Whereas I am all the time going to be joyful for brand spanking new Rolex releases, there was one little bit of unhappy Rolex information final week: The Oyster Perpetual 39 is not any extra. After a five-year run, it has been phased out of the gathering, with the 41mm Oyster Perpetual changing it. I get it, having 28mm, 31mm, 34mm, 36mm, 39mm, and 41mm OPs is so much. However why do you need to do me like this, Rolex? The OP 39 was my private favourite watch within the fashionable Rolex assortment, and I do know a number of collectors who felt the identical approach. The Crown giveth, and the Crown taketh away.
In a vacuum, that information is what it’s. There’s not rather more to say – the most important OP obtained bigger, and there is now a 5mm leap from 36mm to 41mm. Alright. OK. Transferring on.
However, what’s most attention-grabbing right here is that this leaves only one 39mm sport watch left in the complete Rolex assortment: The Explorer. The Air-King has an analogous case to the Explorer however at 40mm, and the OP case at 41 is not all that totally different both. Will the Explorer keep 39mm long run or finally swell in measurement with the remainder of the gathering? Solely time will inform, however I am formally on 39mm Watch 2020 till additional discover.
