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RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40
LonginesSpiritL3.810.4.73
Longines Spirit

General

Collection (differs)
Land-Dweller
Day-Date
Not known
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2015
2020
Retail price
€16,100
€53,100
US$2,550

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
Not known
12 mm
12.2 mm
Lug to lug
Not known
Not known
49.7 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
21 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Everose gold
Stainless steel
Bezel
Fluted
Fluted
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Solid
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Cyclops
Yes
Yes
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m
Weight
Not known
Not known
142.4 g

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
67 h
70 h
72 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
39
32
21
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact time setting
  • Hours, minutes, seconds and date
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Pink, set with diamonds
Opaline ivory
Material
Brass
Brass
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Not known
Sunburst
Matte
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Baton
Applied, Arabic numerals
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume (differs)
Chromalight
Chromalight
Super-LumiNova

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Flat Jubilee
President
Not known
Material (differs)
Oystersteel
Everose gold
Stainless steel
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Triple folding