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	File:Ref_6718_silver_dial.webp\|Antiquorum, 2025 lot 202: silvered, textured dial.		File:Ref_6718_silver_dial.webp\|Antiquorum, 2025 lot 202: silvered, textured dial.
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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''6718'''</small>

<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref_6718_hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Yellow-gold Rolex 6718 with silvered dial signed Tiffany and Co.|Sotheby's, 2021, lot 8136.]]</div>

Ref. 6718 is a ladies' no-date Oyster Perpetual with central seconds and automatic Cal. 2030. Auction catalogues show steel, two-tone and gold examples from the 1970s and early 1980s. Their dates and specifications describe individual watches; factory endpoints and the full factory option list remain unconfirmed.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! Detail !! Documented record
|-
| Model || Ladies' Oyster Perpetual, without a date display<ref>[https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2021, lot 8136.]</ref><ref>[https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/Orologi%20Dicembre%202021%20WEB%20LOW.pdf Pandolfini, 2 December 2021, lot 412.]</ref>
|-
| Movement || Automatic Cal. 2030; exact-reference catalogues list 28 jewels<ref>[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 252.]</ref><ref name="manual">[https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, ''Technical and Service Information'', 3rd ed. (1978), Cal. 2030.]</ref>
|-
| Case materials || Auction examples in steel, steel and gold, 14K yellow gold, and 18K yellow gold<ref name="ant11">[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 252.]</ref><ref>[https://www.setdart.com/subasta/displayimage/relojes/pid%3D351497333/newlang%3Denglish.html Setdart, lot 61.]</ref><ref>[https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/248-rolex/?lot=214090&sd=1 Chiswick Auctions, 22 March 2023, lot 248.]</ref><ref name="soth">[https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2021, lot 8136.]</ref>
|-
| Case diameter || Auction listings give 24–26 mm; the sources do not explain their measurement methods<ref name="chis">[https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/248-rolex/?lot=214090&sd=1 Chiswick Auctions, 22 March 2023, lot 248.]</ref><ref name="soth"/><ref>[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-285-191 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2014, lot 191.]</ref>
|-
| Catalogue dates || Individual examples are dated 1973–1982; factory endpoints remain unconfirmed<ref name="pand">[https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/Orologi%20Dicembre%202021%20WEB%20LOW.pdf Pandolfini, 2 December 2021, lot 412.]</ref><ref name="soth"/><ref>[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-293-102 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2015, lot 102.]</ref>
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The exact-reference catalogues describe 6718 as an Oyster Perpetual Lady. A collector-maintained Rolex Forums reference list places it in the same ladies' group, but adds no technical evidence.<ref>[https://www.rolexforums.com/~trfcom/showthread.php?t=343135 Rolex Forums, Oyster Perpetual Ladies reference list.]</ref> The watch has no date display; its Cal. 2030 should not be confused with the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035 described in Rolex's service manual.<ref name="manual"/>

==Production outline==

The records gathered here date particular 6718 watches between 1973 and 1982. Pandolfini dates a yellow-gold example to 1973; Antiquorum describes a steel watch sold in 1978; Sotheby's dates its Tiffany-signed gold example to circa 1981; Antiquorum calls a steel watch made in 1982 new old stock.<ref name="pand"/><ref name="ant11"/><ref name="soth"/><ref name="ant15">[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-293-102 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2015, lot 102.]</ref> The dates provide individual checkpoints; factory start and end dates remain unconfirmed.

==Movement notes==

Exact-reference auction catalogues identify automatic Cal. 2030, often with 28 jewels. Rolex's 1978 technical manual describes Cal. 2030 as an automatic movement with sweep seconds and a hacking feature. The manual distinguishes Cal. 2035 by its calendar; that is the useful comparison for a time-only 6718.<ref name="manual"/><ref name="ant11"/><ref name="soth"/>

==Dial map==

The table gathers dial examples from catalogue descriptions and photographs. The 2015 Antiquorum image shows a black dial; its text leaves the color unnamed.

{| class="wikitable"
! Example !! What the source records
|-
| Blue || Antiquorum's 2011 steel watch; its lot text names a blue dial.<ref name="ant11"/>
|-
| Silvered or textured silver || Sotheby's Tiffany-signed gold example and Antiquorum's 2025 steel watch.<ref name="soth"/><ref>[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-376-202 Antiquorum, Geneva, 3 April 2025, lot 202.]</ref>
|-
| Champagne || Chiswick describes a champagne sunburst dial on its 14K example.<ref name="chis"/>
|-
| White with Roman numerals || Pandolfini's 2021 gold example is described with printed Roman numerals and applied tritium markers; Dorotheum also records a white Roman-numeral dial on a steel example.<ref name="pand"/><ref>[https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/9729821/ Dorotheum, 11 September 2025.]</ref>
|-
| Black || Visible in Antiquorum's 2015 lot image; the catalogue text does not name the color.<ref name="ant15"/>
|}

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref_6718_blue_dial.webp|Antiquorum, 2011 lot 252: blue-dial steel example.
File:Ref_6718_silver_dial.webp|Antiquorum, 2025 lot 202: silvered, textured dial.
File:Ref_6718_black_dial.webp|Antiquorum, 2015 lot 102: black dial visible in the catalogue photograph; color not stated in the text.
</gallery>

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

The catalogued cases include steel, steel and gold, 14K yellow gold and 18K yellow gold. Case diameters in the cited lots range from 24 to 26 mm; catalogues give no measurement method, so keep each figure attached to its lot.<ref name="chis"/><ref name="pand"/><ref name="soth"/><ref name="ant14">[https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-285-191 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2014, lot 191.]</ref><ref name="fin">[https://www.finarte.it/auction/fine-watches-milan-2023-06-12/rolex-oyster-perpetual-6718-80s-97067?lang=en Finarte, Milan, 12 June 2023, lot 136.]</ref>

The Chiswick 14K watch and Setdart's two-tone example have smooth bezels; Finarte catalogues a fluted bezel on its 18K gold watch. A 2010 Rolex Forums sale post also describes a seller-identified 6718 with a smooth bezel.<ref name="chis"/><ref name="set">[https://www.setdart.com/subasta/displayimage/relojes/pid%3D351497333/newlang%3Denglish.html Setdart, lot 61.]</ref><ref name="fin">[https://www.finarte.it/auction/fine-watches-milan-2023-06-12/rolex-oyster-perpetual-6718-80s-97067?lang=en Finarte, Milan, 12 June 2023, lot 136.]</ref><ref name="forum-sale">[https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=112943 Rolex Forums sale post, 3 February 2010.]</ref> These examples document both bezel profiles; factory availability remains unresolved. Crystal and crown specifications remain undocumented in the sources reviewed here.

Chiswick reports an inner caseback stamped 6700 on a watch catalogued as ref. 6718. The catalogue does not explain the stamp, so treat it as a lot-specific marking discrepancy.<ref name="chis"/>

==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging==

The sale records show 6718 watches on Oyster, Jubilee and President bracelets. Chiswick describes a riveted 14K bracelet with clasp stamp 7204; Sotheby's lists an 18K Jubilee, Finarte a President bracelet, and Antiquorum's steel 2011 example an Oyster bracelet. The 2010 Rolex Forums post describes a Jubilee on its seller-identified steel watch.<ref name="chis"/><ref name="soth"/><ref name="fin"/><ref name="ant11"/><ref name="forum-sale"/> These are configurations on individual watches; original delivery and broader fitment remain unverified.

Antiquorum's 2011 lot included a certificate marked void. Its 2015 catalogue called a separate watch new old stock and pictured a hang tag. Those accessories and condition descriptions belong to those lots alone.<ref name="ant11"/><ref name="ant15"/>

==Special examples==

Sotheby's records one 18K yellow-gold 6718 with a silvered dial signed Tiffany & Co. The retailer signature is visible in the catalogue images and is specific to that watch; the catalogue documents one retailer-signed example, with no separate factory variant identified.<ref name="soth"/>

Pandolfini alone records a rose-gold ref. 6718/8 in the sources reviewed. Its title calls the watch a “Date Just Lady,” while the description lists Cal. 2030 and central seconds without describing a date display. The catalogue leaves the model identification unresolved.<ref>[https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0217/orologio-da-polso-rolex-date-just-lady-ref-670-201705270108200 Pandolfini, 30 May 2017, lot 82.]</ref>

==Auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! Catalogue !! Lot-specific record
|-
| Antiquorum, 2011, lot 252 || Steel, blue dial, Cal. 2030, case 5,277,493; catalogue says sold on 6 November 1978. Certificate marked void.<ref name="ant11"/>
|-
| Antiquorum, 2014, lot 191 || Steel example, case 5,618,344, dated 1978; catalogue gives 26 mm.<ref name="ant14"/>
|-
| Antiquorum, 2015, lot 102 || Steel, case 7,350,321, described as made in 1982 and new old stock; catalogue gives 25 mm.<ref name="ant15"/>
|-
| Pandolfini, 2021, lot 412 || 18K yellow gold, white Roman-numeral dial, Cal. 2030; catalogue dates the watch to 1973 and gives 24 mm.<ref name="pand"/>
|-
| Sotheby's, 2021, lot 8136 || 18K yellow gold, Tiffany-signed silvered dial, case 6,628,393, Cal. 2030; circa 1981, 25 mm.<ref name="soth"/>
|-
| Chiswick, 2023, lot 248 || 14K yellow gold, champagne dial, riveted 7204 bracelet; circa 1979, 24 mm. The catalogue reports an inner caseback stamp of 6700.<ref name="chis"/>
|-
| Finarte, 2023, lot 136 || 18K gold, blue dial, fluted bezel and President bracelet; case 6,341,372, 26 mm. The catalogue page dates the watch broadly to the 1980s.<ref name="fin"/>
|}

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref_6718_hero.webp|Sotheby's, 2021 lot 8136: Tiffany-signed 18K yellow-gold example.
File:Ref_6718_side_angle.webp|The same Sotheby's watch, alternate view.
File:Ref_6718_bracelet_view.webp|The same watch and its gold Jubilee bracelet.
File:Ref_6718_case_profile.webp|Case profile from the Sotheby's image set.
File:Ref_6718_14k_gold_example.webp|Chiswick, 2023 lot 248: 14K example with champagne dial.
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-253-252 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 252 — Rolex ref. 6718", Antiquorum, 2011-09-14]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-285-191 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2014, lot 191 — steel Rolex ref. 6718", Antiquorum, 2014-09-30]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-293-102 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2015, lot 102 — steel Rolex ref. 6718, described as NOS", Antiquorum, 2015-09-30]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6718-lot-376-202 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum, Geneva, 3 April 2025, lot 202 — steel Rolex ref. 6718", Antiquorum, 2025-04-03]
* [https://www.chiswickauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/248-rolex/?lot=214090&sd=1 Chiswick Auctions, "Chiswick Auctions, 22 March 2023, lot 248 — 14K yellow-gold Rolex ref. 6718", Chiswick Auctions, 2023-03-22]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/fine-watches-11/oyster-perpetual-reference-6718-a-yellow-gold Sotheby's, "Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2021, lot 8136 — yellow-gold Rolex ref. 6718 retailed by Tiffany & Co.", Sotheby's, 2021-12-08]
* [https://www.finarte.it/auction/fine-watches-milan-2023-06-12/rolex-oyster-perpetual-6718-80s-97067?lang=en Finarte, "Finarte, Milan, 12 June 2023, lot 136 — gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6718", Finarte, 2023-06-12]
* [https://www.pandolfini.it/it/asta-0217/orologio-da-polso-rolex-date-just-lady-ref-670-201705270108200 Pandolfini, "Pandolfini, Florence, 30 May 2017, lot 82 — catalogue-attributed Rolex 6718/8", Pandolfini, 2017-05-30]
* [https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/Orologi%20Dicembre%202021%20WEB%20LOW.pdf Pandolfini, "Pandolfini, 2 December 2021, lot 412 — yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Lady ref. 6718", Pandolfini, 2021-12-02]
* [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/9729821/ Dorotheum, "Dorotheum, 11 September 2025 — steel Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6718", Dorotheum, 2025-09-11]
* [https://www.setdart.com/subasta/displayimage/relojes/pid%3D351497333/newlang%3Denglish.html Setdart, "Setdart, lot 61 (40035222) — Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6718 in steel and gold", Setdart]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/~trfcom/showthread.php?t=343135 Rolex Forums contributors, "Rolex Forums, reference list thread — Oyster Perpetual Ladies, ref. 6718", Rolex Forums]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=112943 forum seller, "Rolex Forums sale listing for a seller-identified 6718, 3 February 2010", Rolex Forums, 2010-02-03]
* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/TECHNICAL-SERVICE-INFO-3RD-EDITION-1978.pdf Rolex, "Rolex Technical and Service Information, third edition (1978) — Cal. 2030/2035", Rolex Watch U.S.A., 1978]

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