In-Depth: Five Things I Learned From The 2020 Rolex Releases - HODINKEE

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While I'm always going to be happy for new Rolex releases, there was one bit of sad Rolex news last week: The Oyster Perpetual 39 is no more. After a five-year run, it has been phased out of the collection, with the 41mm Oyster Perpetual replacing it. I get it, having 28mm, 31mm, 34mm, 36mm, 39mm, and 41mm OPs is a lot. But why do you have to do me like this, Rolex? The OP 39 was my personal favorite watch in the modern Rolex collection, and I know a lot of collectors who felt the same way. The Crown giveth, and the Crown taketh away.

In a vacuum, that news is what it is. There's not much more to say – the largest OP got larger, and there's now a 5mm jump from 36mm to 41mm. Alright. OK. Moving on. 

But, what's most interesting here is that this leaves just one 39mm sport watch left in the entire Rolex collection: The Explorer. The Air-King has a similar case to the Explorer but at 40mm, and the OP case at 41 isn't all that different either. Will the Explorer stay 39mm long term or eventually swell in size with the rest of the collection? Only time will tell, but I'm officially on 39mm Watch 2020 until further notice.

The Link Lonk


September 10, 2020 at 08:00PM
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In-Depth: Five Things I Learned From The 2020 Rolex Releases - HODINKEE

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