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Differs

TudorRoyal2840D1A3
Tudor Royal
RolexExplorer 40224270
Rolex Explorer 40
RolexCosmograph Daytona126595TBR
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2026
2023
2024
Retail price (differs)
€5,820
€8,200
€157,850

Case

Shape
Not known
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
11.4 mm
Not known
11.9 mm
Lug width (differs)
Not known
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Steel and yellow gold
Oystersteel
Everose gold
Finish
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Fixed
Smooth
Fixed
Bezel material
18k yellow gold
Not known
Not known
Bezel insert
Yellow
Not known
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Solid
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
No
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)
26
31
47
Certification (differs)
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Date
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise 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)
  • Date
  • Day
  • Power reserve indicator
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Champagne
Black
Pink, set with diamonds
Material
Not known
Brass
Brass
Pattern
Sunburst
Not known
Sunburst
Indices
Mixed
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Chromalight
Date
3 o'clock
Not known
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Not known
Oyster
Oyster
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Everose gold
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp
Folding clasp