The Day-Date was the first watch to indicate the day of the week spelt out in full when it was first presented in 1956.
The dial is the distinctive face of a Rolex watch, the feature most responsible for its identity and readability.
Characterised by hour markers fashioned from gold to prevent tarnishing, every Rolex dial is designed and manufactured in-house, largely by hand to ensure perfection.
If you are considering upgrading your current watch, now is certainly a great opportunity.
THE FLUTED BEZEL
A ROLEX SIGNATURE
The Rolex fluted bezel is a mark of distinction. Originally, the fluting of the Oyster bezel had a functional purpose: it served to screw the bezel onto the case helping to ensure the waterproofness of the watch. It was therefore identical to the fluting on the case back, which was also screwed onto the case for waterproofness, using specific Rolex tools. Over time, the fluting became an aesthetic element, a genuine Rolex signature feature. Today the fluted bezel is a mark of distinction, in gold on this Day-Date 40.
THE PRESIDENT BRACELET
THE ULTIMATE REFINEMENT
The design, development and production of Rolex bracelets and clasps, as well as the stringent tests they face, involve advanced high technology. And, as with all the components of the watch, aesthetic controls by the human eye guarantee impeccable beauty. The President bracelet, with its semi-circular three piece links, was created in 1956 for the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date. It represents the ultimate in refinement and comfort and is always made of carefully selected precious metals.
Built-in Rolex movement
| SPECIFICATIONS: | |
| Make | Rolex |
| Series | Rolex Day-Date 118238 |
| MODEL CASE | |
| Oyster architecture | Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back, and winding crown |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Bezel | Set with diamonds |
| Winding crown | Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system |
| Crystal | Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date |
| Water-resistance | Waterproof to 100 meters / 330 feet |
| MOVEMENT | |
| Movement | Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding |
| Caliber | 3255, Manufacture Rolex |
| Precision | -2/+2 sec/day, after casing |
| Functions | Centre hour, minute, and seconds hands Instantaneous day and date in apertures, unrestricted rapid-setting. Stop-seconds for precise time setting |
| Oscillator | Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers |
| Winding | Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor |
| Power reserve | Approximately 70 hours |
| BRACELET | |
| Bracelet | President, semi-circular three-piece links |
| Clasp | Concealed folding Crownclasp |
| DIAL | |
| Gem Setting | Diamonds in 18 ct gold settings and baguette-cut diamonds at 6 and 9 o'clock |
FULL 12-MONTH WARRANTY
Our Rolex Store is honored to have the opportunity to serve you. That is why we stand by all of our products with a full 12-month limited warranty. If an item we sell you should fail as a result of a manufacturer's defect at any time during the first 12 months, we will repair or replace the item at absolutely no cost to you.
If your watch has any symptoms of abnormally gaining time, losing time, or not keeping proper time please do not hesitate to contact us by phone or email. If it is determined by that a repair under warranty is required one of our trained watch professionals will direct you on how to safely and efficiently ship the watch to us.
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