Rolex Datejust 41 ref. 126331

Datejust 41 → 126331

Rolex showed ref. 126331 at the 2016 Baselworld launch of the Datejust 41. It pairs an Oystersteel case with Everose-gold components, including the fluted bezel. Rolex still lists it; the available sources do not date when production began or ended.

Core facts

detail	value
reference	126331
family	Datejust 41
documented by	2016 launch coverage; Rolex currently lists the reference
case	41 mm Oyster case in Oystersteel and Everose gold
bezel	fluted Everose gold
movement	caliber 3235
crystal	scratch-resistant sapphire with Cyclops lens
water resistance	100 m
documented dials	chocolate, Sundust, slate, mint green, bright black and white; some are diamond-set
documented bracelets	Jubilee and Oyster, each documented by Rolex under a distinct configuration suffix

Where it sits in the line

126331 is the Everose Rolesor version of the 41 mm Datejust, with a fluted gold bezel. The number identifies the base reference; suffixes such as m126331-0003 and m126331-0004 identify specific catalogued configurations.

Production outline

Monochrome's April 2016 Baselworld report lists ref. 126331 among the Datejust 41 launch models. Time+Tide reviewed another 126331 in 2019, and Rolex still lists it in 2026. These records place the reference at launch, in 2019, and in the current catalogue; they give no factory production endpoint.

The reference appears in multiple dial and bracelet combinations. The table below records configurations identified in Rolex product documents. Suffixes such as m126331-0003 identify catalogued configurations under the same base reference.

Movement notes

Rolex specifies caliber 3235 in the current technical document, and Monochrome identified the same caliber at the 2016 launch. The automatic movement has a date display, stop-seconds, and an approximately 70-hour power reserve. Rolex's brochure also gives its post-casing Superlative Chronometer accuracy specification as −2/+2 seconds per day.

Dial map

Rolex product documents show chocolate, Sundust and slate dials in several bracelet and marker combinations. Current Rolex documents add mint green, bright black and white. The table records configurations directly identified by Rolex; it is a documented sample rather than a complete history of every dial offered.

configuration	dial	bracelet	source
m126331-0001	chocolate	Oyster	Rolex brochure
m126331-0002	chocolate	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0003	chocolate, diamond-set	Oyster	Rolex brochure
m126331-0004	chocolate, diamond-set	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0007	Sundust, diamond-set	Oyster	Rolex brochure
m126331-0008	Sundust, diamond-set	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0009	Sundust	Oyster	Rolex product page
m126331-0010	Sundust	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0015	slate	Oyster	Rolex brochure
m126331-0016	slate	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0021	mint green	Oyster	Rolex brochure
m126331-0022	mint green	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0023	bright black	Oyster	Rolex product page
m126331-0024	bright black	Jubilee	Rolex brochure
m126331-0025	white	Oyster	Rolex product page
m126331-0026	white	Jubilee	Rolex product page

Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes

Rolex's current documentation specifies a 41 mm Oyster case in Oystersteel and Everose gold, a fluted Everose-gold bezel, screw-down caseback and winding crown with Twinlock, sapphire crystal and Cyclops lens, and 100 m water resistance.

Bracelets, clasp, and packaging notes

Rolex's product documents show the reference on both Oyster and Jubilee bracelets across the listed dial variants. The m126331-0003 Oyster brochure specifies an Oysterclasp and Easylink. The documents give no bracelet reference or end-link numbers and do not date the Oyster option's arrival. Record codes from the watch rather than infer them from the head reference.

Sources