Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 11 November 2012

Rolex ref. 3131 Bubble Back, Yellow Gold Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Certified Chronometer

ROLEX REF. 3131 BUBBLE BACK, YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Perpetual, Certified Chronometer, case No. 586801, Ref. 3131. Made in 1947. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 9K yellow gold wristwatch with the original 9K yellow gold Rolex Oyster expansion bracelet with deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

Rolex · reference 3131

Antiquorum, November 2012

Hammer result

CHF 2,750

about $2,900 at today's rate

54% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 4,000
High estimate CHF 6,000
In USD $4,218 to $6,327

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

11 November 2012

Lot number

570

Reference

3131

Brand

Rolex

Year

1947

Ask against realised

$4,200 dealers ask from vs $2,900 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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