Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 25 June 2010

Rolex Bubble Back, pink gold Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Chronometer', case No. illegible, Ref

Rolex Bubble Back, pink gold Rolex, 'Oyster Perpetual, Chronometer', case No. illegible, Ref. 3131. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, 18K pink gold, tonneaushaped, self-winding, water resistant, center seconds wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Rolex buckle.

Rolex · reference 3131

Antiquorum, June 2010

Hammer result

HKD 37,200

about $4,782 at today's rate

30% below the high estimate
Low estimate HKD 33,000
High estimate HKD 53,000
In USD $4,242 to $6,814

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

25 June 2010

Lot number

184

Reference

3131

Brand

Rolex

Year

1945

Ask against realised

$4,200 dealers ask from vs $4,782 this lot made

Across 4 dealer listings of reference 3131. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

36 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $956.00, high $14,741.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 8 $14,741 $5,170 to $35,379
2025 4 $5,445 $2,288 to $9,075
2024 5 $5,223 $3,269 to $8,428
2023 3 $5,531 $3,208 to $8,462
2022 5 $4,614 $3,528 to $6,562
2021 2 $8,588 $5,982 to $11,194
2020 1 $5,405 $5,405 to $5,405
2019 1 $956.00 $956.23 to $956.23
2018 3 $7,679 $3,727 to $11,181
2017 1 $7,532 $7,532 to $7,532
2016 1 $4,835 $4,835 to $4,835
2015 2 $2,257 $1,935 to $2,580

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
Reference 3131 'Bubbleback' | A yellow gold automatic wristw Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 8,320 ($8,320)
Reference 3131 Oyster Perpetual 'Bubbleback' | A yellow gold Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 11,520 ($11,520)
Reference 3131 Oyster Perpetual 'Bubbleback' | A yellow gold Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 5,376 ($5,376)
Rolex Ref 3131 Bubbleback Antiquorum May 2026 CHF 27,500 ($35,379)
Rolex Bubbleback 3131 Radium Quarter Arabics Dial 18k YG Loupe This Mar 2026 USD 5,170 ($5,170)
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback 3131 Refinished California Loupe This Mar 2026 USD 8,800 ($8,800)
Rolex. An 14K rose gold automatic watch with custom aeroplan Bonhams Feb 2026 GBP 6,400 ($8,673)
Rolex. A 14K gold automatic bubble back wristwatch with cust Bonhams Feb 2026 GBP 25,600 ($34,693)
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