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|description=The 6075 is the reference that closes a chapter. Produced from 1950 through 1953 in 36mm yellow gold (most common) and pink gold (rarer), it is the last… | |description=The 6075 is the reference that closes a chapter. Produced from 1950 through 1953 in 36mm yellow gold (most common) and pink gold (rarer), it is the last… | ||
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The fine milled or reeded bezel is the immediate precursor to the Rolex Datejust fluted bezel that becomes a signature element in the 1960s. The 6075's bezel reads as a less pronounced version of that fluting, the same idea, executed with shallower cuts. By the 6305 (1954) and the 1601 family of the 1960s, Rolex sharpens the cut and the bezel takes its canonical form. The 6075 is in the lineage directly rather than as an outlier. | The fine milled or reeded bezel is the immediate precursor to the Rolex Datejust fluted bezel that becomes a signature element in the 1960s. The 6075's bezel reads as a less pronounced version of that fluting, the same idea, executed with shallower cuts. By the 6305 (1954) and the 1601 family of the 1960s, Rolex sharpens the cut and the bezel takes its canonical form. The 6075 is in the lineage directly rather than as an outlier. | ||
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