Reference:2490: Difference between revisions

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[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -> '''2490'''

The 2490 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual from 1945, self-winding, in stainless steel. Antiquorum catalogued its only publicly documented example as an "Army Dial" Rolex — the house's own name for the piece, not an official Rolex term, and ~~one whose exact dial pattern is not spelled out beyond that label~~ in the ~~lot description~~. ~~What is specified is more useful:~~ center seconds, an "Oyster Patent" crown, and a period stainless steel "petites mailles" bracelet on a deployant clasp, all catalogued together as a single unit rather than head-and-bracelet mismatched at some later point.

The 2490 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual from 1945, self-winding, in stainless steel. Antiquorum catalogued its only publicly documented example as an "Army Dial" Rolex — the house's own name for the piece, not an official Rolex term. The dial itself explains the label: black, with a mixed Roman-and-Arabic numeral set (XI and I in Roman at the top, then plain Arabic 8, 7, 5, 4 around the lower half), signed "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" above center and "Self Winding" below, a layout closer to military field-watch convention than the all-Arabic or all-baton dials more typical of the Bubbleback range. The watch also carries center seconds, an "Oyster Patent" crown, and a period stainless steel "petites mailles" bracelet on a deployant clasp, all catalogued together as a single unit rather than head-and-bracelet mismatched at some later point.

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| dial (documented)

| center-seconds layout, original hands~~; Antiquorum's own "Army Dial" name for the pattern, exact marker layout not otherwise specified in the catalogue text~~

| black, mixed Roman/Arabic numerals (Roman XI, I; Arabic 8, 7, 5, 4), "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" signed above center, "Self Winding" below, center-seconds layout, original hands

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| documented examples

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Antiquorum's lot description states only that the movement is self-winding; no caliber number or jewel count is given, and the movement grading ("good, overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense") indicates the example was sold as-is rather than freshly serviced.

== Dial map ==

The dial is black with a mixed numeral set unusual for the Bubbleback range: Roman numerals at XI and I, Arabic numerals at 8, 7, 5 and 4, and applied luminous batons filling the remaining hour positions. "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" is signed above the coronet logo at center, "Self Winding" below it. The hands are a broad triangular hour hand and a matching baton minute hand, both aged to a warm patina, with a thin red-tipped sweep-adjacent seconds hand run from center — consistent with the center-seconds movement Antiquorum's description specifies.

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 <small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -&gt; '''2490'''</small>
-The 2490 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual from 1945, self-winding, in stainless steel. Antiquorum catalogued its only publicly documented example as an "Army Dial" Rolex — the house's own name for the piece, not an official Rolex term, and one whose exact dial pattern is not spelled out beyond that label in the lot description. What is specified is more useful: center seconds, an "Oyster Patent" crown, and a period stainless steel "petites mailles" bracelet on a deployant clasp, all catalogued together as a single unit rather than head-and-bracelet mismatched at some later point.
+The 2490 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual from 1945, self-winding, in stainless steel. Antiquorum catalogued its only publicly documented example as an "Army Dial" Rolex — the house's own name for the piece, not an official Rolex term. The dial itself explains the label: black, with a mixed Roman-and-Arabic numeral set (XI and I in Roman at the top, then plain Arabic 8, 7, 5, 4 around the lower half), signed "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" above center and "Self Winding" below, a layout closer to military field-watch convention than the all-Arabic or all-baton dials more typical of the Bubbleback range. The watch also carries center seconds, an "Oyster Patent" crown, and a period stainless steel "petites mailles" bracelet on a deployant clasp, all catalogued together as a single unit rather than head-and-bracelet mismatched at some later point.
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-| center-seconds layout, original hands; Antiquorum's own "Army Dial" name for the pattern, exact marker layout not otherwise specified in the catalogue text
+| black, mixed Roman/Arabic numerals (Roman XI, I; Arabic 8, 7, 5, 4), "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" signed above center, "Self Winding" below, center-seconds layout, original hands
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 Antiquorum's lot description states only that the movement is self-winding; no caliber number or jewel count is given, and the movement grading ("good, overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense") indicates the example was sold as-is rather than freshly serviced.
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+== Dial map ==
+The dial is black with a mixed numeral set unusual for the Bubbleback range: Roman numerals at XI and I, Arabic numerals at 8, 7, 5 and 4, and applied luminous batons filling the remaining hour positions. "Rolex Oyster Perpetual" is signed above the coronet logo at center, "Self Winding" below it. The hands are a broad triangular hour hand and a matching baton minute hand, both aged to a warm patina, with a thin red-tipped sweep-adjacent seconds hand run from center — consistent with the center-seconds movement Antiquorum's description specifies.
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