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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Not known
Day-Date
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
Not known
2022
2025
Discontinued
Not known
2023
Not known
Retail price (differs)
Not known
€67,400
€67,000

Case

Shape
Not known
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
41 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
8 mm
12 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
Not known
21 mm
25 mm
Material
950 platinum
950 platinum
950 platinum
Bezel
Not known
Fluted
Fluted
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
Yes
Yes
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
60 h
70 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
31
32
39
Certification (differs)
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Hours and minutes
  • Seconds
  • Stop seconds
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Blue
Grey, set with diamonds
Ice blue
Material (differs)
Not known
Gold
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Textured
Sunburst
Not known
Indices (differs)
Not known
Baton
Mixed
Hands
Not known
Baton
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Not known
President
Flat Jubilee
Material
Not known
950 platinum
950 platinum
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp, 950 platinum
Folding clasp
Folding clasp