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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

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

Case

Shape
Round
Not known
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
41 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
Not known
8 mm
12 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
Not known
21 mm
Material
950 platinum
950 platinum
950 platinum
Bezel
Fluted
Not known
Fluted
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
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
60 h
70 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
39
31
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
  • 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
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Ice blue
Blue
Grey, set with diamonds
Material (differs)
Brass
Not known
Gold
Pattern (differs)
Not known
Textured
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Not known
Baton
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
950 platinum
Not known
950 platinum
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, 950 platinum
Folding clasp