The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 126000 with the Celebration dial is the turquoise OP covered in multicolored bubbles. Rolex took the same bright colors from the OP line and turned them into a scattered pattern of black-outlined circles across a turquoise lacquer dial. Each color from the 2020 OP launch shows up. Coral red, yellow, green, candy pink. The bubbles are different sizes and placed at random-looking positions. The 36mm case with the smooth domed bezel and the fully brushed Oyster bracelet are standard OP. The dial is not. VSF Watch got the color bubbles and the movement right.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Factory | VSF Watch |
| Reference | 126000 (Oyster Perpetual 36mm, Celebration dial) |
| Movement | Dandong 3230 automatic, 1:1 clone, true no-date, 72-hour power reserve |
| Case dimensions | 36mm diameter |
| Material | 904L stainless steel |
| Bezel | Fixed smooth domed, polished |
| Dial | Turquoise blue lacquer with multicolored black-outlined bubbles, double-baton indices at 3/6/9, Chromalight lume |
| Bracelet | 904L steel Oyster, fully brushed, Oysterclasp with 5mm Easylink |
The dial. The base is the same turquoise blue lacquer as the solid-color OP. On top of it, Rolex printed a pattern of circles in coral red, yellow, green, and candy pink. Each circle is outlined in black. The black outlines are what make the pattern read as bubbles rather than dots. They create a pop-art effect that references the Stella dials from the 1970s without copying them directly. The double-baton indices at 3, 6, and 9 sit over the bubbles. The single batons fill the remaining hours. The hands are the standard OP baton shape with Chromalight fill that glows blue. The bubbles are randomly sized and placed. No two positions repeat. VSF matched the turquoise base and the individual bubble colors correctly.
The size. The Celebration dial at 36mm is the right size for this pattern. At 41mm the bubbles would take up too much dial real estate and the pattern would read as sparse. At 36mm the bubbles fill the dial surface without crowding the indices. The 36mm case is also the most wearable OP size across wrist sizes.
The movement. Dandong 3230 automatic with a 72-hour power reserve. True no-date architecture. Two crown positions. Winding and time-setting. No ghost date position. The 3230 is the no-date sibling of the 3235 with the same blue hairspring and power reserve.
The case. 36mm in 904L steel. Brushed lugs with polished case flanks. The bezel is a polished smooth dome. Twinlock crown with no guard. The polished bezel and the brushed bracelet frame the dial without competing with it.
The bracelet. Fully brushed Oyster with an Oysterclasp and a 5mm Easylink extension. The all-brushed finish grounds the watch. The dial does the talking. The bracelet is comfortable and the articulation is smooth.