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Rolex Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback Chronometer 18k ROL 737

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback Chronometer 18k


Excellent condition and really exception condition for the year, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback, officially certified chronometer in 18 k Yellow gold. It is model reference 3130 which is one of the first Oyster model reference ever made and dates to 1947. It is also an automatic Rolex Cal.9 3/4’’, 17 jewel chronometer super balance movement. The serial number is stamped between the lugs and still crisp and clear. The 18k hall mark on the case side still very visible, these indicating that the watch has been very well looked after. It has a screw down crown, which appears to be original as it is stamped with Oyster perpetual. Screw on case back, in good condition and full stamped up on the inside. The crystal is domed acrylic. Running well in good mechanical condition. Comes on a replacement leather strap. Dimensions are 33 mm excluding the crown, 36 mm including the crown 39 mm lug to lug and 13.5 mm thick

Key Characteristics

Brand: Rolex
Band: Leather Strap
Case Material: Gold 18k
Condition: Good
Movement: Automatic
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Rolex SA was founded in 1905 by the German Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the Rolex Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler's Swiss movements to England and placed them in quality cases made by Dennison and others. These early wristwatches were then sold to jewellers, who then put their own names on the dial. The earliest watches from the firm of Wilsdorf and Davis are usually marked "W&D" – inside the caseback only. Hans Wilsdorf registered the trademark name "Rolex" in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1908. The word was made up, but its origin is obscure. One story, which was never confirmed by Wilsdorf, is that the word "Rolex" came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning exquisite watch industry. The Wilsdorf & Davis company moved out of Great Britain in 1912. Wilsdorf wanted his watches to be affordable, but taxes and export duties on the case metals (silver and gold) were driving costs up. From that time to the present, Rolex has been headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, though the company owns facilities in other cities (Bienne, etc) and continents (North America, Asia, Australia, etc). The company name Rolex was officially registered on 15 November 1915. It is thought this change was part of a drive to popularize wristwatches, which at the time were still considered a novelty largely for women (pocket watches were more common). Wilsdorf was said to desire his watch brand's name to be easily pronounceable in any language. The company name was officially changed to the Rolex Watch Company during 1919. It was later changed to Montres Rolex, SA and finally Rolex, SA. Rolex SA is a foundation initiated and originally funded by Hans Wilsdorf and the Aegler family. According to foundation documentation, the Rolex SA company can never be sold, nor traded on any stock market.