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Auction catalogues describe several gold, time-only watches as ref. 6502 and commonly name Cal. 1030. Some records repeat the same case: Monaco Legend and Antiquorum both list 36675, while Monaco Legend and Phillips assign different references to case 36701. The evidence supports a small group of catalogued examples; the identity of case 36701 remains unsettled. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-874549 Christie's, London, lot 22]; [https://www.artcurial.com/ventes/M1017/lots/14-a Artcurial, lot 14]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6502-oyster-perpetual-lot-381-225 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 225]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, Geneva Watch Auction X, lot 254].

Catalogue examples show black, silver, off-white and textured dials. Heritage’s 2022 ~~lot adds~~ a crosshair ~~example~~ and ~~labels~~ it a Zephyr~~; that remains the house’s attribution for one watch~~, ~~not a confirmed 6502 branch~~.

Catalogue examples show black, silver, off-white and textured dials. Heritage’s 2022 catalogue labels a crosshair-dial watch as ref. 6502 and calls it a Zephyr. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage, lot 54232].

==Core facts==

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==Special branches==

Heritage’s 2022 catalogue ~~calls a~~ steel-and-gold, crosshair-dial ref. 6502 a Zephyr. A Rolex Forums collector ~~list treats Zephyr as informal terminology~~ and ~~lists men’s Oyster examples under 6582~~, ~~1008/1009~~ and ~~1038~~. The ~~two sources leave the name’s status on this watch uncertain: Heritage uses it for one lot, while the forum list describes broader~~ collector usage~~. Neither establishes~~ a factory 6502 branch. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage Auctions, lot 54232]; [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=742488 Rolex Forums, “Rolex Zephyr ~~models”~~].

Heritage’s 2022 catalogue labels one steel-and-gold, crosshair-dial ref. 6502 a Zephyr. In a Rolex Forums thread, the author first called Zephyr a collector term, then corrected that statement after finding Rolex advertising that used the name. Later posts apply the label to watches with different dial and bezel features, including refs. 1510 and 1029. The catalogues document Heritage’s attribution and collector usage that varies by example; neither connects the Zephyr name specifically to a factory 6502 branch. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage Auctions, lot 54232]; [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=742488 Rolex Forums, “Rolex Zephyr models,” posts 1, 6, 26 and 29].

==Auction record==

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 Auction catalogues describe several gold, time-only watches as ref. 6502 and commonly name Cal. 1030. Some records repeat the same case: Monaco Legend and Antiquorum both list 36675, while Monaco Legend and Phillips assign different references to case 36701. The evidence supports a small group of catalogued examples; the identity of case 36701 remains unsettled. [https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-874549 Christie's, London, lot 22]; [https://www.artcurial.com/ventes/M1017/lots/14-a Artcurial, lot 14]; [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-6502-oyster-perpetual-lot-381-225 Antiquorum, Geneva, lot 225]; [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/134192 Phillips, Geneva Watch Auction X, lot 254].
-Catalogue examples show black, silver, off-white and textured dials. Heritage’s 2022 lot adds a crosshair example and labels it a Zephyr; that remains the house’s attribution for one watch, not a confirmed 6502 branch.
+Catalogue examples show black, silver, off-white and textured dials. Heritage’s 2022 catalogue labels a crosshair-dial watch as ref. 6502 and calls it a Zephyr. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage, lot 54232].
 ==Core facts==
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 ==Special branches==
-Heritage’s 2022 catalogue calls a steel-and-gold, crosshair-dial ref. 6502 a Zephyr. A Rolex Forums collector list treats Zephyr as informal terminology and lists men’s Oyster examples under 6582, 1008/1009 and 1038. The two sources leave the name’s status on this watch uncertain: Heritage uses it for one lot, while the forum list describes broader collector usage. Neither establishes a factory 6502 branch. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage Auctions, lot 54232]; [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=742488 Rolex Forums, “Rolex Zephyr models”].
+Heritage’s 2022 catalogue labels one steel-and-gold, crosshair-dial ref. 6502 a Zephyr. In a Rolex Forums thread, the author first called Zephyr a collector term, then corrected that statement after finding Rolex advertising that used the name. Later posts apply the label to watches with different dial and bezel features, including refs. 1510 and 1029. The catalogues document Heritage’s attribution and collector usage that varies by example; neither connects the Zephyr name specifically to a factory 6502 branch. [https://jewelry.ha.com/itm/timepieces/wristwatch/rolex-zephyr-ref-6502-circa-1956/a/5538-54232.s Heritage Auctions, lot 54232]; [https://rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=742488 Rolex Forums, “Rolex Zephyr models,” posts 1, 6, 26 and 29].
 ==Auction record==