Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 262

So-Called "Bubble-Back" Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, "Chronometer", Ref. 3131. Made in the 1940s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with a Rolex buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes. Yellow gold "alpha" hands. M. Cal. 630, rhodium-plated, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 5 positions, Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 32 mm. Thickness 13 mm.