Reference:6200: Difference between revisions

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<small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] → '''6200'''</small>

~~{{Infobox Reference~~

[[File:Ref 6200 hero.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

| ~~reference = 6200~~

[[File:Ref 6200 bracelet-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

| ~~family = Submariner~~

~~| status = working~~-~~draft~~

| ~~quality = collector-grade~~

| ~~sources = 10~~

| ~~image_status = blocked-by-rights~~

}}

The 6200 is the rarest Submariner reference ever made. Only 303 units were produced in total — a figure confirmed by Nicholas Foulkes in the first Rolex-authorized book on the Submariner, published October 2024 with access to Rolex archives. No other Submariner reference comes close to that scarcity. That number alone explains the auction prices. Everything else about the watch — the Explorer dial, the big crown, the 200m rating, the no-crown-guard case — flows from what it is: the experimental big-crown branch Rolex built when the Submariner was still finding its shape.

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* [https://www.phillips.com/article/144608770/rolex-submariner-explorer-dial-6200-big-crown-5512-vintage-auction In-Depth: A Review of Vintage Rolex Submariners with Explorer Dials] — Logan Baker, Phillips

* [https://www.rolex.org/ Submariner] — Nicholas Foulkes, Rolex

~~== Images needed ==~~

~~{{Image needed|slot=hero|description=Main article image.}}~~

~~{{Image needed|slot=dial-detail|description=Dial or variant close-up.}}~~

~~{{Image needed|slot=bracelet-detail|description=Bracelet, clasp, or end-link illustration.}}~~

~~{{Image needed|slot=historical-example|description=Auction or archival market image where rights allow.}}~~

[[Category:Submariner]]

[[Category:Working Draft]]

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 <small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] → '''6200'''</small>
-{{Infobox Reference
+[[File:Ref 6200 hero.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
-| reference = 6200
+[[File:Ref 6200 bracelet-detail.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
-| family = Submariner
-| status = working-draft
-| quality = collector-grade
-| sources = 10
-| image_status = blocked-by-rights
-}}
 The 6200 is the rarest Submariner reference ever made. Only 303 units were produced in total — a figure confirmed by Nicholas Foulkes in the first Rolex-authorized book on the Submariner, published October 2024 with access to Rolex archives. No other Submariner reference comes close to that scarcity. That number alone explains the auction prices. Everything else about the watch — the Explorer dial, the big crown, the 200m rating, the no-crown-guard case — flows from what it is: the experimental big-crown branch Rolex built when the Submariner was still finding its shape.
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 * [https://www.phillips.com/article/144608770/rolex-submariner-explorer-dial-6200-big-crown-5512-vintage-auction In-Depth: A Review of Vintage Rolex Submariners with Explorer Dials] — Logan Baker, Phillips
 * [https://www.rolex.org/ Submariner] — Nicholas Foulkes, Rolex
-== Images needed ==
-{{Image needed|slot=hero|description=Main article image.}}
-{{Image needed|slot=dial-detail|description=Dial or variant close-up.}}
-{{Image needed|slot=bracelet-detail|description=Bracelet, clasp, or end-link illustration.}}
-{{Image needed|slot=historical-example|description=Auction or archival market image where rights allow.}}
 [[Category:Submariner]]
 [[Category:Working Draft]]