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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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| 3668 || c.1942–1946 || ~36mm Oyster, reeded gold bezel || Rolex Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ base) || Sister reference to the 3525 with a fluted gold bezel; the public record is limited. A pink-gold-and-steel example sold by Bonhams was catalogued "circa 1956," an outlier against the 1940s window used for the other documented examples
| [[Reference:3668|3668]] || Individual catalogues date examples c.1939–c.1946; production span unknown || 35mm Oyster; steel case with reeded pink- or yellow-gold bezel || Cal. 13 / VZ; Christie's names 13''' 23 VZ on case 279'352 || Two-register chronograph. Antiquorum calls case 45,343 two-body; Phillips labels case 47'948 Monoblocco. Phillips and Sotheby's assign conflicting dates to that same case.
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| 3833 || c.1942–1946 || Oyster || Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ base) || Less-documented sibling of the 3525; appears in the Pucci Papaleo and Mondani catalogues alongside the Monoblocco
| 3833 || c.1942–1946 || Oyster || Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ base) || Less-documented sibling of the 3525; appears in the Pucci Papaleo and Mondani catalogues alongside the Monoblocco
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| Non-Oyster two-pusher (1930s–40s) || Records name Valjoux 22, V23 or VZ; movement-size descriptions conflict on individual examples || Round snap-back, non-Oyster || Two; oval/olive or rectangular || [[Reference:2508|2508]]
| Non-Oyster two-pusher (1930s–40s) || Records name Valjoux 22, V23 or VZ; movement-size descriptions conflict on individual examples || Round snap-back, non-Oyster || Two; oval/olive or rectangular || [[Reference:2508|2508]]
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| Monoblocco Oyster (1939–1946) || Rolex Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ) || One-piece upper case, screw-down caseback || Pump || 3525, 3668, 3833
| Monoblocco Oyster (1939–1946) || Rolex Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ) || One-piece upper case, screw-down caseback || Pump || 3525, 3833
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| Gold-bezel Oyster chronograph (catalogue terminology varies) || Cal. 13; 13''' 23 VZ reported on one 3668 || Steel case with gold bezel; Antiquorum calls case 45,343 two-body, while Phillips calls case 47'948 Monoblocco || Pump || 3668
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| Tonneau Oyster (late 1940s) || Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23) || Three-piece Oyster, tonneau silhouette || Pump on most || 4099, 4500, 4537, 4767, 5034
| Tonneau Oyster (late 1940s) || Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23) || Three-piece Oyster, tonneau silhouette || Pump on most || 4099, 4500, 4537, 4767, 5034
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* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/ROLEX/NY080118/97 Phillips, ref. 3668 case 47'948] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080122/191 Phillips, ref. 3668 case 47'954, lot 191]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4180735 Christie's, ref. 3668 case 47,130]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5130820 Christie's, ref. 3668 case 279'352]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5731344 Christie's, ref. 3668 case 45'998]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-259 Antiquorum, ref. 3668 case 45,343]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-3668-lot-280-222 Antiquorum, ref. 3668 case 279358]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-242-434 Antiquorum, ref. 3668 case 145263]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-3668-oyster-chronograph-antimagnetic-lot-370-111 Antiquorum, ref. 3668 case 45342]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/important-watches-3/reference-3668-a-pink-gold-and-stainless-steel Sotheby's, ref. 3668 case 47'948]
* [https://www.accademiafineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/montres_bijoux.pdf Accademia Fine Art, 15 July 2019, lot 013, ref. 3668 case 45,344]
== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/understanding-the-rolex-non-paul-newman-daytona Danny Milton, "Understanding The Rolex (Non-Paul Newman) Daytona"] — Hodinkee (9 November 2022). Places ref. 2303 in the 1920s; does not cite the underlying advertisement.
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/understanding-the-rolex-non-paul-newman-daytona Danny Milton, "Understanding The Rolex (Non-Paul Newman) Daytona"] — Hodinkee (9 November 2022). Places ref. 2303 in the 1920s; does not cite the underlying advertisement.
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