While all eyes were focused on the release of the new Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller collection, Rolex had a sumptuous surprise up its sleeve. Introduced in 2023 to replace (well, not officially, but still…) the Cellini collection, the elegant Perpetual 1908 premier dress watch returned to Watches & Wonders 2025 with a gold bracelet. Not any gold bracelet, mind you, but an exclusively designed 7-link bracelet in solid gold named “Settimo” that elevates the 1:1 UK Rolex replica watches from elegant to exceptional, giving the 1908 a delightful vintage jewellery bracelet spirit.

The name of the Perpetual 1908 collection provides us with a few clues about its source of inspiration. Not only does the name pay tribute to the first automatic wristwatch with a Perpetual rotor (1931), but it also references the year founder Hans Wilsdorf came up with the name Rolex and registered it in Switzerland. As a brand renowned for its iconic sports high quality Rolex fake watches, Rolex delivered a particularly elegant and refined evolution of its departing Cellini collection, adopting traits like the small seconds counter, Arabic numerals at 3, 9 and 12 o’clock and baton indices featured on the first Oyster Perpetual models of the 1930s.

First issued with classic white and black dials and worn on leather straps, Rolex surprised us yet again last year with the platinum edition of the cheap Rolex 1908 replica watches with a stunning icy guilloché dial. Hardly a brand you would turn to for traditional métiers d’art dials, this was another unexpected move from the Crown. But as we’ve seen with recent new models, which include the much talked about Land-Dweller, Rolex is changing.

However, the unveiling of the AAA online copy Rolex 1908 watches on a solid yellow gold seven-piece link bracelet was an unforeseen yet extremely welcome surprise. While the case, dial and movement are identical to its leather-equipped siblings, the Settimo bracelet merits its own chapter. Beautifully constructed, the seven rounded and domed solid yellow gold links, similar but smaller to the links on the Jubilee bracelet, are arranged in a staggered, articulated fashion to create a supple, flexible band that sits beautifully on the wrist. Each tiny link is mirror-polished, creating a dazzling light show that accentuates the fluid flow of the bracelet. It hits hard on the trend of the jewellery-like watch and, despite its undeniable vintage appeal, it’s also much en vogue.

The concealed folding Crownclasp is another work of impeccable craftsmanship. Like a high jewellery bracelet, the clasp is so discreet and well-concealed that if it weren’t for the iconic five-pronged applied Crown, you wouldn’t be able to find it. When deployed, you’ll notice that even the blades of the clasp are mirror-polished.

Another distinctive feature of the bracelet is that it does not sit flush with the case, and there is a noticeable gap between the case head and bracelet. Being a Rolex product, this deliberate design choice adds an old-school vintage feel. After all, an integrated bracelet, like the ones featured on luxury sports Rolex replica watches for men, would not really sit well on a dress watch. And solid end-links, as found on an Oyster or Jubilee, might not have had the same elegance either. One of the most comfortable bracelets on the wrist, the reassuring heft of solid gold adds to the experience, although I admit I was terrified of scratching it.

Gold bracelets, especially mirror-polished ones, are usually flashy and ostentatious; the Settimo isn’t. Closer in style to a vintage jewellery bracelet, it works perfectly with the yellow gold case and enhances the retro spirit of this 1908 reference. The fact that the dial is so sober and uncluttered compensates for the extra dose of yellow gold.

Speaking of which, there are two dial choices: intense white and intense black. The white dial (which has been the only one we could see) has a lovely, radiant, luminous presence. Identical to other 1908 dials, the applied yellow gold Arabic numerals are accompanied by elegant, faceted hour markers and a peripheral railway minutes track, which is echoed on the recessed small seconds counter at 6 o’clock. The gold Breguet-style hand for the hours and the sword-shaped minutes hand are also faceted and mirror-polished to catch the light.

The case of the perfect UK replica Rolex Perpetual 1908 watches is compact, at 39mm, with short lugs (lug-to-lug of 45.2mm only), a thin profile of 9.50mm and refined fluting on the bezel, crown and caseback. Not perhaps a candidate in the ultra-thin category, but slender enough to slip under a cuff.

Although certain design elements of the slim, stylish dress watch look back in time, the automatic calibre 7140 is packed with contemporary technological innovations. Developed for the Rolex Perpetual 1908 super clone watches online site, the movement is revealed through the exhibition caseback, a first for Rolex. Fitted with an antimagnetic Syloxi silicon hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers and a Chronergy escapement, the gold Perpetual rotor delivers energy to the barrel for a robust 66-hour power reserve.

Having praised the Settimo bracelet and its handsome retro jewellery appeal, it is sobering to note that the difference in price between a regular yellow gold Swiss movements fake Rolex Perpetual 1908 watches on a leather strap (EUR 25,300) and this all-gold Settimo model, which retails for EUR 35,900, is substantial. Is the gold Settimo bracelet worth it? I think it is the most accomplished and desirable Rolex Perpetual 1908 model, and if I were rolling in greenbacks, it would have my initials engraved somewhere on the caseback.