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The 6567 is a mid-century, no-date Oyster Perpetual. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists automatic Cal. 1030, which Antiquorum identifies in multiple lots. Auction catalogues date individual examples to about 1954–1960 and describe steel, gold, and mixed-metal cases, usually 33–34 mm, with several bezel and dial combinations. | The 6567 is a mid-century, no-date Oyster Perpetual. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists automatic Cal. 1030, which Antiquorum identifies in multiple lots. Auction catalogues date individual examples to about 1954–1960 and describe steel, gold, and mixed-metal cases, usually 33–34 mm, with several bezel and dial combinations. The records place examined examples between circa 1954 and 1960; Rolex production endpoints remain unknown. | ||
==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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| auction catalogues date examples to about 1954–1960; factory production limits | | auction catalogues date examples to about 1954–1960; factory production limits remain unknown | ||
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| Cal. 1030 | | Cal. 1030 appears in the Field Manual and several lots; Ineichen lists Cal. 1050 for one 6567. Whether Cal. 1050 was a regular fitment or marked a changeover remains unresolved | ||
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The 6567 is one of Rolex's mid-size Oyster Perpetual references from the 1950s. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists it as a mid-size model with Cal. 1030 and a fluted bezel. Auction catalogues also use the terms faceted, ribbed, and ridged for individual bezels. | The 6567 is one of Rolex's mid-size Oyster Perpetual references from the 1950s. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists it as a mid-size model with Cal. 1030 and a fluted bezel. Auction catalogues also use the terms faceted, ribbed, and ridged for individual bezels. | ||
Antiquorum's 2006 catalogue says the 6567 and 6564 are identical except for the bezel, describing the 6564 as polished and the 6567 as faceted. A 2022 Antiquorum lot was catalogued jointly as 6564/6567, with a pink-gold “chocolate bar” bracelet. | Antiquorum's 2006 catalogue says the 6567 and 6564 are identical except for the bezel, describing the 6564 as polished and the 6567 as faceted. A 2022 Antiquorum lot was catalogued jointly as 6564/6567, with a pink-gold “chocolate bar” bracelet. The catalogues present individual attributions; factory interchangeability and a common rule for the two references remain uncertain. | ||
==Production outline== | ==Production outline== | ||
Auction catalogues date 6567 watches from circa 1954 through circa 1960. Those dates | Auction catalogues date 6567 watches from circa 1954 through circa 1960. Those dates belong to individual watches; the reference’s full production sequence remains unverified. | ||
Five catalogued case numbers can be compared with Pergola's serial bands. Antiquorum dates case 118,945 to 1955; it falls in the chart's 63,425–139,166 band labeled 1955. Christie's dates case 65,560 to circa 1954, within that same band. Antiquorum dates case 147,691 to 1956, the first number in the next band, and case 422,647 to circa 1959, within a band labeled 1958. Gazette Drouot dates case 358,531 to circa 1958; Pergola's band containing it is labeled 1957. | Five catalogued case numbers can be compared with Pergola's serial bands. Antiquorum dates case 118,945 to 1955; it falls in the chart's 63,425–139,166 band labeled 1955. Christie's dates case 65,560 to circa 1954, within that same band. Antiquorum dates case 147,691 to 1956, the first number in the next band, and case 422,647 to circa 1959, within a band labeled 1958. Gazette Drouot dates case 358,531 to circa 1958; Pergola's band containing it is labeled 1957. The serial bands offer rough checks for individual watches; the reference's production endpoints remain unknown. | ||
==Movement notes== | ==Movement notes== | ||
Antiquorum | Published 6567 records give two caliber numbers. The Field Manual and several Antiquorum lots identify Cal. 1030; Ineichen's 2025 listing identifies Cal. 1050 in a 35 mm, 18K-gold example. Antiquorum's 1992 listing describes a 12½-ligne, 25-jewel movement without a caliber number, and its 1956 steel-and-white-gold lot gives 25 jewels and adjustment to five positions and temperature. These are catalogue descriptions of individual watches. Whether Cal. 1050 was a regular 6567 fitment remains unresolved. | ||
==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
Each row records an individual catalogue description; the list gives no frequency count or factory variant nomenclature. The final row is catalogued jointly as 6564/6567. | |||
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Antiquorum's 2009 black-dial listing describes luminous dots and dauphine hands; its 2006 steel-and-white-gold listing also describes dauphine hands and luminous dots. The | Antiquorum's 2009 black-dial listing describes luminous dots and dauphine hands; its 2006 steel-and-white-gold listing also describes dauphine hands and luminous dots. The catalogues place both details in individual examples; they give no production sequence for them. | ||
[[File:Ref 6567 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Cream honeycomb dial and fluted bezel on a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567|Dial and bezel on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | [[File:Ref 6567 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Cream honeycomb dial and fluted bezel on a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567|Dial and bezel on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | ||
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Antiquorum's 1999 catalogue gives a reference-level list of 9K, 14K, 18K, steel, and steel-and-gold examples. Its 9K entry is a house summary | Antiquorum's 1999 catalogue gives a reference-level list of 9K, 14K, 18K, steel, and steel-and-gold examples. Its 9K entry is a house summary; the individual lots cited here include no separate 9K watch. Christie's circa-1960 listing uses “steel and gold” without identifying which case parts are gold. | ||
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The | The catalogue terms describe individual bezels. Whether ribbed and ridged name separate factory variants remains uncertain. Antiquorum's 2006 catalogue says the 6567 and 6564 differ only by bezel, a house comparison rather than a factory parts record. | ||
Auction descriptions call the crown and caseback screw-down on individual examples. | Auction descriptions call the crown and caseback screw-down on individual examples. Crystal material and crown replacement history remain undocumented in the cited catalogues. | ||
[[File:Ref 6567 caseback.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Caseback of a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567 on its riveted bracelet|Caseback on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | [[File:Ref 6567 caseback.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=Caseback of a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567 on its riveted bracelet|Caseback on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | ||
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==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging notes== | ==Bracelets, clasps, and packaging notes== | ||
Auction catalogues record several bracelets with individual watches. | Auction catalogues record several bracelets with individual watches. They document sale pairings; factory delivery fitments remain unverified: | ||
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[[File:Ref 6567 bracelet-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=14K hallmark on a riveted bracelet fitted to a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567|Bracelet hallmark on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | [[File:Ref 6567 bracelet-detail.webp|thumb|right|240px|alt=14K hallmark on a riveted bracelet fitted to a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567|Bracelet hallmark on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.]] | ||
Antiquorum's 2021 gold example came with a certificate and fitted box. Its catalogue says the reference was no longer visible between the lugs and identifies it as a 6567 from the papers and other details. Treat that identification as the auction house's attribution. The box and papers document that | Antiquorum's 2021 gold example came with a certificate and fitted box. Its catalogue says the reference was no longer visible between the lugs and identifies it as a 6567 from the papers and other details. Treat that identification as the auction house's attribution. The box and papers document that individual sale; no reference-specific package is established. | ||
==Special branches== | ==Special branches== | ||