]] — Gilt to Matte (1963–1989)
			* [[Reference:6098\|Explorer 6098]] — 1952–1953
			* [[Reference:6350\|Explorer 6350]] — First 'Explorer' Dial (1953–1955)
			* [[Reference:6610\|Explorer 6610]] — Cal 1030, Gilt Dial
			* [[Reference:14270\|Explorer 14270]] — First Sapphire (1989–2001)
			* [[Reference:114270\|Explorer 114270]] — 2001–2010

			See also the [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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