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The 5030 is a one-year bridge reference between the 1945–1949 ref 4467 (the first Datejust, the founding Ovettone) and the 1949 ref 6030 that carries the Big Bubbleback format forward into the 1950s. In that window, roughly 1948, the 5030 inherits the 4467’s 36mm case architecture and A.295 automatic movement but alters two specific details: the small Brevet crown carried over from the 32mm Bubblebacks, and perfectly straight case flanks between the lugs. Those two differences are why some collectors read the 5030 and its pink-gold twin 5031 as the purest form of the Ovettone in the range. | The 5030 is a one-year bridge reference between the 1945–1949 ref 4467 (the first Datejust, the founding Ovettone) and the 1949 ref 6030 that carries the Big Bubbleback format forward into the 1950s. In that window, roughly 1948, the 5030 inherits the 4467’s 36mm case architecture and A.295 automatic movement but alters two specific details: the small Brevet crown carried over from the 32mm Bubblebacks, and perfectly straight case flanks between the lugs. Those two differences are why some collectors read the 5030 and its pink-gold twin 5031 as the purest form of the Ovettone in the range. | ||
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