Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 1 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 2 Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 3
Catalog example: Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt. Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. Photo source: mentawatches.com

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Rolex 6202

Honeycomb or gilt

Honeycomb or giltCollector notes

The early Turn-O-Graph uses a rotating timing bezel, foreshadowing the layout of Rolex’s later sports watches. This entry identifies the HoneycombA textured waffle-style dial surface found on some early Rolex references. or giltGold-colored dial printing, usually on early glossy Rolex sport dials. It is one of the first details collectors use to date a watch. configuration. See the catalog notes and evidence below for the recorded details.

Dealer range
$25,000 to $70,000
Auction range
$8,000 to $27,500
Evidence
3 source links

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Reference / configurationEvidence links
6202 · Honeycomb or gilt0 reference; 0 price

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Collector Notes

1953 only; the first serially produced Rolex with a rotating bezel, the design ancestor of the Sub and GMT

Pricing Ranges

Dealer range
$25,000 to $70,000
Auction range
$8,000 to $27,500
Links
mentawatches.com Rolex "Honeycomb Split-Logo 6202" Turn-O-Graph - Menta Watches- Buy Vintage and Modern Timepieces glennbradford.com 1953 Rolex Turn-O-Graph 6202 Stainless Steel Gilt Dial catalog.antiquorum.swiss ROLEX REF. 6202 TURN-O-GRAPH GILT BLACK HONEYCOMB DIAL (BEZEL MISSING) Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Turn-o-graph, Officially Certified Chronometer, case No. 949465, Ref. 6202. Made in 1953. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water

Reference Details

Reference
6202
Collection
Other Rolex
Family
Turn-O-Graph
Variant
Honeycomb or gilt
Data
Comparable-driven
Photo set
3 images
Workbook source
Other row 14

Reference Photos

Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 1
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. mentawatches.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 2
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. glennbradford.com
Catalog example attributed to Rolex 6202 Honeycomb or gilt, photo 3
Sourced example; exact configuration not independently verified. catalog.antiquorum.swiss

Image Sources

mentawatches.com Rolex "Honeycomb Split-Logo 6202" Turn-O-Graph - Menta Watches- Buy Vintage and Modern Timepieces glennbradford.com 1953 Rolex Turn-O-Graph 6202 Stainless Steel Gilt Dial catalog.antiquorum.swiss ROLEX REF. 6202 TURN-O-GRAPH GILT BLACK HONEYCOMB DIAL (BEZEL MISSING) Rolex, Oyster Perpetual Turn-o-graph, Officially Certified Chronometer, case No. 949465, Ref. 6202. Made in 1953. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water