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<small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] -> '''6205'''</small> | <small>[[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] -> '''6205'''</small> | ||
The 6205 is the second small-crown Submariner and the reference where Mercedes hands first appear on a Rolex dive watch. Both pencil-hand and Mercedes-hand configurations are documented within 6205 production, splitting the run into two series. Phillips Game Changers 2019 lot 54 (case 21,354) is the canonical pencil-hand survivor; the bulk of the recorded corpus carries Mercedes. the Phillips Logan Baker article (2024) credits the 6200 and the 6205 jointly with the Mercedes-hand introduction; Hodinkee, Hairspring | The 6205 is the second small-crown Submariner and the reference where Mercedes hands first appear on a Rolex dive watch. Both pencil-hand and Mercedes-hand configurations are documented within 6205 production, splitting the run into two series. Phillips Game Changers 2019 lot 54 (case 21,354) is the canonical pencil-hand survivor; the bulk of the recorded corpus carries Mercedes. the Phillips Logan Baker article (2024) credits the 6200 and the 6205 jointly with the Mercedes-hand introduction; Hodinkee, Hairspring, Le Monde Edmond, and Bulang all attribute the Mercedes hand specifically to the 6205. Both readings appear in the auction record. | ||
[[File:Ref 6205 hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 6205|Rolex Submariner Ref. 6205]] | [[File:Ref 6205 hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|alt=Rolex Submariner Ref. 6205|Rolex Submariner Ref. 6205]] | ||
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| 1954–1955 (Sotheby's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Monochrome, Hairspring | | 1954–1955 (Sotheby's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Monochrome, Hairspring, Wind Vintage, Le Monde Edmond consensus); Rolex Passion Report extends to 1953–56; Wikipedia gives 1953–57 | ||
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| total produced | | total produced | ||
| approximately 810 examples | | approximately 810 examples | ||
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== Production outline == | == Production outline == | ||
The 6205 ran for approximately one year. Specialist consensus across Sotheby's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Monochrome, Hairspring | The 6205 ran for approximately one year. Specialist consensus across Sotheby's, Phillips, Antiquorum, Monochrome, Hairspring, Bulang, Wind Vintage, and Le Monde Edmond converges on 1954–55. Rolex Passion Report (Philipp Stahl, 2017) extends the window to 1953–56; Wikipedia gives 1953–57 — the latter is an outlier that does not appear in major-house lots or specialist-dealer listings. Goldammer's 2024 reading of The 2024 Submariner book argues the 6204, 6200, and 6205 all hit the market around Basel 1954, with the 6204 first. | ||
The reference subdivides into two series. Series 1 (early 1954) carries a clean dial without "Submariner" text, pencil hands, and a lollipop seconds hand inherited from the 6204. Series 2 (still 1954, into 1955) brings "Submariner" back to the dial and introduces Mercedes hands paired with the same lollipop seconds. Monochrome's 2020 Submariner history (referencing Eric Wind) makes the Series 1 / Series 2 framing explicit; (Gustafson, 2018) and Le Monde Edmond (2014) corroborate that pencil-hand examples exist but are rare. The Phillips article 2024 article complicates the Mercedes-hand claim by crediting both the 6200 and the 6205 with the introduction; reading those sources together, the cleanest framing is that 6200 and 6205 ran concurrently in 1954 and both adopted Mercedes hands, with the 6205 sometimes treated as first, sometimes joint-first. | The reference subdivides into two series. Series 1 (early 1954) carries a clean dial without "Submariner" text, pencil hands, and a lollipop seconds hand inherited from the 6204. Series 2 (still 1954, into 1955) brings "Submariner" back to the dial and introduces Mercedes hands paired with the same lollipop seconds. Monochrome's 2020 Submariner history (referencing Eric Wind) makes the Series 1 / Series 2 framing explicit; (Gustafson, 2018) and Le Monde Edmond (2014) corroborate that pencil-hand examples exist but are rare. The Phillips article 2024 article complicates the Mercedes-hand claim by crediting both the 6200 and the 6205 with the introduction; reading those sources together, the cleanest framing is that 6200 and 6205 ran concurrently in 1954 and both adopted Mercedes hands, with the 6205 sometimes treated as first, sometimes joint-first. | ||
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* [https://tropicalwatch.com/watches/1955-rolex-submariner-6205/5wiu 1955 Rolex Submariner 6205] (Tropical Watch) | * [https://tropicalwatch.com/watches/1955-rolex-submariner-6205/5wiu 1955 Rolex Submariner 6205] (Tropical Watch) | ||
* [https://hqmilton.com/products/1954-rolex-submariner-6205-red-triangle 1954 Rolex Submariner 6205 Red Triangle] (HQ Milton) | * [https://hqmilton.com/products/1954-rolex-submariner-6205-red-triangle 1954 Rolex Submariner 6205 Red Triangle] (HQ Milton) | ||
* [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-submariner-6205-small-crown-first-submariner-w3332 Rolex Submariner 6205 Small Crown 'First Submariner'] ( | * [https://bulangandsons.com/products/rolex-submariner-6205-small-crown-first-submariner-w3332 Rolex Submariner 6205 Small Crown 'First Submariner'] (& Sons) | ||
* [https://obwcollection.com/products/rolex-6205-submariner Rolex 6205 Submariner — earliest configuration] (OBW Collection) | * [https://obwcollection.com/products/rolex-6205-submariner Rolex 6205 Submariner — earliest configuration] (OBW Collection) | ||
* [https://rolexhaven.com/6205-submariner--54.html Submariner 6205 from 1954] (RolexHaven) | * [https://rolexhaven.com/6205-submariner--54.html Submariner 6205 from 1954] (RolexHaven) | ||