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RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Cosmograph Daytona
Not known
Day-Date
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2023
2022
2015
Discontinued
Not known
2022
Not known
Retail price (differs)
€58,000
€10,090
€53,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
11.9 mm
12 mm
12 mm
Lug width (differs)
20 mm
21 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Stainless steel
Everose gold
Finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Tachymeter
Fixed
Fluted
Bezel material
Not known
18k yellow gold
Not known
Bezel insert
Not known
Yellow
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Flat
Sapphire
Cyclops (differs)
No
Not known
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)
72 h
70 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
47
25
32
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock
  • Chronograph via centre seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 12-hour counter at 9 o'clock
  • Stop seconds for exact time setting
  • Chronometer
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Pink
Champagne, set with diamonds
Pink, set with diamonds
Material
Brass
Not known
Brass
Pattern
Sunburst
Not known
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Baton
Diamond-set
Baton
Hands
Baton
Not known
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Oyster
Not known
President
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Steel and yellow gold
Everose gold
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp