Reference:6150: Revision history

30 April 2026

• curprev 04:2204:22, 30 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,367 bytes 0‎ Resize hero: 340px -> 250px [automatically checked]

29 April 2026

• curprev 23:4623:46, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,367 bytes +54‎ Fix 6150 opening: A296→1030 transition is uni-directional thick → bidirectional slim, not bumper-to-rotor [automatically checked]
• curprev 23:3223:32, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,313 bytes +439‎ 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 [automatically checked]
• curprev 23:2323:23, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 19,874 bytes −189‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links [automatically checked]
• curprev 22:4722:47, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,063 bytes −9‎ Audit: strip banned dealer names from prose lists per CLAUDE.md hard rule #5 [automatically checked]
• curprev 21:4421:44, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,072 bytes −7‎ Audit: strip research-scaffold corpus tokens (surveyed corpus, auction-house corpus, consulted source) — reader-facing rephrase [automatically checked]
• curprev 16:4216:42, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,079 bytes −3‎ Slop Cop scrub: strip represents/serves as/stands as/constitutes/encompasses, establishes, reflects, fundamentally, completely different/distinct, pivotal, robust, essentially, AI section-title patterns + transitional connectives. Per CLAUDE.md WRITING_STYLE.md banlist + user feedback on AI cadence. [automatically checked]
• curprev 15:3015:30, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,082 bytes −46‎ Round-2 scrub: strip remaining hammer/auction-price wording from body prose. Auction record stays in dedicated section. [automatically checked]
• curprev 14:5814:58, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,128 bytes −111‎ Strip auction prices/hammer wording from intros and prose body per CLAUDE.md hard rule #10 + user feedback. Auction record stays in dedicated section. Replace "hammered at"→"sold for" / "hammer"→"sale" in remaining prose. [automatically checked]
• curprev 13:3813:38, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,239 bytes −57‎ Trim dealer/source name-drops in prose per CLAUDE.md hard rule #5 + user feedback. Strip "Bob's, SwissWatchExpo, HQ Milton, Wind Vintage, Hairspring, Bulang, Tropical Watch, Loupe This, Vintage Gold Watches, Craft and Tailored, OBW Collection, Wound For Life, Lange Dyk, Everest Bands, Gray & Sons, Bernard Watch, Exquisite Timepieces, Doc Watches, davidsw, drsd, Watchprosite, Wrist Icons, Goldammer, Mauri DeAngelis, etc." from prose body. Keep facts. Source list at bottom unchanged. [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:4005:40, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,296 bytes −7‎ 6150: drop "stands as" Slop Cop violation, replace with "is" [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:4005:40, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 20,303 bytes +12,949‎ 6150: rebuild from external research scout (23 sources, 13 S1/S2). Capture three competing production windows (1952-53 Fratello / 1953-concentrated case-evidence / 1953-59 dealer narrative). A296 = full-rotor self-winding 18j 29.5mm not bumper (per watchdoctor.biz, Rolex Forums); capture as contradiction vs prior bumper framing. Hillary expedition watch was 6098 chronometer not 6150; Hillary actually wore Smiths De Luxe A409 to summit. 6150 expedition pedigree = Kangchenjunga 1955 (Band, Stre... [automatically checked]
• curprev 03:2203:22, 29 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 7,354 bytes +43‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]
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27 April 2026

• curprev 13:3013:30, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 7,311 bytes −55‎ Lexical slop sweep: filler adverbs, load-bearing, stands as, breadcrumb, register [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4004:40, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 7,366 bytes +11‎ Normalize Field Manual citation: ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:0304:03, 27 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 7,355 bytes +224‎ SEO: og:image + image_alt + og_type + timestamps [automatically checked]

25 April 2026

• curprev 02:2402:24, 25 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 7,131 bytes −935‎ Trim another small batch of dense reference prose [automatically checked]

20 April 2026

• curprev 01:2801:28, 20 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,066 bytes 0‎ Normalize hero image width to 340px [automatically checked]

19 April 2026

• curprev 17:5017:50, 19 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,066 bytes +56‎ Hero swap + caption source attribution (automated) [automatically checked]
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18 April 2026

• curprev 00:1500:15, 18 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,009 bytes −17‎ Slop Cop pass: writing cleanup [automatically checked]

17 April 2026

• curprev 23:2423:24, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,026 bytes −6‎ Text audit pass 2: bold/tables/bullets → prose [automatically checked]
• curprev 23:2123:21, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,032 bytes +7‎ Text audit: voice, clarity, source links [automatically checked]
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• curprev 03:1303:13, 17 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,057 bytes −28‎ Fix Field Manual attribution; ensure RolexHaven source linked [automatically checked]

16 April 2026

• curprev 06:0306:03, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,085 bytes −24‎ Merge duplicate Sources sections [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:5305:53, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,109 bytes −597‎ Remove Still open section [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:1105:11, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,706 bytes +14‎ Consistency pass: standardize headings, fix duplicates, clean refs [automatically checked]
• curprev 05:0605:06, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,692 bytes −136‎ Clean: remove Chevalier naming and internal source IDs [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:5104:51, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,828 bytes +51‎ Fix image order: hero first, then section-appropriate placement [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4504:45, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,777 bytes +4,129‎ Automated migration from deliverables package [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4304:43, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 4,648 bytes −3,797‎ Deduplicate article: consolidate repeated facts, clean structure [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4204:42, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,445 bytes +56‎ Fix naming: Chevalier -> The Vintage Rolex Field Manual; remove duplicate sections [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4104:41, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,389 bytes −8‎ Remove remaining internal source ID references [automatically checked]
• curprev 04:4104:41, 16 April 2026‎ Admin talk contribs‎ 8,397 bytes −333‎ Remove internal source IDs from article [automatically checked]
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