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RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40
Universal GenèveCompaxUGCO004
Universal Genève Compax

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Not known
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2022
2026
2025
Discontinued
2023
Not known
Not known
Retail price
€67,400
US$43,712
€67,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39.5 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
12.45 mm
Not known
Lug to lug
Not known
47.8 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
20 mm
25 mm
Material (differs)
950 platinum
18k rose gold
950 platinum
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Tachymeter
Fluted
Bezel material
Not known
18k rose gold
Not known
Bezel insert
Not known
Ceramic
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
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
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
72 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
36
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
  • Hour
  • Minute
  • Second
  • Chronograph
  • 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)
Grey, set with diamonds
Midnight blue
Ice blue
Material (differs)
Gold
Lacquer
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Gloss
Not known
Indices (differs)
Baton
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Not known
Baton
Lume (differs)
Chromalight
Super-LumiNova
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type (differs)
Metal bracelet
Leather strap
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Not known
Flat Jubilee
Material
950 platinum
Not known
950 platinum
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Pin buckle
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Not known
Blue
Not known