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The 3548 is documented alongside the sub-seconds 3716 in the case style collectors call the “Empire” Oyster. The cited examples are round, about 32 mm, with elongated sloped lugs rather than the hooded-lug profile common on many Bubblebacks. | The 3548 is documented alongside the sub-seconds 3716 in the case style collectors call the “Empire” Oyster. The cited examples are round, about 32 mm, with elongated sloped lugs rather than the hooded-lug profile common on many Bubblebacks. Specialist case-history research describes the group as automatic and chronometer-marked; the auction records here establish those details only for the individual lots. | ||
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== Where it sits in the line == | == Where it sits in the line == | ||
"Empire" is a collector name, not a Rolex one, for a specific case profile: round rather than tonneau, but with distinctively elongated, sloped, rectangular lugs in place of the hooded-lug style common across the rest of the Bubbleback range. The 3548 is documented as the centre-seconds | "Empire" is a collector name, not a Rolex one, for a specific case profile: round rather than tonneau, but with distinctively elongated, sloped, rectangular lugs in place of the hooded-lug style common across the rest of the Bubbleback range. The 3548 is documented as the centre-seconds reference in this case style, paired with the sub-seconds 3716; a rose-gold variant of the case appears on related ref. 3877. The cited records describe these examples as round, about 32mm, and automatic. The “bubble” in Bubbleback refers to the domed caseback used for the rotor. | ||
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== Production outline == | == Production outline == | ||
A steel example sold at Antiquorum for CHF 9,375 (lot 477); a second steel example, movement no. 93792, dated circa 1943 by Bonhams, sold at the house's Paris sale on 24 May 2022 (sale 27810, lot 268) for €3,570. A rose gold example of the sibling case style | A steel example sold at Antiquorum for CHF 9,375 (lot 477); a second steel example, movement no. 93792, dated circa 1943 by Bonhams, sold at the house's Paris sale on 24 May 2022 (sale 27810, lot 268) for €3,570. A rose-gold example of the sibling case style, ref. 3877, is documented separately in the auction record. Its sale does not establish a price rule for steel 3548 watches. | ||
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File:Ref 3548 dial-detail.webp|Dial detail: coronet signature, "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" and "Chronometre" text, Arabic numerals | File:Ref 3548 dial-detail.webp|Dial detail: coronet signature, "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" and "Chronometre" text, Arabic numerals | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | ||
32mm round stainless steel case, brushed and polished finish, screw-down case back and crown, and the elongated rectangular sloped lugs that define the "Empire" style. The cited 3548 examples share the round case and elongated sloped-lug profile. Other Oyster references from the period should be compared from their own case records rather than assumed to share this silhouette. | |||
[[File:Ref 3548 crown.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex 3548 case flank and screw-down crown|Case flank and screw-down crown, Bonhams sale 27810, lot 268 example]] | [[File:Ref 3548 crown.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Rolex 3548 case flank and screw-down crown|Case flank and screw-down crown, Bonhams sale 27810, lot 268 example]] | ||
== Related references == | == Related references == | ||
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| Bonhams, Paris, 24 May 2022 || 268 || movement 93792 || Steel, salmon dial, centre seconds, date, folding clasp || — || €3,570 | | Bonhams, Paris, 24 May 2022 || 268 || movement 93792 || Steel, salmon dial, centre seconds, date, folding clasp || — || €3,570 | ||
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