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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 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 ==

* [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

* [https://www.ha.com/ Heritage Auctions — 3359 lot56006]

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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 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 ==
+* [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
 * [https://www.ha.com/ Heritage Auctions — 3359 lot56006]