Rolex · Family: 1908
The Rolex 1908 in yellow gold (ref. 52508) is the first model in Rolex's new dress collection, launched in 2023 and inspired by the 1908 wristwatch that earned the brand its first chronometer certificate. Cazador has no verified price observations yet for this reference. The differentiator: it runs the in-house calibre 7140 with a 66-hour power reserve, well above Rolex's typical 48-70h range.
Insufficient data
0 of 5 price observations needed to show a reliable range
Insufficient data: 0 price observations recorded as of today. Cazador does not estimate or infer a range without our own verified market data.
The Rolex 1908 marks the debut of an entirely new collection within the brand's catalogue: a dress line launched in 2023 that breaks from the sport-driven DNA dominating much of Rolex's output. The name is deliberate — it honours the brand's first wristwatch to earn a chronometer certificate, back in 1908, and its case language echoes the 1970s Datejust Oysterquartz reinterpreted through a classic, pared-back vocabulary.
Under the dial beats calibre 7140, an in-house automatic movement that Rolex certifies as a Superlative Chronometer — its most demanding precision standard, going beyond the base COSC certification. It runs at 28,800 vibrations per hour and delivers a 66-hour power reserve, remarkable autonomy for a calibre built for dress wear rather than tool-watch resilience.
The 39mm case, 9.5mm thick, in 18kt yellow gold, wears a fluted bezel, a domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment and a screwed caseback with the family's characteristic fine fluting. The dial, available in intense white or intense black with a fine satin finish, pairs numerals at 3, 9 and 12 with faceted indices, all in yellow gold, alongside distinctive hands: a double-edged sword minute hand and a pierced-circle hour hand.
The Settimo bracelet, with small links exclusive to this reference, is one of the most talked-about engineering pieces of the launch; those who prefer leather can opt for a brown or black alligator strap with a green lining and tone-on-tone stitching. Both options close with their own clasps — Crownclasp on the bracelet, Dualclasp on the strap — also in yellow gold.
This is the 28th Rolex reference to join Cazador, alongside families like Submariner, GMT-Master II, Datejust, Daytona, Day-Date, Oyster Perpetual, Lady-Datejust, Explorer, Milgauss, Sky-Dweller, Explorer II, Air-King, Sea-Dweller, Sea-Dweller Deepsea, Yacht-Master and Yacht-Master II — and the first of the 1908 family, a dress collection opening a distinct chapter within a catalogue so far dominated by sport and tool watches.
Cazador has no verified price observations yet for this reference: as of today we have 0 market records of our own. We do not publish estimates or inferred ranges without real transactions behind them, so we would rather withhold a figure than guess at a price we cannot verify from actual sales data.
The 1908 is a standalone dress collection launched in 2023, while the Datejust is a far older and more versatile family. The 1908 runs calibre 7140 with a 66-hour reserve, a fluted bezel and a more refined look tied to Rolex's original 1908 chronometer wristwatch, rather than the classic Oyster design language of the Datejust.
The Settimo is a small-link bracelet designed exclusively for Rolex's 1908 collection. On this reference it is made in 18kt yellow gold and closes with the Crownclasp system, also in gold. Its name and construction set it apart from the Oyster and Jubilee bracelets found across the rest of Rolex's catalogue.
It runs calibre 7140, an in-house automatic movement certified by Rolex as a Superlative Chronometer. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and delivers a 66-hour power reserve, figures that place it among the manufacture's most capable dress calibres in terms of autonomy.
Yes. The 1908 collection is also made in white gold and platinum, in addition to this 18kt yellow gold version covered in this profile. All three materials share calibre 7140 and the same overall case architecture, but differ in dial finishing and bracelet or strap details.
It is not built for that. Water resistance is rated to 50 metres, enough for splashes, rain or hand-washing, but well below the 100-300 m of Rolex's sport lines like the Submariner. This is, first and foremost, a dress watch meant to be worn with a suit.