California Dial
Oyster Perpetual Hooded Bubbleback 3065 — California Dial
Roman numerals on the upper half of the dial, Arabic on the lower, with sweep centre seconds. Known in 14k pink gold with blued Mercedes hands and in steel and gold with an inner 24-hour disc (both 1945).
Identifying details
- Bubbleback caseback
Strongly domed screw-down caseback housing the thick early Perpetual rotor movement.
- Hooded lugs
Lugs covered by a solid hood that runs out from the case band, either rigid or half-hooded.
- California dial
Roman numerals in the upper half of the dial and Arabic numerals in the lower half.
Variants of 3065
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| California DialCurrent | 1945 |
| Steel and Gold, Luminous Arabic Numerals | Undated |
| Rose Gold, Pink Dial | Undated |
| Matte Silver Dial, Gold Dart Indexes | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 3065
- Production
- 1945
- Case diameter
- 32 mm
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- Rolex 9 3/4''' Perpetual
Dial, bezel & hands
- Hands
- Mercedes
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Rolex 9 3/4''' Perpetual
The 9¾-ligne self-winding base behind most bubblebacks, signed Rolex and fitted with the Superbalance in many lots. Antiquorum names the 620 as one version of it: designed in 1936 and in regular production from 1940 to 1951.
Automatic · 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 jewels