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2 May 2026
- 02:3302:33, 2 May 2026 diff hist +21 Main Page Main Page Air-King nav: 114200 now links to live article
- 02:3302:33, 2 May 2026 diff hist +24,194 N Reference:114200 Add new ref: 114200 Air-King — first COSC-certified Air-King (2007-2014). Cal 3130 with Parachrom hairspring, engraved rehaut from launch, concentric "wave" dial palette in multiple colors (silver/black/blue+orange-Arabic/salmon/green/Roman/3-6-9 Explorer/Arabic). Tutti Frutti naming taxonomy correction (gem-set Yacht-Master only). Domino's 114200 documented at Christie's La Dolce Vita lot 136. Closes the 34mm Air-King chapter before the 2-year hiatus and 116900 40mm redesign
- 02:2602:26, 2 May 2026 diff hist −91 Reference:14000 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
- 00:3600:36, 2 May 2026 diff hist +181 N File:Ref 14000 hero.webp Rolex Air-King Reference 14000, silvered dial with applied stick markers, c.1996. Source: Wind Vintage editorial photography (V9 1996 dated example, 78350 bracelet + 557B end-link). current
- 00:3600:36, 2 May 2026 diff hist +20 Main Page Main Page Air-King nav: 14000 now links to live article
- 00:3500:35, 2 May 2026 diff hist +214 Reference:air-king Air-King hub: 14000 row linked to live article + dial palette + special-branch notes
- 00:3500:35, 2 May 2026 diff hist +21,225 N Reference:14000 Add new ref: 14000 Air-King — first sapphire-crystal Air-King (1989-2000). Cal 3000 (Rolex first 28,800 vph time-only auto, NOT COSC, dial reads Precision). Bridges 5500 to 14000M/114200 generation. Wider dial palette than any earlier Air-King (silvered/black/salmon/blue/Roman/Arabic/3-6-9/Explorer). Domino's 14000 second-generation logo + Tiffany retailer-signed sub-variants documented.
- 00:3000:30, 2 May 2026 diff hist −7 Reference:6552 Text audit: clean up corpus-token replacement doubles
- 00:2900:29, 2 May 2026 diff hist −325 Reference:6552 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
- 00:0900:09, 2 May 2026 diff hist +217 N File:Ref 6552 hero.webp Rolex Air-King Reference 6552 / 6565, silvered two-tone dial, alpha hands, Cal 1030 butterfly rotor, c.1959 (case 437,255). Source: Antiquorum Mondani Collection sale, Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 108-89, hammer CHF 7,080. current
- 00:0900:09, 2 May 2026 diff hist +166 Reference:air-king Air-King hub: expand 6552 notes with caseback-duality + Super-Precision-dial details
- 00:0800:08, 2 May 2026 diff hist +47 Reference:Movements Cal 1030 row: add 6552 first-Air-King-appearance note
- 00:0800:08, 2 May 2026 diff hist +19 Main Page Main Page Air-King nav: 6552 now links to live article
- 00:0800:08, 2 May 2026 diff hist +1,576 Reference:6552 Fix Sources block: rebuild from registry replacing raw cand-/src- token list (markdown→wikitext post-publish artifact)
- 00:0700:07, 2 May 2026 diff hist +22,086 N Reference:6552 Add new ref: 6552 Air-King — first automatic Air-King (1953-57). Cal 1030 butterfly rotor, "Super Precision" dial despite chronometer-grade movement adjustment. Caseback duality (6552 between lugs / 6565 inside) flagged. 5 documented dial variants (silvered standard / Explorer 3-6-9 / black gilt step / tropical / Patrizzi two-tone). Beckertime 6652 typo flagged inline. Closes the foundational vintage Air-King trilogy 4925→6552→5500
1 May 2026
- 23:5823:58, 1 May 2026 diff hist −103 Reference:4925 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
- 14:4114:41, 1 May 2026 diff hist +179 N File:Ref 4925 hero.webp Rolex Air-King Reference 4925, silvered dial with applied baton indices, alpha hands, c.1956. Source: Sotheby's 2020 New York Watches lot 190 catalogue photography (case 354,085). current
- 14:4014:40, 1 May 2026 diff hist +19 Main Page Main Page Air-King nav: 4925 now links to live article
- 14:4014:40, 1 May 2026 diff hist +160 Reference:air-king Update Air-King hub: 4925 row now linked to live article + tightens Air-Lion/Tiger/Giant note (shared refs not dedicated numbers)
- 14:4014:40, 1 May 2026 diff hist +527 Reference:Movements Add Cal 10½ Hunter (1945-53) movement row to Movements page — powers 4925 Air-King + sister Air-Lion/Tiger/Giant references (4365/4444/4647). Aegler 700/710/720 family hand-wound 15j→17j non-chronometer. The pre-A260 manual-wind anchor for the Air-King line
- 14:3914:39, 1 May 2026 diff hist +1,865 Reference:4925 Fix Sources block: rebuild from registry replacing raw `cand-/src-` token bullet list with expanded citations (markdown→wikitext post-publish artifact)
- 14:3914:39, 1 May 2026 diff hist +21,468 N Reference:4925 Add new ref: 4925 Air-King — the originating Air-King (1945-1953). Hand-wound Cal 10.5 Hunter, eggshell dial with applied gold Arabic, the only "Air" name to survive past 1953. Captures Battle of Britain commemoration narrative with primary-source-unverified hedge per CLAUDE.md hard rule #6. Air-Lion / Air-Tiger / Air-Giant ran on shared refs 4365/4444/4647. Tudor Air-Tiger 7957 cross-brand continuation. Sotheby's 2020 lot 190 anchor (case 354085 c.1956, soft 1953 end-date contradiction)
- 14:2414:24, 1 May 2026 diff hist −5 Reference:1343 Text audit: clean up corpus-token replacement doubles current
- 14:2314:23, 1 May 2026 diff hist −123 Reference:1343 Text audit: voice, clarity, source links
- 14:1914:19, 1 May 2026 diff hist +244 N File:Ref 1343 hero.webp Rolex Prince Classic Reference 1343A, stainless steel ("Rolesium"), matte champagne dial with applied yellow gold baton indices, c.1930s. Source: Antiquorum / Mondani Collection sale, Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 794. Used here as illustrative hero. current
- 14:1814:18, 1 May 2026 diff hist +27 Main Page Add 1343 to Main Page Prince era nav
- 14:1814:18, 1 May 2026 diff hist +427 Reference:prince Add 1343 Prince Classic to References table; situate between launch-era 971 Brancard ref above and 1490 longer-Brancard below current
- 14:1714:17, 1 May 2026 diff hist +1,564 Reference:1343 Fix Sources block: rename header from staging "Source list" to "Sources" + rebuild from registry (15 expanded citations replacing raw backticked tokens)
- 14:1614:16, 1 May 2026 diff hist +20,919 N Reference:1343 Add new ref: 1343 Prince Classic — the unflared rectangular Prince that anchors every other Prince article. 1928-29 to c.1935. Suffix system 1343/A/B documented. Antiquorum Mondani 2006 hammer CHF 10,620 + Bonhams 1343B Tiger Stripe + Bucherer-signed 1343A. Captures Friedberg/Beckertime (1343+971) vs Everest Bands/Rolex Mag 2017 (1343+1490) launch-pair contradiction per CLAUDE.md hard rule #6
30 April 2026
- 04:4004:40, 30 April 2026 diff hist 0 File:Ref 214270 hero.webp Admin uploaded a new version of File:Ref 214270 hero.webp current
- 04:3004:30, 30 April 2026 diff hist +284 N File:Ref 14270 hero.webp Reference 14270 Explorer (36mm, stainless steel, caliber 3000, circa 1999). Source: Sotheby's Fine Watches 2022, Lot 379 (https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/fine-watches-10/reference-14270-explorer-a-stainless-steel). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki. current
- 04:2404:24, 30 April 2026 diff hist −21,226 Reference:16613LB Redirect to merged Reference:16613 current Tag: New redirect
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- 04:2304:23, 30 April 2026 diff hist +7,755 Reference:16613 Merge 16613LN + 16613LB into parent 16613 article current
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