The Cellini Time 50509 represents Rolex’s purest dress-watch expression. Where the Oyster Professional models emphasize tool-watch engineering, the Cellini strips away dive bezels, screw-down crowns and sport-bracelet weight to deliver an exercise in refined simplicity. The 39mm white gold-plated case with its signature double bezel — a polished dome surrounding a coin-edge fluted ring — creates visual depth that photographs cannot fully capture.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Detail |
|---|---|
| Reference | 50509 |
| Case Size | 39 mm |
| Case Material | White gold plated (plated) |
| Bezel | Double bezel — domed + fluted |
| Dial Color | White (lacquered) |
| Hour Markers | Applied Roman numerals + baton indices |
| Crystal | Sapphire (domed) |
| Movement | Swiss or Japanese automatic |
| Water Resistance | 30 m |
| Strap | Black alligator leather |
| Clasp | White gold-plated deployant buckle |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, center seconds |
The 50509 Up Close: Case, Dial and Strap
The lacquered white dial gleams under the domed sapphire crystal, creating a luminous surface that pairs elegantly with applied Roman numeral markers at twelve and six o’clock and slim baton indices at the remaining positions. A slender seconds hand sweeps continuously across the dial face without a date window, keeping the design clean and balanced.
The double bezel is the Cellini’s defining aesthetic: a broad polished dome encircling a finely fluted inner ring, adding dimension to the otherwise smooth case profile. A black alligator strap with crocodile texture reinforces the formal character.
Compare rose gold plating and other dial variants in the Cellini collection.
Movement Options: Swiss vs Japanese
Two caliber grades complement this dress-watch platform:
- Swiss Automatic — 28,800 vph with approximately 70-hour power reserve. Thin-profile architecture mirrors the genuine Caliber 3132, maintaining the slim case silhouette essential for a dress watch.
- Japanese Automatic (Miyota) — 21,600 vph with around 42-hour reserve. Compact form factor keeps the case height manageable while offering dependable daily accuracy.
Both include hacking seconds for precise time setting.




















