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24 August 2026
| 05:30 | Main Page diffhist −103 Admin talk contribs (Refresh featured watch (weekly rotation) + recently-updated (from RecentChanges)) | ||||
| 00:01 | Reference:Movements diffhist +383 Admin talk contribs (Add guarded early Oyster caliber attributions) | ||||
| 00:01 | Reference:Serial-numbers diffhist +133 Admin talk contribs (Link audited early Oyster references in hallmark guidance) | ||||
23 August 2026
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23:30 | Reference:bubbleback 5 changes history +1,663 [Admin (5×)] | |||
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23:30 (cur | prev) +369 Admin talk contribs (Add reference 3009 and winding contradiction to early Oyster index) | ||||
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22:59 (cur | prev) +356 Admin talk contribs (Add manual-wind reference 2784 to early Oyster index) | ||||
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22:49 (cur | prev) +299 Admin talk contribs (Add manual-wind reference 1873 to early Oyster index) | ||||
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22:43 (cur | prev) +296 Admin talk contribs (Add manual-wind reference 2765 to early Oyster index) | ||||
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22:38 (cur | prev) +343 Admin talk contribs (Add provisional reference 2240 evidence to Bubbleback index) | ||||
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23:30 | Reference:3009 2 changes history −2,746 [Admin (2×)] | |||
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23:30 (cur | prev) −5,709 Admin talk contribs (Correct 3009 winding contradiction, Cal. 700 attribution, and auction record) | ||||
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18:24 (cur | prev) +2,963 Admin talk contribs (Fact correction (incomplete-search audit): add three documented lots the auction table omitted - Heritage 5309/54137 (case 56568, 14K pink gold) which the body already cited, and two Antiquorum Hong Kong lots (case 46704 24-hour dial, case 474700 catalogued Oyster Perpetual but described manual-wind, dated circa 1959); correct Bonhams 25397 to 19 Sep 2019 / not sold; add 14K pink gold to the materials list and the 24-hour dial to the dial map (five configurations to six); drop untraceable cas...) | ||||
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23:00 | Reference:2784 6 changes history −5,544 [Admin (6×)] | |||
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23:00 (cur | prev) −30 Admin talk contribs (Text audit: clarify model labels and case-number captions) | ||||
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22:58 (cur | prev) −7,936 Admin talk contribs (Correct 2784 auction corpus, Cal. 59 attribution, and Solar Aqua evidence) | ||||
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19:28 (cur | prev) +14 Admin talk contribs (Correct false claim: 6694 is not the last manual-wind Rolex ever made (Cal. 7040 Cellini Prince ran to 2014); see CLAUDE.md 2026-08-23 correction) | ||||
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18:28 (cur | prev) +93 Admin talk contribs (Sync Core-facts and caption to corrected prose: no plated 2784 confirmed, the plated watch is a companion piece in a two-watch lot (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)) | ||||
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18:16 (cur | prev) +41 Admin talk contribs (Lint fix: link the breadcrumb family to Reference:oyster-perpetual) | ||||
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18:15 (cur | prev) +2,274 Admin talk contribs (Fact correction (incomplete-search audit): add the Antiquorum Monaco Oyster Raleigh (case 126474, dated 1941) and Christie's 5650 lot 15 (case 127947) - two documented lots the auction table omitted; correct the Antiquorum Viceroy result to the CHF 3,500 the lot page prints, not an aggregator's USD conversion; cut the unsourced Eaton's-1943 Solar Aqua inscription and the claim that a 2784 was sold as a Solar Aqua (Analog/Shift attaches no reference number, Antiquorum's only Solar Aqua is ref...) | ||||
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22:49 | Reference:1873 3 changes history +106 [Admin (3×)] | |||
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22:49 (cur | prev) −3,482 Admin talk contribs (Correct 1873 corpus, caseback scope, and 1937 gold example) | ||||
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18:21 (cur | prev) +124 Admin talk contribs (Sync Core-facts table to corrected prose: case materials, movement count, and case numbers (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)) | ||||
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18:17 (cur | prev) +3,464 Admin talk contribs (Corpus-completeness audit: correct false "nothing at Bonhams" claim, add 2 Bonhams lots incl. 9K gold London-hallmarked 1937 example, 2 case numbers, movement no., 2 realised prices, add SEO block + breadcrumb) | ||||
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22:43 | Reference:2765 3 changes history +1,866 [Admin (3×)] | |||
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22:43 (cur | prev) −5,081 Admin talk contribs (Correct 2765 caseback evidence, catalogue labels, and Milan result) | ||||
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18:20 (cur | prev) +73 Admin talk contribs (Sync Core-facts table to corrected prose: dial designations and documented-example count (per 2026-08-23 re-audit)) | ||||
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18:11 (cur | prev) +6,874 Admin talk contribs (Corpus-completeness audit: correct false "nothing at Bonhams" claim, add 7 Bonhams lots (5 watches), case numbers, Gammeter/Observatory designations, add SEO block + breadcrumb) | ||||
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22:37 | Reference:2240 2 changes history −5,508 [Admin (2×)] | |||
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22:37 (cur | prev) −5,862 Admin talk contribs (Correct 2240 auction corpus, provisional Bubbleback attribution, and SCOC chronology) | ||||
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19:58 (cur | prev) +354 Admin talk contribs (Add missing SEO block (metadata only, no reader-content change)) | ||||
| 20:14 | Reference:2136 diffhist +679 Admin talk contribs (Fold production-span/total uncertainty inline per CLAUDE.md rule 9; resolves dangling "see below" in Core facts) | ||||
| 20:13 | Reference:3139 diffhist +419 Admin talk contribs (Cleanup: remove Chevalier mis-citation, fold/remove research-meta sections per CLAUDE.md rules 7 and 9) | ||||
| 20:13 | Reference:3131 diffhist +233 Admin talk contribs (Cleanup: remove Chevalier mis-citation, fold/remove research-meta sections per CLAUDE.md rules 7 and 9) | ||||
| 20:13 | Reference:3065 diffhist +272 Admin talk contribs (Cleanup: remove Chevalier mis-citation, fold/remove research-meta sections per CLAUDE.md rules 7 and 9) | ||||
| 20:13 | Reference:3595 diffhist +33 Admin talk contribs (Cleanup: restore author attribution on Field Manual first mention per CLAUDE.md rule 7) | ||||
| 20:13 | Reference:3003 diffhist +344 Admin talk contribs (Cleanup: remove Chevalier mis-citation, fold/remove research-meta sections per CLAUDE.md rules 7 and 9) | ||||
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N 20:00 | Reference:6694 2 changes history +31,209 [Admin (2×)] | |||
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20:00 (cur | prev) −71 Admin talk contribs (Remove duplicate auto-resolved hero image (thin third-party caption) — the properly-sourced and captioned hero from the image-sourcing pass is the correct one) | ||||
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19:59 (cur | prev) +31,280 Admin talk contribs (Import reference 6694 article) | |||
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19:59 | (Upload log) [Admin (18×)] | |||
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19:59 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 hero.jpeg (Reference 6694 — hero. Source: tropicalwatch.com) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 with 6426.webp (The Oyster 6426 and the Oysterdate 6694 offered together in a single lot, catalogued "ROLEX, REF. 6426/ 6694, OYSTER AND OYSTERDATE, STEEL". Source: Antiquorum, Geneva sale 333 lot 127, 8 November 2020.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 tropical dial.webp (Rolex 6694 with a tropical gilt dial, circa 1962, case 828496, caliber 1225, on a riveted 7205 bracelet with 61 end links. The gilt printing has turned brown with age. Source: Antiquorum, Hong Kong sale 343 lot 323.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 steel and gold.webp (Rolex 6694 in steel with a gold fluted bezel and a roulette date wheel, case 476522, catalogued with a 17-jewel manual movement. Source: Bonhams, auction 26686 lot 110.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 pink gold capped.webp (Pink gold capped Rolex 6694 with a black galvanic dial, 1962, movement 33000, caliber 1225. Source: Antiquorum, sale 377 lot 459.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 new old stock.webp (New old stock Rolex 6694, case 7162599, with the green and gold Rolex foil hang sticker reading 6694 still on the caseback. Source: Antiquorum, Geneva sale 368 lot 103, 11 May 2024.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 movement.webp (Manual-wind caliber 1225 in a Rolex 6694, case 828496, with the screw-down caseback removed and set beside it. No rotor and no automatic winding bridge. Source: Antiquorum, Hong Kong sale 343 lot 323.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 mickey mouse dial.webp (Rolex 6694 with a later applied Mickey Mouse dial, circa 1966. Catalogued by the house as a customised dial rather than factory work. Source: Bonhams, auction 28516 lot 34.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 hero.webp (Rolex Oysterdate Precision reference 6694 in stainless steel, circa 1968, case 1840635, caliber 1225, inside caseback date coded II.68, on a riveted 7205 Oyster bracelet with a folding clasp stamped 4 68. Source: Bonhams, auction 31977 lot 72.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 caseback.webp (Flat screw-down caseback of a Rolex 6694, case 2 083 433, circa 1969, on its Oyster bracelet and folding clasp. Source: Bonhams, auction 26435 lot 12.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 blue dial.webp (Blue-dial Rolex 6694, circa 1971, case 2730705, caliber 1225, on a folded 7835 bracelet with 357 end links. Source: Antiquorum, sale 372 lot 469.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 black dial.webp (Black-dial Rolex 6694, case 2943776, sold with its dated guarantee and swing tag. The lot is titled "AUTOMATIC" while its own movement field reads 17-jewel manual wind. Source: Bonhams, auction 29501 lot 2132.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 Yemen dial.webp (Rolex 6694 carrying the coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic, 1975, caliber 1225. Phillips notes the arms shown are those used from 1974 to 1990, correct for the date of the watch. Source: Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO, 31 May 2016, lot 31.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 Tiffany dial.webp (Rolex 6694 retailed by Tiffany & Co. with the retailer's signature on the dial, sold with its original Tiffany box. Source: Antiquorum, Forte dei Marmi sale 340 lot 87, 26 June 2021.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 Sheikh Abdullah dial.webp (Rolex 6694 with a black lacquer dial and gilt Arabic graphics, made for Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 1965, caliber 1215. Source: Phillips, Hong Kong Watch Auction: TWO, 31 May 2016, lot 215.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 Saudi Fund dial.webp (Rolex 6694 with a special-order champagne dial carrying The Saudi Fund for Development logo, case 1029790, 1964, caliber 1225, on a Jubilee bracelet. Source: Bonhams, auction 25232 lot 867.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 Qatar dial.webp (Rolex 6694 with a special-order champagne dial carrying the State of Qatar emblem, case 3787963, 1974, caliber 1225. Source: Bonhams, auction 25232 lot 866.) | ||||
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19:50 Admin talk contribs uploaded File:Ref 6694 1959 example.webp (Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6694, catalogued circa 1959, case 476635, caliber 1215, movement N17084 — the earliest example whose case number agrees with its catalogue date. Source: Bonhams, auction 31990 lot 51.) | ||||