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Admin uploaded File:Ref 116508 hero.webp Reference 116508 Cosmograph Daytona, 40mm yellow gold Oyster case and bracelet, engraved yellow gold tachymetre bezel, green sundust dial (116508-0013, the so-called 'John Mayer' variant), calibre 4130. Source: Sotheby's, 'Daytona John Mayer, Reference 116508 A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 2023', Important Watches: Part I, Geneva, lot GE2304. Sourced for documentary use on the BezelBase reference wiki.

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 The 116508 is the full yellow gold cal 4130 Daytona on a yellow gold Oyster bracelet, with an engraved 18k yellow gold tachymetre bezel — the 2016 successor to the [[Reference:116528|116528]] and the second-to-last engraved-gold-bezel yellow gold Daytona Rolex produced before the line moved to Cerachrom. Same 40mm case profile as the rest of the cal 4130 family, same vertical-clutch column-wheel chronograph, same 72-hour power reserve, executed in 18k yellow gold from end-link to bezel. The difference from the 116528 is a refreshed dial programme — Rolex used the 116508 launch to introduce the green sundust dial that John Mayer would single out three years later in his 2019 Hodinkee Talking Watches appearance, and the meteorite dial that joined the catalogue in 2021.
 The 116508 sits in the editorial scope on the same basis as the [[Reference:116500LN|116500LN]]: it is the gold-bracelet half of the cal 4130 generation, discontinued at the cal 4131 successor's launch, and now closed. Production ran from 2016 to 2023, when the 126508 took its place with the Cerachrom monobloc bezel that the steel 116500LN had carried since 2016 and the precious-metal references had picked up gradually in the years that followed.
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Reference:114200

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:22:20 GMT

Add 114200 Domino's detail image inline in Special branches (Christie's 21040 lot 136 catalogue photography)

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	=== Domino's Pizza 114200 ===		=== Domino's Pizza 114200 ===

			[[File:Ref 114200 dominos detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Rolex 114200 Dominos detail\|Rolex Air-King 114200 Dominos Pizza, dial logo + caseback commemorative engraving]]

	The Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program continued from the 5500 / 14000 era onto the 114200. Christie's "Jewels and Watches Online: La Dolce Vita" sale 21040 lot 136 (c.2013, case 96A51575, Cal 3130, full set with original box and papers) documents a 114200 Domino's example. The dial carries Explorer-style 3-6-9 Arabic numerals at three, six, and nine on a silvered ground, with the Domino's logo on a center bracelet link rather than on the dial itself, and the awardee's commemorative engraving on the caseback.		The Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program continued from the 5500 / 14000 era onto the 114200. Christie's "Jewels and Watches Online: La Dolce Vita" sale 21040 lot 136 (c.2013, case 96A51575, Cal 3130, full set with original box and papers) documents a 114200 Domino's example. The dial carries Explorer-style 3-6-9 Arabic numerals at three, six, and nine on a silvered ground, with the Domino's logo on a center bracelet link rather than on the dial itself, and the awardee's commemorative engraving on the caseback.

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Admin uploaded File:Ref 114200 dominos detail.webp Rolex Air-King 114200 Domino's Pizza c.2013 — detail view showing dial Domino's logo + caseback engraving with awardee's commemorative inscription. Source: Christie's "Jewels and Watches Online: La Dolce Vita" sale 21040 lot 136 catalogue photography (companion image to hero, lot ref 114200, case 96A51575, full set with original box and papers).

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Rolex Air-King 114200 Domino's Pizza c.2013 — detail view showing dial Domino's logo + caseback engraving with awardee's commemorative inscription. Source: Christie's "Jewels and Watches Online: La Dolce Vita" sale 21040 lot 136 catalogue photography (companion image to hero, lot ref 114200, case 96A51575, full set with original box and papers).

Reference:14000M

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:21:25 GMT

Add 14000M Domino's special-branch image inline (Sotheby's 2023 lot 662 catalogue photography)

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	=== Domino's Pizza 14000M ===		=== Domino's Pizza 14000M ===

			[[File:Ref 14000M dominos.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Rolex 14000M Domino's Pizza\|Rolex Air-King 14000M Domino's Pizza c.2007, retailer Schlanderer & Sons]]

	The Tom Monaghan Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program continued from the 14000 era directly into the 14000M era. Domino's 14000M examples are documented in the dealer market. The "tilted Domino's" full-color logo at six o'clock is the late-program variant — same configuration documented on the 14000 second-generation Domino's by Cameron Barr. The 14000M Domino's continues into the early-to-mid 2000s before the program winds down by the 114200 era.		The Tom Monaghan Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program continued from the 14000 era directly into the 14000M era. Domino's 14000M examples are documented in the dealer market. The "tilted Domino's" full-color logo at six o'clock is the late-program variant — same configuration documented on the 14000 second-generation Domino's by Cameron Barr. The 14000M Domino's continues into the early-to-mid 2000s before the program winds down by the 114200 era.

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Admin uploaded File:Ref 14000M dominos.webp Rolex Air-King 14000M Domino's Pizza c.2007 — silvered dial with Domino's logo at six, retailer Schlanderer & Sons (Ann Arbor MI), Cal 3130. Source: Sotheby's Fine Watches sale 20 March 2023 lot 662 catalogue photography. First major-house Domino's lot specifically on the 14000M generation.

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Rolex Air-King 14000M Domino's Pizza c.2007 — silvered dial with Domino's logo at six, retailer Schlanderer & Sons (Ann Arbor MI), Cal 3130. Source: Sotheby's Fine Watches sale 20 March 2023 lot 662 catalogue photography. First major-house Domino's lot specifically on the 14000M generation.

Reference:14000

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:20:33 GMT

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	=== AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 ===		=== AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 ===

			[[File:Ref 14000 acmilan.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Rolex 14000 AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75\|Rolex Air-King 14000 AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 — sunburst blue dial with AC Milan crest at three]]


	A documented limited-edition 14000 commemorates Associazione Calcio Milan's 1993/94 trophy double — the Champions League and Serie A wins of that season. Numbered 75-piece edition with sunburst blue dial carrying the AC Milan crest at three o'clock, caseback engraved "[number], Milan AC, 1993/94". Bonhams sale 27147 lot 227 documents example 52/75, originally purchased August 1995 — the strongest single anchor for the corporate-special-order branch on the 14000 outside the Domino's program. The AC Milan 14000 sits as a one-off football-club commemoration distinct from the broader corporate-incentive programs that produced Domino's, Pool Intairdril, and Winn-Dixie examples.		A documented limited-edition 14000 commemorates Associazione Calcio Milan's 1993/94 trophy double — the Champions League and Serie A wins of that season. Numbered 75-piece edition with sunburst blue dial carrying the AC Milan crest at three o'clock, caseback engraved "[number], Milan AC, 1993/94". Bonhams sale 27147 lot 227 documents example 52/75, originally purchased August 1995 — the strongest single anchor for the corporate-special-order branch on the 14000 outside the Domino's program. The AC Milan 14000 sits as a one-off football-club commemoration distinct from the broader corporate-incentive programs that produced Domino's, Pool Intairdril, and Winn-Dixie examples.

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Admin uploaded File:Ref 14000 acmilan.webp Rolex Air-King 14000 AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 — sunburst blue dial with AC Milan crest at three, caseback engraved "52, Milan AC, 1993/94" commemorating AC Milan's 1993/94 Champions League + Serie A double. Source: Bonhams sale 27147 lot 227 catalogue photography.

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Rolex Air-King 14000 AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 — sunburst blue dial with AC Milan crest at three, caseback engraved "52, Milan AC, 1993/94" commemorating AC Milan's 1993/94 Champions League + Serie A double. Source: Bonhams sale 27147 lot 227 catalogue photography.

Reference:14000

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:19:47 GMT

Add AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 special branch to 14000 — documented corporate-special-order from 1995 commemorating AC Milan 1993/94 Champions League + Serie A double, sunburst blue dial with AC Milan crest at 3, caseback engraved with edition number and Milan AC 1993/94. Bonhams 27147 lot 227 anchor.

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	The 14000 Domino's program represents the last Rolex corporate-gift commission on the Air-King line. The 14000M and 114200 successors were not Domino's-era references; the program wound down by the late 1990s before Rolex's catalogue moved past the 14000.		The 14000 Domino's program represents the last Rolex corporate-gift commission on the Air-King line. The 14000M and 114200 successors were not Domino's-era references; the program wound down by the late 1990s before Rolex's catalogue moved past the 14000.

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			=== AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 ===

			A documented limited-edition 14000 commemorates Associazione Calcio Milan's 1993/94 trophy double — the Champions League and Serie A wins of that season. Numbered 75-piece edition with sunburst blue dial carrying the AC Milan crest at three o'clock, caseback engraved "[number], Milan AC, 1993/94". Bonhams sale 27147 lot 227 documents example 52/75, originally purchased August 1995 — the strongest single anchor for the corporate-special-order branch on the 14000 outside the Domino's program. The AC Milan 14000 sits as a one-off football-club commemoration distinct from the broader corporate-incentive programs that produced Domino's, Pool Intairdril, and Winn-Dixie examples.

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Reference:114200

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:19:03 GMT

Source-density expansion: add 3 new sources to 114200 — Wind Vintage 114200 pink hour markers full-set (S2/A), Ross Povey Revolution piece on Air-King 14000-to-116900 transition (S2/A), Ross Povey The Rake syndicated companion (S2/B). Source count 8 → 11.

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	* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/jewels-watches-online-la-dolce-vita/rolex-oyster-perpetual-air-king-dominos-pizza-ref-114200-136/144839 "Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King Per Dominos Pizza Ref 114200", Christie's]		* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/jewels-watches-online-la-dolce-vita/rolex-oyster-perpetual-air-king-dominos-pizza-ref-114200-136/144839 "Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air King Per Dominos Pizza Ref 114200", Christie's]
	* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]		* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]
			* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-air-king-reference-114200-pink-hour-markers-unpolished-full-set Eric Wind, "Rolex Air-King Reference 114200 Pink Hour Markers Unpolished Full Set Wind Vintage", Wind Vintage]
			* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king/ Ross Povey, "The King is Dead Long Live The King — Air-King transition 14000-116900 Ross Povey Revolution", Revolution Watch, 2020]
			* [https://therake.com/default/stories/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king Ross Povey, "The King is Dead Long Live The King The Rake Povey syndicated", The Rake, 2020]


	[[Category:Air-King]]		[[Category:Air-King]]
	[[Category:Working Draft]]		[[Category:Working Draft]]

Reference:14000M

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:19:01 GMT

Source-density expansion: add 5 new sources to 14000M — Sotheby's 2023 Domino's 14000M lot 662 (S1/A first major-house Domino's on 14000M generation), Sotheby's blue-sunburst Buy Now (S1/B), Wind Vintage Winn-Dixie 10-year safe driver + black-dial unpolished (S2/A x2), Ross Povey Revolution (S2/A). Source count 8 → 13.

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	* [https://watchbase.com/rolex/caliber/3130 "Rolex Caliber 3130 Watchbase", Watchbase]		* [https://watchbase.com/rolex/caliber/3130 "Rolex Caliber 3130 Watchbase", Watchbase]
	* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]		* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]
			* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/fine-watches/air-king-dominos-pizza-reference-14000m-montre "Rolex Air-King Dominos Pizza Ref 14000M Schlanderer & Sons Retailer Sothebys Fine Watches Mar 2023", Sotheby's, 2023]
			* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/watches/rolex/_rolex-air-king-w-sunburst-blue-dial-9d1b "Rolex Air-King 14000M Sunburst Blue Dial Sothebys Buy Now", Sotheby's]
			* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-winn-dixie-air-king-reference-14000m-10-year-safe-driver Eric Wind, "Rolex Winn-Dixie Air-King Reference 14000M 10 Year Safe Driver Wind Vintage", Wind Vintage]
			* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-black-dial-air-king-reference-14000m-unpolished- Eric Wind, "Rolex Black Dial Air-King Reference 14000M Unpolished Wind Vintage", Wind Vintage]
			* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king/ Ross Povey, "The King is Dead Long Live The King — Air-King transition 14000-116900 Ross Povey Revolution", Revolution Watch, 2020]


	[[Category:Air-King]]		[[Category:Air-King]]
	[[Category:Working Draft]]		[[Category:Working Draft]]

Reference:14000

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:18:58 GMT

Source-density expansion: add 6 new sources to 14000 — Phillips HK 2026 Tiffany lot 8081 (S1/A), Bonhams AC Milan 52/75 limited edition (S1/A NEW BRANCH), Sotheby's 2020 salmon lot 8030 (S1/A), Christie's Discovering Time Domino's c.1991 (S1/A), Rago Arts 2022 Domino's lot 510 (S2/A), Ross Povey Revolution piece (S2/A). Source count 9 → 15.

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	* [https://www.hqmilton.com/ "Rolex Air-King 14000 with Tiffany and Co. signed papers 1991", HQ Milton]		* [https://www.hqmilton.com/ "Rolex Air-King 14000 with Tiffany and Co. signed papers 1991", HQ Milton]
	* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]		* [https://www.watch-wiki.net/doku.php?id=rolex_air-king "Rolex Air-King", Watch-Wiki]
			* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/230304 "Rolex Air-King Ref 14000 Tiffany & Co Glossy Black Dial Phillips HK 2026", Phillips, 2026]
			* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27147/lot/227/ "Rolex Air-King Precision Ref 14000 AC Milan Limited Edition 52/75 Bonhams", Bonhams]
			* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/watches-splendors-for-christmas/rolex-air-king-reference-14000-a-stainless-steel "Rolex Air-King Reference 14000 Salmon Dial Sothebys Watches Splendors for Christmas 2020", Sotheby's, 2020]
			* [https://onlineonly.christies.com.cn/s/watches-online-discovering-time/rolex-air-king-dominos-pizza-ref-14000-104/100872 "Rolex Air-King Dominos Pizza Ref 14000 Christies Discovering Time", Christie's]
			* [https://www.ragoarts.com/auctions/2022/02/interesting-timepieces/510 "Rolex Air-King Dominos Ref 14000 Rago Arts Interesting Timepieces Feb 2022", Rago Arts, 2022]
			* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king/ Ross Povey, "The King is Dead Long Live The King — Air-King transition 14000-116900 Ross Povey Revolution", Revolution Watch, 2020]


	[[Category:Air-King]]		[[Category:Air-King]]
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Reference:6552

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:12:11 GMT

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	The 6552 is the first automatic Air-King — a four-year reference (1953–1957) that sits between the hand-wound 4925 and the long-running 5500. Inside the case is Cal 1030, Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED. The dial reads AIR-KING / SUPER PRECISION rather than the chronometer-rated OYSTER PERPETUAL text the contemporary Submariner and Explorer carried, even though the movement underneath was being adjusted to chronometer grade. The 6552 is where the Air-King first becomes the entry-tier Rolex with a flagship-tier movement underneath.		The 6552 is the first automatic Air-King — a four-year reference (1953–1957) that sits between the hand-wound 4925 and the long-running 5500. Inside the case is Cal 1030, Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED. The dial reads AIR-KING / SUPER PRECISION rather than the chronometer-rated OYSTER PERPETUAL text the contemporary Submariner and Explorer carried, even though the movement underneath was being adjusted to chronometer grade. The 6552 is where the Air-King first becomes the entry-tier Rolex with a flagship-tier movement underneath.

	The reference is rare at major-house auction. Antiquorum's Mondani Collection lot 108-89 (Geneva, 14 May 2006~~, hammer CHF 7,080~~) is the strongest single anchor; Dorotheum, Monaco Legend Group, and a handful of European weekly sales round out a documented record of four named-house lots in total. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no standalone 6552 catalogue lot in the auction record through 2025 — the 5500 absorbs the major-house attention, and the four-year production window left fewer 6552s in circulation to anchor headline essay material.		The reference is rare at major-house auction. Antiquorum's Mondani Collection lot 108-89 (Geneva, 14 May 2006) is the strongest single anchor; Dorotheum, Monaco Legend Group, and a handful of European weekly sales round out a documented record of four named-house lots in total. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no standalone 6552 catalogue lot in the auction record through 2025 — the 5500 absorbs the major-house attention, and the four-year production window left fewer 6552s in circulation to anchor headline essay material.

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Reference:14000

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:11:42 GMT

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	=== 3-6-9 Explorer dial ===		=== 3-6-9 Explorer dial ===

	The 5500's most-loved layout carries over to the 14000. Black or silvered ground, 3-6-9 Arabic numerals at three, six, and nine, baton or dagger indices at the other hours, often in matte rather than gloss finish. The 3-6-9 14000 sits as the modern continuation of the same dial language that drove the 5500's gilt-Explorer auction ~~prices into the CHF 30,000+ range~~; on the 14000 it trades at a moderate premium to the standard configuration but well below those vintage 5500 numbers.		The 5500's most-loved layout carries over to the 14000. Black or silvered ground, 3-6-9 Arabic numerals at three, six, and nine, baton or dagger indices at the other hours, often in matte rather than gloss finish. The 3-6-9 14000 sits as the modern continuation of the same dial language that drove the 5500's gilt-Explorer auction record; on the 14000 it trades at a moderate premium to the standard configuration but well below those vintage 5500 numbers.

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Reference:5700

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:11:40 GMT

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Reference:5520

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:11:38 GMT

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	The 5520 is the longest-running gold-capped Air-King — 1974 to 1986, 34mm Oyster case with 40 microns of yellow gold electroplated over a steel base. Cal 1520 throughout, "PRECISION" dial text, baton/stick markers and hands. The 5520 sits separate from the earlier gold-capped 5502 / 5506 pair (1958–1965, Cal 1530, "Super Precision" dial, alpha hands) and from the solid-gold Rolesor 5501 (1959–1986, solid 18k yellow gold bezel and crown). Where the 5501 carries actual gold construction, the 5520 carries an electroplated finish — meaningfully cheaper to manufacture, meaningfully cheaper at retail, and meaningfully cheaper on the secondary market.		The 5520 is the longest-running gold-capped Air-King — 1974 to 1986, 34mm Oyster case with 40 microns of yellow gold electroplated over a steel base. Cal 1520 throughout, "PRECISION" dial text, baton/stick markers and hands. The 5520 sits separate from the earlier gold-capped 5502 / 5506 pair (1958–1965, Cal 1530, "Super Precision" dial, alpha hands) and from the solid-gold Rolesor 5501 (1959–1986, solid 18k yellow gold bezel and crown). Where the 5501 carries actual gold construction, the 5520 carries an electroplated finish — meaningfully cheaper to manufacture, meaningfully cheaper at retail, and meaningfully cheaper on the secondary market.

	Inside the 5520's run sits a defined collector branch: the Domino's Pizza "Golden Egg" 5520. The 1980s Domino's Olympic Award incentive program commissioned 5520 examples carrying the Domino's logo — distinct from the much more common 5500 Domino's pieces that ran across the broader sales-incentive programs. The 5520 Domino's is rarer than the 5500 Domino's and trades at premium. The Antiquorum Mondani Collection sale (Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 108-188, 5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) is the cleanest documented 5520 sale ~~at hammer CHF 3,776~~ — a clean reference example without the Domino's branch premium.		Inside the 5520's run sits a defined collector branch: the Domino's Pizza "Golden Egg" 5520. The 1980s Domino's Olympic Award incentive program commissioned 5520 examples carrying the Domino's logo — distinct from the much more common 5500 Domino's pieces that ran across the broader sales-incentive programs. The 5520 Domino's is rarer than the 5500 Domino's and trades at premium. The Antiquorum Mondani Collection sale (Geneva 14 May 2006, lot 108-188, 5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) is the cleanest documented 5520 sale — a clean reference example without the Domino's branch premium; hammer detail in the Historical market and auction record table below.

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Reference:14000M

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	== Case and construction ==		== Case and construction ==

	34mm × approximately 11.2mm × 43mm L2L stainless steel three-piece Oyster — case middle, threaded caseback, threaded crown. The case profile is ~~essentially~~ identical to the 14000 — same envelope, same case middle, same lug architecture, same finishing. Lugs are 19mm with non-drilled spring-bar holes. The bezel is fixed and steel and smooth (the engine-turned bezel sibling lives on the 14010M reference).		34mm × approximately 11.2mm × 43mm L2L stainless steel three-piece Oyster — case middle, threaded caseback, threaded crown. The case profile is almost identical to the 14000 — same envelope, same case middle, same lug architecture, same finishing. Lugs are 19mm with non-drilled spring-bar holes. The bezel is fixed and steel and smooth (the engine-turned bezel sibling lives on the 14010M reference).

	The crystal is sapphire, period-standard. The crown is Twinlock screw-down. Water resistance is rated at 100m, unchanged from 14000.		The crystal is sapphire, period-standard. The crown is Twinlock screw-down. Water resistance is rated at 100m, unchanged from 14000.

Reference:14000

Admin — Sat, 02 May 2026 05:15:31 GMT

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	The Cal 3000 is not COSC chronometer rated. The dial on every 14000 reads "PRECISION" — the same line the late Cal 1520 5500s carried. The non-COSC status is what keeps the 14000 in the Air-King's traditional entry-tier role; the contemporary Submariner 14060 (also Cal 3000, also non-COSC at first) ran the same way until COSC certification was added to the 14060M in 2001. The Air-King line waited longer — the 14000M (Cal 3130) succeeded the 14000 in 2000 still without COSC; the 114200 (Cal 3130 with COSC) in 2007 is the first chronometer-rated Air-King in the line's history.		The Cal 3000 is not COSC chronometer rated. The dial on every 14000 reads "PRECISION" — the same line the late Cal 1520 5500s carried. The non-COSC status is what keeps the 14000 in the Air-King's traditional entry-tier role; the contemporary Submariner 14060 (also Cal 3000, also non-COSC at first) ran the same way until COSC certification was added to the 14060M in 2001. The Air-King line waited longer — the 14000M (Cal 3130) succeeded the 14000 in 2000 still without COSC; the 114200 (Cal 3130 with COSC) in 2007 is the first chronometer-rated Air-King in the line's history.

	The Cal 3000's architectural relationship to the Cal 3130 is incremental rather than fundamental. The 3130 (1999/2000 onward) bumps to 31 jewels and adds the Parachrom hairspring (later 3130 examples). Both calibers share the same 28,800 vph base, the same hack feature, the same bidirectional self-winding architecture. The 14000-to-14000M cutover is closer in spirit to a running update than to a generational handoff — the case envelope, dial conventions, and bracelet stay ~~essentially~~ identical across the boundary; what changes is the movement plate underneath.		The Cal 3000's architectural relationship to the Cal 3130 is incremental rather than fundamental. The 3130 (1999/2000 onward) bumps to 31 jewels and adds the Parachrom hairspring (later 3130 examples). Both calibers share the same 28,800 vph base, the same hack feature, the same bidirectional self-winding architecture. The 14000-to-14000M cutover is closer in spirit to a running update than to a generational handoff — the case envelope, dial conventions, and bracelet stay almost identical across the boundary; what changes is the movement plate underneath.

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Reference:5520

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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	The 1974 introduction year and 1986 retirement come from RolexMagazine (Jake Ehrlich), Robb Report, and secondary aggregators — three sources that converge on the 12-year 1974–1986 catalog window. Antiquorum Mondani Collection lot 108-188 (5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) sits in the middle of this window and confirms the catalog dates with serial-number evidence. No documented 5520 dated post-1986 has surfaced ~~in the corpus~~.		The 1974 introduction year and 1986 retirement come from RolexMagazine (Jake Ehrlich), Robb Report, and secondary aggregators — three sources that converge on the 12-year 1974–1986 catalog window. Antiquorum Mondani Collection lot 108-188 (5520/1024, case 7,473,941, 1983 production) sits in the middle of this window and confirms the catalog dates with serial-number evidence. No documented 5520 dated post-1986 has surfaced.

	Some sources (Marcus Siems, Monochrome paraphrase) suggest a late-1960s introduction for the 5520 — pushing the launch back by approximately 5–8 years from the catalog evidence. The late-1960s reading is uncorroborated by named-byline editorial citing specific catalog dates; the 1974 introduction ~~stands as~~ the canonical anchor and the Antiquorum dated examples support 1974+ rather than late-1960s production.		Some sources (Marcus Siems, Monochrome paraphrase) suggest a late-1960s introduction for the 5520 — pushing the launch back by approximately 5–8 years from the catalog evidence. The late-1960s reading is uncorroborated by named-byline editorial citing specific catalog dates; the 1974 introduction is the canonical anchor and the Antiquorum dated examples support 1974+ rather than late-1960s production.

	Total production output is not published. The 5520 is meaningfully scarcer than the 5500 across the secondary market — the 12-year window is shorter than the 5500's parallel-running 32-year span, the gold-capped pricing premium narrowed the buyer base, and the Domino's branch (which drove substantial 5500 production) was concentrated on the 5500 rather than the 5520. The 5520 surfaces at major-house auction primarily through Antiquorum sales; Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams have light documented coverage on the 5520 specifically.		Total production output is not published. The 5520 is meaningfully scarcer than the 5500 across the secondary market — the 12-year window is shorter than the 5500's parallel-running 32-year span, the gold-capped pricing premium narrowed the buyer base, and the Domino's branch (which drove substantial 5500 production) was concentrated on the 5500 rather than the 5520. The 5520 surfaces at major-house auction primarily through Antiquorum sales; Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Bonhams have light documented coverage on the 5520 specifically.

Reference:6552

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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	The 6552 closes the ~~foundational~~ vintage Air-King trilogy. The 4925 (1945) introduced the Air-King name on a hand-wound 34mm Oyster. The 6552 (1953) carried the same case envelope forward but replaced the Cal 10½ Hunter with the bidirectional Cal 1030 — Rolex's first in-house designed chronometer-grade automatic caliber. The 5500 (1957) inherits the case again and runs Cal 1530 then 1520 across 32 years. The architecture handoff at each step is the same: keep the 34mm Oyster, swap the movement.		The 6552 closes the founding vintage Air-King trilogy. The 4925 (1945) introduced the Air-King name on a hand-wound 34mm Oyster. The 6552 (1953) carried the same case envelope forward but replaced the Cal 10½ Hunter with the bidirectional Cal 1030 — Rolex's first in-house designed chronometer-grade automatic caliber. The 5500 (1957) inherits the case again and runs Cal 1530 then 1520 across 32 years. The architecture handoff at each step is the same: keep the 34mm Oyster, swap the movement.

	The 6552's Cal 1030 sits at the centre of an architecturally important moment. The same caliber powers the contemporary 6534 / 6536 small-crown Submariner (1955–58), the 6610 Explorer (1955–59), and the 6202 Turn-O-Graph at the end of its production. These four references — 6552 Air-King, 6536 Submariner, 6610 Explorer, 6202 Turn-O-Graph — share the Cal 1030's architecture and run roughly in parallel through the mid-1950s. The 6552 is the Air-King's only true Cal 1030 reference; by the 5500's introduction in 1957 the line is already moving onto the Cal 1530 / 1520 era.		The 6552's Cal 1030 sits at the centre of an architecturally important moment. The same caliber powers the contemporary 6534 / 6536 small-crown Submariner (1955–58), the 6610 Explorer (1955–59), and the 6202 Turn-O-Graph at the end of its production. These four references — 6552 Air-King, 6536 Submariner, 6610 Explorer, 6202 Turn-O-Graph — share the Cal 1030's architecture and run roughly in parallel through the mid-1950s. The 6552 is the Air-King's only true Cal 1030 reference; by the 5500's introduction in 1957 the line is already moving onto the Cal 1530 / 1520 era.

Reference:4365

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	The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.		The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.

	Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the auction record. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The Goldammer side-by-side photograph carries more weight ~~in the corpus~~ than any single auction-house lot.		Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the auction record. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The Goldammer side-by-side photograph carries more weight than any single auction-house lot.

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Reference:4499

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	The 4499 is the 1946-launched running mate to the [[Reference:4925\|4925]] Air-King. Same Cal 10½ Hunter movement family, same 34mm Bubbleback Oyster case architecture, same OYSTER PERPETUAL AIR-KING dial conventions — produced in parallel with the 4925 across the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, with both retiring around 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the automatic Cal 1030. The consensus framing across Marcus Siems, Monochrome, and secondary aggregators reads the 4499 as "the 17-jewel upgrade running mate to the 15-jewel 4925" — implying a clean jewel-count generational refresh between the two references. The auction record is messier: Bonhams 2012 lot 132 documents a 15-jewel 1946 4499 with sub-seconds layout, suggesting the earliest 1946 4499 production carried the older sub-seconds dial language and the same 15-jewel movement before transitioning to centre-seconds and 17 jewels later that year.		The 4499 is the 1946-launched running mate to the [[Reference:4925\|4925]] Air-King. Same Cal 10½ Hunter movement family, same 34mm Bubbleback Oyster case architecture, same OYSTER PERPETUAL AIR-KING dial conventions — produced in parallel with the 4925 across the late 1940s and into the early 1950s, with both retiring around 1953 when the 6552 takes over with the automatic Cal 1030. The consensus framing across Marcus Siems, Monochrome, and secondary aggregators reads the 4499 as "the 17-jewel upgrade running mate to the 15-jewel 4925" — implying a clean jewel-count generational refresh between the two references. The auction record is messier: Bonhams 2012 lot 132 documents a 15-jewel 1946 4499 with sub-seconds layout, suggesting the earliest 1946 4499 production carried the older sub-seconds dial language and the same 15-jewel movement before transitioning to centre-seconds and 17 jewels later that year.

	The 4499 also surfaces with the cleanest documented Serpico y Laino retailer-signed Air-King in the auction record. A specialist-dealer record catalogues a 1946 example (serial 420942) with the Caracas retailer's signature on the dial — confirming the 4499's distribution into the Venezuelan retail channel that supplied multiple Rolex references through the late 1940s and 1950s. The Serpico y Laino 4499 is not the only retailer-signed example to surface in the broader Air-King line (5500, 6565, 1803 all carry Serpico y Laino dials in dealer ~~corpus~~), but it is the documented anchor for the convention on the 4499 specifically.		The 4499 also surfaces with the cleanest documented Serpico y Laino retailer-signed Air-King in the auction record. A specialist-dealer record catalogues a 1946 example (serial 420942) with the Caracas retailer's signature on the dial — confirming the 4499's distribution into the Venezuelan retail channel that supplied multiple Rolex references through the late 1940s and 1950s. The Serpico y Laino 4499 is not the only retailer-signed example to surface in the broader Air-King line (5500, 6565, 1803 all carry Serpico y Laino dials in the dealer market), but it is the documented anchor for the convention on the 4499 specifically.

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	The 1946 launch year is consensus across Marcus Siems' Air-King family history (September 2025), Monochrome (Erik Slaven, January 2025), secondary aggregators, Rescapement, and Watch-Wiki. Bonhams 2012 lot 132 (case 398xxx, c.1946) sits at the start of the production window with the earliest documented 4499 examples carrying serial numbers in the 398xxx range. Bonhams 2024 lot 100 (case 674281, c.1948) and Bonhams 2024 lot 94 (case 673843, c.1948) cluster the mid-production examples in the 674xxx range — consistent with two-year production through the late 1940s.		The 1946 launch year is consensus across Marcus Siems' Air-King family history (September 2025), Monochrome (Erik Slaven, January 2025), secondary aggregators, Rescapement, and Watch-Wiki. Bonhams 2012 lot 132 (case 398xxx, c.1946) sits at the start of the production window with the earliest documented 4499 examples carrying serial numbers in the 398xxx range. Bonhams 2024 lot 100 (case 674281, c.1948) and Bonhams 2024 lot 94 (case 673843, c.1948) cluster the mid-production examples in the 674xxx range — consistent with two-year production through the late 1940s.

	The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957) takes the line forward with the automatic Cal 1030. No documented 4499 dated post-1953 has surfaced ~~in the corpus~~.		The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957) takes the line forward with the automatic Cal 1030. No documented 4499 dated post-1953 has surfaced.

	The Cal 10½ Hunter jewel count requires careful attention. The consensus framing reads the 4499 as a clean 17-jewel running update from the 15-jewel 4925 — implying the 4499 launched in 1946 with 17 jewels. Bonhams 2012 lot 132 contradicts this: a c.1946 4499 with case 398xxx and a 15-jewel Cal 10½ Hunter movement, with sub-seconds at six rather than the centre-seconds layout the consensus narrative attaches to the 4499. The Bonhams 2012 lot suggests the earliest 1946 4499 production transitioned both jewel count (15j → 17j) and dial layout (sub-seconds → centre-seconds) within the first year of production. The Marcus Siems / Monochrome / secondary-aggregator consensus narrative treats the 4499 as already-17j-and-already-centre-seconds at launch, which the auction record does not support for the very earliest examples.		The Cal 10½ Hunter jewel count requires careful attention. The consensus framing reads the 4499 as a clean 17-jewel running update from the 15-jewel 4925 — implying the 4499 launched in 1946 with 17 jewels. Bonhams 2012 lot 132 contradicts this: a c.1946 4499 with case 398xxx and a 15-jewel Cal 10½ Hunter movement, with sub-seconds at six rather than the centre-seconds layout the consensus narrative attaches to the 4499. The Bonhams 2012 lot suggests the earliest 1946 4499 production transitioned both jewel count (15j → 17j) and dial layout (sub-seconds → centre-seconds) within the first year of production. The Marcus Siems / Monochrome / secondary-aggregator consensus narrative treats the 4499 as already-17j-and-already-centre-seconds at launch, which the auction record does not support for the very earliest examples.

	Total production output is not published. The 4499 is scarcer at major-house auction than the 5500-era Air-King references but more frequently surfaced than the 4365 sister. Bonhams is the dominant major-house auction anchor — three documented 4499 lots in the auction record (2012, 2024 lot 100, 2024 lot 94). Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Antiquorum have no documented standalone 4499 lots in the ~~corpus~~ through 2025.		Total production output is not published. The 4499 is scarcer at major-house auction than the 5500-era Air-King references but more frequently surfaced than the 4365 sister. Bonhams is the dominant major-house auction anchor — three documented 4499 lots in the auction record (2012, 2024 lot 100, 2024 lot 94). Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, and Antiquorum have no documented standalone 4499 lots in the auction record through 2025.

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	34mm × Bubbleback-class three-piece stainless steel Oyster — case middle, threaded caseback, threaded crown. Same architectural envelope as the 4925, slightly slimmer than pre-war Bubbleback proper because the Cal 10½ Hunter doesn't need rotor-clearance dome. Lugs are 19mm with drilled spring-bar holes. The bezel is fixed and steel and smooth. The crown is manual-brevet screw-down; Twinlock arrives in the 1950s on the Oyster sport line, not on the 4499.		34mm × Bubbleback-class three-piece stainless steel Oyster — case middle, threaded caseback, threaded crown. Same architectural envelope as the 4925, slightly slimmer than pre-war Bubbleback proper because the Cal 10½ Hunter doesn't need rotor-clearance dome. Lugs are 19mm with drilled spring-bar holes. The bezel is fixed and steel and smooth. The crown is manual-brevet screw-down; Twinlock arrives in the 1950s on the Oyster sport line, not on the 4499.

	The case is steel-only across the dominant auction-house record. Solid pink gold and gold-plated variants surface in the dealer market (listings document gold-plated and pink-gold 4499 examples) but stainless steel dominates the Bonhams major-house record. No documented two-tone or Rolesor 4499 ~~surfaces in the corpus~~.		The case is steel-only across the dominant auction-house record. Solid pink gold and gold-plated variants surface in the dealer market (listings document gold-plated and pink-gold 4499 examples) but stainless steel dominates the Bonhams major-house record. No documented two-tone or Rolesor 4499 has surfaced.

	The crystal is acrylic plexiglass, domed. The caseback exterior is smooth without an external date stamp; the interior carries reference and case-number markings consistent with the 4925-era convention. Roman-quarter date codes (II.46, III.48, IV.51, etc.) inside the caseback are the cleanest per-watch dating tell on a 4499.		The crystal is acrylic plexiglass, domed. The caseback exterior is smooth without an external date stamp; the interior carries reference and case-number markings consistent with the 4925-era convention. Roman-quarter date codes (II.46, III.48, IV.51, etc.) inside the caseback are the cleanest per-watch dating tell on a 4499.

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	The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.		The retirement is consensus 1953, mirroring the 4925's catalog cutoff. The Cal 10½ Hunter movement family retires with the broader pre-1030 hand-wound Air-King line, and the 6552 (1953-1957, first automatic Air-King with Cal 1030) takes the line forward. The 4365/6022 composite-cased examples that surface dated 1958 (Bonhams 2023 lot 17) are service-replacement re-cased examples rather than late-stock continuation production — Rolex assembled or re-cased original 4365 movements into 6022-style cases up to several years after the 4365 itself retired from the catalog.

	Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the ~~corpus~~. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The Goldammer side-by-side photograph carries more weight in the corpus than any single auction-house lot.		Total production output is not published. The 4365 is scarce at major-house auction — three documented lots in the auction record through 2025 (Bonhams 2023 Air-Lion, Bonhams 2023 Air-Tiger, Antiquorum 2001 18K pink gold Precision). Sotheby's, Phillips, and Christie's have no documented 4365 lots in the auction record. The 1945-era short production window, the 4365's modest profile in its day, and the four-name dial-marketing complexity that obscures the catalog presence keep the auction record thin. The Goldammer side-by-side photograph carries more weight in the corpus than any single auction-house lot.

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	=== AIR-TIGER — cream/eggshell with applied gilt Arabic ===		=== AIR-TIGER — cream/eggshell with applied gilt Arabic ===

	The most-collected sister-name configuration. Cream or eggshell ground, applied gilt Arabic numerals at all hours, gilt leaf hands, sub-seconds at six, "AIR-TIGER" + "PRECISION" text. Bonhams 2023 Canadian Collection lot 41 (gold-plated 32mm 4365 Air-Tiger, c.1946, realised USD 1,088 with premium) is the documented major-house anchor. A 1946 Air-Tiger 4365 dealer entry corroborates the configuration in the ~~broader~~ specialist ~~corpus~~.		The most-collected sister-name configuration. Cream or eggshell ground, applied gilt Arabic numerals at all hours, gilt leaf hands, sub-seconds at six, "AIR-TIGER" + "PRECISION" text. Bonhams 2023 Canadian Collection lot 41 (gold-plated 32mm 4365 Air-Tiger, c.1946, realised USD 1,088 with premium) is the documented major-house anchor. A 1946 Air-Tiger 4365 dealer entry corroborates the configuration across the specialist market.

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	The 6552 is the first automatic Air-King — a four-year reference (1953–1957) that sits between the hand-wound 4925 and the long-running 5500. Inside the case is Cal 1030, Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED. The dial reads AIR-KING / SUPER PRECISION rather than the chronometer-rated OYSTER PERPETUAL text the contemporary Submariner and Explorer carried, even though the movement underneath was being adjusted to chronometer grade. The 6552 is where the Air-King first becomes the entry-tier Rolex with a flagship-tier movement underneath.		The 6552 is the first automatic Air-King — a four-year reference (1953–1957) that sits between the hand-wound 4925 and the long-running 5500. Inside the case is Cal 1030, Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor stamped ROLEX PERPETUAL PATENTED. The dial reads AIR-KING / SUPER PRECISION rather than the chronometer-rated OYSTER PERPETUAL text the contemporary Submariner and Explorer carried, even though the movement underneath was being adjusted to chronometer grade. The 6552 is where the Air-King first becomes the entry-tier Rolex with a flagship-tier movement underneath.

	The reference is rare at major-house auction. Antiquorum's Mondani Collection lot 108-89 (Geneva, 14 May 2006, hammer CHF 7,080) is the strongest single anchor; Dorotheum, Monaco Legend Group, and a handful of European weekly sales round out a ~~corpus~~ of four named-house lots in total. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no standalone 6552 catalogue lot in the auction record through 2025 — the 5500 absorbs the major-house attention, and the four-year production window left fewer 6552s in circulation to anchor headline essay material.		The reference is rare at major-house auction. Antiquorum's Mondani Collection lot 108-89 (Geneva, 14 May 2006, hammer CHF 7,080) is the strongest single anchor; Dorotheum, Monaco Legend Group, and a handful of European weekly sales round out a documented record of four named-house lots in total. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no standalone 6552 catalogue lot in the auction record through 2025 — the 5500 absorbs the major-house attention, and the four-year production window left fewer 6552s in circulation to anchor headline essay material.

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	== Dial map ==		== Dial map ==

	Five documented dial variants surface in the major-house ~~corpus~~. The 6552 dial map is narrower than the 5500 — fewer surfaced examples, less variation — but the variation that exists is real and well-anchored.		Five documented dial variants surface in the major-house auction record. The 6552 dial map is narrower than the 5500 — fewer surfaced examples, less variation — but the variation that exists is real and well-anchored.

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Reference:4499

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	The 4365 trades primarily at the USD 1,000–8,000 band depending on metal, dial configuration, and originality. Stainless 4365s with sister-name dials sit at the lower end (USD 1,000–2,500); the solid 18K pink gold Precision configuration pushes into the USD 7,500+ range with provenance. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no documented standalone 4365 lots in the ~~corpus~~ through 2025; Bonhams and Antiquorum are the major-house anchors. The Marcus Siems photograph plus the broader specialist-dealer record carry more weight than the auction-house record for variant identification.		The 4365 trades primarily at the USD 1,000–8,000 band depending on metal, dial configuration, and originality. Stainless 4365s with sister-name dials sit at the lower end (USD 1,000–2,500); the solid 18K pink gold Precision configuration pushes into the USD 7,500+ range with provenance. Phillips, Sotheby's, and Christie's have no documented standalone 4365 lots in the auction record through 2025; Bonhams and Antiquorum are the major-house anchors. The Marcus Siems photograph plus the broader specialist-dealer record carry more weight than the auction-house record for variant identification.

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Reference:114200

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