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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] ~~->~~ '''6580'''</small>

<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''6580'''</small>

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Reference 6580 is a mid-1950s Oyster Perpetual recorded in stainless steel with caliber 1030. The best-documented example has an off-white honeycomb dial with 3-6-9 numerals and a smooth bezel, but dealer and auction records also show other dial and bracelet configurations. The page treats those as individual examples rather than a complete factory specification.

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== Where it sits in the line ==

The 6580 belongs to the same broad caliber 1030 Oyster Perpetual period as [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]], ~~and~~ [[Reference:6564|6564]]. That shared movement period does not establish identical cases or dials. The related references are useful comparisons, not substitutes for a 6580 caseback and movement check.

The 6580 belongs to the same broad caliber 1030 Oyster Perpetual period as [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]], [[Reference:6564|6564]], and [[Reference:6584|6584]]. The 6584 is also catalogued with Cal. 1030, though its steel attribution is less settled. That shared movement period does not establish identical cases or dials. The related references are useful comparisons, not substitutes for a 6580 caseback and movement check.

== Production outline ==

A dealer example is dated circa 1954 and is identified with case number 39801. Other listings also use circa 1954, but no Rolex-published production window or total for 6580 was located. These dates should remain attached to the examples that carry them.

A dealer example is dated circa 1954 and is identified with case number 39801. Other listings also use circa 1954, but no Rolex-published production window or total for 6580 was located. These dates should remain attached to the examples that carry them. Eguchi Vintage identifies a steel watch as 6580 and records 6584 inside its caseback; the listing does not explain the marking. [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/299802/ Eguchi Vintage, item 299802].

== Movement notes ==

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The documented cases are stainless steel and about 34mm across. Plexiglass, a smooth bezel, and an 11mm thickness are reported for the pictured example, but the reviewed auction records do not provide a full case, bezel, crown, and crystal specification for every 6580.

==~~Bracelet~~, ~~clasp~~, and packaging ~~notes~~==

== Bracelets, clasps, and packaging ==

Bracelet fitments vary in the available examples. Dealer records show leather and riveted Oyster bracelets, and one 2026 auction record identifies an Oyster bracelet with a clasp and end-link marking. Those component stamps date the bracelet or clasp, not the watch head, and do not prove original delivery.

==Auction record==

== Auction record ==

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-<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -&gt; '''6580'''</small>
+<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] → '''6580'''</small>
-[[File:Ref 6580 hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6580, circa 1954, honeycomb dial with 3-6-9 numerals.|alt=Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6580, circa 1954, honeycomb dial with 3-6-9 numerals.]]
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+[[File:Ref 6580 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 6580 with honeycomb dial|Rolex Oyster Perpetual reference 6580 with honeycomb dial and 3-6-9 numerals, circa 1954.]]
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 Reference 6580 is a mid-1950s Oyster Perpetual recorded in stainless steel with caliber 1030. The best-documented example has an off-white honeycomb dial with 3-6-9 numerals and a smooth bezel, but dealer and auction records also show other dial and bracelet configurations. The page treats those as individual examples rather than a complete factory specification.
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 == Where it sits in the line ==
-The 6580 belongs to the same broad caliber 1030 Oyster Perpetual period as [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]], and [[Reference:6564|6564]]. That shared movement period does not establish identical cases or dials. The related references are useful comparisons, not substitutes for a 6580 caseback and movement check.
+The 6580 belongs to the same broad caliber 1030 Oyster Perpetual period as [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]], [[Reference:6564|6564]], and [[Reference:6584|6584]]. The 6584 is also catalogued with Cal. 1030, though its steel attribution is less settled. That shared movement period does not establish identical cases or dials. The related references are useful comparisons, not substitutes for a 6580 caseback and movement check.
 == Production outline ==
-A dealer example is dated circa 1954 and is identified with case number 39801. Other listings also use circa 1954, but no Rolex-published production window or total for 6580 was located. These dates should remain attached to the examples that carry them.
+A dealer example is dated circa 1954 and is identified with case number 39801. Other listings also use circa 1954, but no Rolex-published production window or total for 6580 was located. These dates should remain attached to the examples that carry them. Eguchi Vintage identifies a steel watch as 6580 and records 6584 inside its caseback; the listing does not explain the marking. [https://eguchi-store.jp/stocklist/299802/ Eguchi Vintage, item 299802].
 == Movement notes ==
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 The documented cases are stainless steel and about 34mm across. Plexiglass, a smooth bezel, and an 11mm thickness are reported for the pictured example, but the reviewed auction records do not provide a full case, bezel, crown, and crystal specification for every 6580.
-==Bracelet, clasp, and packaging notes==
+== Bracelets, clasps, and packaging ==
 Bracelet fitments vary in the available examples. Dealer records show leather and riveted Oyster bracelets, and one 2026 auction record identifies an Oyster bracelet with a clasp and end-link marking. Those component stamps date the bracelet or clasp, not the watch head, and do not prove original delivery.
-==Auction record==
+== Auction record ==
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