Live Auction 1391Important Watches, including A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence, Part I
Rolex. An attractive stainless steel and pink gold automatic wristwatch with pink "California" dial and bracelet
Lot 305

Rolex. An attractive stainless steel and pink gold automatic wristwatch with pink "California" dial and bracelet

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER PERPETUAL, CHRONOMÈTRE, REF. 3372, CASE NO. 301'996, MANUFACTURED IN 1943

Closed12 November 2012

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CHF 15,000

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Rolex. An attractive stainless steel and pink gold automatic wristwatch with pink "California" dial and bracelet
Signed Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Chronomètre, ref. 3372, case no. 301'996, manufactured in 1943
Cal. 9 3/4''' automatic movement, 17 jewels, pink "California" dial, luminous Arabic, Roman, baton and dagger numerals, subsidiary seconds, stainless steel tonneau-shaped water-resistant type case, pink gold bezel, stainless steel screwed bubble back, pink gold screw down crown, stainless steel and pink gold expandable Rolex Oyster bracelet and deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
32 mm. diam.

Specialist note

The Rolex Bubble-Back was during a period of over 20 years the firm's best-seller, made in a nearly unlimited number of variations in terms of case shape, case material and dial designs.

The present example reunites every conceivable element a Bubble-Back collector can possibly aspire to: the fancy steel and rose gold case, a superb and unrestored rose-colored California dial highlighted with luminous numerals and the exceptional extendable steel and pink gold Oyster bracelet.

The present watch furthermore impresses by its hardly unpolished condition and crisp case. Bubble-backs of such quality are amongst the rarest watches in the world and represent an incredible value to any collector.