On Oyster Perpetuals (or is it Oysters Perpetual?)

[Guybrush]

Maybe it pluralizes like Attorneys General or courts martial...

Anyway, here's my question, which is wonky and probably pointless, but such is curiosity most of the time:

Does Rolex think of its entire lineup categorically, and, if so, are there only two categories?

To explain what I mean, here is text from their own site (vis-a-vis the OPs): "Watches in the Oyster Perpetual range are direct descendants of the original Oyster, the world’s first waterproof wristwatch, on which Rolex has built its reputation since 1926. These watches benefit from all the fundamental features of the Oyster Perpetual collection – excellent chronometric precision, a waterproof Oyster case, and self-winding of the movement via a Perpetual rotor."

As folks here hardly need reminding, nearly all Rolex watches bear the marking "Oyster Perpetual" on the dial---Oyster for the waterproof case and Perpetual for the automatic movement. This would include the OP (of course), the Datejust, Day-Date, and all the sports watches (Subs, GMTs, Explorers, Daytonas, etc).

By my lights--unless I've missed something?--only the Cellini line doesn't use the Oyster Perpetual configuration.

Who cares, right? But is it true that, basically, there's the "Oyster Perpetual Collection" (per Rolex's own lingo) and then there's... the Cellini?

[rolexpatek363]

Yes.

[Guybrush]

Originally Posted by rolexpatek363

Yes.

Cheers.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by rolexpatek363

Yes.

Same here. Which means I don't know. Interested in a definitive answer, skipped school that day.

[rolexpatek363]

Originally Posted by mountainjogger

Same here. Which means I don't know. Interested in a definitive answer, skipped school that day.

I was saying yes to this:

But is it true that, basically, there's the "Oyster Perpetual Collection" (per Rolex's own lingo) and then there's... the Cellini?

They are all variations on this theme, except Cellini:

[Old Expat Beast]

They're all Oyster Perpetuals of some kind, except for the Cellinis, which don't have an Oyster case. There were Oysters (without the Perpetual) until 1989, when the last manual-wind Oyster - the 6694 - was retired.

Oyster = Oyster Cased
Perpetual = self winding