Rolex 1908 Watches

Rolex Perpetual
Cutting-edge classicism

Elegant, classic and decidedly contemporary, the Perpetual 1908 immortalizes Rolex's age-long daring spirit. Heir to the brand's aesthetic heritage as much as to its numerous innovations in watchmaking, the watch perpetuates the brand's pursuit of excellence.

This fine example of Rolex's watchmaking prowess, with Superlative Chronometer certification, brings classicism to the future.

Rolex

1908

39 mm, 18 kt white gold, polished finish

$30,300

Rolex

1908

39 mm, 18 kt yellow gold, polished finish

$40,900

Rolex

1908

39 mm, platinum, polished finish

$33,600

Rolex Perpetual 1908 in white gold with intense black dial worn on wrist against green marble background

The perpetuates the original boldness of Rolex

Since the brand's creation in , Rolex has pursued the fundamental conviction of its founder, Hans Wilsdorf, for whom the future of the wristwatch was inseparable from superlative performance. The combines all the essential attributes of a self-winding wristwatch according to him: chronometric precision, waterproofness, autonomy, comfort and durability.

Rolex Perpetual 1908 in yellow gold showing transparent caseback with caliber 7140 movement alongside front face with white dial and Settimo bracelet

Classic style, perpetually reinvented

While Hans Wilsdorf's revolutionary innovations concerned the technical features of the wristwatch, they were also the fruit of an extremely strong aesthetic vision. The silhouette of the case, as well as the design of the 's dial, reinvent the classic - yet very modern - spirit of the original Oyster Perpetual watches. An aesthetic signature, its finely domed and fluted bezel is testimony to a quest for delicacy in all of its forms.

Rolex Perpetual 1908 in yellow gold with intense black dial and Settimo bracelet, dynamic floating view on cream background

A sleek design linking the past to the present

With its , and numerals and its small seconds counter at o'clock, the watch, available in kt yellow or white gold as well as in platinum, revisits the style of an Oyster Perpetual from and resolutely endows it with modernity. The dial is a model of elegance and sophistication: Arabic numerals and faceted index hour markers in kt gold against an intense white or intense black dial, or an ice blue dial featuring a guilloché rice-grain motif. Protected by a domed sapphire crystal, it features a delicate 'railway' minute track around the circumference. The is equipped with hands of distinctive styles: the minute hand is shaped like a two-edged sword, while a hand with a pierced circle marks the hours.

Close-up of Rolex 1908 Settimo bracelet Crownclasp in yellow gold alongside alligator leather strap with Dualclasp detail showing green inner lining

Refinement and comfort

The watches are fitted with a leather strap, with the exception of a version in kt yellow gold, exclusively equipped with the Settimo bracelet. The brown or black alligator leather strap features a tone-on-tone topstitching and green inner lining, a discreet tribute to the watchmaking brand's signature color. Its Dualclasp, crafted from kt yellow or white gold or platinum, enhances the comfort of the wearer by hugging the shape of the wrist. The Settimo bracelet is crafted from kt yellow gold and its delicate links create a sparkle of reflected light. Fitted with a concealed Crownclasp, its harmonious design evokes the jewelry-inspired bracelets that graced some elegant vintage watches.

Rolex Perpetual 1908 in yellow gold showing transparent caseback revealing caliber 7140 movement with green alligator strap

A transparent case back for an exciting reveal

By offering a watch that reveals its movement through a transparent case back, Rolex continues to innovate whilst echoing its watchmaking tradition. Caliber bears a cut-out oscillating weight in yellow gold with three arms, engraved with the words \"Chronometer Perpetual\" and benefiting from an optimized ball bearing. The movement boasts some remarkable finishes, including the exclusive Rolex Côtes de Genève - a celebrated traditional watch decoration, reinterpreted with a polished groove between each band. The window, made of virtually scratchproof sapphire, provides proof that, for Rolex, the aesthetics of the movement are as important as its performance.

Calibre
Performance and elegance

To power the , Rolex's watchmaking engineers have developed a completely new self-winding movement, caliber , that allows the time to be displayed via two central hands and a small seconds hand at o'clock. A number of patents have been filed for this movement, which has been entirely developed and manufactured in-house. Its cutting-edge design incorporates some major innovations from the manufacture to guarantee exceptional performance, including the Syloxi hairspring in silicon, Chronergy escapement in a nickel-phosphorus alloy - both of which are resistant to strong magnetic fields - and Paraflex shock absorbers, which protect the oscillator and escape wheel from any shocks to the watch.