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RolexDay‑Date 40228239
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Land-Dweller
Not known
Day-Date
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2022
2015
Discontinued
Not known
2022
Not known
Retail price (differs)
€53,000
€6,690
€53,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39 mm
40 mm
Thickness
Not known
12 mm
12 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
21 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Stainless steel
18k white gold
Finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Fixed
Fluted
Bezel insert
Not known
Yellow
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Flat
Sapphire
Cyclops
Yes
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)
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
25
32
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise 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)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Champagne, set with diamonds
White
Material
Brass
Not known
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Not known
Sunburst
Gradient
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Mixed
Roman numerals
Hands
Baton
Not known
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Flat Jubilee
Not known
President
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Steel and yellow gold
18k white gold
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp