Reference:oyster-perpetual

Rolex Oyster Perpetual family

Rolex Oyster Perpetual family

The Oyster Perpetual combines an Oyster case with automatic winding. The name also appears on Rolex watches with their own model names. This page covers the lineages that carry the Oyster Perpetual name directly and have not split into their own hub: the 1950s flat-caseback generation and the four-digit time-only models of the following decades. Early manual-wind Oysters are covered on the Bubbleback and early Oyster hub. Bubbleback and Air-King are close relatives on the same case architecture and have their own family hubs.

References in scope

Reference	Production	Movement	Notes
1069	Auction examples dated 1920s and circa 1930; span unproved	Manual-wind; lot-specific caliber descriptions	Early cushion-case Oyster, including Solar Aqua/Anti-Magnetic dial
2136 / 2574 / 3139 / 3358 / 3359 / 4220	1930s–1940s	manual-wind	Early Oyster / Oyster Royal / Speedking generation, before the Perpetual rotor became standard across the line
6098 / 6085 / 6084 / 6564 / 6580	1950s; see individual references	Varies by reference	The 1950s flat-caseback group. Catalogues document 6085 in steel, gold, and a steel-and-gold example, with waffle, black, silvered, and cloisonné Dragon dials; these are individual watches, not a complete specification. Reference 6084 is described as a transitional "Semi-Bubbleback" case; 6564 is an 18k gold example with an early "Brevet" patent marking; 6580 has documented steel honeycomb-dial examples.
6106	Auction examples dated 1951 and circa 1952	Antiquorum identifies Cal. 645; Monaco Legend uses A260, a size-family code shared with Cal. 645	Steel 34 mm examples with several dial layouts, including a 3-6-9 dial described as Explorer-style. Production span and dial originality are not established
6567	Auction examples dated circa 1954–1960	Cal. 1030 in multiple Antiquorum lots and the Field Manual	Mid-size, no-date Oyster Perpetual documented in gold, steel and mixed-metal cases. Its placement within the flat-caseback group remains uncertain
1002 / 1003 / 1005 / 1007 / 1008 / 1009 / 1018	1959–mid-1980s	cal 1560 then 1570	The classic 4-digit line, organised by bezel: 1002 smooth, 1003/1007/1008 engine-turned, 1005 fluted; auction records describe the 1009 as full 18K gold with a graduated, linen-textured bezel. 1018 is the 36mm model in this group
1022	Auction examples circa 1961–1964; production limits unknown	Cal. 1560 in four records; caliber not named in one	34 mm gold examples with Florentine, textured, satin/polished, or fluted surfaces; two records report 1005 inside the caseback
1024	auction examples circa 1965/66–1985; production limits unknown	Cal. 1560 and 1570 in auction records	Gold-covered steel examples; polished smooth bezel per the Field Manual; catalogue sizes 33–36 mm; caseback stamps include 1024 and 1025
1006	Ineichen dates one catalogue entry to circa 1962; production span unknown	Ineichen names Cal. 1560; the Field Manual lists Cal. 1570	Ineichen describes a 34 mm steel watch, case 838,983. Its low-resolution photo appears to show an engine-turned bezel; the Field Manual lists a polished smooth bezel. The catalogue image does not show the between-lugs reference stamp
1010	Antiquorum’s joint 1010/1011 lots: 1960 and 1962; individually listed 1010s: circa 1962, 1967 and 1968; production limits unknown	Cal. 1560 in the joint lots and individual 1010s circa 1962/67; Cal. 1570 in an individual 1010 circa 1968	Antiquorum describes the smooth-bezel 1010 against the faceted 1011. Its metal list applies to the pair; individual 1010 lots here are yellow gold. The two joint-lot photos omit the case stamps
1011	Auctioned examples dated 1957, 1960, circa 1962 and circa 1965; production limits unknown	Auction catalogues identify Cal. 1560, 1570 and 1520 in individual examples	Cited cases measure 32–34mm. Auction text describes faceted, fluted and milled bezels; Waddington’s photo shows a smooth bezel on its Eaton’s example. The ¼ Century Club dial is a retailer-presentation variant
114300	2015–2020 catalogue period	cal 3132 in Rolex product material	} This index concentrates on early, four-digit and published 39 mm plain-name references. Rolex’s current catalogue uses newer Oyster Perpetual references, including 124300 (41 mm) and 124200 (34 mm); their current specifications belong to Rolex’s product pages rather than to the vintage rows above. Where it sits across Rolex The Air-King and Explorer use related Oyster cases and movements. Compare the specific references: shared components do not make watches with different sizes, dial markings or chronometer status interchangeable. Related families Air-King — related time-only Oyster references, with their own dial and movement variants. Bubbleback — the earlier curved-caseback generation this line's flat-caseback references replaced. Explorer — related time-only watches, including the 36mm 1016. Shared references Serial numbers by year — serial ranges and the limits of dating Movement reference — the calibers used across the line Bracelet & clasp guide — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes Sources Antiquorum, ref. 6106, 2003 lot 374 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 47 Monaco Legend, ref. 6106, 2024 lot 91 Tennants, ref. 6106, 2025 lot 2191 Burstow & Hewett, ref. 6106, 2023 lot 1000 Antiquorum, ref. 6567, 2006 lot 63 Antiquorum, ref. 6567, 2013 lot 420 Antiquorum, ref. 6567, 2010 lot 180 Christie's, ref. 6567, Geneva lot 33 The Vintage Rolex Field Manual — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra Ineichen, 25 May 2013, Oyster Perpetual ref. 1006, lot 203 Phillips, ref. 6085 Oyster Perpetual Craft & Tailored, ref. 6084 Hodinkee, ref. 6564 Hodinkee, ref. 6580 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual 39 product sheet for ref. 114300 Rolex, Oyster Perpetual 41 product sheet for ref. 124300 Adams Auctioneers, 2025, ref. 1022, case 768587, Cal. 1560 Bonhams, 2015, ref. 1022, case 692570, Cal. 1560 Pandolfini, 2014, ref. 1022, case 692564, Cal. 1560 Tajan, 2014, ref. 1022, case 1,060,089 HODINKEE Shop, 1963 ref. 1022, case 856369, inside stamp 1005 Morton Subastas, ref. 1024, lot 100, Cal. 1560 Waddington's, ref. 1024, lot 5, Cal. 1560 Dorotheum, ref. 1024, lot 142, Cal. 1570 Phillips, ref. 1024, lot 904, Cal. 1570 Heritage Auctions, ref. 1024, 2026, lot 12012 Anglia Car Auctions, ref. 1024, 2025, lot 33 Antiquorum, Air-King 5520/1024, 2006, lot 188 Antiquorum, 2006, ref. 1010/1011, case 576171, lot 22 Antiquorum, 2009, ref. 1010/1011, case 933961, lot 465 Heritage Auctions, 2010, ref. 1010, case 646320 Bonhams, 2015, ref. 1010, case 1659430, lot 315 Antiquorum, 2020, ref. 1010, case 1,960,000, lot 19 Antiquorum, 2006, ref. 1011, case 546423, lot 45 Christie’s, circa-1957 ref. 1011, lot 379 Christie’s, circa-1962 ref. 1011, case 692498 Waddington’s, circa-1965 Eaton’s ¼ Century Club ref. 1011, lot 74