62 Rolex Elegant and Historic, Bubbleback, Automatic Wristwatch in Steel and Pink Gold, With Silver Dial, Reference 3372

Estimate: €2,000 –⁠ 4,000

Model: Bubbleback
Reference: 3372
Case Material: Pink Gold and Stainless Steel
Bracelet Material: Leather Strap
Year: 1944
Movement: Automatic
Caliber: 9 3/4
Case N°: 298142
Dimensions: 32 mm
Signed: Dial, Movement and Case

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 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 argentè dial overall has been wonderfully preserved. 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.