Oyster Perpetual 36 Stainless Steel / Red

In Context

At 36 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 70 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

126000-0007 is one of 14 executions of the 126000 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a red gloss dial and a stainless steel case. Introduced in 2020.

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Silver · Stainless Steel

126000-0001 · 36 mm

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Black · Stainless Steel

126000-0002 · 36 mm

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Blue · Stainless Steel

126000-0003 · 36 mm

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Yellow · Stainless Steel

126000-0004 · 36 mm

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Green · Stainless Steel

126000-0005 · 36 mm

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Turquoise · Stainless Steel

126000-0006 · 36 mm

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Pink · Stainless Steel

126000-0008 · 36 mm

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Turquoise · Stainless Steel

126000-0009 · 36 mm

+ 5 more variants in this family.

The 3230 is the no-date version of Rolex's current three-hand movement, introduced in 2020 for the Oyster Perpetual, the Submariner and the Air-King. It powers 37 watches in this library. It is the [3235](/calibers/rolex-3235) without its calendar: the Chronergy escapement, the blue Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers, a 70-hour reserve from a redesigned barrel, 31 jewels and a beat of 28,800 vph at 28.5 mm across, tested after casing to the Superlative Chronometer standard of two seconds a day. The [3135-to-3235 piece](/blog/rolex-3135-to-3235-what-changed) explains the generation. In the library it powers 16 references of the 41 mm [Oyster Perpetual](/brands/rolex/oyster-perpetual), 14 of the [Oyster Perpetual 36](/brands/rolex/oyster-perpetual-36) with its coloured dials, 3 Explorers, 2 [Sea-Dweller](/brands/rolex/sea-dweller) Deepsea Challenges at 50 mm, one no-date [Submariner](/brands/rolex/submariner) and one Air-King. The 41 mm case accounts for 17 references and the 36 mm for 16. The [3130](/calibers/rolex-3130) is the 48-hour no-date movement it replaced, and the [2232](/calibers/rolex-2232) its counterpart in the 28 mm to 34 mm Oyster Perpetuals.

36 other watches in the library run the Rolex 3230.

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Oyster Perpetual 36 Stainless Steel / Lavender

126000-0013 · 36 mm

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Oyster Perpetual 36 Stainless Steel / Black

126000-0002 · 36 mm

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Oyster Perpetual 36 Stainless Steel / Beige

126000-0012 · 36 mm

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Oyster Perpetual 36 Stainless Steel / Pistachio

126000-0011 · 36 mm