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|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

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[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] ~~->~~ '''3064'''

[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] › '''3064'''

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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 ==

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 ==

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.

== 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.

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 ==

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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.

~~== Gallery ==~~

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-|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.
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-<small>[[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback]] -&gt; '''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 ==
-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 9&frac34;-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 9&frac34;-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 ==
-[[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.
+[[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 ==
+mm 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]]
-mm 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 ==
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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.
-== Gallery ==
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