1948 Rolex Vintage Mens WWII Era Rounded Bubbleback, Ref. 5010, Stainless Steel - Very Fine & Rare Old England likely made shortly after the

likely made shortly after the end of World War II

Band: Leather lizard

It is new from an Omega retailer and has never been sold to a retail customer

They were marketed to Canadian soldiers heading overseas and sold them in PX stores

1948 Rolex Vintage Mens WWII Era Rounded Bubbleback, Ref. 5010, Stainless Steel - Very Fine & Rare Old England likely made shortly after theToday's offering showcases this classic and uncommon Ref. 5048 rounded Bubbleback made circa 1948. Named "Bubblebacks" by watch collectors, due to the heavily domed case backs needed to accommodate the large automatic movements, these were Rolex's first Oyster Perpetual (waterproof and automatic) watches. Unlike most Bubbleback models, whose cases are straight across at the lugs, the case on this reference is rounded. Housed in one of Rolex's