Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 · Reference 114300
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 114300
Known as Oyster Perpetual 39
The 114300 is the 39mm Oyster Perpetual, the first time Rolex ever built a no-date Oyster Perpetual in a 39mm case. It landed at Baselworld 2015 as the largest OP in the range, sitting above the 34mm and 36mm and running caliber 3132. Time only, no date, no cyclops, smooth polished bezel, Oyster bracelet with an Oysterclasp. This is Rolex at its most stripped down: no complication to argue about, just a Superlative Chronometer in Oystersteel that reads clean at arm's length. When it launched, Rolex leaned into color, offering dials with accented markers in blue, red grape, and dark rhodium, then added flat white and black in 2018. Rolex dropped it in 2020 when the whole OP line jumped to 41mm and 36mm and got the loud Stella-style lacquer dials, which is exactly why the 114300 has its own quiet following. It is the last 39mm Oyster Perpetual Rolex will ever make.
Produced: 2015 to 2020
In stock at Ultimate Diamond
3 pieces on the counter right now.
Specifications
- Case Size
- 39mm
- Case Material
- Oystersteel (904L stainless steel)
- Bezel
- Smooth, polished, domed steel
- Crystal
- Scratch-resistant sapphire
- Dial
- Offered in blue, red grape, and dark rhodium with accented hour markers from 2015, plus flat white and black added in 2018
- Movement
- Rolex caliber 3132, in-house automatic, self-winding
- Chronometer
- COSC certified, Superlative Chronometer, rated -2/+2 seconds per day
- Power Reserve
- Approximately 48 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 beats per hour (4 Hz)
- Hairspring
- Parachrom (blue Parachrom), paramagnetic
- Shock Protection
- Paraflex shock absorbers
- Water Resistance
- 100 meters (330 feet)
- Crown
- Screw-down Twinlock
- Lug Width
- 20mm
- Bracelet
- Oyster three-piece link with folding Oysterclasp
- Functions
- Hours, minutes, seconds; no date
Market & Value
The 114300 retailed around $5,700 when it was current. It ran through the pandemic-era boom, when clean steel Oyster Perpetuals got pulled well over list on the used market, then came back down as the market corrected off the 2021 highs. Today good pre-owned examples generally trade in the $8,500 to $11,500 band depending on dial, condition, and whether it is full set with box and papers. The colored-marker dials from the 2015 to 2017 run and the later flat white and black dials each draw their own buyers, so the same reference can price differently across the board. Because it is discontinued and the OP line moved to 41mm, the 39mm case size is now a fixed supply. There is no waitlist to jump; the only way to own one is on the secondary market, which puts a floor under clean examples.
What to Know Before You Buy
The single biggest variable on this reference is the dial. The 2015 launch dials carry pops of color at the markers (blue, red grape, dark rhodium) and read very differently on the wrist than the plain white and black dials Rolex added in 2018. Decide which look you want before you shop, because it drives both price and how long a clean one takes to find. On condition, check the smooth polished bezel and lugs for over-polishing; a heavily buffed steel OP loses its crisp lines fast and it shows. The caliber 3132 is a workhorse with the Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shocks, so a properly serviced example should keep chronometer time; ask for service history and confirm the movement has not been swapped. The 39mm case wears larger than the number suggests because of the 20mm lugs and flat bezel, so try one on if you are between 36mm and 41mm. Full set with the original box, card, and hang tags always commands a premium over watch-only, and on a discontinued reference the papers matter more over time.
Buying or selling a 114300?
We buy and sell the 114300 at Ultimate Diamond, 19 W 47th Street, and we write checks on it every week, so we know exactly where the clean ones trade and what the colored-marker dials are worth versus the plain white and black. If you own one, bring it in or send photos and we will make you a real cash offer on the spot, no consignment games. If you are buying, we can source the specific dial you want in the condition you want rather than settling for whatever is listed online. Walk in to 47th Street, call us, or request an offer and we will get you a number the same day.