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==Dial map==

[[File:Ref 3009 enamel dial.webp~~|thumb|right|300px~~|alt=Close view of the white vitreous enamel Scientific dial on a Rolex 3009 showing three concentric tracks and a red centre seconds hand|The Scientific dial at close range: hours on the inner ring, minutes outside them, an outer scale to fifths of a second, and the red centre seconds hand. Hairlines run through the enamel and the word SCIENTIFIC has begun to lose paint.]]

File:Ref 3009 enamel dial.webp|alt=Close view of the white vitreous enamel Scientific dial on a Rolex 3009 showing three concentric tracks and a red centre seconds hand|The Scientific dial at close range: hours on the inner ring, minutes outside them, an outer scale to fifths of a second, and the red centre seconds hand. Hairlines run through the enamel and the word SCIENTIFIC has begun to lose paint.

File:Ref 3009 centre seconds dial.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre 3009 in 18K yellow gold with a silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numerals and centre seconds|The plain silvered configuration in 18K yellow gold, applied gold Arabic numerals and a blued centre seconds hand, catalogued simply as an Oyster Chronomètre.

File:Ref 3009 24-hour dial.webp|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a 24-hour dial carrying inner red numerals 13 to 24|A 24-hour dial on the same case reference: luminous Arabic hours with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside them, case 46704.

File:Ref 3009 Observatory dial.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Royal Observatory 3009 in 9K gold with a champagne dial and subsidiary seconds|The champagne dial signed ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL over OBSERVATORY, case 37840, here with subsidiary seconds at 6 rather than the centre seconds of the Scientific.

File:Ref 3009 California dial.webp|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a copper-coloured California dial mixing Arabic and Roman numerals|The California dial, case 12818: painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals with baton indexes. One documented lot, not a production configuration on this evidence.

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Six distinct dial configurations appear on the 3009 in the documented record.

The white enamel Scientific dial is the reference's signature and the reason it is collected. Antiquorum's Hong Kong catalogue gives the clearest description: "white enamel dial with inner Arabic numerals, tracks for hours and separate minutes, outer track calibrated for 5ths of a second, blued steel hour and minute hands, red central seconds hand." Auction houses consistently describe the dial as two-piece. A dealer account claiming the inner disc is fixed to the movement is unsupported elsewhere and contradicted by other descriptions, so the two-piece construction is documented while its mounting is not.

[[File:Ref 3009 centre seconds dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre 3009 in 18K yellow gold with a silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numerals and centre seconds|The plain silvered configuration in 18K yellow gold, applied gold Arabic numerals and a blued centre seconds hand, catalogued simply as an Oyster Chronomètre.]]

[[File:Ref 3009 24-hour dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a 24-hour dial carrying inner red numerals 13 to 24|A 24-hour dial on the same case reference: luminous Arabic hours with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside them, case 46704.]]

[[File:Ref 3009 Observatory dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oyster Royal Observatory 3009 in 9K gold with a champagne dial and subsidiary seconds|The champagne dial signed ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL over OBSERVATORY, case 37840, here with subsidiary seconds at 6 rather than the centre seconds of the Scientific.]]

[[File:Ref 3009 California dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a copper-coloured California dial mixing Arabic and Roman numerals|The California dial, case 12818: painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals with baton indexes. One documented lot, not a production configuration on this evidence.]]

The remaining five are conventional by comparison: a champagne dial catalogued as Oyster Royal and Observatory, a restored two-tone silvered centre-seconds dial, a 24-hour dial with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside the luminous Arabic hours, a copper-coloured California dial with painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals and baton indexes, and a silvered baton dial in pink gold. The California example is the outlier of the group, and a single lot does not establish it as a production configuration.

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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

[[File:Ref 3009 caseback marks.webp~~|thumb|right|260px~~|alt=Inner caseback of a 14K Rolex 3009 stamped Rolex 31 Victoires de Haute Precision with the RWC Ltd sponsor mark and 0.585-14K fineness mark|Inner caseback of a 14K example: the 31 Victoires legend, the R.W.C. LTD sponsor's mark in its oval, the 0.585-14K fineness mark, and the reference number stamped down the left edge.]]

File:Ref 3009 caseback marks.webp|alt=Inner caseback of a 14K Rolex 3009 stamped Rolex 31 Victoires de Haute Precision with the RWC Ltd sponsor mark and 0.585-14K fineness mark|Inner caseback of a 14K example: the 31 Victoires legend, the R.W.C. LTD sponsor's mark in its oval, the 0.585-14K fineness mark, and the reference number stamped down the left edge.

[[File:Ref 3009 caseback 18k.webp~~|thumb|right|260px~~|alt=Inner caseback of an 18K Rolex 3009 showing the coronet, the 0.750-18K fineness mark and the reference number|The same case in 18K, marked 0.750-18K under the coronet with the reference number below.]]

File:Ref 3009 caseback 18k.webp|alt=Inner caseback of an 18K Rolex 3009 showing the coronet, the 0.750-18K fineness mark and the reference number|The same case in 18K, marked 0.750-18K under the coronet with the reference number below.

File:Ref 3009 pink gold.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009 in 18K pink gold with a white enamel dial|The 18K pink gold example, catalogued at 33mm and the only one in the record above 31mm.

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The catalogued tonneau cases have screw-down backs and crowns. Auction descriptions vary between

two- and three-body construction. No steel example appears in the sourced record; documented

materials include 9ct, 14K and 18K yellow or pink gold.

Catalogued diameters range from 30 to 33mm and most are 31mm. The records do not establish whether

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 ==Dial map==
-[[File:Ref 3009 enamel dial.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Close view of the white vitreous enamel Scientific dial on a Rolex 3009 showing three concentric tracks and a red centre seconds hand|The Scientific dial at close range: hours on the inner ring, minutes outside them, an outer scale to fifths of a second, and the red centre seconds hand. Hairlines run through the enamel and the word SCIENTIFIC has begun to lose paint.]]
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
+File:Ref 3009 enamel dial.webp|alt=Close view of the white vitreous enamel Scientific dial on a Rolex 3009 showing three concentric tracks and a red centre seconds hand|The Scientific dial at close range: hours on the inner ring, minutes outside them, an outer scale to fifths of a second, and the red centre seconds hand. Hairlines run through the enamel and the word SCIENTIFIC has begun to lose paint.
+File:Ref 3009 centre seconds dial.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre 3009 in 18K yellow gold with a silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numerals and centre seconds|The plain silvered configuration in 18K yellow gold, applied gold Arabic numerals and a blued centre seconds hand, catalogued simply as an Oyster Chronomètre.
+File:Ref 3009 24-hour dial.webp|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a 24-hour dial carrying inner red numerals 13 to 24|A 24-hour dial on the same case reference: luminous Arabic hours with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside them, case 46704.
+File:Ref 3009 Observatory dial.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Royal Observatory 3009 in 9K gold with a champagne dial and subsidiary seconds|The champagne dial signed ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL over OBSERVATORY, case 37840, here with subsidiary seconds at 6 rather than the centre seconds of the Scientific.
+File:Ref 3009 California dial.webp|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a copper-coloured California dial mixing Arabic and Roman numerals|The California dial, case 12818: painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals with baton indexes. One documented lot, not a production configuration on this evidence.
+</gallery>
 Six distinct dial configurations appear on the 3009 in the documented record.
 The white enamel Scientific dial is the reference's signature and the reason it is collected. Antiquorum's Hong Kong catalogue gives the clearest description: "white enamel dial with inner Arabic numerals, tracks for hours and separate minutes, outer track calibrated for 5ths of a second, blued steel hour and minute hands, red central seconds hand." Auction houses consistently describe the dial as two-piece. A dealer account claiming the inner disc is fixed to the movement is unsupported elsewhere and contradicted by other descriptions, so the two-piece construction is documented while its mounting is not.
-[[File:Ref 3009 centre seconds dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre 3009 in 18K yellow gold with a silvered dial, applied gold Arabic numerals and centre seconds|The plain silvered configuration in 18K yellow gold, applied gold Arabic numerals and a blued centre seconds hand, catalogued simply as an Oyster Chronomètre.]]
-[[File:Ref 3009 24-hour dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a 24-hour dial carrying inner red numerals 13 to 24|A 24-hour dial on the same case reference: luminous Arabic hours with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside them, case 46704.]]
-[[File:Ref 3009 Observatory dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oyster Royal Observatory 3009 in 9K gold with a champagne dial and subsidiary seconds|The champagne dial signed ROLEX OYSTER ROYAL over OBSERVATORY, case 37840, here with subsidiary seconds at 6 rather than the centre seconds of the Scientific.]]
-[[File:Ref 3009 California dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 3009 in 14K yellow gold with a copper-coloured California dial mixing Arabic and Roman numerals|The California dial, case 12818: painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals with baton indexes. One documented lot, not a production configuration on this evidence.]]
 The remaining five are conventional by comparison: a champagne dial catalogued as Oyster Royal and Observatory, a restored two-tone silvered centre-seconds dial, a 24-hour dial with the 13 to 24 numerals printed in red inside the luminous Arabic hours, a copper-coloured California dial with painted luminous Arabic and Roman numerals and baton indexes, and a silvered baton dial in pink gold. The California example is the outlier of the group, and a single lot does not establish it as a production configuration.
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 ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
-[[File:Ref 3009 caseback marks.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Inner caseback of a 14K Rolex 3009 stamped Rolex 31 Victoires de Haute Precision with the RWC Ltd sponsor mark and 0.585-14K fineness mark|Inner caseback of a 14K example: the 31 Victoires legend, the R.W.C. LTD sponsor's mark in its oval, the 0.585-14K fineness mark, and the reference number stamped down the left edge.]]
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
+File:Ref 3009 caseback marks.webp|alt=Inner caseback of a 14K Rolex 3009 stamped Rolex 31 Victoires de Haute Precision with the RWC Ltd sponsor mark and 0.585-14K fineness mark|Inner caseback of a 14K example: the 31 Victoires legend, the R.W.C. LTD sponsor's mark in its oval, the 0.585-14K fineness mark, and the reference number stamped down the left edge.
-[[File:Ref 3009 caseback 18k.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Inner caseback of an 18K Rolex 3009 showing the coronet, the 0.750-18K fineness mark and the reference number|The same case in 18K, marked 0.750-18K under the coronet with the reference number below.]]
+File:Ref 3009 caseback 18k.webp|alt=Inner caseback of an 18K Rolex 3009 showing the coronet, the 0.750-18K fineness mark and the reference number|The same case in 18K, marked 0.750-18K under the coronet with the reference number below.
+File:Ref 3009 pink gold.webp|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009 in 18K pink gold with a white enamel dial|The 18K pink gold example, catalogued at 33mm and the only one in the record above 31mm.
+</gallery>
 The catalogued tonneau cases have screw-down backs and crowns. Auction descriptions vary between
 two- and three-body construction. No steel example appears in the sourced record; documented
 materials include 9ct, 14K and 18K yellow or pink gold.
-[[File:Ref 3009 pink gold.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Oyster Chronometre Scientific 3009 in 18K pink gold with a white enamel dial|The 18K pink gold example, catalogued at 33mm and the only one in the record above 31mm.]]
 Catalogued diameters range from 30 to 33mm and most are 31mm. The records do not establish whether