18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949
18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949
18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949
18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949

18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949

18ct yellow gold Rolex ref. 5050 Oyster perpetual 'Bubble back' wristwatch. Made 1949

£18,000.00 GBP
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Information

  • Brand: Rolex
  • Made: 1949
  • Model: Oyster Perpetual
  • Reference: 5050
  • Calibre: 630
  • Movement: Automatic
  • Material: 18ct yellow gold
  • Features/complications: Bubble back 
  • Dial: Golden dial with outer minute track featuring baton hour indices
  • Case dimensions: 32mm
  • Bracelet/strap: Yellow gold bracelet
  • Accessories: N/A
  • SKU: 3219

Essay

Rolex created the auto-rotor movement from the Aegler movement in Hunter watches that featured a “perpetual motion” winding mass. Rolex subsequently patented its first successful perpetually self-winding wristwatch in 1932 and the Bubble Back was introduced in 1933 and featured the first auto-rotor of a Oyster Perpetual wristwatch since their inception in 1926.