This luxury steel on steel wrist accessory is one of the Oyster Perpetual No-Date, which is the brand’s most affordable series line. Still, you can be confident that there is no single thing about it that looks cheap. Simply, everyone know that Rolex is all about quality.
Just like the old Datejust for gents, this Rolex 116000SCAO is a mid-size, with a solid round case that has 36 mm diameter, in fine brushed and polished finish. The watch comes with a polished domed bezel that holds a world class sapphire which decently protecting the face from nicks and scratches. Its back is a solid, screwed in type. And as expected, all of them, including the charming Oyster link bracelet that comfortably fasten into the wrist with a flip lock clasp, are made of premium grade stainless steel.
Not only giving away the feel of a solid watch, this handsome watch is also comfortable to wear, too. Furthermore, its whole construction boasts a capacity of 100 m water resistance, making it suitable even for swimming so that you don’t have to take it off while showering if you feel like it.
Moving right along, this Rolex 116000SCAO watch’s Silver concentric dial is quite a pleasure as well; attractive and easy to read in every light conditions. It features luminous hour and minuted hands, and silver tone seconds hand that point to the printed, Black two digit Arabic numerals hour markers, and applied silver-tone Arabic hour markers at 3, 6, and 9 and crown at 12 that feature SuperLuminova fill.
Running smoothly and accurately, those three hands are driven by the harmonic rhythm of the Rolex calibre 3130, an in-house Chronometer grade automatic mechanical movement that contains 31 jewels, and has 48 hours of minimum power reserve under full wind. For those who are not in the know, an automatic watch is capable to operates without battery due to its self-winding mechanism, while Chronometer is a certification by COSC for the movement’s quality --having this certification simply means that not only offering a pleasing accuracy, but also that this Swiss made caliber is also rugged and reliable as well.
A praised worthy luxury wrist accessory, indeed. This gent’s Rolex 116000 SCAO wrist watch is stylish, practical, and reliable, and it definitely has the quality too. As for pricing, this Swiss automatic mechanical timepiece has a sensible suggested retail price of $5,400.
Watch Specification
| Brand: | Rolex |
| Collection: | Oyster Perpetual |
| Series: | No-Date |
| Model number: | 116000 SCAO Style: 116000. also referred as 116000SCAO. |
| Watch style: | Gent, Casual, Modern Dress |
| Display type: | Analog |
| Movement: | Swiss automatic Rolex Caliber 3130. In house. Swiss made, automatic mechanical self-winding movement, three hands, no-date. Chronometer certified by C.O.S.C. |
| Functions: | Hour, Minute, Seconds |
| Dial: | Silver Concentric. SuperLuminova coated Silver-tone hands. Black two-digit Arabic numeral hour markers and applied, silver tone Arabic hour markers with luminescent. Luminous, Silver-tone applied Rolex crown at twelve. printed reference markers around the outer rim. |
| Window: | Sapphire Crystal scratch resistant, anti-reflective coated. |
| Case: | Stainless steel Round, Ø 36 mm, ± 11 mm thick. fine brushed and polished. |
| Bezel: | Stainless steel domed, fixed bezel. polished. |
| Caseback: | Solid screwed in stainless steel. |
| Crown: | Screw down crown Stainless steel. fluted. logoed. |
| Bracelet: | Stainless steel Silver tone, fine brushed. Rolex Oyster 3-row link bracelet. men standard length. |
| Clasp: | Flip lock clasp |
| Notable Features: | Luminous hands and markers |
| Water resistant: | 100 m (10 ATM / 330 feet) suitable for rain, showering, swimming and shallow snorkeling. |
| Additional info: | - |
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36mm Oyster Perpetual No-Date Automatic review in this page is written by Rief at Saturday, April 27, 2013. The post is tagged as $5000 up to $10000, 100m, 36mm, analog, automatic, men, mid end, on steel, rolex, round, stainless steel, swiss automatic, three hands, watch.
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