Second Batch · Prisoner of War
Early Chronographs (pre-Daytona) POW 3525 — Second Batch · Prisoner of War
Black aplica-print dials with radium hands, ordered by Allied officers in German camps on Rolex’s pay-after-the-war terms. Documented serials cluster within 80 numbers: 186'045 (Lt. John F. Williams), 186'052 (Flt. Lt. Gerald Imeson) and 186'124 (Wg. Cdr. Douglas Dickins), probably all delivered to Stalag Luft III.
Detalles de identificación
- Cronógrafo
Función de cronómetro con registros.
- “Monoblocco” case
Case and bezel machined from one block of metal, closed only by a screw-down back.
- Prisoner-of-war order
Ordered by an Allied officer held in a WWII prison camp, under Rolex’s pay-after-the-war offer.
Variantes de 3525
Resumen de referencias →| Variante | Producción |
|---|---|
| First Batch | 1939 |
| Second Batch | c. 1942 |
| Second Batch · Prisoner of WarActual | c. 1942 |
Caja y movimiento
- Referencia
- 3525
- Producción
- c. 1942
- Series de caja
- c. 186,045–186,124Buscar Rolex Números de serie
- Diámetro de caja
- 35 mm
- Movimiento
- Carga manual
- Fecha
- No
- Calibre
- Valjoux 23
Esfera, bisel y agujas
- Acabado de la esfera
- Gilt
Movimiento
Valjoux 23
13-ligne hand-wound column-wheel chronograph, the two-register base of Rolex’s early años chronograph including the 3484, 3525 and 4500.
Reserva de marcha de Manual winding · Introduced 1916 · 18,000 vph · 17 jewels · 48 h
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