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RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
Not known
2025
Retail price
€53,100
US$4,400
€53,000

Case

Shape
Round
Not known
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
15.02 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
20 mm
25 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Stainless steel
Everose gold
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Bidirectional rotating
Fluted
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Cyclops
Yes
Not known
Yes
Crown (differs)
Screw-down
Push-pull
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
Not known
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
65 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
Not known
39
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
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
Not known
  • 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
  • Chronograph
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

Type (differs)
Metal bracelet
Leather strap
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Not known
Flat Jubilee
Material
Everose gold
Not known
Everose gold
Clasp
Folding clasp
Not known
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Not known
Orange
Not known