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Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6718

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Oyster Perpetual → 6718

Yellow-gold Rolex 6718 with silvered dial signed Tiffany and Co.
Sotheby's, 2021, lot 8136.

Ref. 6718 is a ladies' no-date Oyster Perpetual with central seconds and automatic Cal. 2030. Auction catalogues show steel, two-tone and gold examples from the 1970s and early 1980s. Their dates and specifications describe individual watches; factory endpoints and the full factory option list remain unconfirmed.

Core facts

Detail Documented record
Model Ladies' Oyster Perpetual, without a date display[1][2]
Movement Automatic Cal. 2030; exact-reference catalogues list 28 jewels[3][4]
Case materials Auction examples in steel, steel and gold, 14K yellow gold, and 18K yellow gold[5][6][7][8]
Case diameter Auction listings give 24–26 mm; the sources do not explain their measurement methods[9][8][10]
Catalogue dates Individual examples are dated 1973–1982; factory endpoints remain unconfirmed[11][8][12]

Where it sits in the line

The exact-reference catalogues describe 6718 as an Oyster Perpetual Lady. A collector-maintained Rolex Forums reference list places it in the same ladies' group, but adds no technical evidence.[13] The watch has no date display; its Cal. 2030 should not be confused with the calendar-equipped Cal. 2035 described in Rolex's service manual.[4]

Production outline

The records gathered here date particular 6718 watches between 1973 and 1982. Pandolfini dates a yellow-gold example to 1973; Antiquorum describes a steel watch sold in 1978; Sotheby's dates its Tiffany-signed gold example to circa 1981; Antiquorum calls a steel watch made in 1982 new old stock.[11][5][8][14] The dates provide individual checkpoints; factory start and end dates remain unconfirmed.

Movement notes

Exact-reference auction catalogues identify automatic Cal. 2030, often with 28 jewels. Rolex's 1978 technical manual describes Cal. 2030 as an automatic movement with sweep seconds and a hacking feature. The manual distinguishes Cal. 2035 by its calendar; that is the useful comparison for a time-only 6718.[4][5][8]

Dial map

The table gathers dial examples from catalogue descriptions and photographs. The 2015 Antiquorum image shows a black dial; its text leaves the color unnamed.

Example What the source records
Blue Antiquorum's 2011 steel watch; its lot text names a blue dial.[5]
Silvered or textured silver Sotheby's Tiffany-signed gold example and Antiquorum's 2025 steel watch.[8][15]
Champagne Chiswick describes a champagne sunburst dial on its 14K example.[9]
White with Roman numerals Pandolfini's 2021 gold example is described with printed Roman numerals and applied tritium markers; Dorotheum also records a white Roman-numeral dial on a steel example.[11][16]
Black Visible in Antiquorum's 2015 lot image; the catalogue text does not name the color.[14]
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    Antiquorum, 2011 lot 252: blue-dial steel example.
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    Antiquorum, 2025 lot 202: silvered, textured dial.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown

The catalogued cases include steel, steel and gold, 14K yellow gold and 18K yellow gold. Case diameters in the cited lots range from 24 to 26 mm; catalogues give no measurement method, so keep each figure attached to its lot.[9][11][8][17][18]

The Chiswick 14K watch and Setdart's two-tone example have smooth bezels; Finarte catalogues a fluted bezel on its 18K gold watch. A 2010 Rolex Forums sale post also describes a seller-identified 6718 with a smooth bezel.[9][19][18][20] These examples document both bezel profiles; factory availability remains unresolved. Crystal and crown specifications remain undocumented in the sources reviewed here.

Chiswick reports an inner caseback stamped 6700 on a watch catalogued as ref. 6718. The catalogue does not explain the stamp, so treat it as a lot-specific marking discrepancy.[9]

Bracelets, clasps, and packaging

The sale records show 6718 watches on Oyster, Jubilee and President bracelets. Chiswick describes a riveted 14K bracelet with clasp stamp 7204; Sotheby's lists an 18K Jubilee, Finarte a President bracelet, and Antiquorum's steel 2011 example an Oyster bracelet. The 2010 Rolex Forums post describes a Jubilee on its seller-identified steel watch.[9][8][18][5][20] These are configurations on individual watches; original delivery and broader fitment remain unverified.

Antiquorum's 2011 lot included a certificate marked void. Its 2015 catalogue called a separate watch new old stock and pictured a hang tag. Those accessories and condition descriptions belong to those lots alone.[5][14]

Special examples

Sotheby's records one 18K yellow-gold 6718 with a silvered dial signed Tiffany & Co. The retailer signature is visible in the catalogue images and is specific to that watch; the catalogue documents one retailer-signed example, with no separate factory variant identified.[8]

Pandolfini alone records a rose-gold ref. 6718/8 in the sources reviewed. Its title calls the watch a “Date Just Lady,” while the description lists Cal. 2030 and central seconds without describing a date display. The catalogue leaves the model identification unresolved.[21]

Auction record

Catalogue Lot-specific record
Antiquorum, 2011, lot 252 Steel, blue dial, Cal. 2030, case 5,277,493; catalogue says sold on 6 November 1978. Certificate marked void.[5]
Antiquorum, 2014, lot 191 Steel example, case 5,618,344, dated 1978; catalogue gives 26 mm.[17]
Antiquorum, 2015, lot 102 Steel, case 7,350,321, described as made in 1982 and new old stock; catalogue gives 25 mm.[14]
Pandolfini, 2021, lot 412 18K yellow gold, white Roman-numeral dial, Cal. 2030; catalogue dates the watch to 1973 and gives 24 mm.[11]
Sotheby's, 2021, lot 8136 18K yellow gold, Tiffany-signed silvered dial, case 6,628,393, Cal. 2030; circa 1981, 25 mm.[8]
Chiswick, 2023, lot 248 14K yellow gold, champagne dial, riveted 7204 bracelet; circa 1979, 24 mm. The catalogue reports an inner caseback stamp of 6700.[9]
Finarte, 2023, lot 136 18K gold, blue dial, fluted bezel and President bracelet; case 6,341,372, 26 mm. The catalogue page dates the watch broadly to the 1980s.[18]
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    Sotheby's, 2021 lot 8136: Tiffany-signed 18K yellow-gold example.
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    The same Sotheby's watch, alternate view.
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    The same watch and its gold Jubilee bracelet.
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    Case profile from the Sotheby's image set.
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    Chiswick, 2023 lot 248: 14K example with champagne dial.

Sources

  1. ↑ Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2021, lot 8136.
  2. ↑ Pandolfini, 2 December 2021, lot 412.
  3. ↑ Antiquorum, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 252.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rolex, Technical and Service Information, 3rd ed. (1978), Cal. 2030.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Antiquorum, New York, 14 September 2011, lot 252.
  6. ↑ Setdart, lot 61.
  7. ↑ Chiswick Auctions, 22 March 2023, lot 248.
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2021, lot 8136.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Chiswick Auctions, 22 March 2023, lot 248.
  10. ↑ Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2014, lot 191.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Pandolfini, 2 December 2021, lot 412.
  12. ↑ Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2015, lot 102.
  13. ↑ Rolex Forums, Oyster Perpetual Ladies reference list.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2015, lot 102.
  15. ↑ Antiquorum, Geneva, 3 April 2025, lot 202.
  16. ↑ Dorotheum, 11 September 2025.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Antiquorum, New York, 30 September 2014, lot 191.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Finarte, Milan, 12 June 2023, lot 136.
  19. ↑ Setdart, lot 61.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Rolex Forums sale post, 3 February 2010.
  21. ↑ Pandolfini, 30 May 2017, lot 82.
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