Watches Through The Decades
Timed Online Auction, 20 March - 2 April 2025
Watches through the decades
Lot Estimate
ZAR 280 000 - 320 000USD 15 305 - 17 491
About this Item
Geneva, Switzerland
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Bubbleback, c1950s, Ref 6105
chronometer, fitted with an 18k yellow gold jubilee bracelet, rounded case-back needed to fit automatic movement,length approximately 180mm
Movement; automatic with date complication, Dial; white with gold dagger indices, Dauphine hands Case; 18k yellow gold case diameter 36mm with a fluted bezel
Notes
The Bubbleback was Rolex's first true automatic movement and being from the 1950s, it is one of the earliest Oyster Perpetual Date models.
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