The Rolex Bubbleback was launched in 1933 and featured the first auto-rotor. Rolex was not the first to create the automatic movement, but this watch does signify the company’s success in developing a self-winding movement. Rolex created the auto-rotor movement from the Aegler movement in Hunter watches that featured a “perpetual motion” winding mass. Rolex patented its first successful perpetually self-winding wristwatch in 1932 and introduced the Bubbleback one year later. Like most authentic vintage Rolex timepieces a Bubbleback is sure the spark the hearts of vintage watch collectors. For me, it will always have a special place in my heart.
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