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TudorRoyal2840D1A3
Tudor Royal
RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexCosmograph Daytona126579RBR
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2026
2015
2024
Retail price (differs)
€5,820
€53,100
€89,850

Case

Shape
Not known
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
11.4 mm
12 mm
11.9 mm
Lug width (differs)
Not known
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Steel and yellow gold
Everose gold
18k white gold
Finish
Polished and satin finish
Not known
Not known
Bezel (differs)
Fixed
Fluted
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 (differs)
Not known
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)
26
32
47
Certification (differs)
COSC
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Date
  • 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)
  • Date
  • Day
  • Power reserve indicator
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Champagne
Pink, set with diamonds
Mother of pearl, set with diamonds
Material (differs)
Not known
Brass
Mother of pearl
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Sunburst
Gloss
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Baton
Diamond-set
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 (differs)
Not known
President
Oyster
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Everose gold
18k white gold
Clasp (differs)
Folding clasp, Steel and yellow gold
Folding clasp
Folding clasp