Reference:3353 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Remove duplicate source and standalone gallery heading

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	Antiquorum records case 146'243 in 2006, and Christie's identifies the same watch in 2015. Sotheby's case 146'235 is a separate case-numbered example. The indexed auction record includes more 3353 sales than those shown here; this table selects records that document distinct case materials, dial layouts, and movement descriptions.		Antiquorum records case 146'243 in 2006, and Christie's identifies the same watch in 2015. Sotheby's case 146'235 is a separate case-numbered example. The indexed auction record includes more 3353 sales than those shown here; this table selects records that document distinct case materials, dial layouts, and movement descriptions.

	~~== Gallery ==~~

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
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	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/watches-n09055/lot.271.html Sotheby's, Rolex ref. 3353 yellow gold, lot 271, 10 December 2013]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/watches-n09055/lot.271.html Sotheby's, Rolex ref. 3353 yellow gold, lot 271, 10 December 2013]
	* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/rolex-other-model/ref-rolex-3353/lpi CollectorSquare LuxPrice Index, indexed auction records for reference 3353]		* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/rolex-other-model/ref-rolex-3353/lpi CollectorSquare LuxPrice Index, indexed auction records for reference 3353]
	* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/rolex-other-model/ref-rolex-3353/lpi CollectorSquare LuxPrice Index, indexed auction records for ref. 3353]
	* [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]

	[[Category:Bubbleback]]		[[Category:Bubbleback]]

Admin: Order footer gallery from overview to detail

2026-09-25T09:58:47Z

Order footer gallery from overview to detail

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	File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|Steel Rolex 3353 Oyster Perpetual with hooded lugs		File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|Steel Rolex 3353 Oyster Perpetual with hooded lugs
	File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|Sotheby's case 146'235, salmon dial with Roman numerals		File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|Sotheby's case 146'235, salmon dial with Roman numerals
			File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Caseback, Sotheby's case 146'235
	File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, Sotheby's case 146'235		File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, Sotheby's case 146'235
	~~File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Caseback, Sotheby's case 146'235~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Admin: Deep audit: correct auction trail, variants, movement attributions and prose

2026-09-25T09:53:25Z

Deep audit: correct auction trail, variants, movement attributions and prose

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Admin: Layout: inline section gallery was placed above its paragraph instead of below — reordered to match the site convention (text first, then gallery)

2026-09-18T14:47:23Z

Layout: inline section gallery was placed above its paragraph instead of below — reordered to match the site convention (text first, then gallery)

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	<span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>		<span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>
	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==

			29mm tonneau-shaped stainless steel case, concave bezel, and the "fancy hooded lugs" that gave the documented example its "Scalloped" catalogue name. Screw-down case back and crown. The case is signed Oyster Watch Co. rather than carrying a direct Rolex case signature — a naming convention documented on some of Rolex's earliest waterproof Oyster production. Christie's lists an associated (non-original) stainless steel bracelet and Rolex deployant clasp sold with the watch, overall bracelet length approximately 175mm.

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	File:Ref 3353 crown.webp~~\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback case-flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs~~\|Case flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs, Sotheby's documented example		File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs, Sotheby's documented example
	File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp~~\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback screw-down caseback with case-number engraving and BREVET mark~~\|Screw-down caseback, Sotheby's documented example		File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Screw-down caseback, Sotheby's documented example
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	29mm tonneau-shaped stainless steel case, concave bezel, and the "fancy hooded lugs" that gave the documented example its "Scalloped" catalogue name. Screw-down case back and crown. The case is signed Oyster Watch Co. rather than carrying a direct Rolex case signature — a naming convention documented on some of Rolex's earliest waterproof Oyster production. Christie's lists an associated (non-original) stainless steel bracelet and Rolex deployant clasp sold with the watch, overall bracelet length approximately 175mm.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

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	<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3353'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3353'''</small>

			<div class="rp-lead">
			[[File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback, Scalloped, pink dial, hooded lugs\|Rolex 3353 Bubbleback, "Scalloped," case signed Oyster Watch Co.]]
			</div>

	The 3353 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1935, in stainless steel with a pink dial and fancy hooded lugs elaborate enough that Sotheby's catalogued its documented example under the name "Scalloped." The case itself is signed not by Rolex directly but by Oyster Watch Co. — the case-manufacturing name Rolex used on some of its earliest waterproof Oyster cases before consolidating everything under the Rolex signature alone.		The 3353 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1935, in stainless steel with a pink dial and fancy hooded lugs elaborate enough that Sotheby's catalogued its documented example under the name "Scalloped." The case itself is signed not by Rolex directly but by Oyster Watch Co. — the case-manufacturing name Rolex used on some of its earliest waterproof Oyster cases before consolidating everything under the Rolex signature alone.

	<span id="core-facts"></span>		<span id="core-facts"></span>

	~~[[File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback, Scalloped, pink dial, hooded lugs\|Rolex 3353 Bubbleback, "Scalloped," case signed Oyster Watch Co.]]~~

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

Admin: Add sourced dial/caseback/crown images and second documented Sotheby's example — vintage-ref image-count fix (was hero-only)

2026-09-18T14:29:32Z

Add sourced dial/caseback/crown images and second documented Sotheby's example — vintage-ref image-count fix (was hero-only)

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	\| documented examples		\| documented examples
	\| Christie's Geneva, 11 May 2015, sale 1407, lot 149, case no. 146'243		\| Christie's Geneva, 11 May 2015, sale 1407, lot 149, case no. 146'243; a second example offered by Sotheby's, "Important Watches: 100 Years of Oyster," lot 203
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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	The ~~only~~ documented 3353 is dated circa 1935, case no. 146'243, sold at Christie's Geneva on 11 May 2015 (sale 1407, lot 149) for CHF 12,500 against a CHF 10,000–20,000 estimate.		The best-documented 3353 is dated circa 1935, case no. 146'243, sold at Christie's Geneva on 11 May 2015 (sale 1407, lot 149) for CHF 12,500 against a CHF 10,000–20,000 estimate. A second example, sharing the same scalloped hooded-lug case and pink dial, was offered by Sotheby's in its "Important Watches: 100 Years of Oyster" sale (lot 203), estimated USD 7,000–14,000; its case number is not legible in the published photography, and whether it is the same watch resurfacing or a distinct example is not established from the available listing.

	<span id="movement-notes"></span>		<span id="movement-notes"></span>
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	<span id="dial-map"></span>		<span id="dial-map"></span>
	== Dial map ==		== Dial map ==

			[[File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|220px\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback pink dial, front view, Sotheby's documented example\|Pink dial, second documented example, Sotheby's]]

	Pink dial with Arabic numerals and an outer minute-division track, and a sunken subsidiary dial for constant seconds rather than the flush sub-seconds layout more common across the range.		Pink dial with Arabic numerals and an outer minute-division track, and a sunken subsidiary dial for constant seconds rather than the flush sub-seconds layout more common across the range.
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	<span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>		<span id="case-bezel-crystal-and-crown-notes"></span>
	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==

			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback case-flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs\|Case flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs, Sotheby's documented example
			File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|alt=Rolex 3353 Bubbleback screw-down caseback with case-number engraving and BREVET mark\|Screw-down caseback, Sotheby's documented example
			</gallery>

	29mm tonneau-shaped stainless steel case, concave bezel, and the "fancy hooded lugs" that gave the documented example its "Scalloped" catalogue name. Screw-down case back and crown. The case is signed Oyster Watch Co. rather than carrying a direct Rolex case signature — a naming convention documented on some of Rolex's earliest waterproof Oyster production. Christie's lists an associated (non-original) stainless steel bracelet and Rolex deployant clasp sold with the watch, overall bracelet length approximately 175mm.		29mm tonneau-shaped stainless steel case, concave bezel, and the "fancy hooded lugs" that gave the documented example its "Scalloped" catalogue name. Screw-down case back and crown. The case is signed Oyster Watch Co. rather than carrying a direct Rolex case signature — a naming convention documented on some of Rolex's earliest waterproof Oyster production. Christie's lists an associated (non-original) stainless steel bracelet and Rolex deployant clasp sold with the watch, overall bracelet length approximately 175mm.
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	\| Christie's, Geneva, 11 May 2015 \|\| 149 \|\| 146'243 \|\| Stainless steel, tonneau-shaped, pink dial, fancy hooded lugs, case signed Oyster Watch Co., with associated bracelet and clasp \|\| CHF 10,000–20,000 \|\| CHF 12,500		\| Christie's, Geneva, 11 May 2015 \|\| 149 \|\| 146'243 \|\| Stainless steel, tonneau-shaped, pink dial, fancy hooded lugs, case signed Oyster Watch Co., with associated bracelet and clasp \|\| CHF 10,000–20,000 \|\| CHF 12,500
			\|-
			\| Sotheby's, "Important Watches: 100 Years of Oyster" \|\| 203 \|\| not legible in published photography \|\| Stainless steel, tonneau-shaped, pink dial, scalloped hooded lugs, leather strap \|\| USD 7,000–14,000 \|\| not documented from the available listing
	\|}		\|}

	~~Only one~~ 3353 ~~has a~~ located auction ~~result~~; no ~~second~~ case ~~number or dial~~ variant has surfaced to compare it against.		Two 3353 examples have located auction results, both sharing the scalloped hooded-lug case and pink dial; no distinct dial or case variant has surfaced to compare against them.

			== Gallery ==

			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|Rolex 3353 Bubbleback, "Scalloped," case signed Oyster Watch Co.
			File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|Pink dial, second documented example, Sotheby's
			File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, scalloped hooded lugs, Sotheby's documented example
			File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Screw-down caseback, Sotheby's documented example
			</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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

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

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	* [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]

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

Admin: Fix breadcrumb: 3353 is Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (registry-audit fix)

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Fix breadcrumb: 3353 is Bubbleback, not Oyster Perpetual (registry-audit fix)

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	<small>[[Reference:~~oyster-perpetual~~\|~~Oyster Perpetual~~]] -> '''3353'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] -> '''3353'''</small>

	The 3353 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1935, in stainless steel with a pink dial and fancy hooded lugs elaborate enough that Sotheby's catalogued its documented example under the name "Scalloped." The case itself is signed not by Rolex directly but by Oyster Watch Co. — the case-manufacturing name Rolex used on some of its earliest waterproof Oyster cases before consolidating everything under the Rolex signature alone.		The 3353 is a tonneau-shaped Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback from around 1935, in stainless steel with a pink dial and fancy hooded lugs elaborate enough that Sotheby's catalogued its documented example under the name "Scalloped." The case itself is signed not by Rolex directly but by Oyster Watch Co. — the case-manufacturing name Rolex used on some of its earliest waterproof Oyster cases before consolidating everything under the Rolex signature alone.

Admin: 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"
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	! detail		! detail

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	File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|Steel Rolex 3353 Oyster Perpetual with hooded lugs		File:Ref 3353 hero.webp\|Steel Rolex 3353 Oyster Perpetual with hooded lugs
	File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|Sotheby's case 146'235, salmon dial with Roman numerals		File:Ref 3353 dial.webp\|Sotheby's case 146'235, salmon dial with Roman numerals
			File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Caseback, Sotheby's case 146'235
	File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, Sotheby's case 146'235		File:Ref 3353 crown.webp\|Case flank and crown, Sotheby's case 146'235
	~~File:Ref 3353 caseback.webp\|Caseback, Sotheby's case 146'235~~
	</gallery>		</gallery>