Reference:6210: Difference between revisions

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==Where it sits in the line==

The 6210 was the gold-cased part of Rolex’s Kew A wristwatch program. Sources describe 136 certified movements, with 112 used in steel ref. 5056 Speedkings and 24 in gold 6210s. ~~Christie's instead~~ says ~~136~~ movements ~~were submitted;~~ James Dowling’s account, repeated by Hodinkee, and Vetroplastica give 145 submitted, 9 unsuccessful, and 136 certified. ~~Those~~ totals describe the wider test program, ~~not~~ 6210 ~~production alone~~.

The 6210 was the gold-cased part of Rolex’s Kew A wristwatch program. Sources describe 136 certified movements, with 112 used in steel ref. 5056 Speedkings and 24 in gold 6210s. A 1953 Rolex advertisement reproduced by Marco Strazzi says 140 movements had qualified for and received the certificate. James Dowling’s account, repeated by Hodinkee, and Vetroplastica give 145 submitted, 9 unsuccessful, and 136 certified; Christie’s says 136 were submitted. The published totals conflict. They describe the wider test program, while the 24-watch 6210 allocation is a separate reported figure.

==Production outline==

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* [https://www.uhrenkosmos.com/rolex-meilensteine-1952-bis-1955-wegweisend/ Uhrenkosmos editorial, "Rolex milestones 1952–1955 — Kew A Observatory Chronometer", Uhrenkosmos, 2026-01-02]

* [https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BA30937230 ''The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorized History'' — James M. Dowling and Jeffrey P. Hess, Schiffer Publishing, 1996]

* [https://www.10e10.ch/2022/03/vintage-ads-rolex-1953.html Marco Strazzi, "Rolex advertisement on Kew A results, reproduced by 10e10.ch", 10e10.ch, 1953 (advertisement); 2022-03-14 (reproduction and transcription)]

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 ==Where it sits in the line==
-The 6210 was the gold-cased part of Rolex’s Kew A wristwatch program. Sources describe 136 certified movements, with 112 used in steel ref. 5056 Speedkings and 24 in gold 6210s. Christie's instead says 136 movements were submitted; James Dowling’s account, repeated by Hodinkee, and Vetroplastica give 145 submitted, 9 unsuccessful, and 136 certified. Those totals describe the wider test program, not 6210 production alone.
+The 6210 was the gold-cased part of Rolex’s Kew A wristwatch program. Sources describe 136 certified movements, with 112 used in steel ref. 5056 Speedkings and 24 in gold 6210s. A 1953 Rolex advertisement reproduced by Marco Strazzi says 140 movements had qualified for and received the certificate. James Dowling’s account, repeated by Hodinkee, and Vetroplastica give 145 submitted, 9 unsuccessful, and 136 certified; Christie’s says 136 were submitted. The published totals conflict. They describe the wider test program, while the 24-watch 6210 allocation is a separate reported figure.
 ==Production outline==
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 * [https://www.uhrenkosmos.com/rolex-meilensteine-1952-bis-1955-wegweisend/ Uhrenkosmos editorial, "Rolex milestones 1952–1955 — Kew A Observatory Chronometer", Uhrenkosmos, 2026-01-02]
 * [https://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/BA30937230 ''The Best of Time: Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorized History'' — James M. Dowling and Jeffrey P. Hess, Schiffer Publishing, 1996]
+* [https://www.10e10.ch/2022/03/vintage-ads-rolex-1953.html Marco Strazzi, "Rolex advertisement on Kew A results, reproduced by 10e10.ch", 10e10.ch, 1953 (advertisement); 2022-03-14 (reproduction and transcription)]
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