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The 6105 is one of the earlier Datejust references, a model which has now been in existence for nearly 80 years. It was this reference, along with the 6104, that we first start seeing the word Datejust on the dial.
The current example features a Swiss only dial, as opposed to Swiss Made, and the Officially Certified Chronometer is displayed across two lines. More interestingly, however, is that the wording of Datejust appears in the colour red. Correct for the period this lot also features a date wheel in just red, perhaps even one of the last fully red ones before the date wheels became predominantly roulette ones for the rest of the 50s.
The current owner has had the piece for over 25 years and has worn it infrequently.