Reference:3595: Difference between revisions
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Research: add reference-specific auction-lot sources (Phillips/Antiquorum/Christie's/Pandolfini/Monaco Legend/Bonhams), correct 3595 lug construction, close 5502 direct-lot gap |
Add auction-lot dial and caseback photos (Antiquorum HK 2024 lot 179, case 46077) |
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== The dial == | == The dial == | ||
[[File:Ref 3595 dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3595 California dial, case No.46077, Antiquorum Hong Kong 2024|California dial, case No.46077, Antiquorum Hong Kong 2024]] | |||
The 3595's California dial is the reference's single defining element. Roman numerals at 11, 12, 1, 2, and sometimes 10; Arabic numerals at 4, 5, 6, 7, and sometimes 8; a railway minutes track at the outer edge; a small sub-seconds register at 6 o'clock interrupting the 6 Arabic. Typography follows the Rolex dial treatment of the early 1940s: Roman numerals moderately condensed, Arabic numerals with the closed-4 and open-6 shapes consistent with factory dials of the period. | The 3595's California dial is the reference's single defining element. Roman numerals at 11, 12, 1, 2, and sometimes 10; Arabic numerals at 4, 5, 6, 7, and sometimes 8; a railway minutes track at the outer edge; a small sub-seconds register at 6 o'clock interrupting the 6 Arabic. Typography follows the Rolex dial treatment of the early 1940s: Roman numerals moderately condensed, Arabic numerals with the closed-4 and open-6 shapes consistent with factory dials of the period. | ||
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Four checks apply to any 3595 a collector encounters. | Four checks apply to any 3595 a collector encounters. | ||
[[File:Ref 3595 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3595 caseback, engraved 46077/3595, Antiquorum Hong Kong 2024|Caseback, engraved 46077/3595]] | |||
Reference confirmation. The caseback should read "3595," not 3595/3 as the Field Manual might suggest; the slash suffix typically appears on parts paperwork rather than engraved on cases. A 3595 caseback with no slash is normal and period-correct. A case engraved with the /3 suffix is atypical and warrants extra scrutiny of caseback originality. | Reference confirmation. The caseback should read "3595," not 3595/3 as the Field Manual might suggest; the slash suffix typically appears on parts paperwork rather than engraved on cases. A 3595 caseback with no slash is normal and period-correct. A case engraved with the /3 suffix is atypical and warrants extra scrutiny of caseback originality. | ||