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RolexDay‑Date 40228239
Rolex Day-Date 40
BreguetMarine 55175517BB/Y2/BZ0
Breguet Marine 5517

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Marine
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
2020
2025
Retail price (differs)
€53,100
€67,300
€16,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
11.5 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
22 mm
25 mm
Material (differs)
18k white gold
18k white gold
Rolesor (steel and 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
55 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
26
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
  • Seconds display
  • Calendar the calendar displays the date on the dial, generally by aperture, hand or disc. simple in appearance, this indication requires precise integration both into the movement and into the balance of the dial. bevelling
  • 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
  • Date
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Blue
White
Material
Brass
Not known
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Gradient
Guilloché
Not known
Indices (differs)
Roman numerals
Roman numerals
Mixed
Hands (differs)
Baton
Breguet
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Not known
Flat Jubilee
Material (differs)
18k white gold
18k white gold
Oystersteel
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Deployant, 18k white gold
Folding clasp