Reference:3478 - Revision history

Admin: Keep Cal. 59 labels tied to individual auction records

2026-10-09T06:45:13Z

Keep Cal. 59 labels tied to individual auction records

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	\|title=Rolex Oyster Raleigh 3478 — Dial Names, Cal. 59 & Auction Record \| Rolexopedia		\|title=Rolex Oyster Raleigh 3478 — Dial Names, Cal. 59 & Auction Record \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=Rolex reference 3478: a manual-wind Oyster tonneau catalogued under eight names, ~~with a directly documented~~ Cal. 59 ~~movement and~~ twelve auction ~~watches from 2012 to 2025~~.		\|description=Rolex reference 3478: a manual-wind Oyster tonneau catalogued under eight names, including four individual Cal. 59 attributions across twelve auction records.
	\|image=Ref 3478 hero.webp		\|image=Ref 3478 hero.webp
	\|type=article		\|type=article
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	houses have catalogued the reference under eight names: an unqualified Oyster, Oyster Raleigh,		houses have catalogued the reference under eight names: an unqualified Oyster, Oyster Raleigh,
	Oyster Standard, Oyster Recorda, Oyster Viceroy, Solar Aqua, Oyster Commander and Oyster		Oyster Standard, Oyster Recorda, Oyster Viceroy, Solar Aqua, Oyster Commander and Oyster
	Centregraph. Four of the twelve watches ~~carry a directly~~ catalogued Cal. 59 ~~movement, a~~		Centregraph. Four of the twelve watches are catalogued with Cal. 59. Boettcher documents the
	Fontainemelon~~-sourced manual caliber Rolex assigned its own number rather than one of the~~		10½-ligne Fontainemelon FHF 30 in Oyster Watch Co. watches and says Tudor used Cal. 59 and 59SC
	in~~-house Aegler calibers~~ used ~~elsewhere in~~ the ~~pre-war Oyster line~~.		for it. The Tudor designation provides context for the auction labels; those four lots remain individual Cal. 59 attributions.

	Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A		Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A
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	\| movement		\| movement
	\| Cal. 59 named ~~directly on~~ four ~~watches (Fontainemelon-sourced,~~ 15 or 17 ~~jewels,~~ straight-line lever, monometallic balance); the ~~remaining~~ eight watches are catalogued ~~only~~ as manual wind, without a caliber number		\| Cal. 59 named in four catalogues; jewel counts are 15 or 17. Antiquorum records a straight-line lever and monometallic balance on the Oyster Commander. The other eight watches are catalogued as manual wind without a caliber number
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	\| case materials		\| case materials
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	one case reference; the names do not map one-to-one to Rolex reference numbers.		one case reference; the names do not map one-to-one to Rolex reference numbers.

	Five of the ten Bonhams-catalogued 3478 watches~~, the Oyster Standard, both Oyster Recordas, the~~		Five of the ten Bonhams-catalogued 3478 watches came to auction together in the themed sale
	~~circa-1930s Oyster Raleigh, and the Solar Aqua,~~ came to auction together in ~~one~~ themed ~~online~~		"Watches: A Private Canadian Collection." That consignment records one Canadian collection; it
	~~sale titled~~ "Watches: A Private Canadian Collection." ~~Taken with the caliber picture below, that~~		does not establish original retail or market distribution for the 3478.
	consignment ~~lines up with the account already documented on 2784: Oyster-cased watches built~~
	~~around the Fontainemelon-sourced Cal. 59 reached~~ the ~~Canadian and wider Commonwealth market~~
	~~under names that had little to do with Rolex's own reference numbering~~.

	[[File:Ref 3478 dial-oyster.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster 3478 in gold-plated case with silvered dial\|The plain "Oyster" name, gold-plated, case 305115, sold at Bonhams in 2024.]]		[[File:Ref 3478 dial-oyster.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster 3478 in gold-plated case with silvered dial\|The plain "Oyster" name, gold-plated, case 305115, sold at Bonhams in 2024.]]
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	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	Four of the twelve documented watches name ~~a caliber outright. Bonhams catalogues two Oyster~~		Four of the twelve documented watches name Cal. 59 directly: three Bonhams lots and one
	~~Raleighs and the online Solar Aqua as~~ Cal. 59, and Antiquorum ~~independently names Cal~~. ~~59 on the~~		Antiquorum lot. The Oyster Commander catalogue also describes a rhodium-plated movement with
	~~gold-plated~~ Oyster Commander~~, describing it as~~ rhodium-plated with fausses cotes decoration, a		fausses cotes decoration, a straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance and a blued
	straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance and a blued steel flat ~~balance~~ spring.		steel flat spring. Cal. 700 remains only a plausible family match for refs. 2595, 2765 and 3009;
	~~The 3478 evidence is clearer than the evidence for several manual-wind siblings:~~ Cal. 700 remains only a plausible		Cal. 59 on ref. 2784 remains a family-level attribution without confirmation from an original
	family match for ~~[[Reference:~~2595~~\|2595]]~~, ~~[[Reference:2765\|~~2765]] and ~~[[Reference:3009\|~~3009~~]],~~		photographed movement.
	~~and~~ Cal. 59 ~~itself is only~~ a family-level attribution ~~on [[Reference:2784\|2784]], unconfirmed by~~
	a photographed movement ~~there. On the 3478, two independent houses name the same caliber on~~
	~~watches sold more than a decade apart~~.

	~~Cal. 59 is not one of Rolex's Aegler-built~~ in~~-house calibers. David Boettcher's research on~~		Boettcher documents FHF 30 in Oyster Watch Co. watches and identifies Tudor Cal. 59 and 59(SC)
	Oyster Watch Co. identifies it as ~~a rebadged Fontainemelon FHF 30 ébauche, the same~~ movement		as names for that movement. The four 3478 Cal. 59 attributions remain specific to their auction catalogues; the other eight watches are described as manual
	~~family Rolex carried over to Tudor after that company's 1946 incorporation~~. The ~~remaining~~ eight		wind without a caliber number.
	~~documented 3478~~ watches are ~~catalogued only~~ as ~~"manual wind" or "jewelled~~ manual wind," without
	a caliber number.

	Jewel count splits 15 and 17 across the record and does not track cleanly with the caliber		Jewel count splits 15 and 17 across the record and does not track cleanly with the caliber

Klaudiusz: Anti-slop cleanup: remove em-dash overuse in related-reference list

2026-09-28T20:11:39Z

Anti-slop cleanup: remove em-dash overuse in related-reference list

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	==Related references==		==Related references==

	* [[Reference:2784\|Oyster Junior Sport 2784]] — sibling reference sharing the Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph trade names under a different case-number band		* [[Reference:2784\|Oyster Junior Sport 2784]], sibling reference sharing the Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph trade names under a different case-number band
	* [[Reference:2595\|Oyster Imperial 2595]] — manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names		* [[Reference:2595\|Oyster Imperial 2595]], manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names
	* [[Reference:2765\|Oyster Chronometer 2765]] — manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names		* [[Reference:2765\|Oyster Chronometer 2765]], manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names
	* [[Reference:3009\|Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009]] — manual-wind contemporary, also documented with centre seconds		* [[Reference:3009\|Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009]], manual-wind contemporary, also documented with centre seconds

	See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

Klaudiusz: Deep evidence and anti-slop audit: qualify 3478 naming and auction claims; correct image placement and gallery

2026-09-28T20:11:28Z

Deep evidence and anti-slop audit: qualify 3478 naming and auction claims; correct image placement and gallery

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	==Where it sits in the line==		==Where it sits in the line==

	~~[[File:Ref 3478 dial-oyster.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster 3478 in gold-plated case with silvered dial\|The plain "Oyster" name, gold-plated, case 305115, sold at Bonhams in 2024.]]~~

	Antiquorum's own cataloguing of neighbouring reference 3116 notes that a single early Oyster		Antiquorum's own cataloguing of neighbouring reference 3116 notes that a single early Oyster
	case could be marketed as the Royal, Viceroy, Imperial and Imperial Chronometer. The 3478 record		case could be marketed as the Royal, Viceroy, Imperial and Imperial Chronometer. The 3478 record shows the same pattern: eight names attached to eleven case numbers across two
	shows the same pattern ~~one case number over~~: eight names attached to eleven case numbers~~, split~~		auction houses.
	across two auction houses.

	Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478.		Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478.
	[[Reference:2784\|2784]], a sibling reference documented on a different case-number band		[[Reference:2784\|2784]], a sibling reference documented on a different case-number band
	running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own		running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own
	watches. Oyster Watch Co. and ~~the~~ retailers ~~selling under these names applied a shared~~		watches. The repeated names show that Oyster Watch Co. and its retailers used trade names across more than
	~~vocabulary of~~ trade names across more than one case reference ~~rather than tying each name~~ to a		one case reference; the names do not map one-to-one to Rolex reference numbers.
	~~single~~ Rolex reference ~~number~~.

	Five of the ten Bonhams-catalogued 3478 watches, the Oyster Standard, both Oyster Recordas, the		Five of the ten Bonhams-catalogued 3478 watches, the Oyster Standard, both Oyster Recordas, the
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	around the Fontainemelon-sourced Cal. 59 reached the Canadian and wider Commonwealth market		around the Fontainemelon-sourced Cal. 59 reached the Canadian and wider Commonwealth market
	under names that had little to do with Rolex's own reference numbering.		under names that had little to do with Rolex's own reference numbering.

			[[File:Ref 3478 dial-oyster.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster 3478 in gold-plated case with silvered dial\|The plain "Oyster" name, gold-plated, case 305115, sold at Bonhams in 2024.]]

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==
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	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	[[File:Ref 3478 dial-centregraph.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Two Rolex Oyster wristwatches side by side, the right one signed Oyster Centregraph with a salmon dial\|Antiquorum's paired lot: a plain Oyster (ref. 3121, left) beside the Oyster Centregraph (ref. 3478, case 177184, right), sold together in Geneva, May 2025.]]

	Four of the twelve documented watches name a caliber outright. Bonhams catalogues two Oyster		Four of the twelve documented watches name a caliber outright. Bonhams catalogues two Oyster
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	gold-plated Oyster Commander, describing it as rhodium-plated with fausses cotes decoration, a		gold-plated Oyster Commander, describing it as rhodium-plated with fausses cotes decoration, a
	straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance and a blued steel flat balance spring.		straight-line lever escapement, a monometallic balance and a blued steel flat balance spring.
	~~That~~ is ~~firmer footing~~ than several manual-wind siblings ~~get~~: Cal. 700 remains only a plausible		The 3478 evidence is clearer than the evidence for several manual-wind siblings: Cal. 700 remains only a plausible
	family match for [[Reference:2595\|2595]], [[Reference:2765\|2765]] and [[Reference:3009\|3009]],		family match for [[Reference:2595\|2595]], [[Reference:2765\|2765]] and [[Reference:3009\|3009]],
	and Cal. 59 itself is only a family-level attribution on [[Reference:2784\|2784]], unconfirmed by		and Cal. 59 itself is only a family-level attribution on [[Reference:2784\|2784]], unconfirmed by
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	Jewel count splits 15 and 17 across the record and does not track cleanly with the caliber		Jewel count splits 15 and 17 across the record and does not track cleanly with the caliber
	attribution. The four Cal.-59~~-named watches~~ split evenly: the two Raleighs run 15 jewels, the		attribution. The four watches identified as Cal. 59 split evenly: the two Raleighs run 15 jewels, the
	Solar Aqua and Oyster Commander run 17. Of the remaining eight watches, four are catalogued at		Solar Aqua and Oyster Commander run 17. Of the remaining eight watches, four are catalogued at
	15 jewels and two at 17; the Bonhams Oxford Oyster and the Antiquorum paired Centregraph lot		15 jewels and two at 17; the Bonhams Oxford Oyster and the Antiquorum paired Centregraph lot
	give no single jewel count at all. No cited source explains the split.		give no single jewel count at all. No cited source explains the split.

			[[File:Ref 3478 dial-centregraph.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Two Rolex Oyster wristwatches side by side, the right one signed Oyster Centregraph with a salmon dial\|Antiquorum's paired lot: a plain Oyster (ref. 3121, left) beside the Oyster Centregraph (ref. 3478, case 177184, right), sold together in Geneva, May 2025.]]


	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
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	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

	[[File:Ref 3478 dial-viceroy.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3478 in stainless steel with a black dial, photographed on marble\|Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3478, case 192762, engraved on the back to a named Royal Canadian Air Force serviceman.]]

	Eleven of the twelve documented watches have tonneau cases. The twelfth, the Oyster Standard		Eleven of the twelve documented watches have tonneau cases. The twelfth, the Oyster Standard
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	two-body construction. The Oyster Recorda sold as lot 53 in the Canadian-collection sale carries		two-body construction. The Oyster Recorda sold as lot 53 in the Canadian-collection sale carries
	a replaced screw-down crown, the only documented component swap anywhere in the record.		a replaced screw-down crown, the only documented component swap anywhere in the record.

			[[File:Ref 3478 dial-viceroy.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3478 in stainless steel with a black dial, photographed on marble\|Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3478, case 192762, engraved on the back to a named Royal Canadian Air Force serviceman.]]

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
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	See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 3478 hero.webp\|alt=Rolex Oyster Raleigh 3478\|Hero watch
			File:Ref 3478 dial-oyster.webp\|alt=Rolex Oyster 3478 gold-plated dial\|Plain Oyster dial
			File:Ref 3478 dial-centregraph.webp\|alt=Rolex Oyster Centregraph 3478 paired lot\|Centregraph paired lot
			File:Ref 3478 dial-viceroy.webp\|alt=Rolex Oyster Viceroy 3478 black dial\|Viceroy dial
			</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Admin: Reffuter fix: remove incorrect "earliest-sold" framing (the 2012 Antiquorum lot sold before the 2013 Bonhams lot)

2026-09-16T01:47:07Z

Reffuter fix: remove incorrect "earliest-sold" framing (the 2012 Antiquorum lot sold before the 2013 Bonhams lot)

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	evidence.		evidence.

	Eleven distinct case numbers are documented, from 155835 on ~~the earliest-sold watch (~~a 2013		Eleven distinct case numbers are documented, from 155835, the lowest, on a 2013 Bonhams Oxford
	Bonhams Oxford lot, undated beyond "an unassociated strap") to 312077 on the Antiquorum Oyster		lot undated beyond "an unassociated strap," to 312077, the highest, on the Antiquorum Oyster
	Commander. The numbers do not run in a clean order against the houses' own circa-dates: the		Commander. The numbers do not run in a clean order against the houses' own circa-dates: the
	"circa 1930s" Oyster Raleigh carries case 184743, higher than the "circa 1942" Oyster Standard's		"circa 1930s" Oyster Raleigh carries case 184743, higher than the "circa 1942" Oyster Standard's
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	Case diameter clusters at 28-29mm for nine of the twelve watches. The Solar Aqua reaches		Case diameter clusters at 28-29mm for nine of the twelve watches. The Solar Aqua reaches
	30.5mm and the Antiquorum Oyster Commander 30mm. The ~~earliest-sold watch in the record, the~~		30.5mm and the Antiquorum Oyster Commander 30mm. The plain Oyster sold at Bonhams Oxford in 2013
	plain Oyster ~~from~~ Bonhams Oxford in 2013 (case 155835), is given only as a 3.4cm case length,		(case 155835) is given only as a 3.4cm case length, roughly 34mm and well outside every other
	roughly 34mm and well outside every other measurement here. No cited source explains the gap.		measurement here. No cited source explains the gap.

	No catalogue in this record describes a bezel profile for any of the twelve watches, and		No catalogue in this record describes a bezel profile for any of the twelve watches, and

Admin: Reffuter fix: correct currency count (USD/GBP/EUR/CHF = four, not three)

2026-09-16T01:45:57Z

Reffuter fix: correct currency count (USD/GBP/EUR/CHF = four, not three)

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	Twelve auction appearances span ~~three~~ currencies and thirteen years, from Antiquorum's 2012 New		Twelve auction appearances span four currencies and thirteen years, from Antiquorum's 2012 New
	York sale to the paired Geneva lot in 2025. The Oyster Recorda sold as lot 52 brought the		York sale to the paired Geneva lot in 2025. The Oyster Recorda sold as lot 52 brought the
	highest confirmed single-watch price in the record, USD 2,048 incl. premium, in the same online		highest confirmed single-watch price in the record, USD 2,048 incl. premium, in the same online

Admin: Reffuter fix: remove incorrect "smaller" case-size claim about sibling ref. 2784 (2784 runs 30-31mm typical vs 3478's 28-29mm)

2026-09-16T01:45:16Z

Reffuter fix: remove incorrect "smaller" case-size claim about sibling ref. 2784 (2784 runs 30-31mm typical vs 3478's 28-29mm)

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	Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A		Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A
	Private Canadian Collection," and several of the reference's names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar		Private Canadian Collection," and several of the reference's names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar
	Aqua, and Centregraph, recur on ~~the smaller~~ sibling reference 2784 under an entirely different		Aqua, and Centregraph, recur on sibling reference 2784 under an entirely different
	case-number band. Centre seconds appears on nine of the twelve watches; the Solar Aqua and one		case-number band. Centre seconds appears on nine of the twelve watches; the Solar Aqua and one
	Oyster Commander instead carry a subsidiary seconds register at six.		Oyster Commander instead carry a subsidiary seconds register at six.
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	Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478.		Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478.
	[[Reference:2784\|2784]], a ~~smaller-cased~~ sibling documented on a different case-number band		[[Reference:2784\|2784]], a sibling reference documented on a different case-number band
	running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own		running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own
	watches. Oyster Watch Co. and the retailers selling under these names applied a shared		watches. Oyster Watch Co. and the retailers selling under these names applied a shared

Admin: Reffuter fix: correct imprecise "twelve years apart" claim (2012-2023 is ~11 years)

2026-09-16T01:44:43Z

Reffuter fix: correct imprecise "twelve years apart" claim (2012-2023 is ~11 years)

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	and Cal. 59 itself is only a family-level attribution on [[Reference:2784\|2784]], unconfirmed by		and Cal. 59 itself is only a family-level attribution on [[Reference:2784\|2784]], unconfirmed by
	a photographed movement there. On the 3478, two independent houses name the same caliber on		a photographed movement there. On the 3478, two independent houses name the same caliber on
	watches sold ~~twelve years~~ apart.		watches sold more than a decade apart.

	Cal. 59 is not one of Rolex's Aegler-built in-house calibers. David Boettcher's research on		Cal. 59 is not one of Rolex's Aegler-built in-house calibers. David Boettcher's research on

Admin: Reffuter fix: correct overbroad dial-map closing claim (several dials have an inner 24-hour ring)

2026-09-16T01:44:06Z

Reffuter fix: correct overbroad dial-map closing claim (several dials have an inner 24-hour ring)

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	5 to 60 in two directions, printed under "SHOCK RESISTING," next to the plain silvered dial of		5 to 60 in two directions, printed under "SHOCK RESISTING," next to the plain silvered dial of
	its paired ref. 3121 lot-mate. Every other documented dial is silvered or black with Arabic		its paired ref. 3121 lot-mate. Every other documented dial is silvered or black with Arabic
	numerals ~~on a single chapter ring~~.		numerals; both Raleighs and the Viceroy add an inner 24-hour track, but none combines two outer
			scales the way the Centregraph does.

	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

Admin: Reffuter fix: correct case-number comparison direction in Production outline

2026-09-16T01:43:30Z

Reffuter fix: correct case-number comparison direction in Production outline

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	Bonhams Oxford lot, undated beyond "an unassociated strap") to 312077 on the Antiquorum Oyster		Bonhams Oxford lot, undated beyond "an unassociated strap") to 312077 on the Antiquorum Oyster
	Commander. The numbers do not run in a clean order against the houses' own circa-dates: the		Commander. The numbers do not run in a clean order against the houses' own circa-dates: the
	"circa 1930s" Oyster Raleigh carries case 184743, ~~lower~~ than the "circa 1942" Oyster Standard's		"circa 1930s" Oyster Raleigh carries case 184743, higher than the "circa 1942" Oyster Standard's
	171548, so case number alone cannot anchor a date for this reference without more examples.		case 171548, so case number alone cannot anchor a date for this reference without more examples.

	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

Admin: Lint fix: canonical Sources heading spacing

2026-09-16T01:42:21Z

Lint fix: canonical Sources heading spacing

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	See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30130/lot/23/rolex-a-gold-plated-manual-wind-wristwatch-oyster-ref-3478-c-1940s/ "Rolex. A gold-plated manual wind wristwatch, Oyster, Ref: 3478, c. 1940s", Bonhams, 2024-03-11]		* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/30130/lot/23/rolex-a-gold-plated-manual-wind-wristwatch-oyster-ref-3478-c-1940s/ "Rolex. A gold-plated manual wind wristwatch, Oyster, Ref: 3478, c. 1940s", Bonhams, 2024-03-11]

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	==Related references==		==Related references==

	* [[Reference:2784\|Oyster Junior Sport 2784]] — sibling reference sharing the Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph trade names under a different case-number band		* [[Reference:2784\|Oyster Junior Sport 2784]], sibling reference sharing the Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph trade names under a different case-number band
	* [[Reference:2595\|Oyster Imperial 2595]] — manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names		* [[Reference:2595\|Oyster Imperial 2595]], manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names
	* [[Reference:2765\|Oyster Chronometer 2765]] — manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names		* [[Reference:2765\|Oyster Chronometer 2765]], manual-wind contemporary catalogued under several model names
	* [[Reference:3009\|Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009]] — manual-wind contemporary, also documented with centre seconds		* [[Reference:3009\|Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009]], manual-wind contemporary, also documented with centre seconds

	See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].