Reference:5517: Revision history

30 April 2026

• curprev 04:2204:22, 30 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,955 bytes 0‎ Resize hero: 340px -> 250px [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:1704:17, 30 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,955 bytes +374‎ De-orphan: forward-link to milsub, submariner-5xxx-family [automatically checked]

29 April 2026

• curprev 22:4722:47, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,581 bytes −15‎ 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 20,596 bytes −36‎ 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 20,632 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 20,635 bytes −40‎ Round-2 scrub: strip remaining hammer/auction-price wording from body prose. Auction record stays in dedicated section. [automatically checked]
• curprev 14:5814:58, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,675 bytes −363‎ Strip auction prices/hammer wording from intros and prose body per CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 + user feedback. Auction record stays in dedicated section. Replace "hammered at"→"sold for" / "hammer"→"sale" in remaining prose. [automatically checked]
• curprev 13:3813:38, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 21,038 bytes −92‎ 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 06:4406:44, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 21,130 bytes +6,045‎ 5517: rebuild from external research scout (16 sources). MAJOR CORRECTIONS: (1) Phillips Geneva XIV 2021 lot 152 CHF 504,000 = public auction record (NOT Sotheby 2023 482,600). (2) T-circle is DIAL marking not caseback engraving. Fix caseback specs: Royal Navy 0552/923-7697/issue/year + broad arrow; Army W10/6645/99/923-7697/issue/year + broad arrow. (3) Cal 1520 26j RESOLVED unanimous across auction houses (1570 forum claim = contamination from 5512/5513). (4) Two serial bands: 3.926M (5513-... [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:2203:22, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 15,085 bytes 0‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]
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27 April 2026

• curprev 04:4804:48, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 15,031 bytes −2,003‎ Slop sweep: paragraph challenge + AI-tone scrub [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4004:40, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 17,034 bytes +20‎ Normalize Field Manual citation: ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:0304:03, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 17,014 bytes +199‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]

24 April 2026

• curprev 21:2821:28, 24 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 16,815 bytes −878‎ Trim another tier of dense reference prose [automatically checked]
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20 April 2026

• curprev 01:2801:28, 20 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 18,660 bytes 0‎ Normalize hero image width to 340px [automatically checked]

19 April 2026

• curprev 17:5017:50, 19 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 18,660 bytes +93‎ Hero swap + caption source attribution (automated) [automatically checked]
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18 April 2026

• curprev 17:3817:38, 18 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 18,565 bytes −741‎ Paragraph-challenge pass: context, clarity, research-backed fixes [automatically checked]
• curprev 00:1500:15, 18 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,306 bytes −57‎ Slop Cop pass: writing cleanup [automatically checked]

17 April 2026

• curprev 23:1623:16, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,363 bytes −303‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:1303:13, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,666 bytes −59‎ Fix Field Manual attribution; ensure RolexHaven source linked [automatically checked]

16 April 2026

• curprev 05:1105:11, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,725 bytes +80‎ Fix image order: place images in relevant sections [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:1105:11, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,645 bytes −7‎ Consistency pass: standardize headings, fix duplicates, clean refs [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:0605:06, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,652 bytes +9‎ Clean: remove Chevalier naming and internal source IDs [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:3104:31, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,643 bytes +26‎ Revert: restore pre-Explorer-migration version (Apr 15) Tag: Manual revert [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:2904:29, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,617 bytes −26‎ Automated migration from deliverables package Tags: Manual revert Reverted [automatically checked]

15 April 2026

• curprev 03:5303:53, 15 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,643 bytes +26‎ Fix source attributions: replace unknown with actual authors/entities Tag: Reverted [automatically checked]
• curprev 00:2700:27, 15 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,617 bytes −139‎ No edit summary Tag: Manual revert

14 April 2026

• curprev 22:0922:09, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,756 bytes +139‎ Automated migration from deliverables package Tag: Reverted
• curprev 21:3921:39, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,617 bytes +1‎ Update image reference: Ref 5517 hero 3.jpg -> Ref 5517 hero 3.webp
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• curprev 16:1316:13, 14 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 18,259 bytes +18,259‎ Import reference 5517 article