Baltany S4028 California-dial Bubbleback
A homage of the Rolex Bubbleback
about £140 $187, seen 27 Sep
At Manufacturer, sold out on 27 Sep.
- Size
- 36 mm across, 4 mm wider than the Bubbleback
- Movement
- Seagull ST1701, automatic. Sapphire crystal
- Look
- Keeps 1 of the 5 marks of the Bubbleback, a close look
- Gives it away
- Broad dark ring round the dial in place of a ridged steel bezel3 more under “Against the Bubbleback”
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Against the Bubbleback
32Rolex Bubbleback 337236Baltany S4028 California-dial BubblebackPhotos use listed case widths and automatic case-edge readings. The readings have not been manually audited. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.
Rolex Bubbleback 3372 photo: 3372. Baltany S4028 California-dial Bubbleback photo: S4028 blue California dial, tan leather.
The Rolex drawn is the 3372.
What gives it away
- 4 mm wider than the Bubbleback, 36 mm against 32 mm
- Broad dark ring round the dial in place of a ridged steel bezel
- Roman numerals above and Arabic below, like the 2940 California dial
- Small seconds subdial at 6 in place of central seconds
Engine-turned bezel
Gives it away. Broad dark ring round the dial in place of a ridged steel bezel
Raised Arabic numerals
Gives it away. Roman numerals above and Arabic below, like the 2940 California dial
Numbered minute track
Not compared yet.
Central seconds hand
Gives it away. Small seconds subdial at 6 in place of central seconds
Large knurled crown
Same.
Rolex left, S4028 California-dial Bubbleback right.
Everything else
Every spec10 listed, each with where it came from
Every spec we have
From Baltany's own pages. Each figure links to where it was found.
- Case width
- 36 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Lug to lug
- 44 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Thickness
- 13.6 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Lug width
- 18 mmbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Movement calibre
- Seagull ST1701 automaticbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Case material
- 316L stainless steelbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Crystal
- Sapphire, AR coatingbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Water resistance
- 200 mbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Functions
- Subseconds; California dialbaltany.com, 27 Sep
- Weight
- 75 gbaltany.com, 27 Sep
The movementSeagull ST1701, in plain words
The movement, in plain words
Baltany lists the Seagull ST1701 for the S4028 California-dial Bubbleback. It is an automatic, so wearing it winds it.
On your wrist36 mm across, 13.6 mm thick, on a wrist your size
How it sits on your wrist
Set your wrist circumference to compare the 36 mm case with a schematic wrist. The ellipse estimates wrist width and shape. It cannot predict your fit.
17.0 cm6.7 in around
This wrist model is about 56 mm across. The case spans 64% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 6.1 mm inside each model edge.
Wrap a strip of paper round your wrist just below the bone, mark where it meets and measure it.
How tall it stands
The side view uses listed dimensions. Case shape and lug curve are schematic.
Earlier prices1 seen before, with the date
Manufacturer $187 (about £140), seen 27 Sep, sold out
Seller page
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Beside other Rolex Bubbleback homagesThis watch and 1 more of its look, to scale
- Baltany S4028 California-dial Bubbleback
This watch
36 mm
- Baltany S4029 central-seconds Bubbleback
about £167 $223, seen 27 Sep36 mm
Drawn to scale by listed case width.
SourcesThe page this record was built from
- Baltany S4028 product pagebaltany.com, 27 Sep