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RolexDay‑Date 40228239
Rolex Day-Date 40

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Not known
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
2022
2025
Discontinued
Not known
2022
Not known
Retail price (differs)
€53,100
€6,690
€16,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
40 mm
39 mm
40 mm
Thickness
12 mm
12 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
21 mm
25 mm
Material (differs)
18k white gold
Stainless steel
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Finish
Not known
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Fixed
Fluted
Bezel insert
Not known
Yellow
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Solid
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Flat
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
70 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
25
39
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, 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
Not known
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Champagne, set with diamonds
White
Material
Brass
Not known
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Gradient
Sunburst
Not known
Indices (differs)
Roman numerals
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Not known
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
Steel and yellow gold
Oystersteel
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp