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	<small>[[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] -> '''6610'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:explorer\|Explorer]] › '''6610'''</small>

	The 6610 is the second-generation Explorer. Active production runs 1955 to 1959 across major-house lots, with leftover stock cased and dispatched to dealers as late as 1963 (specialist documentation; Monochrome 2024). The 6610 carries caliber 1030 — Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor that replaces the thicker uni-directional autowind module of the A296 used on the 6150 / 6350 / 6098 — and settles the Explorer dial into the layout that runs forward into the 1016. Among Explorer dials in any reference the 6610 holds the rarest of all sub-branches, the white-dial "Albino." Colin A. White's ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' calls the 6150 and 6610 "the first real Oyster Perpetual Explorers."		The 6610 is the second-generation Explorer. Active production runs 1955 to 1959 across major-house lots, with leftover stock cased and dispatched to dealers as late as 1963 (specialist documentation; Monochrome 2024). The 6610 carries caliber 1030 — Rolex's first bidirectional self-winding caliber, with the butterfly rotor that replaces the thicker uni-directional autowind module of the A296 used on the 6150 / 6350 / 6098 — and settles the Explorer dial into the layout that runs forward into the 1016. Among Explorer dials in any reference the 6610 holds the rarest of all sub-branches, the white-dial "Albino." Colin A. White's ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' calls the 6150 and 6610 "the first real Oyster Perpetual Explorers."
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	== Production outline ==		== Production outline ==

	Active production runs 1955 to 1959 across the Phillips, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Antiquorum lot corpus surveyed. Hodinkee's Reference Points Explorer guide (Bues, 2018) gives the same window. Monochrome's Explorer family history (Geelen, 2024) extends the dispatch window to 1963, reading the late market presence as leftover stock dispatched after Rolex had moved to the 1016 in 1959. The Field Manual gives 1959 as the start year and does not specify an end — a minority view that the rest of the corpus does not corroborate. ~~This stands as a~~ date ~~contradiction~~: 1955–59 active per the auction record + Hodinkee + Monochrome; 1959–63 per VRFM in start-only form.		Active production runs 1955 to 1959 across the Phillips, Sotheby's, Bonhams, and Antiquorum lot corpus surveyed. Hodinkee's Reference Points Explorer guide (Bues, 2018) gives the same window. Monochrome's Explorer family history (Geelen, 2024) extends the dispatch window to 1963, reading the late market presence as leftover stock dispatched after Rolex had moved to the 1016 in 1959. The Field Manual gives 1959 as the start year and does not specify an end — a minority view that the rest of the corpus does not corroborate. That leaves two date bands in play: 1955–59 active per the auction record, Hodinkee, and Monochrome; 1959–63 per VRFM in start-only form.

	Documented serial numbers run from 113,092 to 360,272+. Red-depth-printed dials concentrate in the first-year 113,xxx batch (Phillips Geneva 8 lot 95; Phillips Watch Auction One lot 167). Standard no-depth gilt examples populate the late-1950s bands. The serial-band evidence supports the 1955-active-production reading.		Documented serial numbers run from 113,092 to 360,272+. Red-depth-printed dials concentrate in the first-year 113,xxx batch (Phillips Geneva 8 lot 95; Phillips Watch Auction One lot 167). Standard no-depth gilt examples populate the late-1950s bands. The serial-band evidence supports the 1955-active-production reading.

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	The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.		The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

	* [[Reference:~~1680~~\|~~Submariner 1680~~]] — ~~First Date Sub, 'Red Sub'~~ (~~1969–1979~~)		* [[Reference:1016\|Explorer 1016]] — Gilt to Matte (1963–1989)
	* [[Reference:~~3666~~\|~~Submariner 3666~~]]		* [[Reference:6098\|Explorer 6098]] — 1952–1953
	* [[Reference:~~5508~~\|~~Submariner 5508~~]] — ~~1957–1961~~		* [[Reference:6150\|Explorer 6150]] — Early Explorer-Dial Oyster
	* [[Reference:~~5510~~\|~~Submariner 5510~~]] — ~~Big Crown, Cal 1530~~ (~~1957–1958~~)		* [[Reference:6350\|Explorer 6350]] — First 'Explorer' Dial (1953–1955)
	* [[Reference:~~5512~~\|~~Submariner 5512~~]] — First ~~Crown-Guard~~ (~~1959–1978~~)		* [[Reference:14270\|Explorer 14270]] — First Sapphire (1989–2001)
	* [[Reference:~~5513~~\|~~Submariner 5513~~]] — ~~Non-Date Classic (1962–1989)~~		* [[Reference:114270\|Explorer 114270]] — 2001–2010

	See also the [[Reference:~~submariner~~\|~~Submariner~~ family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.		The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1680\|Submariner 1680]] — First Date Sub, 'Red Sub' (1969–1979)
			* [[Reference:3666\|Submariner 3666]]
			* [[Reference:5508\|Submariner 5508]] — 1957–1961
			* [[Reference:5510\|Submariner 5510]] — Big Crown, Cal 1530 (1957–1958)
			* [[Reference:5512\|Submariner 5512]] — First Crown-Guard (1959–1978)
			* [[Reference:5513\|Submariner 5513]] — Non-Date Classic (1962–1989)

			See also the [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.		The 6610 trades in three tiers. Red-depth dials with original 113,xxx-cluster serials sit at the top of the standard market — Phillips Hong Kong's HK$ 302,000 result is the headline figure. Tropical and no-depth gilt examples populate the upper-middle. Service-dial and refit examples settle at the lower end. The Albino, when it surfaces, sits in its own tier above all of the above. The reference's narrow collector audience values the technical handoff from the uni-directional A296 6150 to the bidirectional 1030, and the dial-side handoff from the 6350 OCC layout to the 1016 standard that follows.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

	* [[Reference:~~1680~~\|~~Submariner 1680~~]] — ~~First Date Sub, 'Red Sub'~~ (~~1969–1979~~)		* [[Reference:1016\|Explorer 1016]] — Gilt to Matte (1963–1989)
	* [[Reference:~~3666~~\|~~Submariner 3666~~]]		* [[Reference:6098\|Explorer 6098]] — 1952–1953
	* [[Reference:~~5508~~\|~~Submariner 5508~~]] — ~~1957–1961~~		* [[Reference:6150\|Explorer 6150]] — Early Explorer-Dial Oyster
	* [[Reference:~~5510~~\|~~Submariner 5510~~]] — ~~Big Crown, Cal 1530~~ (~~1957–1958~~)		* [[Reference:6350\|Explorer 6350]] — First 'Explorer' Dial (1953–1955)
	* [[Reference:~~5512~~\|~~Submariner 5512~~]] — First ~~Crown-Guard~~ (~~1959–1978~~)		* [[Reference:14270\|Explorer 14270]] — First Sapphire (1989–2001)
	* [[Reference:~~5513~~\|~~Submariner 5513~~]] — ~~Non-Date Classic (1962–1989)~~		* [[Reference:114270\|Explorer 114270]] — 2001–2010

	See also the [[Reference:~~submariner~~\|~~Submariner~~ family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:explorer\|Explorer family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==