105th Auction
2021/11/13
Lot 14
RolexBombay
A very attractive vintage Big Bubbleback wristwatch
Sold
estimated
4.500—6.000 €
Price realized
4.400 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, screw back ref. 6090, screwed "Twinlock" winding crown, Rolex 18 K gold buckle.
Dial
Silvered, applied luminous gold indexes, luminous alpha hands and dots (Super-LumiNova re-lumed).
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.729953
Ref.6090
Cal.Hunter 97621
Diam.33 mm
Circa1961
Ctry.Switzerland
The watch takes its nickname "Bombay" from the French "bombé", which means rounded or convex and refers to the lugs. The word was later anglicised and the watch was subsequently known as "Bombay". The model hardly ever appears on the market. This 18 K yellow gold timepiece has a smooth bezel and arrowhead indexes. The "Bombay" is relatively small with only 33 mm, but because of the long lugs it appears much bigger on the wrist.