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[[File:Ref 3019 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Angled view of a small steel Rolex Oyster reference 3019 with Arabic dial, subsidiary seconds and screw-down crown|A Loupe This example has a silvered Arabic dial, small seconds and a large Oyster Patent crown.]]
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Reference 3019 is a small, manually wound Rolex Oyster with subsidiary seconds. The records located here show steel cases around 24 mm and two different silver-toned dial layouts. Auction catalogues date examples to the 1940s and circa 1955; those attributions do not establish a production run.

==Core facts==
{| class="wikitable"
! Field !! Documented record
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| Reference || 3019
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| Name used in sources || Oyster; the Ricardo seller titles its example Oyster Precision
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| Production dates || Auction estimates range from circa 1940s to circa 1955; production span unknown
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| Case || Stainless steel; 23.5 mm in Noonans, 24 mm in Loupe This and Ricardo listings
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| Movement || Manual winding; Noonans records 15 jewels and describes the movement as Rolex Prima
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| Display || Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds at six in the catalogued examples
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| Crystal || Acrylic is reported by the Ricardo seller; other records do not specify it
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| Bracelet || The examples reviewed are shown on leather straps. No original bracelet fitment is established
|}

==Where it sits in the line==
Both auction catalogues describe manual movements, placing the 3019 among manually wound Oysters rather than the self-winding Oyster Perpetuals collectors call Bubblebacks.

==Production outline==
Published dates for individual examples span the 1940s and circa 1955. Loupe This dates its 24 mm steel watch to the 1940s; Noonans assigns circa 1955 to a 23.5 mm example. Ricardo lists another 24 mm steel watch without a date. Noonans also reports case number 124854. The number falls in both an early-1940s chart range and Pergola’s 1955 band after the mid-1950s reset, so it cannot choose between the catalogue dates; see [[Reference:Serial-numbers|the serial-number guide]].

==Movement notes==
Noonans describes its example as manual winding, 15 jewels, and Rolex Prima. Loupe This and Ricardo also describe manually wound examples but give no movement number. A specialist Oyster parts table lists 8¾ lignes and 15 jewels for the 3019; it does not name a calibre or identify the movements in the auction watches.

==Dial map==
The Loupe This watch has Arabic numerals, an outer minute track and engine-turned subsidiary seconds. Ricardo's listing shows applied gold-tone markers mixed with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary-seconds register. Its photographs do not show the caseback reference stamp, so the dial is a reported example rather than a verified factory variant. No broader dial sequence is established.

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File:Ref 3019 hero.webp|Loupe This lot 4911: Arabic numerals, outer minute track and subsidiary seconds.
File:Ref 3019 dial-map.webp|Ricardo listing: mixed applied markers and Arabic numerals, with subsidiary seconds. The seller identifies it as a 3019.
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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
The auctioned and listed watches have stainless-steel cases measuring 23.5 to 24 mm across, depending on the catalogue. Loupe This describes a flat bezel and shows a large screw-down crown signed “OYSTER PATENT.” Noonans also describes a screw-down back and crown. The Ricardo seller reports an acrylic crystal but makes no water-resistance claim; the watch was not pressure-tested.

==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging==
The three located examples are shown or described on leather straps. These listings do not establish original delivery, a bracelet reference, or a clasp fitment for the 3019.

==Auction record==
{| class="wikitable"
! Sale !! Date !! Description !! Result
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| Noonans Mayfair, lot 370 || 10 Sep 2024 || Steel, 23.5 mm, manual wind, 15 jewels; catalogue date circa 1955; case no. 124854 || £420 hammer
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| Loupe This, lot 4911 || 15–22 Jun 2026 || Steel, 24 mm, manual wind, Arabic dial and subsidiary seconds; catalogue date 1940s || US$1,650 including buyer's premium
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File:Ref 3019 hero.webp|Loupe This lot 4911: whole-watch view.
File:Ref 3019 dial-map.webp|Ricardo listing: a second reported dial layout.
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== Sources ==

* [https://loupethis.com/auctions/rolex-early-oyster-3019-manual-wind Loupe This, "Loupe This, lot 4911 — Rolex Early Oyster 3019 Manual Wind", Loupe This, 2026-06-22]
* [https://noonans.co.uk/media/auction_catalogues/Jewellery%2010%20Sep%2024.pdf Noonans Mayfair, "Noonans Mayfair, Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu, lot 370 — Rolex Oyster ref. 3019", Noonans Mayfair, 2024-09-10]
* [https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/rolex-oyster-precision-ref-3019-handaufzug-vintage-1312267538/ Seller AnkerWatch, "Ricardo item 1312267538 — Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 3019", Ricardo / AnkerWatch]
* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/OYSTER-CROWNS-GUIDE.pdf "Rolex Boîtes Oyster — component table, ref. 3019", Vintage Rolex Forum Media]

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