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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

"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

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

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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

highest confirmed single-watch price in the record, USD 2,048 incl. premium, in the same online

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 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
 "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
-.5mm and the Antiquorum Oyster Commander 30mm. The earliest-sold watch in the record, the
+.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
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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
 highest confirmed single-watch price in the record, USD 2,048 incl. premium, in the same online