Rolex Oyster Perpetual 6580
Oyster Perpetual -> 6580
The 6580 is a steel Oyster Perpetual from the same mid-1950s flat-caseback generation as 6098, 6085 and 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
| 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 6098, 6085 and 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 1002 / 1003 / 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
- 6098 and 6085 — the honeycomb-dial siblings of the same generation.
- 6564 — the gold-case sibling on the same cal 1030 platform.
- Oyster Perpetual family index
Sources
- Hodinkee Shop — "1954 Rolex Oyster Perpetual Reference 6580"
- The Vintage Rolex Field Manual — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra