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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Land-Dweller
Day-Date
Day-Date
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2022
2015
Discontinued
Not known
2023
Not known
Retail price (differs)
€53,000
€67,400
€53,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness
Not known
12 mm
12 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
21 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
950 platinum
Everose gold
Bezel
Fluted
Fluted
Fluted
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Yes
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)
67 h
70 h
70 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
39
32
32
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
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
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Grey, set with diamonds
Pink, set with diamonds
Material (differs)
Brass
Gold
Brass
Pattern
Not known
Sunburst
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Baton
Baton
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Chromalight
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Flat Jubilee
President
President
Material (differs)
Everose gold
950 platinum
Everose gold
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp