The Gentlemans Collection
Seven top quality vintage Rolex watches
When collectors consider vintage Rolex, today they often
turn to the famous sports watches and Daytona’s. Twenty
years ago, the most collectible Rolex were the ‘bubble
backs’ and Princes from the 1920s to 1950’s. As fashion
changed, larger Rolex watches were sought after and the
fabulous designs and variants in the ‘bubble back’ and
Princes were forgotten.
The following seven pieces, pay homage to this golden
era of the Rolex watch manufacture. Each watch is
preserved in the most excellent condition with original
dials and extremely crisp cases, showcasing their gold
marks and case inscriptions, from case numbers to
Rolex Cornets.
There are five ‘bubble back’ watches which was Rolex’s
very first water tight automatic wristwatch. These
watches were in production for 22 years, from early
1933 to 1955. While its official name was the “Oyster
Perpetual”, Rolex collectors and admirers playfully
dubbed these watches “bubble back” due to the convex
shape on the case back. The rounded case bottom was
produced to house the new automatic winding system,
which replaced the mechanical mechanism. Today, Rolex
‘bubble back’ watches have become increasingly popular
in recent years, like they were some 20 to 30 years ago,
and have produced a cult like following.
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