Admin: Remove stray importer banner from ref. 6751 article

2026-10-25T12:34:58Z

Remove stray importer banner from ref. 6751 article

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:34, 25 October 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~=== Reference:6751 ===~~
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751}}
	{{#seo:		{{#seo:

Admin: Add researched Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751 article

2026-10-25T12:33:24Z

Add researched Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751 article

New page

=== Reference:6751 ===
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751}}
{{#seo:
|title=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751 — Cal. 2030, case and dial records | Rolexopedia
|description=Auction and collector records for Rolex ref. 6751, including Cal. 2030 examples, case materials, dial descriptions and an unresolved date-display attribution.
|keywords=Rolex 6751, Oyster Perpetual 6751, Cal. 2030, 7835, 351 end links
|image=Ref_6751_hero.webp
|image_alt=Yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751 with a silvered Roman-numeral dial and brown strap
|type=Article
|og_type=article
|robots=index,follow,max-image-preview:large
}}

<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''6751'''</small>

<div class="rp-lead">
[[File:Ref 6751 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6751 with silvered Roman-numeral dial and brown strap|Adam's Auctioneers, lot 125, 13 May 2026; case 3,768,271. The catalogue cautions that component originality is unconfirmed.]]
</div>

Ref. 6751 is a mid-size Oyster Perpetual. Most exact-reference catalogues describe a time-only watch with automatic Cal. 2030, in steel, steel and gold, or solid gold. Cambi's 2019 catalogue identifies a gold watch as ref. 6751 and shows a date window; it supplies no movement caliber. Catalogued examples date from around 1973 to 1980, while the factory production span has not been established.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
! detail !! value
|-
| reference || 6751
|-
| collection || Oyster Perpetual
|-
| display || Central seconds on most catalogued examples; Cambi's 2019 lot 229 shows a date window on a watch identified as ref. 6751
|-
| movement || Cal. 2030 in exact-reference catalogues; Cambi's 2019 date-display example has no caliber listed
|-
| case materials || Stainless steel; steel and yellow gold; solid yellow gold
|-
| diameter || Catalogue measurements range from about 29 to 31 mm
|-
| crystal || Plexiglas, as reported by Kaplans
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The ''Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' lists ref. 6751 as a mid-size Oyster Perpetual with Cal. 2030 and a fluted bezel. Exact-reference catalogues support Cal. 2030 in steel, two-tone and gold examples. Rolex's 1978 service manual distinguishes Cal. 2030 from calendar-equipped Cal. 2035; its caliber descriptions do not link either movement to ref. 6751.

Pandolfini's 2012 title calls a two-tone 6751 “Date Just,” while its description lists central seconds and Cal. 2030. Cambi's 2019 lot 229 calls a gold watch “Oyster Perpetual Date,” and its photograph shows a date window. Cambi supplies no caliber or caseback image, leaving the date-display attribution in tension with the time-only Cal. 2030 records.

Other catalogues pair 6751 with 6744, 6748 or 6749. Aste Bolaffi's steel watch and Adam's gold watch both have inner casebacks stamped 6751; Kaplans lists 6751 in its case-number field. The paired numbers remain individual catalogue attributions; their relationship has not been established. [[Reference:6748|The 6748 article]] covers the overlapping attributions.

==Production outline==

Auction catalogues date individual examples to circa 1973, the 1970s and circa 1980. A 1975 guarantee accompanies Aste Bolaffi's steel watch; Kaplans records a January 1979 certificate. Cambi's 2019 gold watch is also dated circa 1973. These dates belong to the specific watches or papers.

Recorded case numbers include 3,531,066; 3,585,500; 3,768,271; 3,849,372; 4,023,981; 4,158,851; 5,066,116; 5,237,029; and 6,204,398. The Cambi 2019 date-display watch is case 3,585,500. See the [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]] for the limits of dating a watch from its case number or papers.

==Movement notes==

Several exact-reference catalogues identify Cal. 2030. Aste Bolaffi lists movement no. 00018 and 28 jewels for its steel example; Cambi, Dorotheum, Kaplans, Schuler and Adam's Auctioneers also name Cal. 2030 in individual records. Aste Bolaffi and Adam's each published a movement photo tied to a watch with an inner caseback stamped 6751. The catalogues supply the Cal. 2030 attributions; the photos show the movements but not enough markings to verify the caliber independently. Cambi's 2019 date-display example has no caliber listed and remains a separate record. See [[Reference:Movements|Movements]] for the caliber's broader specifications and documented fitments.

[[File:Ref 6751 movement.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Automatic Rolex movement from the gold 6751 catalogued by Adam's Auctioneers|Movement from Adam's Auctioneers lot 125; the catalogue identifies it as Cal. 2030.]]

==Dial map==

The catalogues describe several individual dial configurations:

{| class="wikitable"
! description !! record
|-
| Blue soleil with applied markers || Aste Bolaffi, steel case 3,531,066
|-
| Gold-colored dial with baton markers || Dorotheum, gold case 3,849,372
|-
| Silver dial with luminous gold batons || Cambi, gold case 6,204,398
|-
| Silvered dial with gold batons and black Roman numerals || Adam's Auctioneers, gold case 3,768,271; catalogue cautions that component originality is unconfirmed
|-
| Gold-colored dial with baton markers and a date window || Cambi, gold case 3,585,500; catalogue description; caliber not listed
|-
| Custom silver Mickey Mouse dial || Setdart describes a customized example as ref. 6751; its listing documents a modified watch
|}

Aste Babuino also lists a silver dial on a 6751/8, without explaining the suffix. The listings document individual dial examples; a factory map and sequence of changes remain unestablished.

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

Catalogue measurements run from about 29 mm at Dorotheum to 31 mm at Cambi and Schuler; Aste Bolaffi gives 30 mm and Kaplans 30.5 mm. The catalogues omit their measuring methods.

Records describe steel, steel-and-gold, and solid 18K yellow-gold cases. Aste Bolaffi reports a fluted bezel and screw-down back on its steel watch. Dorotheum reports a screw-down crown; Cambi describes a screwed-down back and gold crown. Kaplans lists Plexiglas. These details belong to their respective examples.

[[File:Ref 6751 caseback.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Inner yellow-gold Rolex caseback stamped 6751|Inner caseback in Adam's Auctioneers lot 125, stamped 6751; case 3,768,271.]]

==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes==

Aste Bolaffi lists an Oyster 7835 bracelet with 351 end links on its steel example. Cambi records a riveted Oyster bracelet with a C/51 clasp on one gold watch and a solid-gold President bracelet on another. Kaplans lists a Jubilee 62523M-A/487 J on its two-tone example. These pairings belong to the catalogued watches; the records do not establish original delivery across the reference.

Catalogue records pair individual watches with a 1975 purchase guarantee, a January 1979 certificate, and boxes. Each item belongs to its recorded lot; no reference-wide packaging set is documented.

[[File:Ref 6751 bracelet.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Bracelet side of a steel Rolex Oyster 6751 with folded links and 351 end links|Oyster 7835 bracelet and 351 end links on Aste Bolaffi lot 239.]]

==Special branches==

Aste Babuino catalogs a solid-gold ref. 6751/8 with a 31 mm case and riveted gold Oyster bracelet. Its sale text leaves the suffix unexplained, so the record does not show whether it marks a broader production variant.

Watchpedia Japan describes the two-tone 67513 as the 6751's successor, with a sapphire crystal and Cal. 2130, introduced around 1987. It provides a later comparison point; the source does not date the end of 6751 production.

==Historical market and auction record==

{| class="wikitable"
! record !! catalogue details
|-
| Dorotheum, lot 145-053439/0002, 25 July 2024 || Ref. 6751; circa 1973; case 3,849,372; 750 gold; about 29 mm; Cal. 2030, 28 jewels; gold-colored baton dial
|-
| Cambi, lot 229, 2019 || Ref. 6751; circa 1973; case 3,585,500; 18K yellow gold; 30 mm; date window visible; caliber unlisted; guarantee, box and booklets
|-
| Aste Bolaffi, lot 239, 25 June 2024 || Steel; case 3,531,066; screw-down back marked 6751; blue soleil dial; Cal. 2030 no. 00018, 28 jewels; 30 mm; Oyster 7835/351; 1975 Rocca purchase guarantee
|-
| Adam's Auctioneers, lot 125, 13 May 2026 || Ref. 6751; circa 1970s; case 3,768,271; 18K yellow gold; 31 mm; Cal. 2030; silvered dial with gold batons and black Roman numerals. The catalogue cautions that component originality is unconfirmed.
|-
| Kaplans, auction 42, 3 January 2026 || Serial 4,158,851; case-number field 6751; Cal. 2030 no. 01079; 30.5 mm; steel and gold; Jubilee 62523M-A/487 J; January 1979 certificate
|-
| Cambi, lot 18, 17 September 2022 || Case 4,023,981; 18K yellow gold; 31 mm; Cal. 2030 no. 55453; riveted Oyster bracelet with C/51 clasp; guarantee reports purchase in 1975
|-
| Auctionet / Stadsauktion Sundsvall, lot 1445271, 28 September 2020 || Ref. 6751; case 5,066,116; steel and gold; Cal. 2030; about 31 mm; certificate dated 1980
|-
| Cambi, lot 117, 24 May 2016 || Case 6,204,398; 18K yellow gold; 31 mm; Cal. 2030; silver dial; President bracelet; catalogue estimate circa 1980
|-
| Aste Babuino, lot 191 || Ref. 6751/8; case 5,237,029; 18K yellow gold; Cal. 2030; 31 mm; solid-gold riveted Oyster bracelet; warranty
|-
| Schuler, catalogue A155, lot 2615 || Bicolor; 31 mm; Cal. 2030 no. 73272; silver dial; Oyster bracelet; described as a 1970s watch
|}

Piguet's 2023 catalogue pairs refs. 6751/6749 on a two-tone watch dated circa 1976. Antiquorum separately catalogues watches as 6744/6751 and 6748/6751. Those joint labels remain attached to their respective objects. Setdart describes a customized Mickey Mouse dial; that listing documents an altered watch rather than a factory branch.

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 6751 hero.webp|alt=Yellow-gold 6751 with silvered Roman-numeral dial|Adam's Auctioneers lot 125, case 3,768,271
File:Ref 6751 caseback.webp|alt=Inner caseback stamped 6751|Adam's Auctioneers lot 125; inner caseback stamped 6751
File:Ref 6751 movement.webp|alt=Cal. 2030 movement in Adam's lot 125|Adam's Auctioneers lot 125; catalogue identifies Cal. 2030
File:Ref 6751 bracelet.webp|alt=Oyster bracelet with 351 end links|Oyster 7835 bracelet and 351 end links
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://www.astebolaffi.it/en/lot/278/239/detail Aste Bolaffi, "Aste Bolaffi, Rolex Oyster ref. 6751, lot 239", Aste Bolaffi, 2024-06-25]
* [https://www.kaplans.se/en/auktioner/4644/vara/2055797 Kaplans Auktioner, "Kaplans, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751, auction 42", Kaplans Auktioner, 2026-01-03]
* [https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0787/rolex---oyster-perpetual-orologio-unisex-a-carica-automatica-in-oro-gi-264958 Cambi Casa d'Aste, "Cambi, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751, lot 18, 2022", Cambi Casa d'Aste, 2022-09-17]
* [https://www.cambiaste.com/uk/auction-0259/rolex-oyster-perpetual-superlative-chronometer-2-150379 Cambi Casa d'Aste, "Cambi, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751, lot 117", Cambi Casa d'Aste, 2016-05-24]
* [https://www.dorotheum.com/de/l/9139910/ Dorotheum, "Dorotheum, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751, lot 145-053439/0002", Dorotheum, 2024-07-25]
* [https://www.astebabuino.it/uploads/auctions/101-catalogo_221.pdf Aste Babuino, "Aste Babuino, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751/8, lot 191", Aste Babuino]
* [https://images.schulerauktionen.ch/pdf_downloads/pdfs/000/000/256/original/Schuler-Auktionen_Katalog_A155-Texte.pdf Schuler Auktionen, "Schuler Auktionen, catalogue A155, lot 2615", Schuler Auktionen]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=3842672 "Rolex Forums, collector reference-family index listing 6751", Rolex Forums]
* [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/e24060201/ "Eguchi Vintage, ref. 6748 listing", Eguchi Vintage]
* [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/278680/ "Eguchi Vintage, Oyster Perpetual ref. 6748 with caseback marked 6749", Eguchi Vintage]
* [https://www.piguet.com/lot/vente-de-juin-2023/a4d0be-rolex-oyster-perpetual-ref-6751-6749-montre-en-or-et-acier-circa-1976-ecrin "Piguet, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751/6749, lot 4849, June 2023", Piguet Hôtel des Ventes, 2023-06]
* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/oyster-perpetual/ref-oyster-perpetual/lpi Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Geneva, ref. 6744/6751, case 3,760,425, lot 76", Antiquorum; catalogue text reproduced by Collector Square, 2013-03-17]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-lot-108-102 "Antiquorum, Oyster Perpetual refs. 6748/6751, lot 102", Antiquorum]
* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra]
* [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]
* [https://www.cambiaste.com/uploads/auctions/cambi%20orologi%20415%202019_06%20eb.pdf "Cambi, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ref. 6751, case 3,585,500, lot 229", Cambi Casa d'Aste, 2019]
* [https://www.pandolfini.it/uploads/auctions/20120515.pdf "Pandolfini, Rolex “Date Just” ref. 6751, lot 378", Pandolfini Casa d'Aste, 2012-05-15]
* [https://www.adams.ie/index.php?option=com_auction&keyword=&excl_keyword=&auction_no=W104&low_estimate=200&high_estimate=50000&sort_by=lot_no&gridtype=listview&ipp=12&page_no=11&view=lot_detail&lot_id=155774 "Adam's Auctioneers, Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751, lot 125", Adam's Auctioneers, 2026-05-13]
* [https://auctionet.com/en/1445271-wristwatch-midsize-rolex-oyster-perpetual-1978 "Stadsauktion Sundsvall via Auctionet, ref. 6751, lot 1445271", Stadsauktion Sundsvall / Auctionet, 2020-09-28]
* [https://www.setdart.com/subasta/displayimage/cat%3D26/relojes/pid%3D351497337.html "Setdart, Rolex Oyster Mickey Mouse ref. 6751, lot 33", Setdart]
* [https://www.watchpedia.jp/brands/rolex/%E3%82%AA%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9A%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA-ref67513/ "Watchpedia Japan, Oyster Perpetual 31 ref. 67513", Watchpedia Japan]

[[Category:Oyster-Perpetual]]

Reference:6751 - Revision history

Admin: Remove stray importer banner from ref. 6751 article

Admin: Add researched Oyster Perpetual ref. 6751 article