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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexDatejust 36126233
Rolex Datejust 36

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2022
2018
2023
Discontinued (differs)
2023
2024
Not known
Nickname
Not known
Not known
Platona
Retail price (differs)
€67,400
€14,850
€82,900

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
36 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
Not known
11.9 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
20 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Rolesor (steel and gold)
950 platinum
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Fluted
Tachymeter
Bezel insert
Not known
Not known
Cerachrom ceramic, Brown
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops (differs)
Yes
Yes
No
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
70 h
72 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
31
47
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
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
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock
  • Chronograph via centre seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 12-hour counter at 9 o'clock
  • Stop seconds for exact time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Grey, set with diamonds
Grey, set with diamonds
Ice blue
Material (differs)
Gold
Brass
Brass
Pattern
Sunburst
Sunburst
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Baton
Roman numerals
Baton
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Chromalight
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Oyster
Oyster
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Rolesor (steel and gold)
950 platinum
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp