A fine condition example Rolex stainless steel and rose gold Oyster Perpetual bubbleback ref 3272 circa 1946. Featuring a 32mm diameter tonneau shaped case with rose gold engine turned bezel, screw down case back, and screw down rose gold period gold Oyster Patent crown. With a lovely patina’d original dial with raised arabic figures and gilt leaf style hands. Powered by self winding Rolex N/A movement with sweep seconds. Completed by a rare and excellent condition properly signed Rolex steel and rose gold beads of rice link bracelet with deployant clasp.

This is a fine example of the ever popular steel and rose gold bubbleback model. Condition of these models can be judged by the fine concentric rings engraved on the bezel that are commonly subject to being worn down and indistinct. The original tropical dial has a reddish, rust tone patina that complements the rose gold bezel. The crown is the original era rose gold screw down bubbleback crown. The rice link bracelets are rare and quite desirable. This one will comfortably fit a 7 inch wrist and has tight and not stretched out links, and the correct clasp as photo’d properly signed Steelinox SWISS MADE with Rolex logo, with a date code of 1954, and period correct no logo clasp. N0te the small metal spacer rings that provide a snug fit for the 16mm diameter end links to the 17mm lug width of the case.

The watch is in excellent mechanical condition and is offered with our 1 year warranty of accurate time keeping and operation.

NOTE: Bubblebacks were so named for the rounded case back designed to accommodate the rotating weight sitting atop the movement that moves on a center pivot to power the mainspring of the self winding movement. Rolex is credited with introducing, more accurately perfecting the self winding movement and introduced this feature in 1932 in the bubbleback model. Bubblebacks were produced in a vast array of metals, and carats of gold and with many dial variations until the 1950’s. The self winding system of course has been revised and perfected, and case backs no longer need to be so deep, but this same system continues today as the basis of all self winding watches, and it started with the bubblebacks!