Reference:3064 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: remove rarity overclaim, qualify provenance, and repair image gallery

2026-09-29T03:54:15Z

Deep audit: remove rarity overclaim, qualify provenance, and repair image gallery

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	\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Pink Gold and Steel, Nairobi-Retailed \| Rolexopedia		\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Pink Gold and Steel, Nairobi-Retailed \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The Rolex 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback in pink gold and steel, circa 1940, documented in a ~~single~~ Christie's example retailed by Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi ~~and sold for CHF 10,000 in 2014~~.		\|description=The Rolex 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback in pink gold and steel, circa 1940, documented by a Christie's example retailed by Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi.
	\|keywords=Rolex, 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual, vintage Rolex, chronometer, tonneau		\|keywords=Rolex, 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual, vintage Rolex, chronometer, tonneau
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	<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] ~~->~~ '''3064'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] › '''3064'''</small>

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	The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. ~~Its only publicly documented~~ example ~~carries an unusual retail history: sold new through~~ Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi~~, a Kenyan~~ retailer~~, and signed~~ on the dial ~~to prove it~~. ~~Colonial-era East African retail signatures are rare next to the Swiss and European names that dominate Bubbleback dial signatures, and this one survived on the watch through to a 2014 Christie's sale~~.		The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. The cited example was retailed by Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi and carries the retailer name on the dial. No broader 3064 production or retailer census is established here.

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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	The 3064 belongs to the same tonneau-cased, pink-gold-and-steel bi-metal group as the [[Reference:3130\|3130]] and [[Reference:3133\|3133]], sharing the 9¾-ligne movement class and hooded-lug case style common to Rolex's early automatic Oyster Perpetuals. ~~What distinguishes its one documented~~ example is ~~provenance rather than construction: a retailer signature from~~ Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi~~, placing the watch in Rolex's colonial East African retail network rather than~~ the ~~Swiss~~ or ~~London houses that~~ signed ~~most surviving Bubblebacks~~.		The 3064 belongs to the same tonneau-cased, pink-gold-and-steel bi-metal group as the [[Reference:3130\|3130]] and [[Reference:3133\|3133]], sharing the 9¾-ligne movement class and hooded-lug case style common to Rolex's early automatic Oyster Perpetuals. The cited example is distinguished by the Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi retailer signature. That lot-level provenance does not establish how widely the reference was sold or signed.

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	== Dial map ==		== Dial map ==

	[[File:Ref_3064_dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 dial detail, pink dial with Dobbies Ltd. Nairobi retailer signature\|Dial detail, case no. 282'453 — Rolex Oyster Perpetual signature above the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi]]

	The dial is pink with luminous Arabic and baton numerals and luminous hands, a subsidiary seconds sub-dial, and dual signatures: Rolex's own maker's signature alongside the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi. Retailer-signed Bubbleback dials are documented across several references from major houses like Serpico y Laino and Bucherer; a colonial East African retailer signature is a less common variant of the same practice.		The dial is pink with luminous Arabic and baton numerals and luminous hands, a subsidiary seconds sub-dial, and dual signatures: Rolex's own maker's signature alongside the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi. Retailer-signed Bubbleback dials are documented across several references from major houses like Serpico y Laino and Bucherer; a colonial East African retailer signature is a less common variant of the same practice.

			[[File:Ref_3064_dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 dial detail, pink dial with Dobbies Ltd. Nairobi retailer signature\|Dial detail, case no. 282'453 — Rolex Oyster Perpetual signature above the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi]]

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	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==


			32mm tonneau-shaped case in stainless steel, with an 18k pink gold bezel and hooded lugs, screw-down case back and crown, the crown itself in pink gold. The bi-metal construction, with a steel case body and gold bezel and lugs, is also documented on other Bubbleback references of the period.

	[[File:Ref_3064_crown.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 case flank and pink gold crown detail\|Hooded lug and pink gold crown, case no. 282'453]]		[[File:Ref_3064_crown.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 case flank and pink gold crown detail\|Hooded lug and pink gold crown, case no. 282'453]]

	32mm tonneau-shaped case in stainless steel, with an 18k pink gold bezel and hooded lugs, screw-down case back and crown, the crown itself in pink gold. The bi-metal construction — steel case body, gold bezel and lugs — is a cost-tier choice documented across several Bubbleback references of this generation rather than unique to the 3064.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	Only one 3064 has a located auction result; no second case number or dial variant has surfaced to compare it against.		Only one 3064 has a located auction result; no second case number or dial variant has surfaced to compare it against.

	~~== Gallery ==~~

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Klaudiusz: Place canonical image files and fix image metadata: 3064

2026-09-28T21:43:42Z

Place canonical image files and fix image metadata: 3064

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Klaudiusz: Fix 3064 movement wording and complete deep audit rewrite

2026-09-27T03:20:24Z

Fix 3064 movement wording and complete deep audit rewrite

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	\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Stainless Steel and Pink Gold \| Rolexopedia		\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Stainless Steel and Pink Gold \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 3064 Bubbleback in stainless steel and 18k pink gold, with three circa-1940 auction records and a Dobbies Ltd. Nairobi-signed dial.		\|description=Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 3064 Bubbleback in stainless steel and 18k pink gold, with three circa-1940 auction records and a Dobbies Ltd. Nairobi-signed dial.
	\|keywords=Rolex 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual 3064, pink gold, Dobbies Nairobi, ~~caliber~~ 9¾ lignes		\|keywords=Rolex 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual 3064, pink gold, Dobbies Nairobi, 9¾ lignes
	\|image=Ref 3064 hero.webp		\|image=Ref 3064 hero.webp
	\|image_alt=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback in stainless steel and pink gold with a pink dial		\|image_alt=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback in stainless steel and pink gold with a pink dial
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	\| movement		\| movement
	\| 9¾~~'''~~ automatic, 18 jewels; described as chronometer or chronometer-certified in the auction records		\| 9¾ lignes automatic, 18 jewels; described as chronometer or chronometer-certified in the auction records
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	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	Christie's describes the 3064 examples with a 9¾-line automatic movement and 18 jewels. The records call the watches chronometer or chronometer-certified. The movement number appears in the 2013 Geneva catalogue for case 269'204, but a movement number and a case number are separate identifiers. The movement family guide provides broader context for early automatic Rolex ~~calibers~~.		Christie's describes the 3064 examples with a 9¾-line automatic movement and 18 jewels. The records call the watches chronometer or chronometer-certified. The movement number appears in the 2013 Geneva catalogue for case 269'204, but a movement number and a case number are separate identifiers. The movement family guide provides broader context for early automatic Rolex movements; the reviewed 3064 catalogues do not name a specific caliber.

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==

Klaudiusz: Deep 3064 audit with three Christies records and qualified retailer provenance

2026-09-27T03:18:46Z

Deep 3064 audit with three Christies records and qualified retailer provenance

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Admin: Fix hero placement: move to top rp-lead block, center, 640px — matches the site-wide convention (was a small right-floated thumb before Core facts)

2026-09-18T14:44:32Z

Fix hero placement: move to top rp-lead block, center, 640px — matches the site-wide convention (was a small right-floated thumb before Core facts)

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	<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3064'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3064'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 3064 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, pink dial\|Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, retailed by Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi]]
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	The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. Its only publicly documented example carries an unusual retail history: sold new through Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi, a Kenyan retailer, and signed on the dial to prove it. Colonial-era East African retail signatures are rare next to the Swiss and European names that dominate Bubbleback dial signatures, and this one survived on the watch through to a 2014 Christie's sale.		The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. Its only publicly documented example carries an unusual retail history: sold new through Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi, a Kenyan retailer, and signed on the dial to prove it. Colonial-era East African retail signatures are rare next to the Swiss and European names that dominate Bubbleback dial signatures, and this one survived on the watch through to a 2014 Christie's sale.

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	~~[[File:Ref 3064 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, pink dial\|Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, retailed by Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi]]~~

	== Core facts ==		== Core facts ==

Admin: Add sourced dial/crown detail images from the documented example's Christie's lot photo — vintage-ref image-count fix (was hero-only)

2026-09-18T14:32:13Z

Add sourced dial/crown detail images from the documented example's Christie's lot photo — vintage-ref image-count fix (was hero-only)

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	== Dial map ==		== Dial map ==

			[[File:Ref 3064 dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 dial detail, pink dial with Dobbies Ltd. Nairobi retailer signature\|Dial detail, case no. 282'453 — Rolex Oyster Perpetual signature above the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi]]

	The dial is pink with luminous Arabic and baton numerals and luminous hands, a subsidiary seconds sub-dial, and dual signatures: Rolex's own maker's signature alongside the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi. Retailer-signed Bubbleback dials are documented across several references from major houses like Serpico y Laino and Bucherer; a colonial East African retailer signature is a less common variant of the same practice.		The dial is pink with luminous Arabic and baton numerals and luminous hands, a subsidiary seconds sub-dial, and dual signatures: Rolex's own maker's signature alongside the retailer's mark for Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi. Retailer-signed Bubbleback dials are documented across several references from major houses like Serpico y Laino and Bucherer; a colonial East African retailer signature is a less common variant of the same practice.
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	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==

			[[File:Ref 3064 crown.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3064 case flank and pink gold crown detail\|Hooded lug and pink gold crown, case no. 282'453]]

	32mm tonneau-shaped case in stainless steel, with an 18k pink gold bezel and hooded lugs, screw-down case back and crown, the crown itself in pink gold. The bi-metal construction — steel case body, gold bezel and lugs — is a cost-tier choice documented across several Bubbleback references of this generation rather than unique to the 3064.		32mm tonneau-shaped case in stainless steel, with an 18k pink gold bezel and hooded lugs, screw-down case back and crown, the crown itself in pink gold. The bi-metal construction — steel case body, gold bezel and lugs — is a cost-tier choice documented across several Bubbleback references of this generation rather than unique to the 3064.
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	Only one 3064 has a located auction result; no second case number or dial variant has surfaced to compare it against.		Only one 3064 has a located auction result; no second case number or dial variant has surfaced to compare it against.

			== Gallery ==

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			File:Ref 3064 hero.webp\|Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, retailed by Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi
			File:Ref 3064 dial.webp\|Dial detail, case no. 282'453
			File:Ref 3064 crown.webp\|Hooded lug and pink gold crown, case no. 282'453
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

			* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5790151 "Rolex. A fine and rare stainless steel and 18K pink gold automatic bubble back wristwatch with pink dial, hooded lugs and box", ref. 3064, case no. 282'453, Christie's Geneva, sale 1401, lot 240, 12 May 2014]
	* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-3064/lpi "Rolex, A fine and rare stainless steel and 18K pink gold automatic bubble back wristwatch", ref. 3064, Christie's Geneva, sale 1401, lot 240, 2014, via CollectorSquare Luxprice Index]		* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-3064/lpi "Rolex, A fine and rare stainless steel and 18K pink gold automatic bubble back wristwatch", ref. 3064, Christie's Geneva, sale 1401, lot 240, 2014, via CollectorSquare Luxprice Index]
	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, "The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It Still Matters", Hodinkee, 2024]		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, "The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It Still Matters", Hodinkee, 2024]

Admin: Fix Category tag: Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (matches breadcrumb fix from earlier)

2026-09-17T13:20:12Z

Fix Category tag: Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (matches breadcrumb fix from earlier)

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	* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Oren Hartov, "Rolex Bubbleback Watches: A Collector's Guide, From 1931 to the 1950s", Robb Report, 2024]		* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Oren Hartov, "Rolex Bubbleback Watches: A Collector's Guide, From 1931 to the 1950s", Robb Report, 2024]

	[[Category:~~Oyster Perpetual~~]]		[[Category:Bubbleback]]

Admin: Fix breadcrumb: 3064 is Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (registry-audit fix)

2026-09-17T03:48:19Z

Fix breadcrumb: 3064 is Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (registry-audit fix)

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	<small>[[Reference:~~oyster-perpetual~~\|~~Oyster Perpetual~~]] -> '''3064'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3064'''</small>

	The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. Its only publicly documented example carries an unusual retail history: sold new through Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi, a Kenyan retailer, and signed on the dial to prove it. Colonial-era East African retail signatures are rare next to the Swiss and European names that dominate Bubbleback dial signatures, and this one survived on the watch through to a 2014 Christie's sale.		The 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1940, built in pink gold and stainless steel with hooded lugs and a pink dial. Its only publicly documented example carries an unusual retail history: sold new through Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi, a Kenyan retailer, and signed on the dial to prove it. Colonial-era East African retail signatures are rare next to the Swiss and European names that dominate Bubbleback dial signatures, and this one survived on the watch through to a 2014 Christie's sale.

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:21:11Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

2026-09-05T00:37:17Z

site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Pink Gold and Steel, Nairobi-Retailed \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex 3064 Bubbleback — Pink Gold and Steel, Nairobi-Retailed \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The Rolex 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback in pink gold and steel, circa 1940, documented in a single Christie's example retailed by Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi and sold for CHF 10,000 in 2014.		\|description=The Rolex 3064 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback in pink gold and steel, circa 1940, documented in a single Christie's example retailed by Dobbies Ltd. of Nairobi and sold for CHF 10,000 in 2014.
	\|keywords=Rolex, 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual, vintage Rolex, chronometer, tonneau		\|keywords=Rolex, 3064, Bubbleback, Oyster Perpetual, vintage Rolex, chronometer, tonneau