Admin: New reference article: 6580 (Oyster Perpetual, honeycomb dial, cal 1030)

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New reference article: 6580 (Oyster Perpetual, honeycomb dial, cal 1030)

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<small>[[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual]] -> '''6580'''</small>

[[File:Ref 6580 hero.webp|thumb|right|300px|Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6580, circa 1954, honeycomb dial with 3-6-9 numerals.]]

The 6580 is a steel Oyster Perpetual from the same mid-1950s flat-caseback generation as [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]] and [[Reference:6564|6564]], carrying an off-white honeycomb dial with a 3-6-9 numeral layout under a smooth bezel. A documented example dates to circa 1954, cal 1030, 34mm steel case.

== Core facts ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! detail
! value
|-
| reference
| 6580
|-
| family
| Oyster Perpetual
|-
| production
| circa 1954 (documented example)
|-
| case
| 34mm x 11mm, stainless steel
|-
| crystal
| Plexiglass (acrylic)
|-
| movement
| Caliber 1030, self-winding
|-
| dial
| Off-white honeycomb texture, 3-6-9 Arabic numerals
|-
| bezel
| Smooth
|}

== Where it sits in the line ==

The 6580 shares its cal 1030 movement and case architecture with [[Reference:6098|6098]], [[Reference:6085|6085]] and [[Reference:6564|6564]], and specifically shares the honeycomb dial vocabulary with 6085 and 6098. Its own dealer description contrasts the smooth bezel here against a "shinier fluted cousin" elsewhere in the family — consistent with the same bezel-driven naming logic that organises the classic 4-digit [[Reference:1002|1002]] / [[Reference:1003|1003]] / [[Reference:1005|1005]] generation a few years later.

== Production outline ==

A documented example, case number 39801, dates to circa 1954. No Rolex-published production window exists; the reference sits inside the same mid-1950s window as its flat-caseback siblings.

== Movement notes ==

Caliber 1030, the self-winding movement shared across this generation. No jewel count or beat rate was recovered from the located source.

== Dial map ==

The signature configuration is an off-white honeycomb texture with printed 3-6-9 Arabic numerals, showing light aging around the indexes on the documented example, with radium lume plots described as largely intact aside from a few losses between 12 and 6 o'clock. No other dial variant has been independently confirmed for this reference.

== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==

The case is stainless steel, 34mm across and 11mm thick, fitted with a Plexiglass crystal and a smooth steel bezel.

== Related references ==

* [[Reference:6098|6098]] and [[Reference:6085|6085]] — the honeycomb-dial siblings of the same generation.
* [[Reference:6564|6564]] — the gold-case sibling on the same cal 1030 platform.
* [[Reference:oyster-perpetual|Oyster Perpetual family index]]

== Shared references ==

* [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers by year]]
* [[Reference:Movements|Movement reference]]
* [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelet & clasp guide]]

== Sources ==

* [https://shop.hodinkee.com/products/1950s-rolex-oyster-perpetual Hodinkee Shop — "1954 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 6580"]
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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Admin: New reference article: 6580 (Oyster Perpetual, honeycomb dial, cal 1030)