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[[File:Ref 6022 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Steel Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022 with an Arabic-numeral dial|Steel Oyster Precision ref. 6022, Keys Fine Art lot 381 (2025)]]
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Catalogues document Rolex ref. 6022 Oyster and Oyster Precision watches dated circa 1950–58. They are hand-wound, have no date display, and appear in steel and gold; several catalogues name Cal. 710. The surviving record maps individual examples, with production endpoints and the full variant range still unsettled.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable rp-facts"
|-
! Detail
! What the records show
|-
| Model
| Oyster or Oyster Precision, depending on the catalogue
|-
| Dated examples
| Circa 1950–1958
|-
| Movement
| Manual wind; Cal. 710 is named for several watches
|-
| Case
| Round Oyster case; examples measure 33–34.5 mm
|-
| Materials
| Stainless steel and gold examples; one Tennants catalogue gives conflicting 9ct and 0417-10K descriptions
|-
| Seconds
| Central seconds in several catalogued examples
|-
| Date display
| None shown or described in the records reviewed
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The 6022 sits among the manual-wind Oyster Precisions. Ref. 6082 is another mid-century model in that group; the records leave their sequence open. The 6022 examples show several case materials and dial treatments in a 33–34.5 mm round case.

The number also appears on a later composite watch catalogued as a 4365 movement in a 6022 case. The [[Reference:4365|4365 article]] treats that case as a service replacement. That composite is separate from the standalone 6022 watches described here.

==Production outline==

Tennants dates the Glasgow import mark on case 753745 to 1950. Its catalogue calls the case 9 carat gold and also transcribes a convention mark as “0417-10k.” The catalogue leaves that case's fineness unresolved. Keys Fine Art's 2025 catalogue separately describes a steel example as circa 1950. Other examples carry dates around 1952, 1953, 1954, and 1958, giving a dated-watch window rather than a full production chronology.

Use the 1950 Glasgow import mark as a date for the Tennants case's assay; assembly or sale could have followed later. The [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]] explains how to read British import marks alongside other case evidence.

==Movement notes==

Cal. 710 is the recurring movement attribution on individual watches. Jewel counts vary: several catalogues give 17, while Dorotheum gives 18 for its gold example. Tennants describes its movement as a Patented Superbalance.

Christie's describes another gold 6022 with a manual movement measuring 11½ lignes and 17 jewels. It gives no caliber name and shows no movement photograph. The size differs from the 10½-ligne Cal. 710 family described in the [[Reference:Movements|movement guide]], so the Christie's description remains a separate, unresolved specimen record.

The 4365/6022 composite carries a 4365 movement. It does not add a second movement to the standalone 6022 record.

==Dial map==

Catalogues describe silvered or cream dials, applied baton or dagger markers, and Arabic numerals. Tennants' 1950 watch has a silvered dial with Arabic and dagger markers; its condition report says the dial was refinished. A separate circa-1952 steel example has a cream dial, non-luminous markers, dauphine hands, and a blue centre-seconds hand ([https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-oyster-precision-ref-6022 dealer listing]).

Gardiner Houlgate catalogued a black-dial 6022 with baton markers and central seconds around 1958. Some Eaton Quarter Century Club watches carry club wording on the dial and an inscription on the caseback. Waddington's reports that its example's numerals were replaced by “1/4 CENTURY CLUB.”

[[File:Ref 6022 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|250px|dial detail — [https://everywatch.com/rolex/6022/watch-14788304 Keys Fine Art / EveryWatch]]]

==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes==

The catalogues describe stainless-steel and gold cases. Gold examples include a Christie's 10K watch, several 14K watches, and Dorotheum's 750-gold watch. Tennants calls case 753745 9 carat, while its catalogue also records “0417-10k”; that case's fineness remains unresolved. The measurements range from 33 mm at Waddington's and Gardiner Houlgate to 34.5 mm in a specialist dealer listing; these are specimen measurements.

A plain bezel appears in the Keys Fine Art photographs and in the separate [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-oyster-precision-ref-6022 circa-1952 dealer listing]. The catalogues give no reference-wide crystal change or crown specification. Tennants notes that its 1950 watch has a later, non-Rolex crown; this is a condition detail for that lot.

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File:Ref 6022 caseback.webp|External caseback of the steel Keys Fine Art lot 381 watch; the image does not show its inside reference or date marks.
File:Ref 6022 crown.webp|Crown and case profile on the same Keys Fine Art watch.
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==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging==

The [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-oyster-precision-ref-6022 circa-1952 listing] describes a steel 6022 on a Gay Frères 7205 rivet bracelet with 60 end links and dates the bracelet to 1970. Since the watch is circa 1952, this is a later configuration, not evidence of original delivery. A RolexForums seller also described a 7205/67 bracelet as a later addition to one 6022.

The catalogues show examples on leather straps and metal bracelets, and one specialist listing includes a presentation box. These belong to separate watches; the available records do not document a standard package.

The close-up below shows the clasp on that listing's 7205 bracelet. The “70” stamp dates the bracelet, not the watch head.

[[File:Ref 6022 bracelet.webp|thumb|right|250px|7205 clasp on a separate 6022 example; the “70” stamp belongs to the bracelet.]]

==T. Eaton Quarter Century Club watches==

Several gold ref. 6022 watches are documented as T. Eaton Company Quarter Century Club presentations. Their case engravings and dial text identify individual awards rather than model markings.

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Record
! Description
! What it documents
|-
| Tennants, lot 2382 (2025)
| Case 753745, 34 mm, Cal. 710; catalogue gives conflicting 9ct and “0417-10k” fineness descriptions
| Glasgow import mark for 1950; condition report says dial refinished and crown later
|-
| Keys Fine Art, lot 381 (2025)
| Stainless-steel example, circa 1950, approx. 34 mm, manual wind
| Arabic-numeral dial; catalogue condition shorthand “a/f”
|-
| Artcurial, lot 152 (2017)
| 14K-gold example, case 896213, Cal. 710, 17 jewels
| Eaton presentation watch, circa 1953
|-
| Bonhams, lot 51 (2019)
| Steel example, 34 mm, Cal. 710, 17 jewels
| Circa 1953; archived catalogue masks the case number
|-
| Waddington's, lot 3 (2025)
| 14K-gold example, 33 mm, Cal. 710, 17 jewels
| Eaton presentation; catalogue says dial numerals were replaced
|-
| Dorotheum, lot 386 (2023)
| 750-gold example, case 841233, Cal. 710, 18 jewels
| Circa 1954; includes papers dated 1954
|-
| Antiquorum, lot 205 (2021)
| 14K-gold example, case 396182, 34 mm, 17 jewels
| Eaton Quarter Century Club presentation, circa 1958; caliber not stated
|}

==Gallery==

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File:Ref 6022 hero.webp|Steel ref. 6022 with Arabic-numeral dial, Keys Fine Art lot 381.
File:Ref 6022 dial-detail.webp|Dial and case detail from the same Keys Fine Art watch.
File:Ref 6022 caseback.webp|External caseback of the Keys Fine Art watch.
File:Ref 6022 crown.webp|Crown and side profile of the Keys Fine Art watch.
File:Ref 6022 bracelet.webp|7205 bracelet clasp on a separate 6022 example; the “70” stamp belongs to the bracelet.
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== Sources ==

* [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/8788940/ "Dorotheum, Rolex Oyster ref. 6022, lot 386, 1 December 2023", Dorotheum, 2023-12-01]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6022-oyster-1-4-century-club-lot-344-205 "Antiquorum Geneva, ref. 6022 1/4 Century Club, lot 205, 7 November 2021", Antiquorum, 2021-11-07]
* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Bonhams/2019/20191119%20S-25398-0-2%20Watches%20and%20Wristwatches.pdf "Bonhams, stainless-steel manual-wind ref. 6022, lot 51, 19 November 2019", Bonhams, 2019-11-19]
* [https://electronicsandbooks.com/edt/manual/Art/Auction/Artcurial%20FR/2017-09/M1017.pdf "Artcurial, ref. 6022 Eaton 1/4 Century Club, Monaco, 17 July 2017, lot 152", Artcurial, 2017-07-17]
* [https://www.waddingtons.ca/auction/wrist-pocket-watches-dec-04-2025/gallery/lot/3/ "Waddington's, Eaton's Quarter Century Club ref. 6022, lot 3, 4 December 2025", Waddington's, 2025-12-04]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5091510 "Christie's, Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022, case no. 840621, circa 1952", Christie's]
* [https://www.vintage-wristwatches.co.uk/watches-catalogue/archived-watches/rolex-watches-archive/1950s-steel-vintage-rolex-oyster-precision-watch-4291/ "Olde Timers, Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022, archive item 4291", Olde Timers]
* [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=738129 "RolexForums, “Vintage 1952 Rolex 6022 Oyster Precision Stainless Steel 7205”", RolexForums; CoinWatchCo, 2020-04-21]
* [https://www.watch-auctions.co.uk/sale/52/437/Rolex-Oyster-Precision-stainless-steel-gentlemans-wristwatch-reference-no-6022-serial-no-431xxx-circa-1958-black-dial-with-applied-baton-markers-minute-markers-and-centre-seconds-Rolex-brown-leather-strap-33mm "Gardiner Houlgate, Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022, sale 52, lot 437", Gardiner Houlgate, 2024-05-21]
* [https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28398/lot/17/rolex-a-stainless-steel-manual-wind-wristwatch-oyster-air-lion-ref-4365-6022-circa-1958/ "Rolex Oyster Air-Lion Ref 4365/6022 circa 1958 — Bonhams A Private Canadian Collection", Bonhams, 2023-01-01]
* [https://auctions.tennants.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2382---rolex-a-9-carat-gold-centre-seconds-wristwatch/?au=14232&ef=&et=&g=1&ic=False&lot=2523383&pn=4&pp=96&sd=1&so=0&st=&sto=0 "Tennants, Rolex ref. 6022, lot 2382, 17 May 2025", Tennants Auctioneers, 2025-05-17]
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/6022/watch-14788304 "EveryWatch archive of Keys Fine Art, Rolex ref. 6022, The Autumn Fine Sale, lot 381", Keys Fine Art / EveryWatch, 2025-11-27]
* [https://www.windvintage.com/rolex-oyster-precision-ref-6022 "Wind Vintage, Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022", Wind Vintage]
* [https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/rolex-oyster-precision-model-ref-6022-10ct-1952/ "Vintage Gold Watches, Rolex Oyster Precision ref. 6022, 10ct gold, 1952", Vintage Gold Watches]

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