195
Rolex
Ref. 3372
'Bubble back'
A very rare pink gold and stainless steel wristwatch with sweep centre seconds
- Estimate
- HK$60,000 - 80,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Rolex
- Year
- 1945
- Reference No
- 3372
- Movement No
- N17750
- Case No
- 414'179
- Model Name
- 'Bubble back'
- Material
- 18k pink gold and stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 17 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Black <em>Rolex</em> leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Rolex</em> buckle
- Dimensions
- 32 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
First introduced in 1940, reference 3372 featured a very unique look for Rolex at the time. The watch featured a 'machine' bezel, showcasing a threaded design that is very appealing and eye catching. The present watch is a wonderful example of the reference 3372, which still retains all original finishes on the bezel and an import stamp under the lug. The numerals and hands are still retaining their original luminous, and the dial overall has been preserved in wonderful and authentic way.
Literature
Rolex
Swiss | 1905Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
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