User contributions for Admin

30 April 2026

• 03:2503:25, 30 April 2026 diff hist +88‎ N File:Ref 6265 government-oman-khanjar.webp ‎ 6265 with red Khanjar / Oman dial, retailed by Asprey London. Antiquorum lot photograph. current
• 03:2503:25, 30 April 2026 diff hist +99‎ N File:Ref 16613 government-panama-canal.webp ‎ 16613 Panama Canal limited edition, 1999. Numbered 1/75 to 75/75 in two-tone steel and yellow gold. current
• 03:2503:25, 30 April 2026 diff hist +121‎ N File:Ref 16610 government-panama-canal.webp ‎ 16610 Panama Canal limited edition, 1999. Numbered 1/75 to 75/75 in steel; commemorates the December 1999 canal handover. current
• 03:2503:25, 30 April 2026 diff hist +108‎ N File:Ref 16610 government-gspr.webp ‎ 16610 with GSPR (French presidential security) crest dial, c.2008. Antiquorum lot reference; one of 30 made. current
• 03:2403:24, 30 April 2026 diff hist +13,062‎ N Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs ‎ New family hub: pre-Daytona chronographs
• 03:2403:24, 30 April 2026 diff hist +725‎ Reference:Serial-numbers ‎ Add Air-King 5500 serial-band note to Per-family serial chart links — 1957-1989 32-year run, case numbers ~365,000 to late 7M, Roman-quarter caseback stamps, "1002" stamp period-correct
• 03:2303:23, 30 April 2026 diff hist +1,335‎ Reference:Bracelets ‎ Add Air-King bracelet membership to 6635 / 7205 / 7835 / 78350; add new end-link entries 57 / 357 / 557 / 557B for the Air-King 19mm lug-width line (cross-fits with Explorer 1016 on the 357 / Oyster Perpetual 1002 across the run)
• 03:2203:22, 30 April 2026 diff hist +307‎ Reference:Movements ‎ Add Air-King family membership to caliber rows: 1530 (now Submariner+Air-King+OP, 1957-65, powers 5500 1957-c.1963), 1520 (now Submariner+Air-King+OP, 1963-90, powers 5500 c.1963-1989), 1030 (Air-King 6552), 3000 (Air-King 14000), 3130 (Air-King 14000M / 114200)
• 03:2103:21, 30 April 2026 diff hist +7,064‎ N Reference:air-king ‎ Build Air-King family hub: pre-2020 reference list (4925 → 5500 → 14000/114200), Battle of Britain origins, 5500 mainstay narrative, sapphire-era handoff. First Air-King family article on bezelbase.
• 03:2003:20, 30 April 2026 diff hist +24,442‎ N Reference:5500 ‎ Add new ref: 5500 Air-King — first Air-King family article on bezelbase. 1957–1989 longest single Rolex reference run, cal 1530 then 1520, full dial map with Joyería Riviera retailer + Domino's Pizza / Pool Intairdril / Saudi-UAE-Bahrain-Kuwait corporate-and-government commissions; auction anchors Phillips CH080117/76 + CH080116/102 + CH080319/49
• 02:1502:15, 30 April 2026 diff hist +1,486‎ Reference:3372 ‎ Audit: expand Sources footer 6->15 entries (Phillips Mappin&Webb 2015, Sotheby's silvered 2021, Bonhams 14K 2024, Antiquorum salmon 2017 + California 2025 + two-tone 2025, Le Monde Edmond Rajendra Prasad cloisonne, Rescapement sports-elegance), shrink hero 340->260px
• 00:3300:33, 30 April 2026 diff hist −9‎ Reference:1527 ‎ Text audit final check: strip remaining surfaced-record token
• 00:3300:33, 30 April 2026 diff hist −12‎ Reference:971 ‎ Text audit final check: strip remaining caliber-label bold
• 00:3100:31, 30 April 2026 diff hist −207‎ Reference:1491 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:3100:31, 30 April 2026 diff hist −98‎ Reference:3937 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:3100:31, 30 April 2026 diff hist −306‎ Reference:1862 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:2900:29, 30 April 2026 diff hist −639‎ Reference:3361 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:2900:29, 30 April 2026 diff hist −275‎ Reference:1527 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:2600:26, 30 April 2026 diff hist −163‎ Reference:1490 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:1300:13, 30 April 2026 diff hist −177‎ Reference:971 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:1100:11, 30 April 2026 diff hist −107‎ Reference:126710BLRO ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:1000:10, 30 April 2026 diff hist −474‎ Reference:126711CHNR ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:1000:10, 30 April 2026 diff hist −12‎ Reference:116713LN ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 00:0500:05, 30 April 2026 diff hist +1,837‎ Reference:16613 ‎ Audit: disambiguate Sultan (factory champagne gem-set Serti family) from Khanjar (caseback engraving via Khimji Ramdas, post-2000); expand Special branches with Tiffany Sotheby's 2021 lot 8, Khanjar Bukowskis lot 1023, Panama Canal LE Sotheby's 2020 lot 4

29 April 2026

• 23:5523:55, 29 April 2026 diff hist −137‎ Reference:16618 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 23:5423:54, 29 April 2026 diff hist +450‎ Reference:16613 ‎ Audit: expand Sources footer with editorial coverage (Hodinkee Reference Points, Field Manual, Foulkes book, Hodinkee Foulkes overview) — same fix applied to 16803 sister-ref
• 23:4723:47, 29 April 2026 diff hist +138‎ Reference:6205 ‎ Fix 6205 A260 framing: A260 is full-rotor uni-directional Perpetual, not bumper. Rolex never produced bumper calibers
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +158‎ Reference:Movements ‎ Fix Movements lead: A-series are full-rotor uni-directional Perpetuals, not bumpers. 1030 introduces bidirectional winding
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +343‎ Reference:6350 ‎ Resolve A296 architecture on 6350: full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. Anchor: Phillips CH080216/146 + Wind Vintage Eric Ku Part 2
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +255‎ Reference:submariner-early-family ‎ Fix submariner-early-family caliber framing: A-series Perpetuals are full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. 1030 introduces bidirectional winding
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +154‎ Reference:6536-1 ‎ Fix 6536-1 caliber framing: A-series Perpetuals are full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. 1030 introduces bidirectional winding
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +54‎ Reference:6150 ‎ Fix 6150 opening: A296→1030 transition is uni-directional thick → bidirectional slim, not bumper-to-rotor
• 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026 diff hist +86‎ Reference:6200 ‎ Fix A296 framing on 6200: full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. Rolex never produced bumper calibers
• 23:3323:33, 29 April 2026 diff hist +366‎ Reference:Movements ‎ Resolve A296 architecture across Reference:Movements: full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper. Anchor sources: Phillips CH080216/146 + Wind Vintage Eric Ku Part 2
• 23:3323:33, 29 April 2026 diff hist +262‎ Reference:5508 ‎ 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
• 23:3223:32, 29 April 2026 diff hist +128‎ Reference:6536 ‎ Fix A-series caliber framing: 1030 replaced uni-directional thick autowind module of A-series Perpetuals, not bumper architecture (Rolex never used bumpers)
• 23:3223:32, 29 April 2026 diff hist +439‎ Reference:6150 ‎ Resolve A296 bumper-vs-full-rotor: A296 is full-rotor uni-directional per Phillips CH080216/146 + Wind Vintage Eric Ku Part 2 + watchdoctor.biz registry; bumper attribution was dealer-copy contamination from bubble-back geometry confusion
• 23:3123:31, 29 April 2026 diff hist +141‎ Reference:6610 ‎ Resolve A296 architecture: A-series (A260/A290/A295/A296) is full-rotor uni-directional, not bumper; 1030 introduces bidirectional winding (butterfly rotor) — refs Phillips CH080216/146 Explorer 6610 lot essay + Wind Vintage Eric Ku Perpetual Movement Part 2
• 23:3123:31, 29 April 2026 diff hist −137‎ Reference:16613 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 23:3123:31, 29 April 2026 diff hist +287‎ Reference:6538 ‎ Resolve A296 bumper-vs-full-rotor contradiction: A296 is full-rotor uni-directional per Phillips CH080216/146 Explorer 6610 lot essay, Wind Vintage Eric Ku Perpetual Movement Part 2; 1030 introduces bidirectional butterfly rotor, not full-rotor itself
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist +4‎ Reference:6610 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −17‎ Reference:6536-1 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −19‎ Reference:6536 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −18‎ Reference:5510 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −34‎ Reference:16760 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −9‎ Reference:16753 ‎ Audit: strip project-memo register (Capture as, pending corroboration, awaiting source confirmation, Treat as) — reader-facing rephrase
• 23:2623:26, 29 April 2026 diff hist −230‎ Reference:6350 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 23:2323:23, 29 April 2026 diff hist +433‎ Reference:5510 ‎ Research-grounded case-detail update: crystal is Tropic 17 domed acrylic (T17 cohort 5510/6200/6538/7924; T19 is service-replacement); caseback is screw-down threaded Oyster per Bonhams 15422/115 + 16805/140 primary attestations
• 23:2323:23, 29 April 2026 diff hist −189‎ Reference:6150 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
• 23:2023:20, 29 April 2026 diff hist −95‎ Reference:6610 ‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links