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RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40
ChopardAlpine Eagle 36298601-3002
Chopard Alpine Eagle 36

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Not known
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
2019
2025
Retail price (differs)
€53,100
Not known
€53,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
36 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
8.4 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
Not known
25 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Stainless steel
Everose gold
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)
70 h
42 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
27
39
Certification (differs)
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • 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
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Pink, set with diamonds
White
White
Material (differs)
Brass
Mother of pearl
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Gloss
Not known
Indices (differs)
Baton
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Not known
Flat Jubilee
Material
Everose gold
Not known
Everose gold
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp