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|description=Early date-equipped Oyster Perpetual catalogued in steel and gold. Auction records disagree on case size and movement details; no production span or single caliber is established. | |description=Early date-equipped Oyster Perpetual catalogued in steel and gold. Auction records disagree on case size and movement details; no production span or single caliber is established. | ||
|keywords=Rolex, 5031, Bubbleback, specifications, reference guide | |keywords=Rolex, 5031, Bubbleback, specifications, reference guide | ||
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==Production and dating== | ==Production and dating== | ||
Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The auction estimates do not | Christie’s dates case 612848 to the 1940s. Antiquorum dates cases 612627 and 612967 to 1948, and Sotheby’s, Tennants and Bonhams also give circa-1948 dates for their examples. Antiquorum’s 1999 catalogue calls its example a 1950s watch; its 1995 catalogue says 1960s. These catalogue dates describe individual watches and do not agree on a production window. Keep those dates attached to the individual lots. The cited auction estimates do not establish when Rolex began or ended production. | ||
Published case numbers include 612627, 612848, 612967, 612990, 613514, 613853, and 613876. They cluster closely, but sale records cannot establish a production range or total. Repeated appearances of the same case number should not be counted as separate watches. | Published case numbers include 612627, 612848, 612967, 612990, 613514, 613853, and 613876. They cluster closely, but sale records cannot establish a production range or total. Repeated appearances of the same case number should not be counted as separate watches. | ||
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==Auction record== | ==Auction record== | ||
The table is a selected record of catalogued examples, not a census. Dates and descriptions remain attached to each lot. | |||
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See also the [[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback family guide]], [[Reference:Movements|movement guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]]. | See also the [[Reference:bubbleback|Bubbleback family guide]], [[Reference:Movements|movement guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-222-285 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 285 — Rolex ref. 5031, case 612627", Antiquorum, 2009-11-14] | * [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-222-285 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 285 — Rolex ref. 5031, case 612627", Antiquorum, 2009-11-14] | ||