61 Rolex Fine and Historic Bubbleback Water Resistant Automatic Wristwatch in Steel and Pink Gold, Reference 3372, With Silver Dial and Bracelet

Estimate: € 10.000 –⁠ 20.000

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Model: Bubble Back Material: Stainless Steel and pink gold Reference N°: 3372 Year: 1946 Case N°: 488636 Caliber: 9 3/4″ Movement type: Automatic Bracelet: Leather Strap Dimensions: 31.5 mm Signed: Dial, case and movement The Bubbleback is, before the advent of sports watches, the model that most of all raised the Rolex name above the competition for quality and efficiency. There have been numerous references of the particular “ovetto” case, due to the addition of an oscillation weight that led to a general thickening of the movement, to be introduced on the market from 1930 onwards and among them also reference 3372, exactly like the watch offered here. This specimen was introduced in 1940 and featured a “machined” bezel with double baton at 12 “clock, single baton at the other quarters and dots at every other hour. This was one of the three elements of the entire watch also considering case and case back. In the present lot have been used two different materials. Stainless steel for case and back and pink gold for the bezel. The Oyster riveted bracelet is composed as well by pink gold and steel and is very well preserved. The argentè dial overall has been wonderfully preserved with its still original luminous material for numerals and hands. Made in a nearly unlimited number of variations in terms of case shape, case material and dial designs, this model is everytime a discover and always new.