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[[File: | [[File:Ref_3372_hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex 3372 Bubbleback, salmon dial, Serpico y Laino retailer-signed, circa 1945|Rolex 3372 Bubbleback, salmon dial, Serpico y Laino retailer-signed, circa 1945]] | ||
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File: | File:Ref3372_ss_rg_1940.webp|alt=3372 in stainless steel with rose gold bezel, 1940.|3372 in stainless steel with rose gold bezel, 1940. | ||
File: | File:Ref3372_ss_rg_dial.webp|alt=Rolex 3372 dial detail — the 'Luxury Model' Bubbleback (1938–1950).|Rolex 3372 dial detail — the 'Luxury Model' Bubbleback (1938–1950). | ||
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== The engine-turned bezel == | == The engine-turned bezel == | ||
[[File:Ref3372_craftandtailored_1947. | [[File:Ref3372_craftandtailored_1947.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=A 1947 3372 showing the engine-turned coin-edge bezel, the reference's defining visual feature.|A 1947 3372 showing the engine-turned coin-edge bezel, the reference's defining visual feature.]] | ||
The engine-turned bezel is the 3372's single most important visual element. On a gold example the fluted or coin-edged rim catches light along a hundred narrow ridges; on steel the effect is more subdued but still distinctive. The bezel is fixed rather than rotating, with decorative milling, and sits slightly raised above the mid-case. | The engine-turned bezel is the 3372's single most important visual element. On a gold example the fluted or coin-edged rim catches light along a hundred narrow ridges; on steel the effect is more subdued but still distinctive. The bezel is fixed rather than rotating, with decorative milling, and sits slightly raised above the mid-case. | ||
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== The dial variants == | == The dial variants == | ||
[[File:Ref3372_18k_windvintage. | [[File:Ref3372_18k_windvintage.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex 3372 in 18K gold — the flagship precious-metal configuration.|Rolex 3372 in 18K gold — the flagship precious-metal configuration.]] | ||
The 3372 has a broad documented dial range. Unlike Andrew Hantel’s Type and Mark system for the 1016, these configurations have no widely adopted classification. | The 3372 has a broad documented dial range. Unlike Andrew Hantel’s Type and Mark system for the 1016, these configurations have no widely adopted classification. | ||