1966 Rolex Oyster Precision 36mm Manual Silver Dial 6424

Here we have a 1966 Rolex Oyster Precision Manual Silver Dial 6424 with a 36mm stainless steel Oyster case. The slender case has a subtle curve towards the lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 43mm and a thickness of 10mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. The case profile has polished and brushed surfaces that transition with strong, crisp edges. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown. The polished, smooth bezel holds a domed acrylic crystal above a sunburst silver dial with a lovely speckled patina, an outer minute track with Tritium lume pips, and applied faceted dagger indexes that magically play with the light to mark the hours. Slender hands filled with Tritium are complemented by a tapered centre second hand, the text is precisely printed with “Rolex Oyster” underneath the applied Rolex crown, and at 6 o’clock, you find printed “Precision”. On the reverse, a coin-edged screw-down case back, inside a manually wound Rolex Cal. 1215, 17 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour. The watch comes paired with its well-suited 20mm strap and pin buckle.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original Rolex box and paperwork. The watch comes paired with its well-suited 20mm strap and pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1966 and is sold in vintage, worn condition; coming fresh from service, with a lovely speckled-patina silver dial. As you can see, signs of age and wear are present. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

As the proud owner of this watch's smaller sibling, the Rolex Oysterdate 6694, I've become a huge fan of these manual-wind Oyster references. There's something wonderfully honest about them. They strip Rolex back to the essentials and remind you just how good the fundamentals have always been. This 6424 wears beautifully on the wrist. The 36mm Oyster case is perfectly proportioned, the manual-wind movement keeps the watch pleasingly slim, and the subtle speckled patina across the silver dial gives it just enough character without ever feeling overdone. It's the sort of watch that quietly grows on you the longer you own it. Perhaps the biggest appeal, though, is the value. In a world where so many vintage Rolex references have climbed dramatically in price, the Oyster Precision still feels refreshingly attainable. I'd go as far as saying it's arguably one of the best-value vintage Rolex models on the market today. Snap it up and add it to your collection today!

Reference : 6424
Movement : Manually Wound Rolex Cal. 1215
Age : Circa. 1966
Year : 1966
Case Size : 36mm
Case Thickness : 10mm
Lug to Lug : 43mm
Lugs : 20mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

In 1905, German-born Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law Alfred Davis set up a company in London that imported Swiss movements, which were installed in British cases and sold to jewellers who put their names on the dials. Recognising the potential for their brand, Wilsdorf created the brand name Rolex in 1908. In 1910, a Rolex became the first wristwatch to carry the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, awarded by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. Demand for Rolex watches rose swiftly, and British taxes on the Swiss movements Rolex used prompted Wilsdorf to move the business to Geneva, Switzerland, in 1919. With production costs lowered, Wilsdorf quickly set out to solve the age-old problem of moisture and dust entering a watch case and damaging the movement. The Rolex watchmakers came up with a fully sealed watch case, which Wilsdorf named The Rolex Oyster, released in 1926 and marketed as the world's first “waterproof” watch. The notches on the bezel and case back meant they could be screwed down to the middle case with a special tool invented and manufactured by Rolex to hermetically seal the case. In 1927, a young swimmer, Miss Mercedes Gleitz, swam the English Channel wearing the “Oyster”; later, in 1933, the team of the first expedition to fly over Everest wore them, and it was also famously worn by Sir Malcolm Campbell, “King Of Speed”, on the 4th of September 1935. An advert of the time made a big splash with him saying, “The Rolex watch is still keeping perfect time- I was wearing it yesterday when Bluebird exceeded 300 mph” He broke the world land speed record 9 times between 1924 and 1936. 1931 saw the debut of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, their first self-winding watch that was also water-resistant and dustproof. In 1931, Rolex introduced the first automatic winding wristwatch, giving it the legendary name Oyster Perpetual. In 1945, they released the Datejust, which was the first watch to have the date jump instantaneously at midnight. The 1950s saw a whole lot of releases such as the Air-King (1958), the Explorer (1953), the Submariner (1953), the GMT Master (1955), the Day-Date (1956), the electromagnetic field resistant Milgauss (1956), the Lady-Datejust (1957) and the first Deep Sea model (1960). Wilsdorf’s death in 1960, saw ownership of Rolex S.A. (a collection of sub-companies) passed to the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, which was founded by Wilsdorf in 1945, the mission of which is simply to sustain Rolex S.A. indefinitely.