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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 | 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 | [[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 | ||
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evidence. | evidence. | ||
Eleven distinct case numbers are documented, from 155835 on | Eleven distinct case numbers are documented, from 155835, the lowest, on a 2013 Bonhams Oxford | ||
Bonhams Oxford lot | 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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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 | 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 | ||
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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 | 30.5mm and the Antiquorum Oyster Commander 30mm. The plain Oyster sold at Bonhams Oxford in 2013 | ||
plain Oyster | (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 | ||
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Twelve auction appearances span | 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 | ||