Following the brand’s announcement in September 2021, the current Rolex Oyster Perpetual collection is available in the following sizes: 28mm, 31mm, 34mm, 36mm, and 41mm. In addition, since all models are made entirely of stainless steel and are fitted with sleek table boxes and Oyster bracelets (regardless of size) in case of very consistent pricing throughout the collection, all models have retail prices between $4,000 and $5,000, regardless of the specific dial options installed on the watch.
The new Rolex Oyster Perpetual watches were available almost immediately following their announcement, and the very first examples have already started to make their way into the hands of the public.
Historically, the Oyster Perpetual has always been one of the more readily available Rolex collections. While certain stainless steel models from the brand’s catalog such as the Daytona, Submariner, and GMT-Master II are virtually unattainable at a retail level, the Oyster Perpetual has never really suffered from the same extreme shortage in supply. In recent years, certain popular dial variations of the 36mm and now-discontinued 39mm model did start to experience waiting lists, but they never reached anywhere near the same length as those for the latest stainless steel “Pepsi” GMT.
So, I’d like to say that these new brightly colored dials and the all-new 41mm case size may be the updates that change the retail availability of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual collection. No doubt some dialing options will be preferable to others, and while it’s unlikely that the Oyster Permanent collection as a whole will suddenly become unavailable, you can almost guarantee that certain dial-color models will be hard to get without spending at least part of their time on waiting lists.
