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Rolex 3000

Last Update: November 19, 2019

Rolex Cal. 3000
Brand:Rolex
Family:
Rolex 3000 Family
Height:5.80 mm
Jewels:27
Reserve:48 hours
Frequency:28,800 A/h
Winding:Automatic, Bi-Directional Automatic Winding, Central Rotor Automatic Winding
Diameter:28.50 mm (12.5 ligne)
Rolex Cal. 3000 © Rolex Complications:Hacking Seconds, Hand Winding
Hands:Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Central Seconds Hand
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Central-Rotor Automatic
Clockwise Balance Cock
Balance
Balance at 6:00
Central Rotor
Production: 1989 – 2001
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Cal. 3000 is a simple time-only automatic movement in the Rolex 3000 family and was produced from 1989 through 2001. It was replaced by Cal. 3130.

It is a 28,800 A/h 12.5 ligne movement with bi-directional automatic winding and chronometer certification. The movement is 28.5 mm in diameter and 6.3 mm thick, with 27 jewels. It has a power reserve of 48 hours.

Notably, Cal. 3000 was the last Rolex movement to not feature a Breguet overcoil for the hairspring. Despite the choice of a flat hairspring, Cal. 3000 achieved Chronometer certification, with accuracy of +4/-6 seconds per day.

Cal. 3000 first appeared in 1989 in the Air King (Ref. 14000) and Explorer (Ref. 14270). The Air King was updated in 2000 as Ref. 14000M with the newer Cal. 3130, and the Explorer was updated the next year as Ref. 114270 with the same movement. The “transitional” time-only Submariner (Ref. 14060) also used this movement from 1990 through 2001, and it too received the new Cal. 3130 for 2002 as Ref. 14060M. It was also used in the Oyster Perpetual throughout the 1990s.

  • Rolex Air King (1989-2000), Ref. 14000, 14010
  • Rolex Submariner (1990-2002), Ref. 14060
  • Rolex Oyster Perpetual, Ref. 14200, 14203, 14208, 14233, 14236
  • Rolex Explorer (1989-2000), Ref. 14270

The movement can be manually wound with the crown in position 1. Rotate the crown clockwise to wind the mainspring.

The time is set with the crown in second position (pulled all the way out). Rotate the crown counter-clockwise to advance the minute and hour hands and clockwise to turn them backward.

3000 Family3100 FamilyParachrom FamilyChronergy Family
1977-20011988-20102005-present2015-present
Time Only300031303130
3132
Milgauss3131
Datejust303531353135
3136
3235
Day-Date305531553155
3156
3255
GMT307531753187
GMT II3085318531863285
Images are taken from official publications and are used here for commentary and educational purposes. Copyright is held by the original owner as noted.
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