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Differs

RolexDay‑Date 40228345RBR
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexDay‑Date 40228236
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexCosmograph Daytona126595TBR
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
2022
2024
Discontinued
Not known
2023
Not known
Retail price (differs)
€75,300
€67,400
€157,850

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
12 mm
12 mm
11.9 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
950 platinum
Everose gold
Bezel (differs)
Fixed
Fluted
Fixed
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
32
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 day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact 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
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

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