Reference:5508: Revision history

29 April 2026

• curprev 23:3323:33, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,038 bytes +262‎ Fix A260 caliber framing: A260 is full-rotor uni-directional (not bumper); 1530 is the bidirectional successor refined from the 1030 generation. Rolex never produced bumper calibers [automatically checked]
• curprev 23:1423:14, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,776 bytes −497‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links [automatically checked]
• curprev 22:4822:48, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,273 bytes −21‎ Audit: clean stranded "& Sons" residue from earlier dealer-strip pass [automatically checked]
• curprev 22:4722:47, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,294 bytes −23‎ Audit: strip banned dealer names from prose lists per CLAUDE.md hard rule #5 [automatically checked]
• curprev 21:4421:44, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,317 bytes 0‎ Audit: strip research-scaffold corpus tokens (surveyed corpus, auction-house corpus, consulted source) — reader-facing rephrase [automatically checked]
• curprev 16:4216:42, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,317 bytes −3‎ Slop Cop scrub: strip represents/serves as/stands as/constitutes/encompasses, establishes, reflects, fundamentally, completely different/distinct, pivotal, robust, essentially, AI section-title patterns + transitional connectives. Per CLAUDE.md WRITING_STYLE.md banlist + user feedback on AI cadence. [automatically checked]
• curprev 15:3015:30, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,320 bytes −61‎ Round-2 scrub: strip remaining hammer/auction-price wording from body prose. Auction record stays in dedicated section. [automatically checked]
• curprev 13:3813:38, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,381 bytes −260‎ Trim dealer/source name-drops in prose per CLAUDE.md hard rule #5 + user feedback. Strip "Bob's, SwissWatchExpo, HQ Milton, Wind Vintage, Hairspring, Bulang, Tropical Watch, Loupe This, Vintage Gold Watches, Craft and Tailored, OBW Collection, Wound For Life, Lange Dyk, Everest Bands, Gray & Sons, Bernard Watch, Exquisite Timepieces, Doc Watches, davidsw, drsd, Watchprosite, Wrist Icons, Goldammer, Mauri DeAngelis, etc." from prose body. Keep facts. Source list at bottom unchanged. [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:2905:29, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,641 bytes +10,752‎ 5508: rebuild from external research scout. Production 1958-1962 (Sotheby/Phillips/Bonhams consensus, LME 1957 minority). Cal 1530 jewel progression 17→25→26 over run; not chrono-rated at launch. Three dial families: two-line, four-line SCOC, exclamation. Underline NOT a 5508 spec (1963/5512-5513). Bond on-screen = 6538 not 5508 (correct misattribution). Bracelets 6251H/7206/6636 period-correct, 9315 = service swap. 11-lot auction record table. CHF 500k Phillips 2019 + HKD 2.687M Phillips 201... [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:2203:22, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,889 bytes 0‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:4902:49, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,889 bytes 0‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:3502:35, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,889 bytes +54‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]

27 April 2026

• curprev 04:3904:39, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,835 bytes +20‎ Normalize Field Manual citation: ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:2704:27, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,815 bytes +94‎ Slop sweep: paragraph challenge + AI-tone scrub [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:0304:03, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,721 bytes +201‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]

23 April 2026

• curprev 04:3504:35, 23 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,520 bytes +18‎ Clean image captions and strip source-name clutter [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:2504:25, 23 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,502 bytes 0‎ Tighten generic image captions [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:4203:42, 23 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,502 bytes −7‎ Clean remaining AI-sounding phrasing on reference page [automatically checked]

21 April 2026

• curprev 01:3801:38, 21 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,509 bytes +3‎ No edit summary [automatically checked]
• curprev 01:3801:38, 21 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,506 bytes −445‎ No edit summary Tag: Visual edit [automatically checked]

20 April 2026

• curprev 01:2801:28, 20 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,951 bytes 0‎ Normalize hero image width to 340px [automatically checked]

19 April 2026

• curprev 17:5017:50, 19 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,951 bytes +289‎ Hero swap + caption source attribution (automated) [automatically checked]
• curprev 16:3116:31, 19 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,662 bytes +2‎ Hero swap + caption source attribution (automated) [automatically checked]

18 April 2026

• curprev 17:3317:33, 18 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,660 bytes −290‎ Paragraph-challenge pass: context, clarity, research-backed fixes [automatically checked]
• curprev 00:2000:20, 18 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,950 bytes −38‎ Slop Cop pass: writing cleanup [automatically checked]

17 April 2026

• curprev 23:1923:19, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,988 bytes +125‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:1303:13, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,863 bytes −59‎ Fix Field Manual attribution; ensure RolexHaven source linked [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:0503:05, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,922 bytes +203‎ Add detailed RolexHaven variant page links (5 variants) [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:5902:59, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,719 bytes +354‎ Add TropicalWatch.com 5508 Red Triangle photos: hero, dial, case profile, bezel close-up [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:5502:55, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,365 bytes −592‎ Remove bad cropped images Tag: Manual revert [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:5202:52, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,957 bytes +592‎ Add 6 cropped RolexHaven component photos: dial, case, caseback, bezel, bracelet, end link Tag: Reverted [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:3202:32, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,365 bytes −225‎ Revert to clean version; add RolexHaven source only (no broken images) [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:3002:30, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,590 bytes +102‎ Fix broken Special branches heading; fix generic captions [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:2902:29, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,488 bytes −532‎ Remove broken dial anatomy images (all identical); fix Special branches heading [automatically checked]
• curprev 02:2702:27, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 10,020 bytes −56‎ Fix broken images: replace with correct RolexHaven variant photos [automatically checked]
• curprev 01:2501:25, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 10,076 bytes +476‎ Add 5 RolexHaven dial variant images [automatically checked]
• curprev 01:1401:14, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,600 bytes +202‎ Place 2 RolexHaven images in article sections [automatically checked]
• curprev 01:1301:13, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,398 bytes +161‎ Audit + RolexHaven enrichment: added 5 RolexHaven variants; uploaded 2 RolexHaven images [automatically checked]
• curprev 01:0201:02, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,237 bytes −111‎ Remove duplicate source entries [automatically checked]

16 April 2026

• curprev 05:1105:11, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,348 bytes −6‎ Consistency pass: standardize headings, fix duplicates, clean refs [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:1005:10, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,354 bytes +98‎ Fix image order: place images in relevant sections [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:0605:06, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,256 bytes +18‎ Clean: remove Chevalier naming and internal source IDs [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:3104:31, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,238 bytes +79‎ Revert: restore pre-Explorer-migration version (Apr 15) Tag: Manual revert [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:2904:29, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,159 bytes −79‎ Automated migration from deliverables package Tags: Manual revert Reverted [automatically checked]

15 April 2026

• curprev 03:5303:53, 15 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,238 bytes +79‎ Fix source attributions: replace unknown with actual authors/entities [automatically checked]
• curprev 00:1700:17, 15 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,159 bytes 0‎ No edit summary
• curprev 00:1700:17, 15 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,159 bytes −198‎ No edit summary Tag: Manual revert

14 April 2026

• curprev 22:0922:09, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,357 bytes +198‎ Automated migration from deliverables package Tag: Reverted
• curprev 21:3821:38, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,159 bytes +1‎ Update image reference: Ref 5508 historical-example.jpg -> Ref 5508 historical-example.webp
• curprev 21:3821:38, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 9,158 bytes +1‎ Update image reference: Ref 5508 hero 3.jpg -> Ref 5508 hero 3.webp