Rolex’s new efforts were solid at the “Watches and Miracles” Geneva Watch Fair at the beginning of this year (March 2023). In addition to updating the entire line of Daytona, an unprecedented color plate version was launched on the Oyster Perpetual. The official name is the Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern” dial, which is commonly known as “balloon” and “bubble” (from now on referred to as balloon).
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “celebration pattern,” commonly known as “balloon.”
After a few months, the new Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” has been distributed to Rolex dealer stores worldwide and is on sale. The Oyster Perpetual was originally the entry-level series of Rolex. The public price of men’s watches is more than 40,000 (36 mm), the cheapest Rolex. However, under the blessing of the “celebration pattern” balloon of the new Oyster Perpetual, the actual price has soared to the level of Rolex Daytona. Although the ultra-high market price is expected, it still surprises people in the current period when the global watch market is in total decline. Cheap Rolex replica.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern,” Balloon
The new Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” includes three models, namely: 41mm model 124300, 36mm model 126000, and 31mm model 277200. Among them, 41 and 36 are the sizes of men’s watches. The actual photos in this article are 36mm models.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern” balloons, from left to right, 41 mm, 36 mm, 31 mm.
The soaring rise of the Oyster Perpetual Balloon’ stems from the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue’ in 2020.
In 2020, Rolex launched the “Tiffany Blue” dial for the first time on the Oyster Perpetual, and it exploded instantly. The market immediately reached more than 100,000 and directly gave birth to the Patek Philippe 5711A “Tiffany Blue” limited edition, triggering the “Tiffany Blue” craze in the world of famous watches. Rolex replicas for sale.
In 2020, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Tiffany Blue’ ignited a craze for the ‘Tiffany Blue color scheme.
But just when the Oyster Perpetual “Tiffany Blue” became popular, Rolex was so extreme that it directly discontinued the 41mm “Tiffany Blue” (36mm is still in production). The 41mm Oyster Perpetual’ Tiffany Blue’ has only been produced for about a year. And this year, the 41mm Oyster Perpetual ‘Balloon’ was used to replace the 41mm ‘Tiffany Blue.’ As a result, the new “Balloon” market soared, while the 41 “Tiffany Blue,” which was only produced for one year, also maintained a super high demand due to its limited quantity.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern” balloon has 51 colored balls on the disk.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” background color is still “Tiffany Blue,” but on the disk, 51 colored balls have been added, and the colored balls have black outlines. The other parts are the same as the regular Oyster Perpetual Disk. Among the famous watches of the same level, Rolex uses sufficient materials. Even the entry-level Oyster Perpetual uses platinum hands and platinum hour markers. Below the 6 o’clock position on the dial is a small crown (indicating that the watch uses a new generation of Rolex 32 series automatic movement). The fancy dial of the Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” is highly recognizable.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern,” dial details.
The Oyster Perpetual uses Rolex’s standard “Oyster case” and the standard aperture. The front of the case is thoroughly brushed, and the bezel and the sides are polished. Among them, the side of the matter is shiny, a significant feature of Rolex (including Tudor). The watch’s crown has a screw-in lock and is waterproof to 100 meters—Rolex Oyster Perpetual, with an Oyster bracelet and Oyster buckle. The bracelet and clasp are brushed in large areas. The table processing method is similar to professional workers such as Airmaster and Steel Case Tanyi.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern,” case detail.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 and 36 men’s models have been fully equipped with Rolex’s new generation of 32 series automatic movements, precisely the 3230 automated actions, consistent with the Rolex No Calendar Water Ghost 124060 movement. The power is 70 hours, and the new Chronergy escapement is used to improve the power transmission efficiency. At the same time, continue to use the Rolex blue niobium hairspring and fine-tune the balance wheel with no calorie weights. Certified by the Rolex Super Observatory, the daily error is +2/-2 seconds.
41mm and 36mm Oyster Perpetual, using 3230 automatic movements.
Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” is close to Daytona’s, and the market in Europe is even higher.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” has a public price of 50,000 for 41 mm and 47,600 for 36 mm.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern”
Of course, the public price is meaningless before the Oyster’s Perpetual “Balloon.” Although the global watch market is falling, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Rolex sports models are all falling. Still, the Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” is soaring, and the actual price of the 41mm model is even close to Daytona 116500 (the 36 mm actual price is lower). At the same time, according to foreign information, the actual cost of the 41mm Oyster Perpetual “Balloon” in Europe has reached 34,500 Euros, or about RMB 273,270, which is much higher than the domestic secondary market. Surprisingly, an Oyster Perpetual is more expensive than a Steel Case Daytona.
The actual price of the 41mm Oyster Perpetual “Celebration Pattern” is already close to Daytona’s 116,500.
The “conservative” Rolex has become more and more “fashionable.”
Rolex is one of the watch world’s most “restrained” and “conservative” brands. In addition to technical changes, every update of the watch’s appearance is just a detail adjustment. There is not much difference in overall appearance between the water ghosts, weekday calendars, and antique models from 50 years ago.
Rolex’s new week calendar “puzzle” uses enamel to make a puzzle pattern on the disk and replaces the original week calendar with cartoon patterns and English.
In recent years, Rolex has begun to add “fashion” elements. In addition to this oyster perpetual “balloon,” Rolex’s new week calendar “puzzle” this year uses enamel to make a puzzle pattern on the dial. It uses a weekly calendar window to display cartoon patterns. For Rolex, which has always focused on practicality, it was unimaginable in the past to remove the calendar function and change it into a cartoon pattern.
Series: Oyster Perpetual
Dial Color: Turquoise Blue Dial
Band Length: 18cm
Model: m124300-0006
Band Width: 20mm
Case Size: 41mm
Brand: Rolex
Gender: Unisex
Movement: Automatic