Rolex Day-Date 36 With Decorative Stone Dials Rolex Materials: White Gold, Oystersteel, Everose Gold Independent watch dealer turned vlogger Paul Thorpe was among those calling for a more flamboyant approach to bezel and dial colours (as well, in Thorpe’s case, as the trademarked rubber Oysterflex bracelets) from Rolex in recent weeks.Īficionados of the Sky-Dweller, a piece aimed at global travellers, who share Thorpe’s views are now afforded versions in white Rolesor (two-tone gold and steel) with a mint green dial (formerly seen only on the Datejust) and an 18 ct Everose gold piece whose dial comes in an entirely new blue hue (there’s also, for the first time ever, a 18 ct white gold version on an Oysterflex bracelet).Īs for technical enhancements to a model already equipped with two time zones and annual Saros calendar, its beating heart is now calibre 9002, whose repertoire-unlike its predecessor-includes a Chronergy escapement.Īs for more flamboyant approaches to dials, the new Sky-Dweller models are just the start of it… Power Reserve: 66 hours Yacht‑Master 42-in Titanium It includes a Chronergy escapement, Syloxi hairspring and Paraflex shock absorbers, not to mention bridges finished with Rolex Côtes de Genève (keen-eyed observers will note the polished groove between each band).ĭials-which come in a white or black-have Arabic numerals at 3, 9 and 12 (there’s a seconds subdial at 6) and faceted index markers, whilst the hour hand, with a ring approaching its tip, contrasts playfully with the minute hand’s sword shape. Subtle chamfering on lugs completes the piece’s aesthetic.Ī transparent case back reveals the exquisite piece of horological theater that is calibre 7140-a self-winding mechanical movement Rolex unveiled this year. Perhaps the piece in the Rolex canon most conducive to formal dressing, the Perpetual 1908-named as a nod to the year that Hans Wilsdorf came up with the name Rolex-has a slim, 18 ct yellow or white gold case and a part domed, part finely fluted bezel.
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