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== First Datejust / Ovettone ( | == First Datejust / Ovettone (1945–1953) == | ||
The 4467 launched in 1945 to mark Rolex's 40th anniversary. The 4467 article covers the early Datejust, its 36mm case, Jubilee bracelet and documented examples. | The 4467 launched in 1945 to mark Rolex's 40th anniversary. The 4467 article covers the early Datejust, its 36mm case, Jubilee bracelet and documented examples. | ||
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| [[Reference:6031|6031]] || auction dates include circa 1949–1950 and the 1950s || Automatic in catalogues; caliber unresolved || 35–36mm; 18K yellow and pink gold catalogued || Date-equipped Oyster Perpetual; left-hand examples catalogued with crown at 9 | | [[Reference:6031|6031]] || auction dates include circa 1949–1950 and the 1950s || Automatic in catalogues; caliber unresolved || 35–36mm; 18K yellow and pink gold catalogued || Date-equipped Oyster Perpetual; left-hand examples catalogued with crown at 9 | ||
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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 | |||
| [[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 | | [[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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* [https://perezcope.com/ Jose Pereztroika, "Sesto Continente — the ref. 6098 Super Oyster and the 1953 Vailati letter", Perezcope] | * [https://perezcope.com/ Jose Pereztroika, "Sesto Continente — the ref. 6098 Super Oyster and the 1953 Vailati letter", Perezcope] | ||
* [https://www.pandolfini.it/ Pandolfini Casa d'Aste, "Catalogue usage — ''Ovetto'' for 32mm Bubblebacks, ''Ovettone'' for 36mm Big Bubblebacks", Pandolfini] | * [https://www.pandolfini.it/ Pandolfini Casa d'Aste, "Catalogue usage — ''Ovetto'' for 32mm Bubblebacks, ''Ovettone'' for 36mm Big Bubblebacks", Pandolfini] | ||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-155-397 Antiquorum Geneva, 1990, lot 397 — gold 6074 attribution] | |||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-146-67 Antiquorum Vicenza, 1992, lot 67 — platinum 6074] | |||
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6074-datejust-ovettone-lot-381-223 Antiquorum Geneva, 2025, lot 223 — gold 6074 attribution] | |||
===Editorial and market=== | ===Editorial and market=== | ||
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2015/05/explained-restoring-a-1950s-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6074.html Henrik Korpela, SJX Watches, 2015 — gold watch, movement and altered caseback] | |||
* [https://www.watchlover.it/2016/09/21/rolex-ovettone-big-bubbleback/ Watchlover, 2016 — illustrated 6074 and smooth bezel] | |||
* [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Robb Report, "A Collector's Guide to Rolex Bubbleback Watches, 1931–1950s", Robb Report] | * [https://robbreport.com/style/watch-collector/lists/rolex-bubbleback-watches-collector-guide-1931-1950s-1235893131/ Robb Report, "A Collector's Guide to Rolex Bubbleback Watches, 1931–1950s", Robb Report] | ||