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| [[Reference:4467|4467]] || 1945–1949 || Cal. A.295 (= 740/745), 18j || 36mm 18K YG/PG tonneau, 2-piece || Early Datejust; early Jubilee and solid end-link configuration; ''Ovettone''; date wheel evolves all-black → all-red → roulette

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| [[Reference:4984|4984]] || Christie's/HENRY's c.1940s–c.1945 (likely same watch); About Time estimates c.1947; span unknown || Automatic; caliber not identified; movement nos. N15927 (likely repeat sale) and N880639 || ~32mm; pink- and yellow-gold examples || Two photographed watches; individual two-tone and silver dial descriptions; no factory variant range established

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| [[Reference:6074|6074]] || Platinum commission dated 1950; gold attributions circa 1950s unresolved || Cal. 630 NA on one gold watch with reworked caseback; 9¾-ligne/17j on platinum lot; no reference-wide assignment || 34–36mm in separate catalogues || Platinum example has smooth bezel; gold examples need attribution checks

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| [[Reference:6075|6075]] || Auction dates include 1950–51; one c.1961 estimate conflicts || A.295 and A.296 attributed in separate catalogues || 35–36mm; 18K YG/PG and steel + YG; one 10K YG catalogue description || Gold, pink-gold and two-tone cases; one photographed Datejust dial is graded restored

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| [[Reference:6105|6105]] || Early 1950s; catalogue dates vary || A.296 and 745-attributed examples || 36mm; gold and two-tone examples || Early dial-signed Datejust; often credited as first, but factory first use is not settled by the 6075 restored dial

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== Large no-date Oyster Perpetual: ref. 5028 ==

Ref. 5028 is a large, no-date automatic Oyster Perpetual catalogued in steel and 18K gold, usually grouped with the Ovettone Bubblebacks. Case measurements in sale records are 35–36 mm. Monaco Legend dates case 412191 to 1945; Christie's gives circa 1946 for that same case and dates case 493076 to 1946. Other dated examples include Monaco Legend case 411813 (1958) and an unnumbered Antiquorum watch dated to the 1960s. These catalogue dates do not establish a production span. Records show centre-seconds and dual-seconds dials; movement descriptions vary between 10½ and 11 lignes and do not settle a single caliber. See [[Reference:5028|the case and dial record for ref. 5028]]. [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-32/lot-47 Monaco Legend, 2023, lot 47] [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6590236 Christie's, New York 2026, lot 98] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4795731 Christie's, Geneva 2006, lot 32] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-22/lot-126 Monaco Legend, 2020, lot 126] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-26-360 Antiquorum, 2002, lot 360]

== Late small Bubbleback examples ==

Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. The ~~5002 caliber attribution is uncertain: James Dowling~~ assigns Cal. ~~420~~, a centre-seconds ~~movement~~, ~~while 5002 catalogues describe subsidiary seconds. Numeric caliber~~ attribution ~~for 5006 remains unresolved~~. These ~~are~~ dates and configurations of individual ~~watches~~, not production endpoints. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', p. 107]

Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. For 5013, Doyle and Linckersdorff list solid-gold watches; Curious Curio, Cool Auction, and GMTBroker describe steel cases with gold bezels. The examined listings show several dial layouts, but do not establish their order or factory originality. Cool Auction assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA to its individual watch. A Rolex Forums chart gives 9.75 lignes, a size notation rather than a caliber. One marketplace listing describes a centre-seconds chapter-ring 5013, but its photograph shows no reference stamp or caseback, so that attribution is unverified. These dates and configurations belong to individual records, not production endpoints. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 107] [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, lot 1088] [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, item 355515195857] [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, stock CW-G346] [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, stock 20125] [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, 5013 listing] [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums model-to-caliber chart, 5013 row]

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| [[Reference:5006|5006]] || Individual records dated 1948 through the 1950s; run unverified || Automatic; Field Manual lists Chronometer Perpetual variants; numeric caliber unresolved || 29–30 mm; steel, steel with yellow- or rose-gold bezel, and gold listed || Mid-size suffix variants 5006/3 and 5006/7 in the Field Manual; auction dial descriptions differ

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| [[Reference:5010|5010]] || Catalogue examples circa 1945–1955; production span unverified || Automatic, centre seconds; 9¾-ligne size in catalogues, numbered caliber unresolved || Steel and two-tone; 31–33 mm in cited records || Oyster Perpetual grouped with Bubblebacks by collectors; Phillips records a 1950 Anno Sancto bezel. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-856369 Christie's] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5010-bubbleback-lot-313-136 Antiquorum] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080515/282 Phillips] [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams, lot 276]

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| [[Reference:5013|5013]] || Individual listings date examples to the 1940s; production span unknown || Automatic, subsidiary seconds; one seller assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA; reference-wide caliber unresolved || Approx. 32 mm; solid-gold and steel/gold examples listed || Cream Arabic-and-baton, Roman, wedge-marker, and silver Arabic dials appear in separate records; sequence and originality are not established

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* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams Paris, 24 May 2022, ref. 5010, lot 276]

* [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, ref. 5013, lot 1088]

* [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, ref. 5013, item 355515195857]

* [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, ref. 5013, stock CW-G346]

* [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, ref. 5013, stock 20125]

* [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, ref. 5013]

* [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums, model-to-caliber chart, ref. 5013 row]

* [https://www.vetroplastica.it/referenze.html VetroPlastica, reference index, ref. 5013]

* [https://marketplace.watchcharts.com/listing/5477111-fs-rolex-5013-oyster-perpetual-chapter-ring-dial Marketplace listing, centre-seconds chapter-ring description; reference attribution unverified]

[[Category:Reference family]]

[[Category:Bubbleback]]

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 | [[Reference:4467|4467]] || 1945–1949 || Cal. A.295 (= 740/745), 18j || 36mm 18K YG/PG tonneau, 2-piece || Early Datejust; early Jubilee and solid end-link configuration; ''Ovettone''; date wheel evolves all-black → all-red → roulette
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 | [[Reference:4984|4984]] || Christie's/HENRY's c.1940s–c.1945 (likely same watch); About Time estimates c.1947; span unknown || Automatic; caliber not identified; movement nos. N15927 (likely repeat sale) and N880639 || ~32mm; pink- and yellow-gold examples || Two photographed watches; individual two-tone and silver dial descriptions; no factory variant range established
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 | [[Reference:6074|6074]] || Platinum commission dated 1950; gold attributions circa 1950s unresolved || Cal. 630 NA on one gold watch with reworked caseback; 9¾-ligne/17j on platinum lot; no reference-wide assignment || 34–36mm in separate catalogues || Platinum example has smooth bezel; gold examples need attribution checks
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 | [[Reference:6075|6075]] || Auction dates include 1950–51; one c.1961 estimate conflicts || A.295 and A.296 attributed in separate catalogues || 35–36mm; 18K YG/PG and steel + YG; one 10K YG catalogue description || Gold, pink-gold and two-tone cases; one photographed Datejust dial is graded restored
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 | [[Reference:6105|6105]] || Early 1950s; catalogue dates vary || A.296 and 745-attributed examples || 36mm; gold and two-tone examples || Early dial-signed Datejust; often credited as first, but factory first use is not settled by the 6075 restored dial
 |}
+== Large no-date Oyster Perpetual: ref. 5028 ==
+Ref. 5028 is a large, no-date automatic Oyster Perpetual catalogued in steel and 18K gold, usually grouped with the Ovettone Bubblebacks. Case measurements in sale records are 35–36 mm. Monaco Legend dates case 412191 to 1945; Christie's gives circa 1946 for that same case and dates case 493076 to 1946. Other dated examples include Monaco Legend case 411813 (1958) and an unnumbered Antiquorum watch dated to the 1960s. These catalogue dates do not establish a production span. Records show centre-seconds and dual-seconds dials; movement descriptions vary between 10½ and 11 lignes and do not settle a single caliber. See [[Reference:5028|the case and dial record for ref. 5028]]. [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-32/lot-47 Monaco Legend, 2023, lot 47] [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6590236 Christie's, New York 2026, lot 98] [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4795731 Christie's, Geneva 2006, lot 32] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-22/lot-126 Monaco Legend, 2020, lot 126] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-26-360 Antiquorum, 2002, lot 360]
 == Late small Bubbleback examples ==
-Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. The 5002 caliber attribution is uncertain: James Dowling assigns Cal. 420, a centre-seconds movement, while 5002 catalogues describe subsidiary seconds. Numeric caliber attribution for 5006 remains unresolved. These are dates and configurations of individual watches, not production endpoints. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'', p. 107]
+Auction catalogues date individual ref. 5002 watches from circa 1945 to circa 1952, and ref. 5006 examples from 1948 into the 1950s. The 5002 records describe 23–26 mm steel, two-tone, and gold cases; 5006 records give 29–30 mm steel and gold examples. For 5013, Doyle and Linckersdorff list solid-gold watches; Curious Curio, Cool Auction, and GMTBroker describe steel cases with gold bezels. The examined listings show several dial layouts, but do not establish their order or factory originality. Cool Auction assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA to its individual watch. A Rolex Forums chart gives 9.75 lignes, a size notation rather than a caliber. One marketplace listing describes a centre-seconds chapter-ring 5013, but its photograph shows no reference stamp or caseback, so that attribution is unverified. These dates and configurations belong to individual records, not production endpoints. [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5006-lot-272-142 Antiquorum, case 671819] [https://www.ebth.com/items/14105766-1948-rolex-oyster-perpetual-bubble-back-watch EBTH, item 14105766] [https://timeanagram.com/products/7593 TimeAnagram, product 7593] [https://www.arsvalue.com/en/lots/1423503/rolex-ovetto-5006-anni-50?nav=True Finarte, lot 33] [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf Vintage Rolex Field Manual, p. 107] [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, lot 1088] [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, item 355515195857] [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, stock CW-G346] [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, stock 20125] [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, 5013 listing] [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums model-to-caliber chart, 5013 row]
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 | [[Reference:5006|5006]] || Individual records dated 1948 through the 1950s; run unverified || Automatic; Field Manual lists Chronometer Perpetual variants; numeric caliber unresolved || 29–30 mm; steel, steel with yellow- or rose-gold bezel, and gold listed || Mid-size suffix variants 5006/3 and 5006/7 in the Field Manual; auction dial descriptions differ
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 | [[Reference:5010|5010]] || Catalogue examples circa 1945–1955; production span unverified || Automatic, centre seconds; 9¾-ligne size in catalogues, numbered caliber unresolved || Steel and two-tone; 31–33 mm in cited records || Oyster Perpetual grouped with Bubblebacks by collectors; Phillips records a 1950 Anno Sancto bezel. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-856369 Christie's] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-5010-bubbleback-lot-313-136 Antiquorum] [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080515/282 Phillips] [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams, lot 276]
+|-
+| [[Reference:5013|5013]] || Individual listings date examples to the 1940s; production span unknown || Automatic, subsidiary seconds; one seller assigns Cal. 630 / 630NA; reference-wide caliber unresolved || Approx. 32 mm; solid-gold and steel/gold examples listed || Cream Arabic-and-baton, Roman, wedge-marker, and silver Arabic dials appear in separate records; sequence and originality are not established
 |}
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 * [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2022/20220524%20S-27810-0-1%20Montres%20de%20Prestige.pdf Bonhams Paris, 24 May 2022, ref. 5010, lot 276]
+* [https://www.doyle.com/auction/lot/lot-1088---rolex-gold-oyster-perpetual-bubbleback-wristwatch-ref-5013/?lot=1446668&sd=1 Doyle, ref. 5013, lot 1088]
+* [https://www.ebay.de/itm/355515195857 Linckersdorff Berlin, ref. 5013, item 355515195857]
+* [https://curious-curio.jp/watch/52035 Curious Curio, ref. 5013, stock CW-G346]
+* [https://www.cool-auction.net/gallery/20125/ Cool Auction, ref. 5013, stock 20125]
+* [https://www.gmtbroker.com/gallery/Anonimo/ROLEX---BubbleBack-5013-ovetto-silver-dial-1948-photo852821.html GMTBroker, ref. 5013]
+* [https://www.rolexforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82672&d=1250802852 Rolex Forums, model-to-caliber chart, ref. 5013 row]
+* [https://www.vetroplastica.it/referenze.html VetroPlastica, reference index, ref. 5013]
+* [https://marketplace.watchcharts.com/listing/5477111-fs-rolex-5013-oyster-perpetual-chapter-ring-dial Marketplace listing, centre-seconds chapter-ring description; reference attribution unverified]
 [[Category:Reference family]]
 [[Category:Bubbleback]]