Reference:3478: Difference between revisions
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Reffuter fix: correct imprecise "twelve years apart" claim (2012-2023 is ~11 years) |
Reffuter fix: remove incorrect "smaller" case-size claim about sibling ref. 2784 (2784 runs 30-31mm typical vs 3478's 28-29mm) |
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Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A | Five of the ten Bonhams watches came to auction together in a single themed sale, "Watches: A | ||
Private Canadian Collection," and several of the reference's names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar | Private Canadian Collection," and several of the reference's names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar | ||
Aqua, and Centregraph, recur on | Aqua, and Centregraph, recur on sibling reference 2784 under an entirely different | ||
case-number band. Centre seconds appears on nine of the twelve watches; the Solar Aqua and one | case-number band. Centre seconds appears on nine of the twelve watches; the Solar Aqua and one | ||
Oyster Commander instead carry a subsidiary seconds register at six. | Oyster Commander instead carry a subsidiary seconds register at six. | ||
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Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478. | Four of those names, Raleigh, Viceroy, Solar Aqua and Centregraph, are not unique to the 3478. | ||
[[Reference:2784|2784]], a | [[Reference:2784|2784]], a sibling reference documented on a different case-number band | ||
running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own | running roughly 81,000-93,000 and 126,000-128,000, carries the same four names on its own | ||
watches. Oyster Watch Co. and the retailers selling under these names applied a shared | watches. Oyster Watch Co. and the retailers selling under these names applied a shared | ||