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04:00, 28 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116600 main monochrome.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 ref 116600 — 2014 Baselworld introduction, 40mm steel case, Cerachrom black ceramic bezel with fully-graduated 60-minute scale, Maxi black dial without Cyclops, helium escape valve at 9. The shortest-run modern Sea-Dweller (2014-2017).)
04:00, 28 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16600 christies lot.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — Christie's lot photograph showing the canonical late-1990s production with matte black dial, applied indices, and the Triplock screw-down crown. The 16600 ran 1989-2009 across two-decade catalog presence.)
03:58, 28 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116400 zblue dial.webp (Rolex Milgauss 116400GV "Z-Blue" — electric-blue sunburst dial introduced 2014 against the Glace Verte green sapphire crystal. The only blue dial ever produced in the Milgauss line. Orange lightning-bolt seconds, MILGAUSS in orange at 12, orange minute track. Production 2014-2023.)
03:04, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 118238 champagne diamond dial.webp (Rolex Day-Date 36 reference 118238 — factory champagne dial with diamond hour markers, the canonical production-volume configuration. Production 1988-2019 on cal 3155 (double quickset). The 118238 is the bridge between the 18238 (1988-2002) and the Day-Date 40 / 36 cal 3255 era from 2019.)
03:03, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6510 ecole horlogerie 6611 steel.webp (Rolex Day-Date 6611 in stainless steel — one of six École d'Horlogerie de Genève prize watches produced by Rolex c.1959 as a marketing test run. Caseback engraved "Ecole d'Horlogerie de Genève – 1963" with Rolex crown logo. Antiquorum Geneva, Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces, 19 October 2002, Lot 37 — CHF 50,600 hammer against estimate CHF 25,000-30,000. Only one of six École d'Horlogerie steel 6611s has surfaced publicly. Image via Monochrome Watches.)
03:02, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1803 coral stella phillips.webp (Rolex Day-Date 1803 — flamboyant coral Stella dial against yellow gold case and President bracelet. Phillips Geneva Watch Auction FIVE, 13-14 May 2017, Lot 18 (CH080117/18). The 1803 was the canonical Stella-era reference (1959-1977).)
03:00, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 18038 oxblood stella.webp (Rolex Day-Date 18038 — oxblood Stella lacquer dial, c.1979. The deep oxblood lacquer is one of the rarest Stella dial colors; the 18038 era (1977-1988) is the canonical Stella production window. Image via Rolex Passion Market.)
02:57, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1019 cern no lume.webp (Rolex Milgauss 1019 — non-luminous "CERN" dial. Rolex produced a non-lume variant of the 1019 for issue to CERN scientists; the absence of radium/tritium hour plots eliminated background-radiation interference with experimental detectors. The rarest standard-production 1019 sub-variant.)
02:57, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1019 silver dial.webp (Rolex Milgauss 1019 — silver lacquer dial variant. The 1960-1988 long-run successor to the 6541, with cal 1066/1580 + soft-iron Faraday cage rated to 1000 gauss. Silver dial is the alternative to the more common black variant.)
02:56, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 smooth bezel american.webp (Rolex Milgauss 6541 — smooth-bezel American market variant. Documented production with honeycomb dial + lightning hand. Approximately <200 6541 produced 1956-1960.)
02:56, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 phillips lot.webp (Rolex Milgauss 6541 — Phillips Geneva lot, c.1956-60. Honeycomb black dial with gilt text, lightning-bolt seconds hand, dauphine hour and minute hands. The original 1956-60 anti-magnetic 1000-gauss reference.)
02:53, 25 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 218238 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date II 218238 — 41mm 18k yellow gold, champagne diamond dial, fluted bezel, President bracelet. The first 41mm Day-Date case (2008-2015).)
21:22, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 6541 hero.webp (Rolex Milgauss 6541 smooth-bezel US-market variant — honeycomb black dial, smooth fixed polished-steel bezel, "ROW" movement. Straight-on hero. Image via Monochrome.)
21:22, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 1019 hero.webp (Rolex Milgauss 1019 silver CERN non-lume dial — silver dial with black-infilled hand interiors, no tritium plots at the indices. Straight-on hero. Image via Monochrome.)
21:22, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 16600 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 — 40mm Oyster, black aluminum bezel, cal 3135. Straight-on hero with original Rolex box and tag in background. Image via Monochrome.)
21:22, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 116400 hero.webp (Rolex Milgauss 116400GV Z-Blue dial under the green Glace Verte sapphire crystal. Studio hero. Image via Monochrome.)
21:22, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 1803 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date 1803 — 36mm 18k yellow gold President, champagne stick-index dial, fluted bezel. Hero shot (replaces prior multi-watch Stella display). Image via Monochrome.)
21:14, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1803 dial.webp (Rolex Day-Date 1803 — 36mm yellow gold President, fluted bezel, the eighteen-year volume reference of the vintage Day-Date era. Image via Monochrome.)
21:14, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116400 z-blue.webp (116400GV Z-Blue dial under the green Glace Verte sapphire crystal — electric-blue zirconium-sunburst lacquer reads aqua / turquoise through the green tint. Image via Monochrome.)
21:14, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1019 cern-dial.webp (Silver CERN non-lume 1019 — silver dial with black-infilled hand interiors, no tritium plots at the indices, foot text "T SWISS T" despite the dial carrying no actual tritium. Image via Monochrome.)
21:14, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 cern.webp (Non-luminous CERN-spec dial — tritium plots omitted to remove scintillation background near sensitive measurement equipment. Image via Monochrome.)
21:14, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 smooth-bezel.webp (Smooth fixed polished-steel bezel — the US-market 6541 variant with "ROW" movement stamp. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 phillips-record.webp (Honeycomb gilt 6541 — the Phillips Geneva XVII May 2023 record example (case 412'399, CHF 2,238,000). Image via Monochrome / Phillips.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116600 ceramic-detail.webp (Cerachrom ceramic bezel insert with platinum-coated graduations — the 116600 signature feature against the aluminum-bezel 16600. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16660 comex-dial.webp (COMEX 16660 dial — COMEX logo above 6 o'clock, issue number engraved deep on the caseback exterior. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16660 mk1-matte.webp (Triple Six 16660 MK1 matte "Pallettoni" dial — Beyeler-supplied painted tritium plots, no white-gold surrounds. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1665 great-white.webp (Great White 1665 — single line of white print, depth rating on the second line, Mk 0 through Mk 4 typography evolution. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1665 patent-pending-caseback.webp (Patent Pending caseback — hand-engraved "OYSTER GAS ESCAPE VALVE / PATENT PENDING" in parentheses-style layout. Image via Monochrome.)
21:13, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1665 single-red.webp (Single Red Sea-Dweller (SRSD) — the rarest 1665 dial generation, fewer than a dozen confirmed surviving examples. Image via Phillips / Monochrome.)
21:06, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 218238 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date II 218238 — 41mm yellow gold, 2010 example. Image via Monochrome / Watch Club London.)
21:06, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 18038 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date 18038 silver dial — first sapphire-crystal Day-Date generation. Image via Monochrome.)
21:06, 24 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6510 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date 6510 / 6511 originals-era — first generation Day-Date, 1956. Image via Monochrome.)
00:47, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 1019 hero.webp (Rolex Milgauss 1019 "Black Swan" gloss-black dial example (Phillips Geneva Watch Auction Six 2017 lot 196 — case 1985480 mvt M209980). Hero image.)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 118238 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date 118238 champagne dial 18k yellow gold President hero; source Wikimedia Commons)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1803 hero.webp (Rolex Day-Date 1803 Lacquered Stella dial hero; source Wikimedia Commons)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16600 hev detail.webp (Sea-Dweller helium escape valve case-flank detail; source Wikimedia Commons)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 16600 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 16600 hero; source Wikimedia Commons)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116400 gv dial.webp (Rolex Milgauss 116400GV dial close-up under Glace Verte crystal; source Wikimedia Commons)
00:44, 18 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 116400 hero.webp (Rolex Milgauss 116400GV — Glace Verte green sapphire crystal hero; source Wikimedia Commons)
06:22, 17 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116400 hero.webp ([Reference 116400GV] c.2014. Source: Rolex press image of the 116400GV Milgauss with Z-Blue dial, green-tinted sapphire crystal, and orange lightning-bolt seconds hand, reproduced in Brice Goulard's Milgauss history on Monochrome-Watches (2025). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
06:22, 17 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1019 hero.webp ([Reference 1019] c.1968. Source: auction-house lot photography of a second-generation Milgauss 1019 with silver brushed dial, applied baton markers, and straight seconds hand (no lightning bolt), via Brice Goulard's Milgauss history on Monochrome-Watches (2025). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
06:22, 17 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6541 hero.webp ([Reference 6541] c.1958. Source: Phillips Geneva Watch Auction lot photography of a first-generation Milgauss with black honeycomb dial, lightning-bolt seconds hand, rotating bezel with red triangle, and riveted Oyster bracelet, via Brice Goulard's Milgauss history on Monochrome-Watches (2025). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
06:22, 17 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Milgauss vintage poster.webp ([Milgauss family] c.1960. Source: period Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss campaign image (stylized atomic-orbit graphic paired with CERN control-room photograph), reproduced in Brice Goulard's Milgauss history on Monochrome-Watches (2025). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
05:19, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Ref 1665 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 1665 Double Red Mk II — hero image; source: moyerfinejewelers.com)
03:56, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Sea-dweller vintage poster.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 magazine advertisement, 1979. "Why the Rolex Sea Dweller never gets the bends." Period print ad placed by Rolex featuring T. Walker Lloyd narration and Double Red 1665 hero photo. Source: 1979 Rolex magazine advertisement (original Rolex print campaign). Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
03:56, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116600 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000 Ref. 116600, c.2014, 40mm Maxi case, Cerachrom black bezel, Maxi dial "SEA-DWELLER 4000ft = 1220m", Cal. 3135. Three-year production 2014-2017. Source: Sotheby's Important Watches I, 2024 lot. Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
03:56, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16600 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 'COMEX' Ref. 16600, c.1997, issued to legendary saturation diver Theo Mavrostomos (HYDRA X 701m record). Cal. 3135, 4-line dial with COMEX signature. Source: Phillips New York Watch Auction XII, Lot 89 (NY080125), essay by Logan Baker. Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
03:56, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 16660 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller 'Triple Six' Ref. 16660, c.1984, 4-line dial "SEA DWELLER 4000ft - 1220m", Cal. 3035, sapphire crystal, no Cyclops. Source: Sotheby's Important Watches: Part I, 2024 lot. Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
03:56, 16 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 1665 hero.webp (Rolex Sea-Dweller Ref. 1665 'Double Red' (DRSD), c.1970s, tropical brown gilt dial, 4-line red "SEA-DWELLER SUBMARINER 2000" text. Source: Sotheby's editorial article 'Rolex Sea-Dweller: The Ultimate Guide to the Deep-Sea Diving Icon'. Sourced for documentary use on BezelBase reference wiki.)
05:19, 15 May 2026 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 116508 hero.webp (Rolex Daytona 116508 yellow gold hero)