Rolex Oyster Perpetual homages

2 homages of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, each drawn to scale beside it with price, movement and size.

41 mm across2 homages

See two to start with
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 124300
The watch shown is the 124300.

How to recognise one

Six marks make the look. The count says how many of the 2 homages keep each one.

  • Smooth domed bezel

    2 of 2 keep it. A plain polished bezel with no scale or flutes, curving over the dial.

  • Coronet at 12

    0 of 2 keep it. A gold Rolex coronet sits at 12 above the name.

  • Baton hour markers

    1 of 2 keep it, 1 not compared yet. Lumed batons with gold edges mark most hours, with gold dots on the track outside.

  • Paired batons at 3, 6 and 9

    2 of 2 keep it. Two parallel lumed batons stand at 3, 6 and 9.

  • Broad baton hands

    0 of 2 keep it, 1 not compared yet. Wide hour and minute hands with a gold edge and a lume strip.

  • Three-link Oyster bracelet

    2 of 2 keep it. A steel bracelet with a broad centre link between two outer links.

Each close-up covers about 12.5 mm of watch, using the listed case width and estimated photo edges.

Two to start with

Picked from the record by marks kept, price and size, each sold under its own maker's name, not as a Rolex.

  1. Pagani Design PD-1690

    about £125 $166.24, seen 27 Sep

    Closest look with a price. Keeps 3 of the 6 marks of the Oyster Perpetual.

    Size not listed yet

  2. Benyar BY-5185 automatic

    Close look. Seagull ST6.

    Price and size not listed yet

Original specifications

Sizes and specifications apply to the version named below. Other versions can differ.

124300Shown in the photograph

Exact reference 124300 supplied by assignment.

Specifications for 124300
SpecificationValueSources and notes
Case width41 mmRolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 Review | WatchGuys

One cited source.

Only one body-read publisher supports this value.

Lug to lug47.4 mmRolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 Review | WatchGuys2020 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41mm 124300 Rolex Watch Review | The 1916 Company

Sources agree.

WatchGuys exact-reference review and The 1916 Company verified video description give 47.4mm lug-to-lug.

Thickness11.7 mmRolex Oyster Perpetual 124300 Review | WatchGuys2020 Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41mm 124300 Rolex Watch Review | The 1916 Company

Sources agree.

WatchGuys exact-reference review and The 1916 Company verified video description give 11.7mm thickness.

Lug width21 mmBest Watch Straps for the Rolex Oyster Perpetual | CNS Watch BandsStrap for Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 124300 | Milano Straps

Sources agree.

CNS Watch Bands and Milano Straps independently identify 21mm strap fit for exact reference 124300.

Sources and unconfirmed details
  • Unresolved lug_to_lug_mm: available exact-reference body sources do not support a single value.
  • Unresolved thickness_mm: available exact-reference body sources do not support a single value.
  • Exact-reference lug-to-lug and thickness remain unknown in body-read sources. HODINKEE page is family-level OP41 comparison and was not used as exact-reference evidence.

More about the Oyster Perpetual

Lay a homage over the Oyster PerpetualAny of the 2, laid over the original at one scale

Lay a homage over the Oyster Perpetual

Slide to fade from one watch to the other and compare the case shapes. The figures below describe the version shown in the photograph.

Rolex Oyster Perpetual41Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Benyar BY-5185 automatic40 mm placeholderBenyar BY-5185 automatic

Width unknown for one or both watches. The 40 mm placeholder does not show their true relative size. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.

Case width unknown. Shown with a 40 mm placeholder.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual photo: 124300. Benyar BY-5185 automatic photo: BY-5185 automatic, ice-blue dial, date, steel bracelet.

124300, specifications and sources

Oyster Perpetual and the selected homage, measure by measure
MeasureOyster PerpetualBenyar BY-5185 automatic
Case width41 mmNot listed yet
Lug to lug47.4 mmNot listed yet
Thickness11.7 mm11.7 mm
Lug width21 mmNot listed yet
MovementNot listed yetSeagull ST6
Power reserveNot listed yetNot listed yet
WaterNot listed yetNot listed yet
PriceNot tracked hereNot listed yet

Side view

11.7 41 wide 47.4 lug to lug
Oyster Perpetual

Case width not listed yet

Benyar BY-5185 automatic

Copies

  • Smooth domed bezel
  • Baton hour markers
  • Paired batons at 3, 6 and 9
  • Three-link Oyster bracelet

Gives it away

  • Benyar crest at 12 in place of the coronet
  • Simpler hands than the Rolex's broad ones
  • Date window at 3 where the Rolex has paired batons
Open the Benyar BY-5185 automatic