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Rolex 3156

Last Update: November 28, 2019

Rolex Cal. 3156
Brand:Rolex
Family:
Rolex Parachrom Family
Height:
Jewels:31
Reserve:48 hours
Frequency:28,800 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
Central Rotor
Production: 2008 – 2015
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

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.

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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