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RolexDatejust 36126201
Rolex Datejust 36
RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Land-Dweller
Datejust
Day-Date
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2025
2018
2022
Discontinued (differs)
Not known
2024
2023
Retail price (differs)
€67,000
€15,050
€67,400

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
36 mm
40 mm
Thickness
Not known
Not known
12 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
20 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Rolesor (steel and gold)
950 platinum
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Smooth
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
31
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 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
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Ice blue
Chocolate
Grey, set with diamonds
Material (differs)
Brass
Brass
Gold
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
Jubilee
President
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Rolesor (steel and gold)
950 platinum
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp