Description
The 2026 Oyster Perpetual 34 in yellow gold with black dial represents the most tonally dramatic configuration within the new precious metal Oyster Perpetual range — the high contrast of deep black lacquer against 18-karat yellow gold creating a visual tension that neither a lighter dial nor a different case metal could achieve with the same authority. Black dials on yellow gold Oyster Perpetuals carry a lineage traceable to some of the most desirable vintage references in the model’s history, and the addition of natural stone hour markers at the quarter positions — a 2026 first for Rolex — elevates this configuration decisively beyond a straightforward lacquer dial execution. The satin-finished case and bracelet complete a material proposition that reads as deliberately understated given the inherent presence of solid yellow gold.
The 34mm yellow gold Oyster case carries a domed bezel and yellow gold screw-down crown, with the case and three-link Oyster bracelet finished uniformly in satin. The black lacquer dial presents yellow gold baton hour markers throughout, with three natural stone indexes at three, six, and nine o’clock, their mineral surface counterpointing the deep lacquer ground. Yellow gold dauphine hands complete the dial. Caliber 2232 with silicon Syloxi hairspring and approximately 55-hour power reserve powers the movement.
This piece was recently unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2026 — please register your interest for priority access as soon as we are able to secure it for you.
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