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	The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.		The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.

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	Service history matters at 80+ years. A 3525 that has been serviced periodically is in better mechanical shape than one that has not, but heavy service can also mean replaced mainsprings, replaced chrono coupling parts, and in some cases replaced movement components. Known service history from a reputable vintage Rolex watchmaker adds value.		Service history matters at 80+ years. A 3525 that has been serviced periodically is in better mechanical shape than one that has not, but heavy service can also mean replaced mainsprings, replaced chrono coupling parts, and in some cases replaced movement components. Known service history from a reputable vintage Rolex watchmaker adds value.

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			The 3525 is the first Oyster chronograph and the centrepiece of the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line. The Monoblocco case work and Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ) movement set the template for the 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that followed.

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	* [https://www.windvintage.com/ Wind Vintage — 3525 pow]		* [https://www.windvintage.com/ Wind Vintage — 3525 pow]
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	The 3525 is the first Oyster chronograph and the centrepiece of the [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs\|pre-Daytona chronograph]] line. The Monoblocco case work and Cal. 13 (Valjoux 23 VZ) movement set the template for the 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that followed.

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	Nutting ordered a Rolex. The watch is a steel 3525 Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic, serial 185,983, made in 1941 and shipped by Rolex on credit in 1943. The Antiquorum lot text records a shipping date of 8 July 1943; Rolex Magazine's article on the watch records a delivery-to-camp date of 4 August 1943. Both can be true: one is the Swiss ship date, the other the camp arrival date. By August 1943 Nutting had a Rolex chronograph on his wrist in Stalag Luft III, eight months before the Great Escape.		Nutting ordered a Rolex. The watch is a steel 3525 Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic, serial 185,983, made in 1941 and shipped by Rolex on credit in 1943. The Antiquorum lot text records a shipping date of 8 July 1943; Rolex Magazine's article on the watch records a delivery-to-camp date of 4 August 1943. Both can be true: one is the Swiss ship date, the other the camp arrival date. By August 1943 Nutting had a Rolex chronograph on his wrist in Stalag Luft III, eight months before the Great Escape.

	Nutting kept the watch for the rest of his life. He repatriated to Britain after the war, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia, and died there in 2001 at age 90. His archive stayed with the watch: the numbered receipt from Rolex, the numbered guarantee, the Rolex envelope, three letters from the Rolex Watch Co. signed by Hans Wilsdorf, and Nutting's own correspondence and photographs from Stalag Luft III. The whole package sold at Antiquorum in 2007.		Nutting kept the watch for the rest of his life. He repatriated to Britain after the war, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia, and died there in 2001 at age 90. His archive stayed with the watch: the numbered receipt from Rolex, the numbered guarantee, the Rolex envelope, three letters from the Rolex Watch Co. signed by Hans Wilsdorf, and Nutting's own correspondence and photographs from Stalag Luft III. The whole package sold at Antiquorum in 2007 for £66,000.

	Other POW-provenance 3525s surface periodically. The Brownlee watch (USAAF 1st Lt Leon W. Brownlee, held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria, freed April 1945) appeared at Antiquorum Geneva in May 2023 with an estimate of EUR 62,000–102,000. Phillips published an article on the Dickins 3525 (RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins). Dealer and forum listings carry additional named-POW examples. The Rolex POW archive is incomplete; no full list of delivered watches survives in public. The documented examples form a small, coherent corpus.		Other POW-provenance 3525s surface periodically. The Brownlee watch (USAAF 1st Lt Leon W. Brownlee, held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria, freed April 1945) appeared at Antiquorum Geneva in May 2023 with an estimate of EUR 62,000–102,000. Phillips published an article on the Dickins 3525 (RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins). Dealer and forum listings carry additional named-POW examples. The Rolex POW archive is incomplete; no full list of delivered watches survives in public. The documented examples form a small, coherent corpus.

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	The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.		The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.

	It is also the watch that Rolex shipped, on credit, to Allied officers held in German prisoner-of-war camps during the Second World War. One of those watches ended up at Stalag Luft III, the camp of the Great Escape. That example, with its paperwork fully intact, sold at Antiquorum in 2007 ~~for £66,000~~.		It is also the watch that Rolex shipped, on credit, to Allied officers held in German prisoner-of-war camps during the Second World War. One of those watches ended up at Stalag Luft III, the camp of the Great Escape. That example, with its paperwork fully intact, sold at Antiquorum in 2007.

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	Nutting ordered a Rolex. The watch is a steel 3525 Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic, serial 185,983, made in 1941 and shipped by Rolex on credit in 1943. The Antiquorum lot text records a shipping date of 8 July 1943; Rolex Magazine's article on the watch records a delivery-to-camp date of 4 August 1943. Both can be true: one is the Swiss ship date, the other the camp arrival date. By August 1943 Nutting had a Rolex chronograph on his wrist in Stalag Luft III, eight months before the Great Escape.		Nutting ordered a Rolex. The watch is a steel 3525 Oyster Chronograph Antimagnetic, serial 185,983, made in 1941 and shipped by Rolex on credit in 1943. The Antiquorum lot text records a shipping date of 8 July 1943; Rolex Magazine's article on the watch records a delivery-to-camp date of 4 August 1943. Both can be true: one is the Swiss ship date, the other the camp arrival date. By August 1943 Nutting had a Rolex chronograph on his wrist in Stalag Luft III, eight months before the Great Escape.

	Nutting kept the watch for the rest of his life. He repatriated to Britain after the war, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia, and died there in 2001 at age 90. His archive stayed with the watch: the numbered receipt from Rolex, the numbered guarantee, the Rolex envelope, three letters from the Rolex Watch Co. signed by Hans Wilsdorf, and Nutting's own correspondence and photographs from Stalag Luft III. The whole package sold at Antiquorum in 2007 ~~for £66,000~~.		Nutting kept the watch for the rest of his life. He repatriated to Britain after the war, later emigrated to Queensland, Australia, and died there in 2001 at age 90. His archive stayed with the watch: the numbered receipt from Rolex, the numbered guarantee, the Rolex envelope, three letters from the Rolex Watch Co. signed by Hans Wilsdorf, and Nutting's own correspondence and photographs from Stalag Luft III. The whole package sold at Antiquorum in 2007.

	Other POW-provenance 3525s surface periodically. The Brownlee watch (USAAF 1st Lt Leon W. Brownlee, held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria, freed April 1945) appeared at Antiquorum Geneva in May 2023 with an estimate of EUR 62,000–102,000. Phillips published an article on the Dickins 3525 (RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins). Dealer and forum listings carry additional named-POW examples. The Rolex POW archive is incomplete; no full list of delivered watches survives in public. The documented examples form a small, coherent corpus.		Other POW-provenance 3525s surface periodically. The Brownlee watch (USAAF 1st Lt Leon W. Brownlee, held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria, freed April 1945) appeared at Antiquorum Geneva in May 2023 with an estimate of EUR 62,000–102,000. Phillips published an article on the Dickins 3525 (RAF Wing Commander Douglas S. Dickins). Dealer and forum listings carry additional named-POW examples. The Rolex POW archive is incomplete; no full list of delivered watches survives in public. The documented examples form a small, coherent corpus.

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	The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.		The 3525 is Rolex's first Oyster chronograph. Earlier Rolex chronographs existed, but none in a screw-down Oyster case. That makes the 3525 the technical starting point for the later 6034, 6238, and Daytona line. Collectors call it ''Monoblocco'' for the one-piece upper case and ''Barilotto'' for its barrel-like profile.

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