The 114200 reference number is a bit confusing to follow than one would typically expect. Rolex originally used the 114200 reference for their Air-King watches from 2007 until 2014 and eventually transitioned to using the reference with the Oyster Perpetual line. This dial style for the Oyster Perpetual was introduced in 2015 and ran until 2020 when a new reference was released. It has a domed bezel which gives the watch an interesting bubble-back look.

Diameter: 34mm

Lug-to-lug: 41.8mm

Thickness: 11.6mm

Lug width is: 19mm

The watch has 100 meters of water resistance.

This is the olive green dial variant. The olive green is a metallic color and is applied in a sunburst fashion. The stick indices are all the same and evenly applied at each our position except the 12 o’clock which features the Rolex crown. These indices are filled with lume, as are the hour and minute hands. Closer to the edge of the dial, at each hour position, are orange secondary dot indices that provide some additional color contrast. The watch has stick hands. The hands, stick indices, and crown at the 12 o’clock are 18 karat white gold.

The watch is stainless steel and is a cushion case style. The case is polished on the sides and brushed on the top and bottom. Rolex uses 904L stainless steel rather than the more commonly used 316L; the chief difference in terms of properties is 904L is more corrosion resistant. The crown of the watch feature’s the Rolex crown symbol and is screw-down. When unthreaded the watch crown will pop into position one where it can be wound. When pulled into position two the crown allows you to set the time. The watch does feature hacking so the seconds hand will stop moving while in position two.

The watch features a closed caseback. This movement is the Rolex caliber 3130. A movement dating back to 2001, this is a 4 Hertz movement, 31 jewels, and a power reserve of 48-hours. The movement is COSC certified to be accurate within -2/+2 seconds per day. It is an automatic movement with a bidirectional rotor. As seen on the dial, Rolex labels the watch as superlative chronometer. What this means is Rolex cases the watch movement and ensures it still meets COSC certification versus just achieving that rating when the movement is outside of the watch. My own measurements agree with this. Using the Watch Accuracy Meter app I measured the watch in five different positions with my cell phone, getting an average gain of 1.8 seconds per day with a positional range of 0 seconds per day to +5 seconds per day.

The watch’s oyster bracelet is satin-finished and much like the case the front of the links are brushed and polished on the sides. Screws are used to secure the removable links. The clasp is secured with a lift-lock trigger. The clasp does have three micro-adjustment positions to allow for slight sizing tweaks without the addition or removal of a link.

My overall thoughts:

The positives:

• It’s quite accurate

• Nice, clean dial aesthetic

• Comfortable bracelet

The negatives:

• Small

• Could use more micro-adjust options on the bracelet

• Price

Overall, I find this watch really comfortable to wear. A bit more micro-adjust would have been nice on the bracelet but this is probably my best-fitting bracelet in my collection and it definitely beats the rest I have on sizing, I just know that at the time Rolex had even better bracelets on their higher end models.

The size is definitely going to be an issue for some people. Given the case lug-to-lug of 41.8 mm I think this actually does wear bigger than most people would automatically assume when they hear it has a 34mm diameter but it is a small watch and it just isn’t going to work for some people. If my wrist size were seven inches or larger I’d say definitely try it on first to see if you’ll be happy. I think it can make a good dress style watch if you’re looking for something more on the sporty side. It easily slides under sleeves and cuffs which is great. I also should note that do not think that if you find the current 34mm OP, the reference 124200 one, too small that this one necessarily will be. The new model slimmed the case down and the lug-to-lug is just 40mm so it is almost 2mm smaller than this older model is.

Regardless, the price of the model just kills it now as an option, in my opinion. This reference is no longer made so the only option is the used or grey market. When I bought this used the watch was still in production and I was able to get it for significantly less than the MSRP. With it being discontinued however, and the high demand for Rolex lately, it just isn’t a practical option in my opinion. I’d never consider paying the current going rate for it.