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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: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 || Dial descriptions include a salmon Arabic-and-baton layout and the circa-1948 Arabic-numeral/alpha-hand item SBUXYT2384; Phillips records a 1950 Anno Sancto bezel. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-856369 Christie's] [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/e9838c676e54cc70d9068c7dbb7001d2/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1007/ Burstow & Hewett, lot 1007] [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-two-tone-bubbleback-reference-5010 item SBUXYT2384] [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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~~The case~~-dated ref. 6029 examples cited here predate this period. Antiquorum and Monaco Legend identify the same case, 706020, and date it to 1950; Monaco Legend describes the reference as an early-1950s introduction and calls it “Super Oyster.” Abell lists a separately numbered example, case 685762, as ref. 6029 circa 1951 and calls it “Big Bubble Back.” These catalogue dates attach to individual watches, and the production span remains unknown. [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-181 Monaco Legend Auctions, 2021, lot 181] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-177-254 Antiquorum, 2007, lot 254] [https://www.abellwatchmakers.com/rolexservice.html Abell Watchmakers, ref. 6029, case 685762]

== Post-Bubbleback / Super Oyster (1952–1953) ==

~~== Cal. 1030 and ref. 6098 (1952–1953) ==~~

Cal. 1030, a bidirectional automatic, allowed Rolex to use a flatter caseback than the Bubbleback profile. A September 1953 letter from Bruno Vailati thanks Rolex for seven “Super Oyster” watches supplied to his Red Sea expedition; the letter does not identify them by reference. Perezcope attributes Vailati’s own watch to ref. 6098. Monaco Legend later used “Super Oyster” for ref. 6029, case 706020. Antiquorum dates that same case to 1950 and describes its domed, screw-down back. Abell Watchmakers calls a separately numbered ref. 6029 “Big Bubble Back.” These are source-specific labels, not evidence of a single model definition. [https://perezcope.com/2023/06/19/pre-submariner-scuba-diving-with-rolex-oyster-watches/ Jose Pereztroika, “Pre-Submariner Scuba Diving With Rolex Oyster Watches” (2023)] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-181 Monaco Legend Auctions, 2021, lot 181] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-177-254 Antiquorum, 2007, lot 254] [https://www.abellwatchmakers.com/rolexservice.html Abell Watchmakers, ref. 6029, case 685762]

Cal. 1030, a bidirectional automatic, allowed Rolex to use a flatter caseback than the Bubbleback profile. A September 1953 letter ~~records~~ seven “Super Oyster” watches supplied to ~~Bruno Vailati’s~~ Red Sea expedition ~~but leaves~~ the ~~references unspecified;~~ Perezcope attributes Vailati’s own watch to ref. 6098. [https://perezcope.com/2023/06/19/pre-submariner-scuba-diving-with-rolex-oyster-watches/ Jose Pereztroika, “Pre-Submariner Scuba Diving With Rolex Oyster Watches” (2023)]

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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: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 || Dial descriptions include a salmon Arabic-and-baton layout and the circa-1948 Arabic-numeral/alpha-hand item SBUXYT2384; Phillips records a 1950 Anno Sancto bezel. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-856369 Christie's] [https://auctions.burstowandhewett.co.uk/catalogue/lot/e9838c676e54cc70d9068c7dbb7001d2/c87e406e317d82bb64ed7e2ebc5bb166/luxury-watches-jewellery-and-silver-lot-1007/ Burstow & Hewett, lot 1007] [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-two-tone-bubbleback-reference-5010 item SBUXYT2384] [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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-The case-dated ref. 6029 examples cited here predate this period. Antiquorum and Monaco Legend identify the same case, 706020, and date it to 1950; Monaco Legend describes the reference as an early-1950s introduction and calls it “Super Oyster.” Abell lists a separately numbered example, case 685762, as ref. 6029 circa 1951 and calls it “Big Bubble Back.” These catalogue dates attach to individual watches, and the production span remains unknown. [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-181 Monaco Legend Auctions, 2021, lot 181] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-177-254 Antiquorum, 2007, lot 254] [https://www.abellwatchmakers.com/rolexservice.html Abell Watchmakers, ref. 6029, case 685762]
+== Post-Bubbleback / Super Oyster (1952–1953) ==
-== Cal. 1030 and ref. 6098 (1952–1953) ==
+Cal. 1030, a bidirectional automatic, allowed Rolex to use a flatter caseback than the Bubbleback profile. A September 1953 letter from Bruno Vailati thanks Rolex for seven “Super Oyster” watches supplied to his Red Sea expedition; the letter does not identify them by reference. Perezcope attributes Vailati’s own watch to ref. 6098. Monaco Legend later used “Super Oyster” for ref. 6029, case 706020. Antiquorum dates that same case to 1950 and describes its domed, screw-down back. Abell Watchmakers calls a separately numbered ref. 6029 “Big Bubble Back.” These are source-specific labels, not evidence of a single model definition. [https://perezcope.com/2023/06/19/pre-submariner-scuba-diving-with-rolex-oyster-watches/ Jose Pereztroika, “Pre-Submariner Scuba Diving With Rolex Oyster Watches” (2023)] [https://www.monacolegendauctions.com/auction/exclusive-timepieces-25/lot-181 Monaco Legend Auctions, 2021, lot 181] [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-177-254 Antiquorum, 2007, lot 254] [https://www.abellwatchmakers.com/rolexservice.html Abell Watchmakers, ref. 6029, case 685762]
-Cal. 1030, a bidirectional automatic, allowed Rolex to use a flatter caseback than the Bubbleback profile. A September 1953 letter records seven “Super Oyster” watches supplied to Bruno Vailati’s Red Sea expedition but leaves the references unspecified; Perezcope attributes Vailati’s own watch to ref. 6098. [https://perezcope.com/2023/06/19/pre-submariner-scuba-diving-with-rolex-oyster-watches/ Jose Pereztroika, “Pre-Submariner Scuba Diving With Rolex Oyster Watches” (2023)]
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