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Admin: Correct ref. 3358 comparison and cite its auction records

2026-09-30T02:53:35Z

Correct ref. 3358 comparison and cite its auction records

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	The closest siblings in the 3359's own family are the other 1930s–1940s manual Oysters: 2280 Royal, 3139 Army, 4220 Speedking, and the wider cohort of small-batch references catalogued in the Field Manual. The 3359 has a geometric case and gold bezel within that manual-Oyster group. Its engine-turned gold bezel and two-tone configuration are decorative features, not tool-watch features. It uses the three-piece Oyster case architecture and screw-down crown; the cited sources describe it as a dress-oriented model.		The closest siblings in the 3359's own family are the other 1930s–1940s manual Oysters: 2280 Royal, 3139 Army, 4220 Speedking, and the wider cohort of small-batch references catalogued in the Field Manual. The 3359 has a geometric case and gold bezel within that manual-Oyster group. Its engine-turned gold bezel and two-tone configuration are decorative features, not tool-watch features. It uses the three-piece Oyster case architecture and screw-down crown; the cited sources describe it as a dress-oriented model.

	The 3358 ~~carries the same Viceroy dial name and~~ is ~~easy to mistake for a later run of the 3359 rather than~~ a separate ~~reference~~. ~~It is not~~. ~~Documented~~ 3358 ~~examples date from around 1940 into 1948–1950, picking up roughly where~~ the ~~3359's own record ends around 1946,~~ and the case ~~shrinks slightly~~, ~~to about 28–29~~ mm ~~against the 3359~~'s ~~29–29.5~~ mm. ~~Construction and dress are otherwise close cousins: manual-wind~~, ~~three-piece Oyster case, two-tone steel~~ with a ~~gold bezel~~ and ~~crown in both rose~~ and ~~yellow. Marketplace listings occasionally~~ catalogue ~~a 3358 as a "Bubble Back Viceroy~~," and the ~~same Viceroy dial name does turn up on genuine automatic Bubblebacks such as~~ the ~~3133 — but a Viceroy dial on an automatic reference is not evidence~~ that ~~the~~ 3358 ~~is one~~. ~~Every documented 3358 example is~~ hand-wound and ~~flat-backed. Viceroy is a dial designation Rolex reused across its manual~~ watches~~, not a model name tied to one caliber architecture or one reference number~~.		The 3358 is a separate manual-wind Oyster. Antiquorum says refs. 3358 and 3359 differ in their seconds display: subsidiary seconds on the 3358 and center seconds on the 3359. Its case 51,419 is catalogued as a 1942, 30 mm “Oyster Chronomètre” with Cal. 700. Auctionata's circa-1940 case 299,752 measures 28 mm and carries the “Oyster Viceroy” name and a W. Rosch, Berne signature; a dealer lists a third example at 29 mm with a champagne dial and Arabic numerals. The case numbers and catalogue dates do not establish one production span, and the documented examples do not support the earlier claim that 3358 came in both rose- and yellow-gold trims. The cited records describe hand-wound movements and steel casebacks; an automatic Bubbleback attribution does not fit those watches.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-225 Antiquorum, ref. 3358, lot 225, 14 May 2006]
			* [https://www.auction.fr/_fr/lot/rolex-oyster-viceroy-ref-3358-switzerland-c-1940-6924437 Auctionata / Auction.fr, ref. 3358, lot 65]
			* [https://daisyexclusive.com/products/vintage-rolex-oyster-manual-wrist-watch-c-1942 Daisy Exclusive, ref. 3358 listing]

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://www.ha.com/ Heritage Auctions — 3359 lot56006]		* [https://www.ha.com/ Heritage Auctions — 3359 lot56006]

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: 3359 chronology, movement, dial variants, auction limits and anti-slop prose

2026-09-29T00:20:55Z

Deep audit: 3359 chronology, movement, dial variants, auction limits and anti-slop prose

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Admin: Add Sources citation for the replacement hero (removed a watermarked banned-dealer image)

2026-09-14T16:33:26Z

Add Sources citation for the replacement hero (removed a watermarked banned-dealer image)

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	* [https://www.hashtagwatchco.com/ Hashtag Watch Co — src hashtag watch 3359]		* [https://www.hashtagwatchco.com/ Hashtag Watch Co — src hashtag watch 3359]
	* [https://www.1stdibs.com/ 1stDibs — 3359]		* [https://www.1stdibs.com/ 1stDibs — 3359]
			* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/18414/lot/151/rolex-a-fine-stainless-steel-and-pink-gold-center-seconds-wristwatchviceroy-ref-3359-case-no-297121-movement-no-18106-1940s/ Rolex Oyster Viceroy, Ref. 3359, case No. 297121 — Bonhams] — Bonhams

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Admin: Fix SEO description self-contradiction: dates said "1939 to 1947" while the SEO title, intro, Core-facts, and research registry all agree on 1934-1946 — data-entry error, not a genuine dispute

2026-09-12T22:42:08Z

Fix SEO description self-contradiction: dates said "1939 to 1947" while the SEO title, intro, Core-facts, and research registry all agree on 1934-1946 — data-entry error, not a genuine dispute

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	\|description=The Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3359 — manual-wind tonneau-cased Oyster from approximately ~~1939~~ to ~~1947~~, signed "Viceroy" on the dial, with two-tone steel + pink gold bezel variants and applied luminous numerals.		\|description=The Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3359 — manual-wind tonneau-cased Oyster from approximately 1934 to 1946, signed "Viceroy" on the dial, with two-tone steel + pink gold bezel variants and applied luminous numerals.
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Klaudiusz: Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

2026-09-12T22:40:01Z

Text audit: voice, clarity, source links

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	Sources disagree on jewel count, and the cleanest explanation is that 3359s were delivered in more than one grade. In practice a 3359 can carry 15, 17, or 18 jewels, so the movement should be judged against the specific watch rather than against one fixed spec sheet.		Sources disagree on jewel count, and the cleanest explanation is that 3359s were delivered in more than one grade. In practice a 3359 can carry 15, 17, or 18 jewels, so the movement should be judged against the specific watch rather than against one fixed spec sheet.

	Adjustment positions are a second contested point. A claim of 7 positions (chronometer-grade territory) appears in some secondary listings but is not confirmed by any primary source. Heritage Auctions explicitly documents 2 positions on the examples it has catalogued, and the 7-position figure reads as a carry-over from a different reference's spec sheet or a dealer error that has propagated. The confirmed adjustment specification for surfaced 3359 examples is 2 positions. Higher-grade variants within the Cal. 10½ family did reach 6-position adjustment elsewhere in the Oyster line, so a higher-grade 3359 movement at more than 2 positions is ~~not impossible~~, ~~but~~ none is documented.		Adjustment positions are a second contested point. A claim of 7 positions (chronometer-grade territory) appears in some secondary listings but is not confirmed by any primary source. Heritage Auctions explicitly documents 2 positions on the examples it has catalogued, and the 7-position figure reads as a carry-over from a different reference's spec sheet or a dealer error that has propagated. The confirmed adjustment specification for surfaced 3359 examples is 2 positions. Higher-grade variants within the Cal. 10½ family did reach 6-position adjustment elsewhere in the Oyster line, so a higher-grade 3359 movement at more than 2 positions is plausible, though none is documented.

	There is no shock protection in any modern sense on these movements. The Super Balance is a stability design, not an Incabloc or KIF system. The 10½ lignes architecture predates Rolex's adoption of shock-protected balances by more than a decade.		There is no shock protection in any modern sense on these movements. The Super Balance is a stability design, not an Incabloc or KIF system. The 10½ lignes architecture predates Rolex's adoption of shock-protected balances by more than a decade.

Admin: Layout: restore the original lead caption

2026-09-06T22:59:59Z

Layout: restore the original lead caption

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	[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex 3359 Oyster Perpetual~~\|~~Rolex 3359 Oyster Perpetual~~]]		[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial\|1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial]]
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2026-09-06T22:54:36Z

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	[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial~~\|~~1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial~~]]		[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 3359 Oyster Perpetual\|Rolex 3359 Oyster Perpetual]]
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2026-09-06T22:29:50Z

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	~~[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 3359 Oyster Viceroy 1944 black dial\|1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial]]~~

	<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] › '''3359'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] › '''3359'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial\|1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial]]
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	The 3359 is the Oyster Viceroy, a manual-wind Oyster from roughly 1934 to 1946. The watch is small, angular, and very period in shape, usually in two-tone steel and gold but also seen in full yellow or rose gold. The dial range is unusually wide for the era, which is one reason the reference stays interesting.		The 3359 is the Oyster Viceroy, a manual-wind Oyster from roughly 1934 to 1946. The watch is small, angular, and very period in shape, usually in two-tone steel and gold but also seen in full yellow or rose gold. The dial range is unusually wide for the era, which is one reason the reference stays interesting.

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:21:20Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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	[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 3359 Oyster Viceroy 1944 black dial\|1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial]]		[[File:Ref 3359 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 3359 Oyster Viceroy 1944 black dial\|1944 SS+pink gold Viceroy, original black dial]]

	<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] -> '''3359'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual\|Oyster Perpetual]] › '''3359'''</small>

	The 3359 is the Oyster Viceroy, a manual-wind Oyster from roughly 1934 to 1946. The watch is small, angular, and very period in shape, usually in two-tone steel and gold but also seen in full yellow or rose gold. The dial range is unusually wide for the era, which is one reason the reference stays interesting.		The 3359 is the Oyster Viceroy, a manual-wind Oyster from roughly 1934 to 1946. The watch is small, angular, and very period in shape, usually in two-tone steel and gold but also seen in full yellow or rose gold. The dial range is unusually wide for the era, which is one reason the reference stays interesting.
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	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

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Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

2026-09-05T00:37:29Z

site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	\|title=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 3359 (1934–1946) — Production & Dial Guide \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 3359 (1934–1946) — Production & Dial Guide \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3359 — manual-wind tonneau-cased Oyster from approximately 1939 to 1947, signed "Viceroy" on the dial, with two-tone steel + pink gold bezel variants and applied luminous numerals.		\|description=The Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3359 — manual-wind tonneau-cased Oyster from approximately 1939 to 1947, signed "Viceroy" on the dial, with two-tone steel + pink gold bezel variants and applied luminous numerals.
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