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Auction catalogues date documented 3134 examples to the 1940s, c.1945, the 1950s and 1957. A dealer dates another example to c.1941. No source states a production start or end for the reference. | Auction catalogues date documented 3134 examples to the 1940s, c.1945, the 1950s and 1957. A dealer dates another example to c.1941. No source states a production start or end for the reference. | ||
These dates are catalogue estimates, not a production window. Exclusive Timepieces dates case 168751 to 1957, while Hodinkee places the end of | These dates are catalogue estimates, not a production window. Exclusive Timepieces dates case 168751 to 1957, while Anthony Traina's 2024 Hodinkee Bubbleback guide places the end of production in the mid-1950s. The sources do not resolve that difference. | ||
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The matte silver dial with applied luminous Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds appears on Antiquorum's 2013 example, case 104396. Case 168751 has a pink dial with luminous Arabic and squared numerals, an outer minutes track and centre seconds. A black subsidiary-seconds dial appears on the 1992 steel-and-yellow-gold example. | The matte silver dial with applied luminous Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds appears on Antiquorum's 2013 example, case 104396. Case 168751 has a pink dial with luminous Arabic and squared numerals, an outer minutes track and centre seconds. A black subsidiary-seconds dial appears on the 1992 steel-and-yellow-gold example. | ||
Two documented 3134s have half-Roman, half-Arabic California dials. Luxe Auctioneers dates one to c.1945, and a dealer dates the other to c.1941. Neither source establishes that the dial is original. | Two documented 3134s have half-Roman, half-Arabic California dials. Luxe Auctioneers dates one to c.1945, and a dealer dates the other to c.1941. Neither source establishes that the dial is original. Traina notes that refinished California dials are common on Bubblebacks. Rolex filed Swiss patent CH221643 for the layout in May 1941; it was issued in June 1942. | ||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
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* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-3134/lpi Collectors Square, "Collectors Square price index — Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref 3134", Collectors Square] | * [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-rolex-3134/lpi Collectors Square, "Collectors Square price index — Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref 3134", Collectors Square] | ||
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Robb Report, "Robb Report — A Collector's Guide to Rolex Bubbleback Watches 1931-1950s", Robb Report, current] | * [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Robb Report, "Robb Report — A Collector's Guide to Rolex Bubbleback Watches 1931-1950s", Robb Report, current] | ||
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters | * [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-rolex-bubbleback-and-why-it-still-matters Anthony Traina, "The Rolex Bubbleback And Why It Still Matters", Hodinkee, 2024-10-07] | ||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||
* [https://calibercorner.com/rolex-caliber-620/ Caliber Corner, "Caliber Corner — Rolex Caliber 620", Caliber Corner, current] | * [https://calibercorner.com/rolex-caliber-620/ Caliber Corner, "Caliber Corner — Rolex Caliber 620", Caliber Corner, current] | ||