Focus: Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch

As you know, the Swiss watchmaking sector is widely recognized for its cutting-edge know-how in this field.

Among the houses that stand out the most, Rolex is often the one cited first among the watchmaking references. It is more than a watch, it is an investment, a precious object that will last a lifetime and also an object to be passed down from generation to generation, a witness and a “timepiece”.

The Rolex brand, a Swiss watchmaking giant

Rolex is created and owned by the Wilsdorf family since its creation in 1905. The house has established itself through its ability to produce refined and exclusive pieces with extraordinary know-how.

Rolex: Today

Nowadays, in the year 2020, Rolex unveils two other movements which guarantee approximately 70 hours and 55 hours of power reserve, the subject of several patent filings. 

Thus, Rolex and the watches from the Oyster Perpetual collections continue to this day to write one of the most fascinating stories in the world of watchmaking by continually drawing on its history and its heritage to go ever further in its inventions and thus reinvent the future.

Rolex: the flagship models

The Rolex Daytona

This watch occupies one of the first places on the podium of the most popular watches from Rolex. 

 The Rolex Submariner

It is one of the manufacturer's most iconic models and prized by collectors. The Rolex Submariner is more dedicated to extreme athletes. This watch is one of the best-selling sports watches in the world.

The Rolex Explorer

The most sold on the second-hand market is the one marked 1016 because this watch is the most produced and one of the oldest.

The Rolex GMT-Master

Its particularity is that it was only produced for around twenty years, from 1954 to 1980. Its age of manufacture justifies its very high price and its price growth.

The Rolex Datejust

It owes its name to its status as the first automatic wristwatch displaying both the date in a window placed at 3 o'clock and the Chronometer inscription on the screen. 

And it was in 1926 that Rolex created its iconic watch model: the Oyster, a watch whose story we are going to tell you.

The history of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch

The time when the Rolex Oyster, athletes and adventurers increasingly want to use technological advances to push humanity's progress even further.

This Rolex marks its time until today, with its waterproof capacity, a capacity which is specific to Rolex because it is the first waterproof and dustproof watch on the market. 

Its name is the translation of the English “oyster”, which highlights this characteristic. To prove the capacity of this mechanical “oyster”, the brand did well by installing aquariums filled with Oyster watches in some of its points of sale.

What also makes it famous is obviously its airtight case to the point that, only one year after its launch, it accompanied the English swimmer Mercedes Gleitze's swim across the Channel. A 10-hour physical effort from which the sportswoman and the watch will both emerge victorious, further proof of the extraordinary capabilities of the watch.

A range of breathtaking Oyster Perpetual watches

Since the creation of the first Oyster watch, a whole range has emerged, now with different case sizes, dial colors which also change while remaining chic and luxurious.

There is the new generation available which also includes hands and indexes covered or filled with a long-lasting luminescent material which diffuses a blue glow when the watch is in the dark.

There is the presence of caliber 3230, which allows a unique movement. Like all Rolex watches, each of these models, whether we are talking about the Oyster Perpetual 41 or the Oyster Perpetual 36, benefit from the Superlative Chronometer certification, which demonstrates the excellence of the performance of this watch. 

It's a watch essential and cult which continues to position itself as a pioneer of watches, almost 100 years after its creation.