Rolex 6251H Bracelet: Folded Jubilee for the Datejust 1600

Oysters Jubilee manufactures the Rolex 6251H bracelet as a new premium aftermarket Jubilee bracelet for vintage Rolex and Tudor watches of the 1960s and 1970s. The Rolex Jubilee 6251H bracelet is the 20mm folded link Jubilee bracelet: five links across, folded center link construction, paired with 55 end links. We machine every one new.

Nothing on this page is a used part pulled from a donor watch. Collectors restoring a Datejust 1600 order the bracelet body on its own or as a matched assembly with its end links, and the code is what has to match.

What the 6251H Jubilee Bracelet Is

The 6251H Jubilee bracelet carries a reference code, not a model name. Rolex assigned 6251H to the folded Jubilee fitted across the Datejust 1600 generation between 1967 and 1977. Gay Frères supplied much of Rolex bracelet production through those years.

The code tells you the construction, the lug width and the end link that belongs with it, which is why buyers search the number rather than the watch. Anyone shopping for a Rolex Jubilee bracelet by code is really shopping fitment. Our Jubilee bracelet collection holds every configuration we produce.

Five-Link Jubilee Design in 20mm Lug Width

The Jubilee runs five links across where the Oyster runs three. Rolex introduced the design in 1945 for the Datejust, and the narrow center links give the bracelet its drape. The 6251H measures 20mm at the lugs, and 20mm is the lug width every compatible case uses. A 19mm case will not take it.

Style is the other half of the decision. If you are weighing the two before ordering, our Oyster versus Jubilee bracelet comparison sets the five-link drape against the three-link Oyster in detail.

Folded Center Links, Manufactured New

Folded construction defines this reference. Rolex built the 6251H by folding steel into each center link rather than cutting the link from solid stock, which is why the bracelet sits lighter on the wrist than a modern equivalent and articulates the way it does. We manufacture to that construction. Our precision machining follows the folded links geometry documented for the period rather than substituting a modern solid link that would read wrong on a 1970s case.

Folded Center Links Versus the Hollow 62510H

Two Jubilee references cover the vintage Datejust, and they are not interchangeable. The 6251H uses folded center links and pairs with 55 end links. The 62510H uses hollow center links, pairs with 555 or 555B end links, and covers the later Datejust 16000 and 16200 generations.

Ordering across the two is the most common mistake we see. If your case reference is a 16000 or a 16200, you want the 62510H hollow link Jubilee bracelet instead, which we manufacture as its own line.

Period-Correct Dimensions We Precision Machine

We machine each 6251H to match original factory dimensions for the cases it serves: 20mm at the end links, the period taper through the bracelet, and the link proportions documented on 1960s and 1970s examples. Each center link is precision machined to the period profile, and the material is 316L stainless steel.

Every bracelet ships new, which removes the one fault no used example can shed. Stretch is cumulative wear at the link pins. It is irreversible, and it is why a tired vintage bracelet rattles.

Shop New Folded Jubilee Bracelets from Oysters Jubilee

New production, machined to period-correct specification. Order the bracelet body on its own, or matched with its end links.

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A new bracelet is the only one that starts at zero stretch.

Fitment: Which Rolex and Tudor References Take This Bracelet

Fitment decides everything on this page. The 6251H fits cases with 20mm lugs where the Jubilee was the standard bracelet or a factory option, and the end link code completes the assembly. Start with the reference engraved between the lugs at 12 o'clock.

Tudor buyers get the same treatment as Rolex buyers here: the Tudor bracelet and end link compatibility chart maps our Tudor fitment to case reference the same way.

Datejust 1600, GMT-Master 1675 and 6542, Tudor Submariner

The Datejust 1600 is the primary fitment, and a Datejust 1600 bracelet has to measure 20mm at the lugs to qualify. Rolex produced the reference from 1967 to 1977 and shipped it on the Jubilee, which makes the 6251H the period-correct choice for that restoration. The bracelet also appears as a variation on sport references where the Jubilee ran as an alternative to the Oyster.

Compatible references:

• Datejust 1600, 1967 to 1977, standard Jubilee fitment
• GMT-Master 1675 and 6542, Jubilee variation
• Tudor Submariner 7016, 7928, 9401/0 and 9411/0, Jubilee variation

This reference does not serve the Explorer 1016 or the Datejust 16014, which take other bracelets entirely.

Confirm the case reference before ordering. The number decides the bracelet, not the model name.

55 End Links: the Hollow Pairing for This Reference

The 55 is the end link code that belongs with the 6251H. That pairing runs both ways: the 6251H end link is the 55 and nothing else, and the 55 pairs back to the Jubilee bracelet 6251H alone.

An end link, written endlinks in some listings, is the shaped piece that bridges bracelet and case, and it is what closes the gap at the lugs. The 20mm ends, listed by some sellers as 20mm end pieces, seat against the case where the lug width is fixed.

Every end link we manufacture is hollow, matching the construction Rolex used through this period. Our Jubilee end links for Rolex and Tudor collection lists the codes we produce across the Jubilee range.

Why Hollow End Links Match a Folded Bracelet

Hollow end links and folded center links come from the same production thinking, and they behave the same way under load. A hollow end link flexes slightly as the bracelet articulates, which is what lets it seat flush against a case machined to the same tolerances.

Solid end links arrived in later production periods and sit outside our range. Fitting one to a 1970s case is where a restoration stops looking right.

Check the Rolex Bracelet and End Link Compatibility Chart

Match your case reference before you order. The chart pins every bracelet and end link we manufacture to its Rolex case and production year.

View the Rolex Compatibility Chart

Frequently Asked Questions About This Jubilee Bracelet

Four questions come up more than any others when collectors order a Jubilee bracelet by reference code. If yours is not among them, the compatibility charts settle most fitment cases outright.

Will a 20mm Jubilee bracelet fit a Datejust 1601 or 1603?

Yes. The 1601 and 1603 are dial and bezel variants of the same Datejust 1600 case, and all three use 20mm lugs. One 6251H and 55 end link assembly serves every one of them. Check the reference engraved between the lugs if you are unsure which variant you own.

How does a replacement Jubilee bracelet compare with a used vintage one?

A pre-owned bracelet arrives with whatever wear its previous decades gave it, and its price moves with condition and scarcity rather than with specification. Ours is different. We manufacture the replacement Jubilee bracelet new, to a fixed specification, orderable by reference code. You also keep the bracelet you already own, which matters when it came with the watch.

How many links does it have, and how do I size it to my wrist?

Link count matters more than a stated length in inches, because wrist size drives how much comes out. A full length 6251H arrives with more links than most wrists need, and the bracelet tapers from 20mm at the end links toward the clasp and buckle. Size it in three passes:

Fit it loosely and count the excess links.

1. Remove links evenly from both sides so the clasp stays centered.
2. Recheck the fit before taking out a second pair.
3. Two to four links out covers most wrist sizes.

Can this bracelet go on a GMT-Master 16700, 16710 or 16760?

No. Those references take the 62510H with 502B or 502T end links. The 6251H covers the earlier GMT-Master 1675 and 6542 as a Jubilee variation, and the 16750 sits with the later reference rather than this one. Our guide to which Rolex models take a Jubilee bracelet maps the full range.

A Jubilee Bracelet for Rolex Collectors Who Want No Stretch

Stretch is why most collectors replace a Jubilee rather than repair one. Link pins wear, the bracelet lengthens, and the five-link layout shows the sag sooner because it carries more joints than an Oyster does. No service reverses it. A new Rolex 6251H Jubilee bracelet starts at zero. That is the argument for buying new rather than hunting a used example.

What Ships with a Newly Manufactured 20mm Bracelet

Order the bracelet body alone if your 55 end links are sound. Order the matched set if they are not. Either way you receive a new stainless steel Jubilee bracelet, and the steel band arrives sized long so you take links out rather than hunt for spares. Standard 1.8mm spring bars fit the lug holes. Our in-house warranty covers the band against manufacturing fault.

Order Your Folded Jubilee Bracelet for the Datejust 1600

Orderable by reference code, shipped pre-paired. Pick the bracelet body or the matched 55 end link assembly.

Order the 6251H with 55 End Links