Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567

The 6567 is a mid-century, no-date Oyster Perpetual. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists automatic Cal. 1030, which Antiquorum identifies in multiple lots. Auction catalogues date individual examples to about 1954–1960 and describe steel, gold, and mixed-metal cases, usually 33–34 mm, with several bezel and dial combinations. These examples establish a documented window, not the full production span.

Core facts

detail	value
reference	6567
family	Oyster Perpetual, no date
observed dates	auction catalogues date examples to about 1954–1960; factory production limits are not established
movement	Cal. 1030 is identified by Antiquorum and the Field Manual; some lot descriptions name no caliber
case size	auction measurements cluster around 33–34 mm
case materials	9K in one auction-house summary; auction lots show 14K, 18K, and steel/gold cases
bezel	fluted, faceted, and ribbed or ridged descriptions appear in individual records
dial	honeycomb, silver, black, white, and two-tone layouts are recorded
date	none

Where it sits in the line

The 6567 is one of Rolex's mid-size Oyster Perpetual references from the 1950s. The Vintage Rolex Field Manual lists it as a mid-size model with Cal. 1030 and a fluted bezel. Auction catalogues also use the terms faceted, ribbed, and ridged for individual bezels.

Antiquorum's 2006 catalogue says the 6567 and 6564 are identical except for the bezel, describing the 6564 as polished and the 6567 as faceted. A 2022 Antiquorum lot was catalogued jointly as 6564/6567, with a pink-gold “chocolate bar” bracelet. These are auction-house attributions; neither establishes universal interchangeability or a single factory rule.

Production outline

Auction catalogues date 6567 watches from circa 1954 through circa 1960. Those dates apply to individual pieces, not a complete production sequence.

Five catalogued case numbers can be compared with Pergola's serial bands. Antiquorum dates case 118,945 to 1955; it falls in the chart's 63,425–139,166 band labeled 1955. Christie's dates case 65,560 to circa 1954, within that same band. Antiquorum dates case 147,691 to 1956, the first number in the next band, and case 422,647 to circa 1959, within a band labeled 1958. Gazette Drouot dates case 358,531 to circa 1958; Pergola's band containing it is labeled 1957. These are rough checks for individual watches; the catalogue estimates and chart do not set the reference's production endpoints.

Movement notes

Antiquorum identifies Cal. 1030 in gold, steel, and mixed-metal examples, and the Field Manual lists it for the reference. Christie's circa-1960 listing describes a self-winding watch but names no caliber. Antiquorum's 1992 listing describes a 12½-ligne, 25-jewel movement without a caliber number. For its 1956 steel-and-white-gold example, Antiquorum gives 25 jewels and adjustment to five positions and temperature.

Dial map

The entries below are individual catalogue descriptions, not a frequency count or a set of factory variant names. The final row is catalogued jointly as 6564/6567.

documented example	dial description	source record
14K gold, case 65,560, circa 1954	cream honeycomb texture, applied gold coronet and markers	Christie's, Geneva, lot 33
18K yellow gold, case 85,533, 1950s	silver honeycomb dial, applied gold baton markers and luminous dots	Antiquorum, New York, 2010, lot 180
steel and white gold, case 147,691, 1956	two-tone silver dial, applied steel baton markers and luminous dots	Antiquorum, Geneva, 2006, lot 63
stainless steel, circa 1959	black dial with applied steel dart markers and luminous dots	Antiquorum, New York, 2009, lot 222
18K pink gold, catalogued 1955	matte silver dial, applied pink-gold lozenge indexes, luminous dots, yellow-gold dauphine hands	Antiquorum, Geneva, 2013, lot 420
steel and gold, circa 1960	silvered dial, tapered gilt baton markers and dauphine hands	Christie's, lot record 1484851
steel with 14K-gold bezel, circa 1959	white dial	Heritage Auctions, lot 13011
18K pink gold, jointly catalogued 6564/6567, 1959	gray dial	Antiquorum, Monaco, lot 317

Antiquorum's 2009 black-dial listing describes luminous dots and dauphine hands; its 2006 steel-and-white-gold listing also describes dauphine hands and luminous dots. The records do not date these details to separate production phases.

Cream honeycomb dial and fluted bezel on a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567 — Dial and bezel on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

Most cited catalogues measure the watch at 34 mm; Antiquorum gives 33.7 mm for its 18K example with a certificate. These are the material descriptions used in the catalogues:

catalogue material description	example
9K gold	Antiquorum's 1999 reference-level note; no separate 9K lot is identified here
14K gold	Christie's, circa-1954 case 65,560
18K yellow gold	Antiquorum, case 85,533, 1950s
18K pink gold	Antiquorum, lot 420, catalogued 1955
stainless steel	Antiquorum, circa-1959 black-dial example
stainless steel with white-gold bezel	Antiquorum, case 147,691, 1956
stainless steel with 14K-gold bezel	Heritage, circa-1959 example
steel and gold, parts unspecified	Christie's, circa-1960 example

Antiquorum's 1999 catalogue gives a reference-level list of 9K, 14K, 18K, steel, and steel-and-gold examples. Its 9K entry is a house summary, and the cited individual lots do not include a 9K watch. Christie's circa-1960 listing uses “steel and gold” without identifying which case parts are gold.

catalogue term	example
fluted	Antiquorum 2001 and 2010; Christie's 2023
faceted	Antiquorum 2006, steel and white gold
ribbed	Antiquorum 1999, 18K gold
ridged	Antiquorum 2009, stainless steel

The catalogues' terms describe individual bezels; the listings do not establish whether ribbed and ridged name separate factory variants. Antiquorum's 2006 catalogue says the 6567 and 6564 differ only by bezel, a house comparison rather than a factory parts record.

Auction descriptions call the crown and caseback screw-down on individual examples. The catalogues leave crystal material and crown replacement history unspecified.

Caseback of a 14K gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567 on its riveted bracelet — Caseback on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.

Bracelets, clasps, and packaging notes

Auction catalogues record several bracelets with individual watches. These listings describe sale pairings; they do not establish factory delivery:

bracelet on a catalogued example	source
14K riveted expanding Rolex bracelet with flat end links	Christie's, circa-1954 example
18K Oyster bracelet	Antiquorum, mid-1950s example
yellow-metal woven bracelet	Antiquorum, 18K pink-gold example catalogued in 1955
Rolex riveted expandable bracelet	Antiquorum, circa-1959 steel example
18K yellow-gold integral bracelet, catalogued as not original	Antiquorum, circa-1959 example; case number illegible
Gay Frères brick bracelet	Ineichen, 2025 listing
18K pink-gold “chocolate bar” bracelet	Antiquorum, 1959 example catalogued jointly as 6564/6567
bracelet ref. 78350/19 with end links 557	Gazette Drouot, circa-1958 steel-and-gold example; components may be later replacements

Antiquorum explicitly calls the bracelet on its circa-1959 18K-gold lot from 2015 “not original”; it also describes the hands as replaced and the dial as reprinted. The 2026 Gazette Drouot listing records bracelet ref. 78350/19 and end links 557 on a steel-and-gold example, while noting that service or restoration may have changed components.

14K hallmark on a riveted bracelet fitted to a Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6567 — Bracelet hallmark on Christie's circa-1954 example, lot 33.

Antiquorum's 2021 gold example came with a certificate and fitted box. Its catalogue says the reference was no longer visible between the lugs and identifies it as a 6567 from the papers and other details. Treat that identification as the auction house's attribution. The box and papers document that lot, not a reference-specific package.

Special branches

The auction records reviewed here cover commercial Oyster Perpetuals. None identifies a military or retailer-commissioned branch.

Historical market and auction record

sale date	auction record	catalogued example	result
11 April 1992	Antiquorum Geneva, lot 164	18K gold, silver dial, 34 mm	CHF 4,025
28 November 2001	Antiquorum New York, lot 490	18K yellow gold, fluted bezel, Cal. 1030	USD 3,680
14 May 2006	Antiquorum Geneva, lot 63	1956 steel and white gold, faceted bezel, two-tone dial, Cal. 1030	CHF 5,900
9 December 2009	Antiquorum New York, lot 222	circa-1959 steel, ridged bezel, black dial, Cal. 1030	USD 1,680
3 March 2021	Antiquorum Hong Kong, lot 263	circa-1959 18K yellow gold, Cal. 1030, certificate and box	HKD 42,500
19 July 2022	Antiquorum Monaco, lot 317	jointly catalogued ref. 6564/6567, 18K pink gold, chocolate-bar bracelet	EUR 31,200

Gallery

14K gold 6567 with honeycomb dial, catalogued circa 1954. Christie's, lot 33.
Dial and bezel detail from the same Christie's lot.
Caseback and bracelet from the same Christie's lot.
14K bracelet detail from the same Christie's lot.

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