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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -&gt; '''6084'''</small>
<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -&gt; '''6084'''</small>


[[File:Ref 6084 hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6084 "Big Bubble Back", 1952, chapter-ring dial.|alt=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6084 "Big Bubble Back", 1952, chapter-ring dial.]]
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[[File:Ref 6084 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6084 Big Bubbleback|Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6084, a 34 mm Big Bubbleback.]]
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The 6084 names the case profile in transition: collectors call it the "Big Bubble Back" or "Semi-Bubbleback", the point where Rolex's curved Bubbleback case began flattening toward the caseback shape that would define the rest of the 1950s Oyster Perpetual line. Documented examples date to 1952, on a 34mm stainless steel case with a chapter-ring dial, and the reference sits directly ahead of the flat-caseback generation that [[Reference:6098|6098]] and [[Reference:6085|6085]] belong to.
The 6084 names the case profile in transition: collectors call it the "Big Bubble Back" or "Semi-Bubbleback", the point where Rolex's curved Bubbleback case began flattening toward the caseback shape that would define the rest of the 1950s Oyster Perpetual line. Documented examples date to 1952, on a 34mm stainless steel case with a chapter-ring dial, and the reference sits directly ahead of the flat-caseback generation that [[Reference:6098|6098]] and [[Reference:6085|6085]] belong to.
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| not specified in located sources; contemporaneous flat-caseback references of this era carry cal 1030
| Cal. A.260 is catalogued by Phillips; cal. 620 by Antiquorum; the Christie’s example is not assigned a caliber
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== Production outline ==
== Production outline ==


Two independently listed examples, both dated 1952, anchor the reference: one in steel with a chapter-ring dial (serial 73XXXX), catalogued by two separate dealers under the "Big Bubble Back" name. No Rolex-published production window exists. A repo-internal note recording 1952 as 1958 with a Cal. 620 movement should be treated as an error — Cal. 620 is a 1930s Bubbleback caliber, and both located dated examples place the watch in 1952.
Phillips, Christie’s and Antiquorum all catalogue 1952 examples. Phillips records white-gold case 899724; Christie’s records a steel-and-gold watch with a chronometer certificate dated 22 October 1952; Antiquorum records steel case 796962. These lots establish a documented 1952 presence, not an exact production run or serial cutoff.


== Movement notes ==
== Movement notes ==


No caliber number was recovered from either located source. The reference sits inside the same early-1950s window as the cal 1030-powered 6098 and 6085, but that movement has not been independently confirmed for the 6084 specifically, so it is not asserted here as fact.
Movement evidence is specimen-specific. Phillips lot 229 lists automatic cal. A.260 with 20 jewels; Antiquorum lot 45 lists cal. 620 with 20 jewels; Christie’s describes an automatic nickel movement without printing a caliber. A single caliber should not be assigned to every 6084.


== Dial map ==
== Dial map ==
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The case carries full, symmetrical lugs — a documented example shows lug holes only on the left side, a detail specific to that watch's service history rather than a factory standard. The bezel is thin, smooth, and steel. The crown is signed "Rolex Super Oyster," a screw-down design consistent with the era's water-resistance claims. The caseback is still described by dealers as a "bubble" caseback despite the transitional case-middle profile, which is the detail that gives the "Semi-Bubbleback" name its logic.
The case carries full, symmetrical lugs — a documented example shows lug holes only on the left side, a detail specific to that watch's service history rather than a factory standard. The bezel is thin, smooth, and steel. The crown is signed "Rolex Super Oyster," a screw-down design consistent with the era's water-resistance claims. The caseback is still described by dealers as a "bubble" caseback despite the transitional case-middle profile, which is the detail that gives the "Semi-Bubbleback" name its logic.
== Auction record ==
{| class="wikitable"
! source !! example !! result
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| [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/95907 Phillips, lot 229] || 1952, 18K white gold, case 899724, cal. A.260, 34 mm || CHF 70,000
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| [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4511211 Christie’s] || 1952, steel and gold, 34 mm, chronometer certificate dated 22 October 1952 || result not shown
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| [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-240-45 Antiquorum, lot 45] || 1952, steel, case 796962, cal. 620, 34 mm || USD 875
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| [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-ref-6084-steel-oyster-perpetual-chronometer-circa-1952/a/5309-54148.s Heritage Auctions] || circa 1952, steel, case 875538, 34 mm || USD 5,500
|}


== Related references ==
== Related references ==
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* [[Reference:Movements|Movement reference]]
* [[Reference:Movements|Movement reference]]
* [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelet & clasp guide]]
* [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelet & clasp guide]]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/95907 Phillips, ref. 6084, lot 229]
* [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-4511211 Christie’s, ref. 6084, movement no. 754684]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-240-45 Antiquorum, ref. 6084, lot 45]


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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