86 Rolex Fine and Historic Bubbleback Water-resistant Automatic Wristwatch in Yellow Gold and Steel, Reference 3065, Hooded Lugs

Estimate: € 10.000 –⁠ 20.000

• Model Bubbleback
• Year 1945
• Reference 3065
• Case Material Yellow Gold and steel
• Case Number 385900
• Bracelet Material Yellow Gold and steel
• Movement Automatic, cal. 9 3/4″
• Dimension 32 mm
• Signed Case, dial, movement

Among the most sought-after variants of the legendary “bubble back” series, this first generation hooded lugs reference 3065, furthermore, stands out by its attractive combination of a stainless steel and pink-gold case. The first thing that hits the viewer is the great conditions of preservation of the case and of the grain of rice bracelet. The original and un-restored two-tone dial has the valuable “California” dial with sweep center seconds in original and un-restored conditions with Roman numerals on the upper half and Arabic numerals on the lower part. Moreover, in the inner disc is located 24 hours indication of the time, definitely unusual and rare to be found.