Rolex Oyster Perpetual 31 (177200)
Oyster Perpetual → 177200
The 177200 is a 31 mm steel Oyster Perpetual with no date and automatic Calibre 2231. A watch sold with its guarantee and receipt in 2007 confirms the reference was in use that year; Rolex still listed it in its August 2020 catalogue. In the September 2020 range, reference 277200 took over the 31 mm position with Calibre 2232. The catalogue records do not establish the last production or delivery date of the 177200.
Core facts
| detail | value |
|---|---|
| reference | 177200 |
| family | Oyster Perpetual |
| catalogue name | Oyster Perpetual 31 |
| documented span | 2007 example; listed by Rolex on 9 August 2020 |
| case | 31 mm Oystersteel |
| bezel | domed |
| crystal | scratch-resistant sapphire |
| crown | screw-down Twinlock |
| water resistance | 100 m / 330 ft |
| movement | self-winding Calibre 2231; 31 jewels; chronometer-certified |
| power reserve | 48 hours, per Heritage's 2026 catalogue for one example |
| bracelet | Oyster, three-piece links, Oysterclasp |
| later 31 mm reference | 277200, introduced in the 2020 Oyster Perpetual refresh with Calibre 2232 |
Where it sits in the line
The 177200 is the 31 mm model; the similar 176200 is 26 mm. Both use Calibre 2231, but they are different references and case sizes. The 36 mm 116000 belongs to the same broad period. The Air-King 114200 was also in the catalogue, but it is a separate line.
Rolex kept a 31 mm Oyster Perpetual in the range in 2020, changing from the 177200 to the 277200. The new model retained the nominal case diameter but moved to Calibre 2232. That is a same-size successor in the catalogue, not an unchanged continuation of the earlier watch.
Production outline
A Cheffins lot for a 177200 included a guarantee dated 1 November 2007 and a purchase receipt dated 29 September 2007. Rolex's catalogue still listed the reference on 9 August 2020. A snapshot from 3 September shows the refreshed Oyster Perpetual range. Those records establish an early dated example and bracket the catalogue change; they do not give factory production boundaries.
The available material does not show a reference-number change during the run. Serial numbers can help date a specific watch, but they do not provide a precise production year on their own. See Reference:Serial-numbers for the system's limits.
Movement notes
Calibre 2231 is an automatic chronometer movement used in both the 177200 and the smaller 26 mm 176200. Heritage records 31 jewels and a 48-hour power reserve on its 2026 example. Those specifications describe that catalogued watch; Rolex did not publish a reference-specific year-by-year movement schedule in the material consulted here.
The 2020 successor, 277200, uses Calibre 2232. Its technical specifications belong to the later reference and should not be read back onto the 177200.
Dial map
The cited records document several dial layouts: a silver Explorer-style dial with baton markers and Arabic numerals on an example delivered in 2007, a white dial with blue Roman numerals, a blue azzurro dial with Roman numerals, and a salmon dial in a later auction catalogue. These are catalogued examples, not a complete dial list or a chronology for each color.
Case, bezel, crystal, and crown
Rolex's archived model specification describes a 31 mm Oystersteel case, domed bezel, sapphire crystal, screw-down Twinlock crown and 100 m water resistance. There is no date display or Cyclops lens. Some auction catalogues use different case descriptions, so the manufacturer's specification is the better reference for construction details.
Bracelet and clasp
The watch was paired with a steel Oyster bracelet and Oysterclasp. Rolex describes the Oyster bracelet's broad, flat three-piece links as a design used across the collection. The cited examples do not establish a universal clasp code, Easylink fitment or bracelet changeover date for the 177200. Bracelet and clasp codes date those components, not the watch head; see Reference:Bracelets.
Related references
- Oyster Perpetual 26 (176200) — smaller case, same Calibre 2231
- Oyster Perpetual 36 (116000)
- Air-King 114200 — separate line from the same period
- Oyster Perpetual family index
See also the movement reference and serial-number guide.
Auction record
These catalogue records document individual examples; they do not establish dial option dates or market values.
| auction | lot | catalogue description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheffins | 274 | Silver Explorer-style dial; guarantee dated 1 November 2007 and receipt dated 29 September 2007 |
| Heritage Auctions | 13042 | White dial with blue Roman numerals; Calibre 2231, 31 jewels and 48-hour reserve; sold 16 February 2026 |
| Gazette Drouot | 157 | Salmon dial; 31 mm case |
Sources
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual 31, reference 177200 — archived Rolex specification, 2018
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual 31, blue azzurro dial — archived Rolex specification, 2018
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual catalogue, 9 August 2020
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual catalogue, 3 September 2020
- Cheffins, lot 274 — 177200 with 2007 guarantee and receipt
- Heritage Auctions, lot 13042, 16 February 2026
- Gazette Drouot, lot 157 — 177200 salmon dial
- Rolex Oyster Perpetual 31, reference 277200 — current later-generation specification