Rolex 3156

	Brand:	Rolex
	Family:	Rolex Parachrom Family
	Height:
	Jewels:	31
	Reserve:	48 hours
	Frequency:	28800 A/h
	Winding:	Automatic, Bi-Directional Automatic Winding, Central Rotor Automatic Winding
	Diameter:	30.97 mm
Rolex Cal. 3156 © Rolex	Complications:	Date, Day, Hacking Seconds, Hand Winding, Outer Day Wheel, Quick Date Correction, Quick Day Correction
	Hands:	Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Central Seconds Hand, Date Window at 3:00, Day Window at 12:00

Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Central-Rotor Automatic Balance Bridge Microstella Balance Balance, Balance at 6:00
Production: 2008 – 2015
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Cal. 3156 is an automatic movement with day and date wheels produced by Rolex since 2008. It was used in the oversized Rolex “President” Day-Date II watch, Ref. 218000, from 2008 through 2015. This movement was part of the Parachrom family and featured the Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex anti-shock device. When Rolex updated the Day-Date, becoming the Day-Date 40 in 2015, it received the new Chronergy family Cal. 3255.

• 2008-2019 Rolex Day-Date II, Ref. 218000

As oversized watches became popular in the 2010s, Rolex created a group of special oversized movements. Cal. 3132, 3136, 3156, and 3187 all have a 2.5 mm wider main plate, bringing the movement dimension to 30.97 mm. This is not well-documented, and many sources list these movements at the Rolex standard diameter of 28.50 mm. The difference is obvious at a glance, however, with the wider flange visible in Rolex promotional shots and in the watches themselves. This larger size allowed the date wheel to be enlarged, moving the date display 1 mm further from the center on the large Datejust II and similar models.