November 30, 2022
The Oyster 6426 – still the most straightforward Rolex around
In fact, a favorite vintage Rolex I've seen over the past couple of years (one of those "shoulda bought it" ones) is a simple ref. 6426 with a creamy three-six-nine dial, sold by Archiwatch. It looks like a polar Rolex Commando, another super rare manual-wind Rolex. The watch wasn't expensive – less than your average vintage Submariner, for sure, but way rarer – and more fun – if you ask me. It shows how, even today, there are still weird vintage Rolexes waiting to be discovered.
By the way, the cousins of the ref. 6426, the refs. 6694 and 6494, feature a date window. Besides that, they're pretty similar to the 6426 in every other way.