Plate 373. Illustration generated from this record, not a photograph. No lettering or logos. Colours are approximate. Size unconfirmed: not drawn to scale.
- a Bezel
- fluted
- b Dial
- unconfirmed, with date
- c Case
- unconfirmed, round
- d Strap
- bracelet
Rolex · Dress
Day-Date
Ref. 6511
Machine translation pending human review. Figures and sources match the original.
One of the first two Day-Date references, the one with the fluted bezel, launched at the same time as the 6510. According to Rolex, it was the first watch with the day spelled out in full beside the date.
Price unconfirmed
We only publish a price with a source and a date.
Why it matters
- Launched alongside the plain-bezel 6510
- First watch with the day spelled out in full, according to Rolex
- Made for barely a year
Specifications
- Line
- Day-Date
- Year
- 1956
- Status
- Discontinued
- Range
- Luxury
- Diameter
- unconfirmed
- Thickness
- unconfirmed
- Material
- unconfirmed
- Shape
- round
- Dial
- unconfirmed
- Markers
- unconfirmed
- Date
- Yes
- Bezel
- fluted
- Strap
- bracelet
- Calibre
- unconfirmed
- Movement
- Automatic
- Power reserve
- unconfirmed
- Frequency
- unconfirmed
- Jewels
- unconfirmed
- Water resistance
- unconfirmed
- Complications
- hours, minutes, seconds, date, day of the week
Across the Archive
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Sources
Record confidence: medium. Based on a secondary source. Anything unverified is shown as “unconfirmed”, never estimated.
