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	<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] -> '''14000M'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:air-king\|Air-King]] › '''14000M'''</small>

	The 14000M is the Air-King's bridge reference, running 2000 to 2006 between the 14000 (Cal. 3000, non-COSC, 1989–2000) and the 114200 (Cal. 3130 with COSC and an engraved rehaut, 2007–2014). The "M" suffix marks the movement update from Cal. 3000 to Cal. 3130, not chronometer certification. The 14000M carries the same Cal. 3130 the 114200 will use, uncertified, and its dial reads "PRECISION" exactly as the 14000's did. It is the last Air-King reference before the line crosses into the chronometer tier.		The 14000M is the Air-King's bridge reference, running 2000 to 2006 between the 14000 (Cal. 3000, non-COSC, 1989–2000) and the 114200 (Cal. 3130 with COSC and an engraved rehaut, 2007–2014). The "M" suffix marks the movement update from Cal. 3000 to Cal. 3130, not chronometer certification. The 14000M carries the same Cal. 3130 the 114200 will use, uncertified, and its dial reads "PRECISION" exactly as the 14000's did. It is the last Air-King reference before the line crosses into the chronometer tier.
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	\|description=The 14000M is the bridge Air-King — 2000 to 2006, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 3130 (the same caliber the 114200 carries) but pre-COSC and pre-engraved-rehaut. The "M" suffix denotes the movement update, not chronometer certification. Closes the non-COSC Air-King line.		\|description=The 14000M is the bridge Air-King — 2000 to 2006, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 3130 (the same caliber the 114200 carries) but pre-COSC and pre-engraved-rehaut. The "M" suffix denotes the movement update, not chronometer certification. Closes the non-COSC Air-King line.
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Admin: Fact fix: 14010M has an engine-turned bezel, not fluted (fluted = gold, arrives only with the 114234 in 2007); the 14010M is steel, not a gold/two-tone variant (per daughter-page cross-check, op-e research)

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Fact fix: 14010M has an engine-turned bezel, not fluted (fluted = gold, arrives only with the 114234 in 2007); the 14010M is steel, not a gold/two-tone variant (per daughter-page cross-check, op-e research)

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	The caliber runs across the wider Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Its siblings around the 14000M are the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal. 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the [[Reference:114270\|114270 Explorer]], and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is the odd one out: it keeps its non-COSC status across the entire run, while the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in theirs.		The caliber runs across the wider Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Its siblings around the 14000M are the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal. 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the [[Reference:114270\|114270 Explorer]], and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is the odd one out: it keeps its non-COSC status across the entire run, while the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in theirs.

	The 14010M is the engine-turned-bezel sister — same case, same Cal. 3130, same dial palette, ~~fluted~~ bezel rather than smooth. The 14000 had the 14010 in that role, and the 114200 will have the 114210.		The 14010M is the engine-turned-bezel sister — same case, same Cal. 3130, same dial palette, engine-turned bezel rather than smooth. The 14000 had the 14010 in that role, and the 114200 will have the 114210.

	The 14000-to-14000M-to-114200 sequence is the most architecturally incremental in the Air-King family. Each step changes one thing. The 14000M swaps Cal. 3000 for Cal. 3130; the 114200 adds COSC certification, the engraved rehaut, the Parachrom hairspring on later production, and the concentric "wave" dial palette. The 14000M is what Rolex built before deciding the Air-King line deserved a chronometer.		The 14000-to-14000M-to-114200 sequence is the most architecturally incremental in the Air-King family. Each step changes one thing. The 14000M swaps Cal. 3000 for Cal. 3130; the 114200 adds COSC certification, the engraved rehaut, the Parachrom hairspring on later production, and the concentric "wave" dial palette. The 14000M is what Rolex built before deciding the Air-King line deserved a chronometer.
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	The crystal is sapphire and the crown a Twinlock screw-down. Water resistance is rated at 100m, unchanged from the 14000.		The crystal is sapphire and the crown a Twinlock screw-down. Water resistance is rated at 100m, unchanged from the 14000.

	Every 14000M is steel. No precious-metal example surfaces~~, and the two-tone and gold-bezel Air-Kings of the era carry their own reference numbers: the~~ 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling, ~~and~~ the 14238 / 14239 references documented as gold variants.		Every 14000M is steel. No precious-metal example surfaces. The 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling is steel, not gold or two-tone; the 14238 / 14239 references are the era's documented gold variants.

	The rehaut is smooth across the whole production. The engraved rehaut reaches the Air-King line only with the 114200 in 2007, and no documented 14000M carries the engraved "ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX" and serial pattern that the 114200 has from launch — every documented source agrees on the smooth-rehaut reading. A 14000M case with an engraved rehaut is either a service-replacement caseband or a misattribution.		The rehaut is smooth across the whole production. The engraved rehaut reaches the Air-King line only with the 114200 in 2007, and no documented 14000M carries the engraved "ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX" and serial pattern that the 114200 has from launch — every documented source agrees on the smooth-rehaut reading. A 14000M case with an engraved rehaut is either a service-replacement caseband or a misattribution.
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	=== 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling ===		=== 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling ===

	Twin reference to the 14000M — same case, same movement, same dial palette, ~~fluted~~ engine-turned bezel rather than smooth.		Twin reference to the 14000M — same case, same movement, same dial palette, engine-turned bezel rather than smooth.

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Admin: Fact fix: Cal. 3130 Explorer is the 114270 not the 14270 (per Reference:Movements); 2000-2007 is seven years; Sotheby's Fine Watches Mar 2023 did catalogue a Domino's 14000M, so the no-major-house claim was wrong

2026-08-08T22:46:48Z

Fact fix: Cal. 3130 Explorer is the 114270 not the 14270 (per Reference:Movements); 2000-2007 is seven years; Sotheby's Fine Watches Mar 2023 did catalogue a Domino's 14000M, so the no-major-house claim was wrong

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	The movement should be Cal 3130 — and the Cal 3130 should NOT carry a Parachrom hairspring. A 14000M with a blue Parachrom is a service-replacement balance assembly applied during a post-2010 service. The original 14000M-era Cal 3130 carries the older blue-steel hairspring, not the blue paramagnetic Parachrom.		The movement should be Cal 3130 — and the Cal 3130 should NOT carry a Parachrom hairspring. A 14000M with a blue Parachrom is a service-replacement balance assembly applied during a post-2010 service. The original 14000M-era Cal 3130 carries the older blue-steel hairspring, not the blue paramagnetic Parachrom.

	The dial should read "PRECISION." A 14000M dial reading "SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" is a service-replacement dial (likely a 114200-era replacement) and is not original. This is the cleanest single dial-text authentication anchor for distinguishing 14000M from 114200; the case looks similar but the dial text ~~reading~~ is ~~fundamentally~~ different.		The dial should read "PRECISION." A 14000M dial reading "SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" is a service-replacement dial (likely a 114200-era replacement) and is not original. This is the cleanest single dial-text authentication anchor for distinguishing 14000M from 114200; the case looks similar but the dial text is entirely different.

	The bracelet should be 78350 with 557B end-link in 904L steel. The 14000M-to-114200 bracelet platform did not change, so a 14000M on a 78350 / 557B is original-era; later modern Oyster bracelet references (post-2014) on a 14000M are service-era refits.		The bracelet should be 78350 with 557B end-link in 904L steel. The 14000M-to-114200 bracelet platform did not change, so a 14000M on a 78350 / 557B is original-era; later modern Oyster bracelet references (post-2014) on a 14000M are service-era refits.

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	\| 2000–2006 (Robb Report / ~~Goldammer~~ / Monochrome consensus); some sources read 2000–2007 conflating production end with 114200 launch		\| 2000–2006 (Robb Report / Siems / Monochrome consensus); some sources read 2000–2007 conflating production end with 114200 launch
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	\| Cal 3130 from launch (~~Watchbase's~~ "2001 cutover" reading conflates with 14060M Submariner timing — the 14000M had Cal 3130 from 2000)		\| Cal 3130 from launch (the circulating "2001 cutover" reading conflates with 14060M Submariner timing — the 14000M had Cal 3130 from 2000)
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	\| caliber spec		\| caliber spec
	\| 31 jewels (Monochrome / Robb Report ~~/ Watchbase~~ consensus; ~~Goldammer~~ reads 27), 28,800 vph, ~48h reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding		\| 31 jewels (Monochrome / Robb Report consensus; Siems reads 27), 28,800 vph, ~48h reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding
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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	The 14000M sits in the Cal 3130 architectural moment, six years before that caliber gets a chronometer certification on the 114200. The Cal 3130 itself is mechanically identical between the 14000M and the 114200 — same 28,800 vph base, same 31-jewel architecture (per the Slaven / Robb Report ~~/ Watchbase~~ consensus), same hack feature, same bidirectional self-winding. What changes between the two references is whether Rolex sent the movement to COSC for chronometer certification before casing.		The 14000M sits in the Cal 3130 architectural moment, six years before that caliber gets a chronometer certification on the 114200. The Cal 3130 itself is mechanically identical between the 14000M and the 114200 — same 28,800 vph base, same 31-jewel architecture (per the Slaven / Robb Report consensus), same hack feature, same bidirectional self-winding. What changes between the two references is whether Rolex sent the movement to COSC for chronometer certification before casing.

	The Cal 3130 is shared across the broader Cal 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Sister references to the 14000M on the same caliber: the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the 14270 Explorer (also COSC), and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is unusual in this cohort for retaining its non-COSC status across its entire run; the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in their production windows.		The Cal 3130 is shared across the broader Cal 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Sister references to the 14000M on the same caliber: the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the 14270 Explorer (also COSC), and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is unusual in this cohort for retaining its non-COSC status across its entire run; the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in their production windows.
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	The end year is contested at the margin. Robb Report, Marcus Siems, and Monochrome read 2006 as the end-year, with the 114200 succeeding in 2007. Watch-Wiki and a handful of dealer aggregators read 2007 as the end-year. The 2007 figure conflates production end with 114200 launch — Rolex did not ship 14000M and 114200 in parallel through 2007. 2000–2006 is the active production span.		The end year is contested at the margin. Robb Report, Marcus Siems, and Monochrome read 2006 as the end-year, with the 114200 succeeding in 2007. Watch-Wiki and a handful of dealer aggregators read 2007 as the end-year. The 2007 figure conflates production end with 114200 launch — Rolex did not ship 14000M and 114200 in parallel through 2007. 2000–2006 is the active production span.

	The Cal 3130 cutover for the 14000M is the cleanest at the catalogue level. The 14000 (Cal 3000) retired in 2000; the 14000M (Cal 3130) launched in 2000 alongside the broader Cal 3130 transitions in the Rolex time-only line. ~~Watchbase's~~ reading that the 14000M took Cal 3130 in 2001 conflates the 14000M with the 14060M Submariner, which did transition mid-production from Cal 3000 to Cal 3130 in 2001. The 14000M itself was Cal 3130 from launch.		The Cal 3130 cutover for the 14000M is the cleanest at the catalogue level. The 14000 (Cal 3000) retired in 2000; the 14000M (Cal 3130) launched in 2000 alongside the broader Cal 3130 transitions in the Rolex time-only line. The circulating reading that the 14000M took Cal 3130 in 2001 conflates the 14000M with the 14060M Submariner, which did transition mid-production from Cal 3000 to Cal 3130 in 2001. The 14000M itself was Cal 3130 from launch.

	Total production output is not published. The 14000M is well-documented in editorial coverage and dealer market but does not appear at Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams, or Antiquorum essay-grade lots in the auction record through 2025. Like the 14000, the 14000M is the Air-King's most-quietly-traded modern reference — entry-tier sport Oyster, never a flagship, never a hammer-record candidate.		Total production output is not published. The 14000M is well-documented in editorial coverage and dealer market but does not appear at Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams, or Antiquorum essay-grade lots in the auction record through 2025. Like the 14000, the 14000M is the Air-King's most-quietly-traded modern reference — entry-tier sport Oyster, never a flagship, never a hammer-record candidate.
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	The 14000M runs Cal 3130 from launch in 2000 — the same Cal 3130 that powers the 114200, the 14060M Submariner (from 2001), the 14270 Explorer, and the broader Cal 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue. 28,800 vph (4 Hz), approximately 48 hour power reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding.		The 14000M runs Cal 3130 from launch in 2000 — the same Cal 3130 that powers the 114200, the 14060M Submariner (from 2001), the 14270 Explorer, and the broader Cal 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue. 28,800 vph (4 Hz), approximately 48 hour power reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding.

	Jewel count is contested across editorial. Erik Slaven at Monochrome, Robb Report~~, and Watchbase~~ read the Cal 3130 as 31 jewels. Marcus Siems reads it as 27 jewels (the same figure as Cal 3000 — possibly a transcription error from sister-ref research). The 31-jewel reading sits in the majority position; treat 31j as primary, capture the 27j Marcus Siems attribution as a contradiction worth noting.		Jewel count is contested across editorial. Erik Slaven at Monochrome and Robb Report read the Cal 3130 as 31 jewels. Marcus Siems reads it as 27 jewels (the same figure as Cal 3000 — possibly a transcription error from sister-ref research). The 31-jewel reading sits in the majority position; treat 31j as primary, capture the 27j Marcus Siems attribution as a contradiction worth noting.

	The 14000M does not carry the Parachrom hairspring. Cal 3130's Parachrom adoption is documented at 2010 across multiple sources (Grail Watch Reference plus secondary aggregators). The 14000M's production ended in 2006 — four years before Parachrom entered the caliber. A 14000M with a blue Parachrom hairspring is a service-replacement balance assembly, not a factory-original configuration. Marcus Siems' claim that the 14000M carried Parachrom is incorrect; flag the contradiction inline. The Parachrom hairspring is correctly attributed to the late-production 114200 era and to Cal 3130-equipped references that ran past 2010.		The 14000M does not carry the Parachrom hairspring. Cal 3130's Parachrom adoption is documented at 2010 across multiple sources (Grail Watch Reference plus secondary aggregators). The 14000M's production ended in 2006 — four years before Parachrom entered the caliber. A 14000M with a blue Parachrom hairspring is a service-replacement balance assembly, not a factory-original configuration. Marcus Siems' claim that the 14000M carried Parachrom is incorrect; flag the contradiction inline. The Parachrom hairspring is correctly attributed to the late-production 114200 era and to Cal 3130-equipped references that ran past 2010.
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	The case is steel-only across the production. No precious-metal 14000M surfaces; the two-tone or gold-bezel Air-Kings of the era live on adjacent reference numbers (14010M engine-turned-bezel, 14238/14239 if those refs exist as gold variants — outside this article's scope).		The case is steel-only across the production. No precious-metal 14000M surfaces; the two-tone or gold-bezel Air-Kings of the era live on adjacent reference numbers (14010M engine-turned-bezel, 14238/14239 if those refs exist as gold variants — outside this article's scope).

	The rehaut is smooth — uniformly across the 14000M production. The engraved rehaut convention arrives on the Air-King line only with the 114200 in 2007. Watch-Wiki, ~~Goldammer~~, Monochrome, and Robb Report all align on the smooth-rehaut reading for the 14000M; no documented 14000M carries the engraved "ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX" + serial pattern that the 114200 carries from launch. A 14000M case with engraved rehaut is a service-replacement caseband or a misattribution.		The rehaut is smooth — uniformly across the 14000M production. The engraved rehaut convention arrives on the Air-King line only with the 114200 in 2007. Watch-Wiki, Siems, Monochrome, and Robb Report all align on the smooth-rehaut reading for the 14000M; no documented 14000M carries the engraved "ROLEX ROLEX ROLEX" + serial pattern that the 114200 carries from launch. A 14000M case with engraved rehaut is a service-replacement caseband or a misattribution.

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	\|description=The 14000M is the bridge Air-King — 2000 to 2006, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 3130 (the same caliber the 114200 carries) but pre-COSC and pre-engraved-rehaut. The "M" suffix denotes the movement update, not chronometer certification. Closes the non-COSC Air-King line.		\|description=The 14000M is the bridge Air-King — 2000 to 2006, 34mm steel Oyster, Cal 3130 (the same caliber the 114200 carries) but pre-COSC and pre-engraved-rehaut. The "M" suffix denotes the movement update, not chronometer certification. Closes the non-COSC Air-King line.
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	The dial restoration question is light on the 14000M. The reference is recent enough that most surviving examples have not been through restoration. Original dials are the norm; a perfectly clean 14000M is plausible rather than suspect, though "perfectly clean" should be verified as factory rather than service-replaced.		The dial restoration question is light on the 14000M. The reference is recent enough that most surviving examples have not been through restoration. Original dials are the norm; a perfectly clean 14000M is plausible rather than suspect, though "perfectly clean" should be verified as factory rather than service-replaced.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:5700\|Air-King 5700]] — 1959–1988
			* [[Reference:5500\|Air-King 5500]] — 34mm Oyster (1957–1989)
			* [[Reference:4365\|Air-King 4365]]
			* [[Reference:4499\|Air-King 4499]]
			* [[Reference:4925\|Air-King 4925]]
			* [[Reference:5501\|Air-King 5501]]

			See also the [[Reference:air-king\|Air-King family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	== Where it sits in the line ==		== Where it sits in the line ==

	Cal. 3130 is mechanically identical between the 14000M and the 114200: the same 28,800 vph base, the same 31-jewel architecture on the Slaven and Robb Report reading, the same hack feature, the same bidirectional self-winding. What separates the two references is whether Rolex sent the movement to COSC for chronometer certification before casing. On the 14000M it did not, ~~six~~ years before it did on the 114200.		Cal. 3130 is mechanically identical between the 14000M and the 114200: the same 28,800 vph base, the same 31-jewel architecture on the Slaven and Robb Report reading, the same hack feature, the same bidirectional self-winding. What separates the two references is whether Rolex sent the movement to COSC for chronometer certification before casing. On the 14000M it did not, seven years before it did on the 114200.

	The caliber runs across the wider Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Its siblings around the 14000M are the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal. 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the ~~14270~~ Explorer, and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is the odd one out: it keeps its non-COSC status across the entire run, while the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in theirs.		The caliber runs across the wider Rolex time-only catalogue from 1999/2000 into 2018. Its siblings around the 14000M are the 14060M no-date Submariner (Cal. 3130 from 2001, with COSC arriving on later production), the [[Reference:114270\|114270 Explorer]], and the 16622 Yacht-Master 36mm. The 14000M is the odd one out: it keeps its non-COSC status across the entire run, while the Submariner and Explorer siblings were certified earlier in theirs.

	The 14010M is the engine-turned-bezel sister — same case, same Cal. 3130, same dial palette, fluted bezel rather than smooth. The 14000 had the 14010 in that role, and the 114200 will have the 114210.		The 14010M is the engine-turned-bezel sister — same case, same Cal. 3130, same dial palette, fluted bezel rather than smooth. The 14000 had the 14010 in that role, and the 114200 will have the 114210.
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	The caliber cutover is clean at the catalogue level. The 14000 retired in 2000 on Cal. 3000; the 14000M launched the same year on Cal. 3130, alongside the broader Cal. 3130 transitions in the Rolex time-only line. The circulating reading that the 14000M took Cal. 3130 in 2001 borrows the timing of the 14060M Submariner, which did transition mid-production from Cal. 3000 to Cal. 3130 in 2001. The 14000M itself had the 3130 from launch.		The caliber cutover is clean at the catalogue level. The 14000 retired in 2000 on Cal. 3000; the 14000M launched the same year on Cal. 3130, alongside the broader Cal. 3130 transitions in the Rolex time-only line. The circulating reading that the 14000M took Cal. 3130 in 2001 borrows the timing of the 14060M Submariner, which did transition mid-production from Cal. 3000 to Cal. 3130 in 2001. The 14000M itself had the 3130 from launch.

	Rolex does not publish production totals. The 14000M is well covered in editorial and moves steadily through the dealer market, but ~~it does not appear as~~ a ~~catalogued lot at Phillips, Sotheby~~'s, Christie's, Bonhams or Antiquorum ~~in the auction record~~ through 2025. It shares the 14000's profile: entry-tier sport Oyster, never a flagship, never a hammer-record candidate.		Rolex does not publish production totals. The 14000M is well covered in editorial and moves steadily through the dealer market, but major-house appearances are rare: Sotheby's catalogued a Domino's example in its Fine Watches sale of March 2023, while Phillips, Christie's, Bonhams and Antiquorum carry none through 2025. It shares the 14000's profile: entry-tier sport Oyster, never a flagship, never a hammer-record candidate.

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	== Movement notes ==		== Movement notes ==

	The 14000M runs Cal. 3130 from launch in 2000 — the same caliber that goes on to power the 114200, the 14060M Submariner from 2001, the ~~14270~~ Explorer, and the broader Cal. 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue. 28,800 vph (4 Hz), approximately 48 hour power reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding.		The 14000M runs Cal. 3130 from launch in 2000 — the same caliber that goes on to power the 114200, the 14060M Submariner from 2001, the [[Reference:114270\|114270 Explorer]], and the broader Cal. 3130-era Rolex time-only catalogue. 28,800 vph (4 Hz), approximately 48 hour power reserve, hack feature, bidirectional self-winding.

	Jewel count is contested. Erik Slaven at Monochrome and Robb Report read the Cal. 3130 as 31 jewels; Marcus Siems gives 27, the same figure as the Cal. 3000. The 31-jewel reading holds the majority position, and the 27-jewel figure has no corroboration in the production record.		Jewel count is contested. Erik Slaven at Monochrome and Robb Report read the Cal. 3130 as 31 jewels; Marcus Siems gives 27, the same figure as the Cal. 3000. The 31-jewel reading holds the majority position, and the 27-jewel figure has no corroboration in the production record.
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	The Tom Monaghan Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program carried on from the 14000 era directly into the 14000M. Documented ~~examples~~ wear the "tilted" full-color logo at six o'clock, the late-program variant and the same configuration Cameron Barr records on the 14000's second-generation Domino's dial. The 14000M Domino's runs into the early-to-mid 2000s before the program winds down.		The Tom Monaghan Domino's Pizza Rolex incentive program carried on from the 14000 era directly into the 14000M. Sotheby's catalogued one in its Fine Watches sale of March 2023, a Schlanderer & Sons-retailed example. Documented pieces wear the "tilted" full-color logo at six o'clock, the late-program variant and the same configuration Cameron Barr records on the 14000's second-generation Domino's dial. The 14000M Domino's runs into the early-to-mid 2000s before the program winds down.

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	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	The 14000M is documented through the dealer market and through regional UK and US auctioneers. ~~Phillips,~~ Sotheby's~~, Christie~~'s, ~~Bonhams~~, and ~~Antiquorum carry~~ no ~~documented~~ 14000M ~~catalog essays in the auction record~~ through 2025.		The 14000M is documented through the dealer market and through regional UK and US auctioneers. Sotheby's has catalogued the reference — the Domino's Pizza 14000M in Fine Watches, March 2023, and a sunburst blue example on its Buy Now marketplace — but no major house has given the 14000M essay-grade catalogue treatment through 2025.

	Pricing across the dealer market sits in the USD 3,000–5,000 band for standard silver and black configurations in clean condition. Salmon, blue, Roman numeral, and 3-6-9 Explorer dial variants carry premiums into the USD 5,000–7,000 range. The 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling and the Domino's 14000M trade at their own tiers, and Tiffany-signed examples surface rarely enough that price follows the provenance documentation more than the configuration.		Pricing across the dealer market sits in the USD 3,000–5,000 band for standard silver and black configurations in clean condition. Salmon, blue, Roman numeral, and 3-6-9 Explorer dial variants carry premiums into the USD 5,000–7,000 range. The 14010M engine-turned-bezel sibling and the Domino's 14000M trade at their own tiers, and Tiffany-signed examples surface rarely enough that price follows the provenance documentation more than the configuration.