Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6494 Tropical Swiss Only Gilt dial FOR SALE aviation pioneer Santos-Dumont

aviation pioneer Santos-Dumont

” This transitional model bridged the gap between Rolex’s earlier chronographs—like references 6034 and 6234—and what would ultimately become the iconic Daytona line-up

This Max 5' would be a great entry to our no date Sub club

The most desirable of all the watches

Rolex Oysterdate Precision 6494 Tropical Swiss Only Gilt dial FOR SALE aviation pioneer Santos-DumontThis Oysterdate Precision ref. 6494 is a significant mid 20th century timepiece, produced primarily between 1954 and 1959. It belongs to a lineage of manual wind Oyster date models that preceded the long running ref. 6694. Unlike Rolexs self winding Perpetual models, the 6494 is manually wound and not COSC certified. The Precision text on the dial reflects Rolexs high internal standards of accuracy despite the absence of official chronometer