The big day is here and we can finally reveal the most hyped collection of replica watches UK this year, Rolex’s 2026 releases. And while there’s nothing as impactful as last year’s Land-Dweller, it’s a slate of watches that seems squarely aimed at serious collectors. Without further ado, let’s get into it.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41
The legendary Oyster case is celebrating its centennial this year and with it comes the first two-tone Oyster Perpetual in the modern era, replacing the now-discontinued ref. 124300. It’s relatively subtle as anniversary AAA replica Rolex watches go, with the same 41mm Oystersteel case and bracelet as the mainline collection, but with a gold bezel and crown. It’s an unusual combination for Rolex who would normally pair a gold bezel with gold centre links. Touches of green across the lettering and every hour along the minute track and, even more subtle, ‘100 years’ replacing Swiss made at 6 o’clock mean this is going to be a serious collector’s piece.
Price and Specs:
Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 41 Ref: 134303 Case: 41mm diameter, Yellow Rolesor (Oystersteel and yellow gold), domed bezel in yellow gold, screw-down crown in yellow gold, Twinlock double waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal Dial: Slate with Chromalight display, ‘100 years’ inscription at 6 o’clock, green five-minute markers, green Rolex text Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 3230, automatic, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Parachrom hairspring, Chronergy escapement, Paraflex shock absorbers Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 70h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds Strap: Oystersteel Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, folding Oysterclasp with Easylink 5mm comfort extension link Price: £8,050
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 “Jubilee Dial”
Fans of 70s Datejusts sit up and take notice: this new lacquered jubilee dial is one for you. The graphic squares spell out the Rolex name on repeat in all the colours of the rainbow in a motif picked straight out of the 1970s. While it looks like a Warhol-style print, this is lacquer, meaning each of the colours needs to be applied separately – which given there are ten different colours, makes this a labour of love. We’ll see if it replaces the previous Celebration dial as the fun Rolex; if so, this will be in serious demand.
Price and Specs:
Model: top replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36 Ref: 126000 Case: 36mm diameter, Oystersteel, domed bezel, screw-down crown, Twinlock double waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal Dial: Multicoloured Jubilee motif with Chromalight display Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 3230, automatic, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 70h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds Strap: Oystersteel Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, folding Oysterclasp with Easylink 5mm comfort extension link Price: £5,600
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 28 and 34
Since launch, the Oyster Perpetual has been best fake Rolex’s steel entry-level model; now, not so much. This range of smaller models in 28mm and 34mm come in Rolex’s own Everose and Yellow Gold. The 28mm version comes with a handsome anniversary green lacquer dial while the (slightly) larger model comes in a variety of colours. Both dials feature hour markers at 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock in dial-matched natural stone – heliotrope for the green, dumortierite for the blue. This is an odd move as it not only pushes the Oyster Perpetual up into new price brackets but seems to directly compete with the Datejust.
Price and Specs:
Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 28 and 34 Ref: 276208 (28mm), 124205 (34mm) Case: 28mm or 34mm diameter, 18k yellow gold or 18k Everose gold, domed bezel, screw-down crown, Twinlock double waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal Dial: Green (28mm) or blue stone (34mm) with Chromalight display Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 2232, automatic, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Syloxi hairspring in silicon, Paraflex shock absorbers Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 55h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds Strap: 18k yellow gold (28mm) or 18k Everose gold (34mm) Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, folding Oysterclasp with Easylink 5mm comfort extension link Price: £25,100 (28mm) and £31,700 (34mm)
Rolex Datejust 41
While Rolesor tends to mean bi-colour in Rolex circles, as last year’s Land-Dweller showed, it simply means a combination of steel and gold, even if that means white gold, such as the case with this new Datejust 41. It’s a green year for Rolex but here that comes in the form of an ombré – fume by any other name – lacquer dial. It’s more subtle than most other gradient dials and suits the Datejust’s signature fluted bezel to a tee in the classic silver-green combination. Inside is the calibre 3235 automatic movement, loaded with cheap copy Rolex’s Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock absorbers – all the good stuff – contributing to a weekend-proof 70-hour power reserve.
Price and Specs:
Model: 2026 knock off Rolex Datejust 41 Ref: 126334 Case: 41mm diameter, White Rolesor (Oystersteel and white gold), fluted bezel in white gold, screw-down crown, Twinlock double waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with Cyclops lens Dial: Green ombre with Chromalight display Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 3235, automatic, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 70h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, date Strap: Oystersteel Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, folding Oysterclasp with Easylink 5mm comfort extension link Price: £9,750
Rolex Yacht-Master II
The biggest launch for Rolex this year is a long overdue revamp of the Yacht-Master II and while it’s probably the worst kept secret of Watches & Wonders 2026, it’s been worth the speculative wait. The previous model was the worst-performing Rolex in the catalogue and one of the only sports models that dropped in value on the second-hand market.
The big change is that the countdown scale that previously dominated the centre of the dial has been moved to the flange at the edge of the dial, less legible at a glance but much, much cleaner and operable via the pushers either side of the crown. Though you can’t tell from the stills, both the countdown minutes and seconds run counterclockwise for a much more intuitive user experience.
The running seconds at 6 o’clock is the same as previously, but otherwise the new watch has more similarities to the Crown’s divers than expected. Rather than doubling up with a countdown bezel, Swiss Rolex clone watches have switched to a 60-minute scale similar to a classic diving bezel. Here though, the Cerachrom bezel is bi-directional, the idea being that a sailor can use it to measure intervals while racing. It pairs with Submariner indexes – circle hour markers with batons at 3, 9 and 6 (the latter cut off with the small seconds) and a triangle at 12.
Powered by the Superlative Chronometer-certified calibre 4162 with a 72-hour power reserve and all the Rolex bells and whistles, the new Yacht-Master II is available in both Oystersteel and yellow gold.
This is less of a refresh and more like a fundamentally different watch wearing the same name as the old Yacht-Master II. At 44mm the new 1:1 fake Rolex watches are still large, but it’s sleeker, sportier and makes more visual sense – and who knows? If it wins collectors over, maybe there might be some retrospective love for the discontinued version, too.
Price and Specs:
Model: Rolex Yacht-Master II Ref: 126680 (Oystersteel), 126688 (yellow gold) Case: 44mm diameter x 13.9mm thickness, Oystersteel or 18k yellow gold, bidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated bezel with blue Cerachrom insert in ceramic (platinum-coated graduations (Oystersteel), yellow gold-coated graduations (yellow gold), screw-down crown, Triplock triple waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal Dial: White matt lacquer with Chromalight display, countdown flange graduated 10 to 0 minutes Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 4162, automatic chronograph, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring, Paraflex shock absorbers Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 72h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds at 6 o’clock, programmable countdown with mechanical memory and on-the-fly synchronization Strap: Oystersteel or 18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5mm comfort extension link Price: £16,950 (Oystersteel) and £48,300 (yellow gold)
Rolex Day-Date 40
Rolex’s annual stone dial this year comes in the form of a Day-Date with a new proprietary gold alloy, Jubilee Gold. Joining Everose, Oystersteel and RLX titanium in Rolex’s metallurgical line-up, the new material’s an in-house take on classic yellow gold, here paired with an unusual pale green aventurine stone dial.
With ten baguette-cut diamond markers, it’s a serious flex on the wrist – especially as like other ‘exceptional’ models, it won’t be available from your average authorised dealer. Whether or not Rolex roll out Jubilee Gold to the broader collection (the answer is probably yes), this is a serious collectors’ piece.
Price and Specs:
Model: Rolex Day-Date 40 Ref: 228235 JG Case: 40mm diameter x 12mm thickness, 18k Jubilee Gold, fluted bezel in 18k Jubilee Gold, screw-down crown, Twinlock double waterproofness system, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating and Cyclops lens Dial: Light green aventurine (natural stone), 10 baguette-cut diamonds in 18k Jubilee Gold settings, hands in 18k Jubilee Gold Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: China replica Rolex calibre 3255, automatic, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring with Rolex overcoil, Paraflex shock absorbers, 31 jewels Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 70h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date Strap: 18k Jubilee Gold President bracelet, three-piece solid links, polished centre links, satin-finished outer links, ceramic inserts, concealed folding Crownclasp
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona
At a glance you might assume this is the classic oystersteel Daytona and you’d be mostly right. The case is mainly steel, but as the ‘Rolesium’ moniker denotes, with platinum accents across the bezel and caseback. The caseback however is more notable for being open, making this the third Daytona with an exhibition caseback.
The dial however is what should be getting collectors excited – a pure white enamel one. White dialled Daytonas are auction headliners at the best of times and bringing enamel into the mix – something best selling Rolex fake watches don’t have too much history with – is enough to make this the most covetable watch of 2026. Yes, it looks very similar to standard Daytonas, but if you know, you know. Plus as part of the Exceptional line, it’s listed in the press release as ‘Not in Catalogue’.
Price and Specs:
Model: 1:1 quality replica Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref: 126502 Case: 40mm diameter x 12.2mm thickness, Rolesium (Oystersteel and platinum), monobloc Cerachrom bezel in anthracite ceramic edged with platinum, tachymetric scale coated with platinum via PVD, Triplock triple waterproofness system, integral crown guard, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, transparent sapphire caseback Dial: White enamel (grand feu technique), 18k white gold hour markers and hands with Chromalight display Water resistance: 100m (10 bar) Movement: Rolex calibre 4131, automatic chronograph, column wheel, vertical clutch, -2/+2 sec/day precision, Chronergy escapement, Parachrom hairspring with Rolex overcoil, Paraflex shock absorbers, yellow gold oscillating weight, Rolex Cotes de Geneve decoration, 47 jewels Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) Power reserve: 72h Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds at 6 o’clock, chronograph, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock, 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock Strap: Oystersteel Oyster bracelet, three-piece solid links, polished centre links, satin-finished outer links, Oysterlock folding safety clasp, Easylink 5mm comfort extension link
