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	A 29.5 mm case is small by modern wrist-sizing conventions. The 2574 is a deliberately compact watch, a piece of boy's-size catalog history rather than a candidate for daily wear on a modern-sized wrist. On a period-appropriate strap, it reads as what it is: a pre-war dress Oyster sized for the late-1930s market.		A 29.5 mm case is small by modern wrist-sizing conventions. The 2574 is a deliberately compact watch, a piece of boy's-size catalog history rather than a candidate for daily wear on a modern-sized wrist. On a period-appropriate strap, it reads as what it is: a pre-war dress Oyster sized for the late-1930s market.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:2136\|Oyster Perpetual 2136]]
			* [[Reference:3139\|Oyster Perpetual 3139]] — 1938–1947
			* [[Reference:3359\|Oyster Perpetual 3359]] — 1934–1946
			* [[Reference:4220\|Oyster Perpetual 4220]]
			* [[Reference:5701\|Oyster Perpetual 5701]] — 1959–1988

			See also the [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	* [https://bezelbase.org/wiki/Research:Early_Oyster_References BezelBase early Oyster reference index]		* [https://bezelbase.org/wiki/Research:Early_Oyster_References BezelBase early Oyster reference index]
	* [https://rubberb.com/ Rubber B — master list]		* [https://rubberb.com/ Rubber B — master list]
	* ''Internal research batch notes: src-batch-04-wwii-manual-oysters''
	* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/blogoystercase.php VintageWatchStraps (David Boettcher) — Rolex Oyster Case, Hermetic, Submarine research] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com		* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/blogoystercase.php VintageWatchStraps (David Boettcher) — Rolex Oyster Case, Hermetic, Submarine research] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com

	[[Category:Oyster]]		[[Category:Oyster]]

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	<small>[[Reference:oyster\|Oyster]] -> '''2574'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:oyster\|Oyster]] -> '''2574'''</small>
	[[File:Ref 2574 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Rolex Oyster Royalite 2574 1943\|Royalite Observatory 24-hour dial, c.1943]]		[[File:Ref 2574 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Oyster Royalite 2574 1943\|Royalite Observatory 24-hour dial, c.1943]]

	The 2574 is a pre-war manual-wind Oyster produced from roughly 1936 through 1943 in a 29.5 mm stainless steel case. This is a "boy's size" watch in the period vocabulary. Two details set it apart from the broader pre-war Oyster population: a 9¾-ligne 17-jewel Aegler movement, and the reference number engraved on the ''outside'' of the caseback. The dial is signed "Rolex Oyster Royal," "Rolex Oyster Royalite," "Rolex Oyster Observatory," or "Rolex Oyster Imperial," all drawn from Rolex's late-1930s sub-brand vocabulary, and surfaced examples carry both center-seconds (sweep) and sub-seconds dial layouts.		The 2574 is a pre-war manual-wind Oyster produced from roughly 1936 through 1943 in a 29.5 mm stainless steel case. This is a "boy's size" watch in the period vocabulary. Two details set it apart from the broader pre-war Oyster population: a 9¾-ligne 17-jewel Aegler movement, and the reference number engraved on the ''outside'' of the caseback. The dial is signed "Rolex Oyster Royal," "Rolex Oyster Royalite," "Rolex Oyster Observatory," or "Rolex Oyster Imperial," all drawn from Rolex's late-1930s sub-brand vocabulary, and surfaced examples carry both center-seconds (sweep) and sub-seconds dial layouts.

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	== Auction and dealer record ==		== Auction and dealer record ==

	The 2574 has no deep public auction trail. It has not appeared at Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips, or Heritage in the indexed record; surfaced examples resolve through specialist dealers and smaller auction houses, with a documented range of roughly USD 1,500–4,000. Royal-signed steel examples with baton dials and leaf hands dominate the dealer ~~corpus~~. Observatory-signed examples are thinner and tend to clear the market at the upper end when the dial is cleanly original; exceptional dial condition, matched patina, and period-correct hands are what pushes prices toward USD 4,000, and refinished dials or replacement hands sit at the lower end.		The 2574 has no deep public auction trail. It has not appeared at Sotheby's, Christie's, Phillips, or Heritage in the indexed record; surfaced examples resolve through specialist dealers and smaller auction houses, with a documented range of roughly USD 1,500–4,000. Royal-signed steel examples with baton dials and leaf hands dominate the the dealer market. Observatory-signed examples are thinner and tend to clear the market at the upper end when the dial is cleanly original; exceptional dial condition, matched patina, and period-correct hands are what pushes prices toward USD 4,000, and refinished dials or replacement hands sit at the lower end.

	There is no auction-driven hype market here. A steel 2574 at five figures is out of step with the surfaced record. The dealer sample is thin enough that the Royal-to-Observatory ratio should be read as indicative rather than definitive, but the direction is clear: Royal dominates by a meaningful margin.		There is no auction-driven hype market here. A steel 2574 at five figures is out of step with the surfaced record. The dealer sample is thin enough that the Royal-to-Observatory ratio should be read as indicative rather than definitive, but the direction is clear: Royal dominates by a meaningful margin.

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