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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 | |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]] | <small>[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] › '''3064'''</small> | ||
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[[File: | [[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. | 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. | 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 == | ||
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 | 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]] | |||
== 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. | ||
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File: | File:Ref_3064_hero.webp|Rolex 3064 Bubbleback, pink gold and steel, retailed by Dobbies Ltd., Nairobi | ||
File: | File:Ref_3064_dial.webp|Dial detail, case no. 282'453 | ||
File: | File:Ref_3064_crown.webp|Hooded lug and pink gold crown, case no. 282'453 | ||
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