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| [[Reference:2022|2022]] || Catalogue dates mostly in the 1930s; one Bonhams example circa 1947; factory span unconfirmed || 32mm cushion case; silver, steel and yellow gold examples || Manual 17-jewel column-wheel description on one lot; VZ 23 naming does not establish fitment || Crown-operated monopusher; Bonhams documents fixed wire lugs on one gold example
| [[Reference:2022|2022]] || Catalogue dates mostly in the 1930s; one Bonhams example circa 1947; factory span unconfirmed || 32mm cushion case; silver, steel and yellow gold examples || Manual 17-jewel column-wheel description on one lot; VZ 23 naming does not establish fitment || Crown-operated monopusher; Bonhams documents fixed wire lugs on one gold example
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| [[Reference:2057|2057]] || Phillips dates case 12'271 c.1938; 2026 transcription dates same case c.1927 || 32mm, 18K yellow-gold cushion case || Manual; 2026 catalogue attributes a 13-ligne Valjoux base, exact caliber unconfirmed || Two-register crown-pusher chronograph; French 30-pulsation dial
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| [[Reference:2226|2226]] || Individual catalogue estimates c.1920–c.1940; production span unverified || Round, open-face steel and gold cases, 47–48.2mm || Manual 17-line, 17-jewel movements described on several examples; caliber unconfirmed || Two-register single-button chronograph; catalogues label examples wristwatch or pocket watch
| [[Reference:2226|2226]] || Individual catalogue estimates c.1920–c.1940; production span unverified || Round, open-face steel and gold cases, 47–48.2mm || Manual 17-line, 17-jewel movements described on several examples; caliber unconfirmed || Two-register single-button chronograph; catalogues label examples wristwatch or pocket watch
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| [[Reference:3346|3346]] || Auction estimates for examples range c.1937–1942; factory span unconfirmed || Steel Oyster case, 31–32mm in auction catalogues; rotating 60-unit bezel || Manual; 10 lignes in the Field Manual and 10½ in auction descriptions; no numbered caliber established || One pusher and central seconds; hold-to-zero action in Christie's and Sotheby's descriptions, with Phillips wording differing; Zerographe and Centregraph names both occur
| [[Reference:3346|3346]] || Auction estimates for examples range c.1937–1942; factory span unconfirmed || Steel Oyster case, 31–32mm in auction catalogues; rotating 60-unit bezel || Manual; 10 lignes in the Field Manual and 10½ in auction descriptions; no numbered caliber established || One pusher and central seconds; hold-to-zero action in Christie's and Sotheby's descriptions, with Phillips wording differing; Zerographe and Centregraph names both occur
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| [[Reference:3462|3462]] || Individual catalogue dates: 1930s–c.1942; production span unknown || Steel Oyster case; 29–29.5mm in auction descriptions, 32mm in the Field Manual; milled or reeded bezel described || Manual, 10½-ligne in auction records and 10 lignes in the Field Manual; no numbered caliber established || Single pusher and central timing seconds; Centregraph name; dial layouts include Arabic and Roman numerals
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| [[Reference:3525|3525]] || 1939–1945 || ~35mm Monoblocco Oyster, screw-down crown and back; pump pushers || Rolex Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ base) || One of Rolex’s earliest two-pusher Oyster chronographs; earlier Oyster monopushers existed; one-piece upper case (''Monoblocco'' / ''Barilotto''); the WWII POW reference; Corporal Clive James Nutting's Stalag Luft III watch (case 185,983) was documented as sold "gratis" to Nutting in 1943
| [[Reference:3525|3525]] || 1939–1945 || ~35mm Monoblocco Oyster, screw-down crown and back; pump pushers || Rolex Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ base) || One of Rolex’s earliest two-pusher Oyster chronographs; earlier Oyster monopushers existed; one-piece upper case (''Monoblocco'' / ''Barilotto''); the WWII POW reference; Corporal Clive James Nutting's Stalag Luft III watch (case 185,983) was documented as sold "gratis" to Nutting in 1943
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* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/ Sotheby's — 3525 Monoblocco lot] (2019). Glossy black gilt steel example, case 186,144, c.1942.
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/ Sotheby's — 3525 Monoblocco lot] (2019). Glossy black gilt steel example, case 186,144, c.1942.
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/ Sotheby's — 3525 Monoblocco lot] (2020). Silvered dial steel example, case 372,822, c.1945.
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/ Sotheby's — 3525 Monoblocco lot] (2020). Silvered dial steel example, case 372,822, c.1945.
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5091717 Christie’s, ref. 3462, case 161’501, 2008]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6079995 Christie’s, ref. 3462, case 161’489, 2017]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-140-184 Antiquorum, ref. 3462, lot 184, 1992]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-66-71 Antiquorum, ref. 3462, lot 71, 2000]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/116718 Phillips, ref. 3462, Hong Kong Watch Auction: SIX]
* [https://www.phillips.com/auctions/watches Phillips — 3525 Dickins POW lot]. RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins.
* [https://www.phillips.com/auctions/watches Phillips — 3525 Dickins POW lot]. RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins.
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/11293/lot/164/rolex-an-attractive-pink-gold-and-stainless-steel-chronograph-wristwatchref-3668-circa-1956/ Bonhams — 3668 pink gold and steel chronograph] (17 May 2004). Catalogued "circa 1956"; estimate CHF 40,000.
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/11293/lot/164/rolex-an-attractive-pink-gold-and-stainless-steel-chronograph-wristwatchref-3668-circa-1956/ Bonhams — 3668 pink gold and steel chronograph] (17 May 2004). Catalogued "circa 1956"; estimate CHF 40,000.
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