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Rolex 1556

Probable

A 1803 may correctly carry either the 1555 or the 1556 depending on where in its long production run it was built. Neither is a finding against the other, and the catalog does not assert a changeover year because the sources do not settle one.

Specifications

Movement manufacturer
Rolex
Frequency
19,800 vph (2.75 Hz)
Winding
automatic
Complications
Centre seconds · Date · Day

Architecture

Automatic with day and date; the higher-beat execution that succeeded the 1555 within the same family.

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Provenance of this record

Sources & Evidence

Secondary sourceSpecialist publication

Dowling, James M. & Hess, Jeffrey P. — The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches

Schiffer Publishing

Published
2006-01-01

Cited for

This referenceProbable

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