Hands-on Evaluation-- The 2016 Rolex Oyster Continuous 39mm Ref. 114300-- specifications & price

If you consider the Rolex collections, there are the sports watches-- defined by the Oyster name as well as including icons like the Submariner or the Sea-Dweller or proper devices like the DeepSea-- and also the quite clothed, timeless watches-- named Cellini, that had been renewed in 2013. However, there is an additional sub-collection that could be discovered in the Oyster array of watches, just what we might call the informal, everyday watches-- those watches that you could effortlessly wear on a day-to-day basis. This sub-collection blends the sporty attributes with a non-posh beauty, like for example the Sky-Dweller or the Day-Date 40. Those are nevertheless expensive, extravagant watches. If you're not having pockets produced gold or platinum, there is a laid-back watch for you: the Rolex Oyster Perpetual. Here is the 2016 collection.

Besides being a Rolex-- taking into consideration the effect of the brand name on the market, this can be itself a perfect classification of watches-- the Rolex Oyster Perpetual rests right in the middle of two primary kinds of watches. It's neither an outfit watch, nor a sporting activities watch. We want to call it a casual watch. It's like a Levi's 501. You can mix it with your ugliest grey hoodie or with a white shirt. The very same chooses the Oyster Perpetual. You could wear it during weekends with a pair of tennis shoes or throughout the week with your fit and connection. That's the watch created the non-collectors, in the feeling of those that are not building up wrist watches. It's easy, quite qualitative (it's a Rolex) as well as maybe your next and also only watch for the 30 years ahead. Certainly, connoisseurs will find it dull which's why Rolex includes brand-new editions for 2016, with more colorful dials.

The 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual will certainly be offered in 4 sizes, beginning with the women' only 26mm and also 31mm to a unisex 34mm (that can look quite great on a guy's wrist, for a discreet vintage feeling) as well as the possibly future hot seller, a 39mm edition. The situation is everything about Rolex, indicating a solid 904L stainless steel block with integrated lugs (and also luckily, some instead slim lugs below) that showcases mirror refined casebands and also brushed level surface areas. The bezel is just bevelled and mirror polished. The bracelet shares the very same top quality and also combed coating on the 3 links. It includes the well completed and also functional Oysterclasp fastening (with easy adjustment). Primarily, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual is a much less sporty edition of the Rolex Explorer 1 39mm (very same instance, very same bracelet as well as fastening, very same bezel and same activity). The major distinctions are the dial as well as the hands.

Inside the 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm ticks the popular, robust, tested Calibre 3132. This could a 2016 uniqueness, it is not fitted with the new generation of motion by Rolex, meaning the Calibre 3255 and also its future derivatives-- this activity is for the moment set aside to the premium Day-Date 40 introduced this year. As claimed, it discusses its no-date motion with the Rolex Explorer 1 Ref. 214270. The Calibre 3132 is a bi-directionnal self-winding movement that flaunts 48 hrs of power reserve. It has the usual Rolex features: the Paraflex schock absorber (intended to be better than normal shock absorbers) and also the blue Parachrom spiral-- the in-house antimagnetic hair-spring. Like every motion produced by Rolex, it is accredited chronometer by the COSC.

The main novelty on this 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm is naturally a lot more aesthetic than technical, as it is primarily concentrated on the dials. 3 versions are offered: dark rhodium (dark grey), red grape, or a dazzling blue. If the grey version will certainly be the simplest on the wrist-- and also most likely the most marketed one-- both others are bringing some fresh air to a brand recognized for its ... austerity. Besides the colours, the face of the 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm is classic: batons applied indexes (consisting of 3 Luminous ones) and also straight hands. Something however has to be seen: the hr dots. Each dial its very own vibrant dots: light blue on the dark grey dial, bright red on the red grape dial and lime environment-friendly on the blue dial. Naturally, this is not one of the most lavish combinations we've seen around however it's a nice move from Rolex to bring a fresher, younger style to the collection.

On the wrist, the 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm is, as stated, an ideal daily-beater for those seeking for a qualitative, robust as well as discreet watch. As the size and density are reasonable, it really feels comfy as well as it looks good in every scenario. It is the meaning of an informal watch.

The 2016 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39mm will be rate, regardless the colour selected, at CHF 5.400 (consisting of taxes). It will be offered this summer season 2016.