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have thus far to be an "unanswerable" question case/serial number and manufacturing date...my understanding the Rolex 4500 was manufactured during wwII...then transitioned to the 6232 and 3668 "in short order" due to lagging sales...recognizing Rolex started over again after reaching 1,000,000...my case number is 497xxx it has been "aged" by experts as manuf.date 1947 and 1959...no date info inside the case....how can I get the correct date, when was the last 4500 manufactured by Rolex...does it make any difference from a value standpoint