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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Not known
Cosmograph Daytona
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2022
2022
2023
Discontinued (differs)
2023
2022
Not known
Nickname
Not known
Not known
Platona
Retail price (differs)
€67,400
€6,690
€82,900

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
12 mm
11.9 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Stainless steel
950 platinum
Finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Fixed
Tachymeter
Bezel insert (differs)
Not known
Yellow
Cerachrom ceramic, Brown
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Flat
Sapphire
Cyclops (differs)
Yes
Not known
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
25
47
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
  • Chronometer
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • 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
Not known
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Not known
Oyster
Material (differs)
950 platinum
Steel and yellow gold
950 platinum
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp