ROLEX, EXPLORER REF. 6610, A STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
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ROLEX, EXPLORER REF. 6610, A STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH

CASE NUMBER: 355’887, MOVEMENT NUMBER: N745’754

Closed26 October 2022

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USD 30,000–40,000

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ROLEX, EXPLORER REF. 6610, A STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH
CASE NUMBER: 355’887, MOVEMENT NUMBER: N745’754
CIRCA: 1958
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
DIAMETER: 36 mm.
STRAP MATERIAL: Brown leather strap
DIAL: Black gilt dial
MOVEMENT: Cal. 1030, automatic
FUNCTIONS: Time only
BUCKLE: Steel pin buckle

Specialist note

The Explorer reference 6610 was introduced in 1955 and featured the classic 3,6,9 dial that we now associate with the reference. It replaced the Ref. 6150, but the Ref. 6610 featured a flat caseback unlike the “bubble back” of the earlier reference.

The 6610 black lacquer dials have gilt markings – gold text, chapter ring - and hands. The 6610 was produced for about five years before it was replaced with reference 1016 in 1963.