Reference:3019

Oyster → 3019

A Loupe This example has a silvered Arabic dial, small seconds and a large Oyster Patent crown.

Reference 3019 is a small, manually wound Rolex Oyster with subsidiary seconds. The records located here show steel cases around 24 mm and two different silver-toned dial layouts. Auction catalogues date examples to the 1940s and circa 1955; those attributions do not establish a production run.

Core facts

Field	Documented record
Reference	3019
Name used in sources	Oyster; the Ricardo seller titles its example Oyster Precision
Production dates	Auction estimates range from circa 1940s to circa 1955; production span unknown
Case	Stainless steel; 23.5 mm in Noonans, 24 mm in Loupe This and Ricardo listings
Movement	Manual winding; Noonans records 15 jewels and describes the movement as Rolex Prima
Display	Hours, minutes and subsidiary seconds at six in the catalogued examples
Crystal	Acrylic is reported by the Ricardo seller; other records do not specify it
Bracelet	The examples reviewed are shown on leather straps. No original bracelet fitment is established

Where it sits in the line

Both auction catalogues describe manual movements, placing the 3019 among manually wound Oysters rather than the self-winding Oyster Perpetuals collectors call Bubblebacks.

Production outline

Published dates for individual examples span the 1940s and circa 1955. Loupe This dates its 24 mm steel watch to the 1940s; Noonans assigns circa 1955 to a 23.5 mm example. Ricardo lists another 24 mm steel watch without a date. Noonans also reports case number 124854. The number falls in both an early-1940s chart range and Pergola’s 1955 band after the mid-1950s reset, so it cannot choose between the catalogue dates; see the serial-number guide.

Movement notes

Noonans describes its example as manual winding, 15 jewels, and Rolex Prima. Loupe This and Ricardo also describe manually wound examples but give no movement number. A specialist Oyster parts table lists 8¾ lignes and 15 jewels for the 3019; it does not name a calibre or identify the movements in the auction watches.

Dial map

The Loupe This watch has Arabic numerals, an outer minute track and engine-turned subsidiary seconds. Ricardo's listing shows applied gold-tone markers mixed with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary-seconds register. Its photographs do not show the caseback reference stamp, so the dial is a reported example rather than a verified factory variant. No broader dial sequence is established.

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  Loupe This lot 4911: Arabic numerals, outer minute track and subsidiary seconds.
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  Ricardo listing: mixed applied markers and Arabic numerals, with subsidiary seconds. The seller identifies it as a 3019.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown

The auctioned and listed watches have stainless-steel cases measuring 23.5 to 24 mm across, depending on the catalogue. Loupe This describes a flat bezel and shows a large screw-down crown signed “OYSTER PATENT.” Noonans also describes a screw-down back and crown. The Ricardo seller reports an acrylic crystal but makes no water-resistance claim; the watch was not pressure-tested.

Bracelets, clasps, and packaging

The three located examples are shown or described on leather straps. These listings do not establish original delivery, a bracelet reference, or a clasp fitment for the 3019.

Auction record

Sale	Date	Description	Result
Noonans Mayfair, lot 370	10 Sep 2024	Steel, 23.5 mm, manual wind, 15 jewels; catalogue date circa 1955; case no. 124854	£420 hammer
Loupe This, lot 4911	15–22 Jun 2026	Steel, 24 mm, manual wind, Arabic dial and subsidiary seconds; catalogue date 1940s	US$1,650 including buyer's premium

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  Loupe This lot 4911: whole-watch view.
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  Ricardo listing: a second reported dial layout.

Sources

• Loupe This, "Loupe This, lot 4911 — Rolex Early Oyster 3019 Manual Wind", Loupe This, 2026-06-22
• Noonans Mayfair, "Noonans Mayfair, Jewellery, Watches, Silver and Objects of Vertu, lot 370 — Rolex Oyster ref. 3019", Noonans Mayfair, 2024-09-10
• Seller AnkerWatch, "Ricardo item 1312267538 — Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 3019", Ricardo / AnkerWatch
• "Rolex Boîtes Oyster — component table, ref. 3019", Vintage Rolex Forum Media