14ct yellow gold Rolex 'bubbleback' Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, retailed by Mappin & Webb. Made 1940
14ct yellow gold Rolex 'bubbleback' Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, retailed by Mappin & Webb. Made 1940
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Information
- Brand: Rolex
- Made: 1940
- Model: Oyster Perpetual
- Reference: 3065
- Calibre: 11 1/2''
- Movement: Automatic
- Material: 14ct yellow gold
- Features/complications: Bubble back
- Dial: Golden dial with outer minute track featuring luminous hour indices with luminous Oyster hour and minute hands and subseconds dial
- Case dimensions: 32mm
- Bracelet/strap: 14ct yellow gold bracelet
- Accessories: N/A
- SKU: 3369
Essay
Rolex created the auto-rotor movement from the Aegler movement in Hunter watches that featured a “perpetual motion” winding mass. Rolex subsequently patented its first successful perpetually self-winding wristwatch in 1932 and the Bubble Back was introduced in 1933 and featured the first auto-rotor.