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Add dial-detail and caseback images from a documented 5030 example (aBlogtoWatch coverage); coverage was below vintage minimum |
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Neither change is a redesign. They are the limits of the variation Rolex applied to a one-year reference before moving on, and they are also what distinguishes the 5030 from its predecessor and successors in a range where references otherwise differ only by metal and decade. | Neither change is a redesign. They are the limits of the variation Rolex applied to a one-year reference before moving on, and they are also what distinguishes the 5030 from its predecessor and successors in a range where references otherwise differ only by metal and decade. | ||
[[File:Ref 5030 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 5030 caseback with a 1949 presentation engraving|Caseback on a documented 5030 example, engraved "C.F. Kettering, 25 Years, Winters National Bank, 1949" — a period presentation piece rather than a factory marking.]] | |||
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Date wheels on the 5030 are typically black on white. Roulette wheels (alternating red/black numerals) are documented across the broader Ovettone class in this window; they appear on some late 4467s and carry through the 5030 era inconsistently before settling into the standard black-on-white by the end of the 60xx generation. | Date wheels on the 5030 are typically black on white. Roulette wheels (alternating red/black numerals) are documented across the broader Ovettone class in this window; they appear on some late 4467s and carry through the 5030 era inconsistently before settling into the standard black-on-white by the end of the 60xx generation. | ||
[[File:Ref 5030 dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 5030 dial detail showing applied gold markers and a red numeral date aperture|Dial detail on a documented 5030 example: eggshell dial, applied gold markers, "Officially Certified Chronometer" text, and a red numeral in the date aperture.]] | |||
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