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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

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

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Not known
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
40 mm
41 mm
Thickness (differs)
Not known
12 mm
8 mm
Lug width (differs)
25 mm
21 mm
Not known
Material
950 platinum
950 platinum
950 platinum
Bezel
Fluted
Fluted
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Yes
Yes
Not known
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
60 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
39
32
31
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 and minutes
  • Seconds
  • Stop seconds
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Ice blue
Grey, set with diamonds
Blue
Material (differs)
Brass
Gold
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Not known
Sunburst
Textured
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Baton
Not known
Hands
Baton
Baton
Not known
Lume
Chromalight
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Flat Jubilee
President
Not known
Material
950 platinum
950 platinum
Not known
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, 950 platinum