Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref 6569 in YG with caliber 1030

Vintage Rolex Oyster Perpetual Ref 6569 in YG with caliber 1030

Rare Rolex Oyster Perpetual with ref 6569 in 14K yellow gold. The watch has a round cream dial with gold batons for each hour. The hands are in gold with “Dauphine”style. It is a screwed crown with the Rolex logo. It is a screwed back case with reference 6569. It is engraved inside “Montres Rolex SA – Geneva – Switzerland Patented – 14K - .585”. The serial number is 251… and date the watch to 1957. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber Rolex 1030 and 25 jewels. The watch comes with a brown leather strap.

History

In 1905, Hans Wilsdorf founded in London “ Wilsdorf & Davis” a wholesaler company. The same year, he signed a contract to distribute the Aegler wristwatches brand in UK. In 1908, he creates his own brand called “Rolex” abbreviation of “Rolling Export”. In 1914, Wilsdorf won a class “A” rating certificate from the Kew observatory in England. In 1914, “Les Fils de jean Aegler become Rolex Watch Co. Aegler SA, Manufacture d’Horlogerie”. In 1920, Wilsdorf founded “Montres Rolex SA” in Geneva. In 1926, he patented a watchcase with a screw down crown. In 1927 the “Oyster” was born when Mercedes Gleitze crossed the Channel in 15 hours and 15 minutes. In 1931, came the “Perpetual”, then the “Datejust” in 1945. Since 2000, Rolex makes its own movements and produce over 700,000 watches a year many being iconic like the Daytona, Submariner or the Prince to name a few.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber Rolex 1030 with 25 jewels and 18,000 A/h. First directional automatic winding movement. This movement was found on early Rolex Submariner.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 34mm


Length including lugs: 40mm