14,750 CHF
Ref. 5050, Yellow Gold So-Called “Bubble-Back” Rolex, ”Oyster Perpetual, Officially Certified, Chronometer”, Ref. 5050. Case No. 648509. Made in 1949. Fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 18K yellow gold expanding Oyster bracelet. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and crown. Silvered with applied gold dart and Arabic indexes, outer minute/seconds divisions. Yellow gold “feuille” hands. Notes References 6050 and 5050 are identical except that Ref. 6050 (See lot 87) has a “Super-Oyster” crown and Ref. 5050 has a traditional Oyster crown. The caliber 620, was created in 1936 and was in regular production between 1940 and 1951. This type of case is called “Bubble-Back” by English-speaking collectors. The Italian collectors call the watch an “ovetto” due to the olive like outline of the case. This watch is illustrated in “Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches”, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, 2001 Edition, p 154.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-05-14
