Reference:3135 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Fix footer gallery markup and remove standalone Gallery heading

2026-09-29T04:01:10Z

Fix footer gallery markup and remove standalone Gallery heading

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	See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	Ref 3135 hero.webp\|Sector-dial 3135, case 115'200		File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|Sector-dial 3135, case 115'200
	Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|Manual Oyster Standard listing catalogued as 3135		File:Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|Manual Oyster Standard listing catalogued as 3135
	Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds		File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds
	Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|Black radium dial with centre seconds		File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|Black radium dial with centre seconds
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Admin: Deep audit 3135: qualify catalogue and price wording, correct section image placement, and add footer gallery

2026-09-28T18:11:41Z

Deep audit 3135: qualify catalogue and price wording, correct section image placement, and add footer gallery

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	The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction		The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction
	catalogues document centre-seconds and subsidiary-seconds watches, with stated diameters of 32		catalogues document centre-seconds and subsidiary-seconds watches, with stated diameters of 32
	or 33mm. The ~~most extensively discussed~~ example in the cited records has a multi-tone silvered sector dial. Phillips described its		or 33mm. The Phillips example in the cited records has a multi-tone silvered sector dial. Phillips described its
	case as unpolished, but did not certify the dial or hands as original to the watch.		case as unpolished, but did not certify the dial or hands as original to the watch.

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	numbers also include manual-wind Oysters, so the numbering alone cannot define a movement family.		numbers also include manual-wind Oysters, so the numbering alone cannot define a movement family.

	~~The~~ sector-dial watch ~~receives the most attention in the cited modern coverage~~. Hodinkee reproduced the		Modern coverage focuses on the Phillips sector-dial watch. Hodinkee reproduced the Phillips result in its Bubbleback survey, and Phillips described the dial as an uncommon Bubbleback configuration. Those descriptions apply to that watch, not to the whole reference.
	Phillips result in its Bubbleback survey, and Phillips ~~called~~ the dial ~~one of the rarest versions~~
	~~found on Bubblebacks~~. ~~That describes one~~ watch, not the whole reference.

	==The manual-wind catalogue error==		==The manual-wind catalogue error==

	[[File:Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Oyster Standard catalogued under reference 3135, black dial with concentric 24-hour track\|The "Oyster Standard" lot catalogued as a 3135, with its concentric 24-hour graduation]]

	Antiquorum sold a watch in April 2000 catalogued as reference 3135 and titled "Rolex, Oyster,		Antiquorum sold a watch in April 2000 catalogued as reference 3135 and titled "Rolex, Oyster,
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	decoration, running a self-compensating flat balance spring. The words self-winding never		decoration, running a self-compensating flat balance spring. The words self-winding never
	appear. The dial and case are listed as signed; the movement is not. The case measures 31mm.		appear. The dial and case are listed as signed; the movement is not. The case measures 31mm.

			[[File:Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Oyster Standard catalogued under reference 3135, black dial with concentric 24-hour track\|The "Oyster Standard" lot catalogued as a 3135, with its concentric 24-hour graduation]]

	That is a manual Oyster specification, unlike every secure 3135 in the auction record. Colin A.		That is a manual Oyster specification, unlike every secure 3135 in the auction record. Colin A.
	White's ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists 3135 as Perpetual and adjacent 3136 as manual.		White's ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists 3135 as Perpetual and adjacent 3136 as manual.
	A 2025 auction ~~supplied~~ a ~~useful control~~: its title ~~called a~~ watch ref. 3135, while the photographed		A 2025 auction gives a second documented mismatch: its title calls the watch ref. 3135, while the photographed caseback reads 3136. The comparison supports caution when reading catalogue titles.
	caseback ~~clearly~~ reads 3136. The ~~exact error had therefore occurred in another~~ catalogue.

	The 2000 Antiquorum watch is best treated as miscatalogued, though its correct reference cannot		The 2000 Antiquorum watch is best treated as miscatalogued, though its correct reference cannot
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	steel hands correct for the design. The catalogue did not certify either as original to the watch.		steel hands correct for the design. The catalogue did not certify either as original to the watch.

	~~<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">~~
	~~File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 ivory dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at 6, case 124X02~~
	~~File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds\|Black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	The 2011 Antiquorum lot has an ivory dial with painted baton indexes and Roman numerals, an		The 2011 Antiquorum lot has an ivory dial with painted baton indexes and Roman numerals, an
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	hands, with centre seconds. Christie’s added a pink dial with applied Arabic numerals in 2003		hands, with centre seconds. Christie’s added a pink dial with applied Arabic numerals in 2003
	and a silvered matte dial with a red 24-hour display in 2009.		and a silvered matte dial with a red 24-hour display in 2009.

			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 ivory dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at 6, case 124X02
			File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds\|Black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds
			</gallery>

	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
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	while the photographed caseback reads 3136.		while the photographed caseback reads 3136.

	Non-sector results span different dates, conditions and currencies. The CHF 82,500 Phillips sale		Non-sector results span different dates, conditions and currencies. The CHF 82,500 Phillips sale was higher than the other listed results, but the sample is too small for a general price rule.
	~~shows a large premium for that specific sector-dial watch~~, but the sample is too small for a general
	price rule.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			Ref 3135 hero.webp\|Sector-dial 3135, case 115'200
			Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|Manual Oyster Standard listing catalogued as 3135
			Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds
			Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|Black radium dial with centre seconds
			</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Klaudiusz: Deep correctness and anti-slop cleanup: sector-dial wording, auction-result limits, and related-reference prose corrected.

2026-09-27T19:41:30Z

Deep correctness and anti-slop cleanup: sector-dial wording, auction-result limits, and related-reference prose corrected.

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	The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction		The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction
	catalogues document centre-seconds and subsidiary-seconds watches, with stated diameters of 32		catalogues document centre-seconds and subsidiary-seconds watches, with stated diameters of 32
	or 33mm. The ~~best-known~~ example has a multi-tone silvered sector dial. Phillips described its		or 33mm. The most extensively discussed example in the cited records has a multi-tone silvered sector dial. Phillips described its
	case as unpolished, but did not certify the dial or hands as original to the watch.		case as unpolished, but did not certify the dial or hands as original to the watch.

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	numbers also include manual-wind Oysters, so the numbering alone cannot define a movement family.		numbers also include manual-wind Oysters, so the numbering alone cannot define a movement family.

	The sector-dial watch ~~dominates~~ modern coverage ~~of the reference~~. Hodinkee reproduced the		The sector-dial watch receives the most attention in the cited modern coverage. Hodinkee reproduced the
	Phillips result in its Bubbleback survey, and Phillips called the dial one of the rarest versions		Phillips result in its Bubbleback survey, and Phillips called the dial one of the rarest versions
	found on Bubblebacks. That describes one watch, not the whole reference.		found on Bubblebacks. That describes one watch, not the whole reference.
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	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

	* [[Reference:3131\|Bubbleback 3131]] — first two-piece Oyster case, 1936		* [[Reference:3131\|Bubbleback 3131]]: first two-piece Oyster case, 1936.
	* [[Reference:3132\|Bubbleback 3132]] — nearby two-body Bubbleback reference		* [[Reference:3132\|Bubbleback 3132]]: nearby two-body Bubbleback reference.
	* [[Reference:3134\|Bubbleback 3134]] — nearby ~~Bubbleback~~ reference with both seconds layouts		* [[Reference:3134\|Bubbleback 3134]]: nearby reference with both seconds layouts.
	* Oyster 3136 — adjacent manual-wind Oyster, often confused with 3135		* Oyster 3136: adjacent manual-wind Oyster, often confused with 3135.
	* [[Reference:3372\|Bubbleback 3372]] ~~— peak-era~~ production reference		* [[Reference:3372\|Bubbleback 3372]]: later production reference.
	* [[Reference:3458\|Bubbleback 3458]] — first-generation four-piece case, 1934–1948		* [[Reference:3458\|Bubbleback 3458]]: first-generation four-piece case, 1934–1948.
	* [[Reference:3599\|Bubbleback 3599]] — the ~~"Rigid Hooded"~~ reference		* [[Reference:3599\|Bubbleback 3599]]: the “Rigid Hooded” reference.

	See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

Klaudiusz: Galleries: convert 1 in-section image cluster(s) to comparison galleries (same files, same captions)

2026-09-07T00:07:32Z

Galleries: convert 1 in-section image cluster(s) to comparison galleries (same files, same captions)

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	a manual-wind Oyster Standard, but the broader record and a documented 3135/3136 catalogue error		a manual-wind Oyster Standard, but the broader record and a documented 3135/3136 catalogue error
	make that assignment doubtful.		make that assignment doubtful.


	==Core facts==		==Core facts==
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	steel hands correct for the design. The catalogue did not certify either as original to the watch.		steel hands correct for the design. The catalogue did not certify either as original to the watch.

	[[File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|250px~~\|alt=Rolex 3135 ivory dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at 6, case 124X02]]		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 ivory dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds at 6, case 124X02
	[[File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|250px~~\|alt=Rolex 3135 black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds\|Black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds]]		File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|alt=Rolex 3135 black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds\|Black radium dial with Arabic numerals and centre seconds
			</gallery>

	The 2011 Antiquorum lot has an ivory dial with painted baton indexes and Roman numerals, an		The 2011 Antiquorum lot has an ivory dial with painted baton indexes and Roman numerals, an

Admin: Layout: restore the original lead caption

2026-09-06T22:59:56Z

Layout: restore the original lead caption

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex~~ 3135 ~~Bubbleback~~\|~~Rolex~~ 3135 ~~Bubbleback~~]]		[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=The 1938 sector-dial 3135, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet\|The 1938 sector-dial 3135, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet]]
	</div>		</div>

Admin: Layout: hero refreshed

2026-09-06T22:54:33Z

Layout: hero refreshed

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~The 1938 sector-dial~~ 3135~~, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet~~\|~~The 1938 sector-dial~~ 3135~~, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet~~]]		[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 3135 Bubbleback\|Rolex 3135 Bubbleback]]
	</div>		</div>

Admin: Layout: hero promoted to lead

2026-09-06T22:29:46Z

Layout: hero promoted to lead

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	<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] → '''3135'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] → '''3135'''</small>

			<div class="rp-lead">
			[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=The 1938 sector-dial 3135, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet\|The 1938 sector-dial 3135, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet]]
			</div>

	The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction		The 3135 is a steel Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from the late 1930s and 1940s. Auction
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	make that assignment doubtful.		make that assignment doubtful.

	[[File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex 3135 Bubbleback with multi-tone silvered sector dial on a rice-grain bracelet\|The 1938 sector-dial 3135, case 115'200, on a later-period rice-grain bracelet]]

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

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

2026-09-05T01:21:17Z

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

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

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable rp-facts"
	\|-		\|-
	! detail		! detail

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

2026-09-05T00:37:23Z

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

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 3135 Bubbleback}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 3135 Bubbleback}}
	{{#seo:		{{#seo:
	\|title=Rolex 3135 Bubbleback Reference Guide \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex 3135 Bubbleback Reference Guide \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=Rolex reference 3135 Bubbleback: documented 1938–1945 examples, movement evidence, dial variants, case details and auction records.		\|description=Rolex reference 3135 Bubbleback: documented 1938–1945 examples, movement evidence, dial variants, case details and auction records.
	\|image=Ref 3135 hero.webp		\|image=Ref 3135 hero.webp

Admin: Fact correction: expanded auction record, 3136 catalogue error, provenance and clasp dating

2026-08-23T17:29:17Z

Fact correction: expanded auction record, 3136 catalogue error, provenance and clasp dating

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	See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	Ref 3135 hero.webp\|Sector-dial 3135, case 115'200		File:Ref 3135 hero.webp\|Sector-dial 3135, case 115'200
	Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|Manual Oyster Standard listing catalogued as 3135		File:Ref 3135 disputed-oyster-standard.webp\|Manual Oyster Standard listing catalogued as 3135
	Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds		File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-ivory-roman.webp\|Ivory Roman dial with subsidiary seconds
	Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|Black radium dial with centre seconds		File:Ref 3135 dial-variant-black-radium.webp\|Black radium dial with centre seconds
	</gallery>		</gallery>