Rolex shows its movement
By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท
An open caseback on a Rolex. I had to read that twice.
The Land-Dweller is Rolex's 2025 take on the integrated sports watch, and some of the numbers are surprisingly kind to a small wrist. 9.7 mm thick, which is slimmer than the Datejust or the Explorer. The 7135 runs at a high beat, 5 Hz, and still manages 66 hours, and now you can actually watch it through the back. For a brand that has kept its movements hidden for so long, that's a big statement.
The catch is the 40 mm diameter and 22 mm lug width. Integrated bracelets don't taper like an Oyster, and a broad flat bracelet leaving a 40 mm case at full width is exactly the shape that overhangs on 15.5 cm. Rolex makes a 36 mm Land-Dweller as well, and that's the one I'd go and try on.
The white dial is very pretty and a little cold, like fresh snow on a frozen lake. 100 m is plenty. And 14,000 dollars and up is fair-ish next to the Vacheron Overseas or a Royal Oak, which cost far more.
This 40 is for a 17 cm wrist and for someone who wants the newest Rolex before everyone else at the dinner party has one.