Rolex — Datejust

Datejust 5030 Ovettone

Produced 1949–1950. Early Ovettone Datejust reference from the dawn of the line, with the tall bubbleback-style case, acrylic crystal, automatic movement and Cyclops date architecture that later Datejust generations refined.

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Rolex Datejust 5030 Ovettone
Reference5030
BrandRolex
FamilyDatejust
Produced1949–1950
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 12 min readRolex Datejust: The Watch That Made the Date Feel InevitableA connected history of the Datejust, from the 1945 Jubilee reference 4467 and the Cyclops lens to the four-digit 1600/1601/1603 era, Oysterquartz, Lady-Datejust, sapphire five-digit references, Datejust II, and the modern 31, 36, and 41 mm collection.

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