The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller, is a new watch characterised by bold aesthetics and cutting-edge technology.
The Land-Dweller reinterprets the intricate and challenging design of watches with integrated bracelets. It is paired with a brand-new metal bracelet – the Flat Jubilee – which merges seamlessly with the Oyster case. Bracelet and case form a balanced, harmonious whole, with the alternation of polished and technical satin finishings further enhancing the interplay of the shapes and volumes. The top edges of the bracelet’s outer links are bevelled, as are those of the middle case, and the resulting chamfers polished, creating the appearance of a continuous ribbon of light. The Land-Dweller sports an Oyster case that has been specially restyled. The bezel, fluted or set with diamonds, showcases a finely detailed dial with a honeycomb motif.
The first of the watches presented is a Land-Dweller 40 in a white Rolesor version (combining Oystersteel and white gold). It features a fluted bezel and an intense white dial with a honeycomb motif. The second, a Land-Dweller 36, is fashioned in 18 ct Everose gold. Its dial is identical, but it is set with ten baguette-cut diamond hour markers and surrounded by a bezel glittering with 44 trapeze-cut diamonds. Crafted from 950 platinum, the third version is a Land-Dweller 40 with a fluted bezel and a dial in ice blue – a colour reserved for watches made of this prestigious metal – which is also adorned with a honeycomb motif.
At the heart of the Land-Dweller beats calibre 7135. This movement at the cutting edge of horological research stands out for its frequency of 5 Hz. Thinner than the majority of Rolex movements, it nonetheless offers exceptional performance. Underlying this performance are a regulating system composed of an innovative escapement – the Dynapulse – and a state-of-the-art oscillator. Calibre 7135 enables the Land-Dweller 36 and Land-Dweller 40 to display the date as well as the hours, minutes and seconds.
The dial of the Land-Dweller is graced with a honeycomb motif, a graphically appealing pattern that Rolex has revisited with stylised cells in subtle relief. Its creation calls on traditional craftsmanship and high-technology methods, all mastered in-house. Time-honoured techniques are employed for the dial surface finishings: a fine satin finish for the intense white dial and a sunray finish on the ice blue version. The honeycomb structure is cut with a femtosecond laser, which is also used to etch the delicate lines in the grooves between each cell.
The Land-Dweller is housed in an Oyster case that has been specially developed for the model. In restyling the case, the waterproofness system around the crystal was modified owing to constraints in performing the technical satin finish on the upper part of the middle case. The curved, polished sides of the new case are chamfered, and this bevel along the top edges is also polished. The case is fitted with a sapphire case back allowing the aesthetic beauty of the movement to be admired, and is crowned by a fluted bezel that has been redesigned, giving it a decidedly contemporary look with wider fluting compared to other Classic models.
Like all Rolex watches, the Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller 40 and the Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller 36 are covered by the Superlative Chronometer certification redefined by Rolex in 2015. This designation testifies that every watch leaving the brand’s workshops has successfully undergone a series of tests conducted by Rolex in its own laboratories according to its own criteria, following the official certification of the movements by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC).
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