Steel and Gold (Rolesor)
Turn-O-Graph 6202 — Steel and Gold (Rolesor)
Steel case with a gold bezel and crown: the first Rolex sold in Rolesor, of which only a small handful left the factory. Antiquorum examples have honeycomb dials with applied gold markers and gold hands: cases 949,973, 949,977 and 951,353 (caseback I.54).
Antiquorum gives about 4,200 steel examples, made until March 1954; Bob’s Watches gives about 1,000 over a 12-month run. Known case numbers in this file run from 949,579 (Monometer, III.53) to 953,468.
Identifying details
Variants of 6202
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Monometer Signature | 1953 |
| Black Gilt Dial | 1953–1954 |
| Black Gilt Dial · Red Depth Text | 1953 |
| Black Gilt Dial · OCC Dial | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 6202
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- Two-tone
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Rolex A260
- Rolex A296
Dial, bezel & hands
Movement
Rolex A260
Bubbleback-era automatic carried over from earlier Oyster Perpetuals; the most robust Rolex automatic of its day, with shock protection.
Automatic · Introduced 1950 · Ø 26.4 mm
Rolex A296
Technically close to the A260 but larger, to suit the big-crown case.
Automatic · Introduced 1950 · 17 jewels · Ø 29.5 mm