The 6426 has a manually wound cal 1210 movement. Nothing wrong with the Oyster but for a couple hundred more you could have an Air King or OPD. It'll be a bit thinner than the watches with rotors however. I don't think I'd pay much more than $1400 for one and it'd have to be in good shape.
Have you looked at a ref. 6694? whatever you get, make sure it has original bracelet. Very important with Rolex.
http://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-rolex-6426-oyster-precision-mans-watch-1973s.11878/ this is is what a nice one should look like. 78350 bracelet and all
It's rubbish, move it on and get something decent! (well, I had to try didn't I ) I love the absolute classic simplicity of this model
No, Mexican (Melbournian). I went to Sydney once. I didn't like it. I was based at Garden Island for a number of years, it's very close to the 'Loo, the Cross and a number of other incredible places. I was late teens early twenties, I can hardly remember those five years
I think it's great, actually. If I didn't already have so many manual wind Rolexes, I'd have considered it. I have the somewhat similar but much less common 6424 -- this model is somewhat larger (36mm) and doesn't have lug holes -- but I don't think the 6424 was produced past the mid-60s.