The Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 is a 2021 men’s watch in rose gold, built around a chocolate dial with baguette-cut diamond hour markers. The 40mm case is rose gold, and so is the fluted bezel, which gives the front the ridged, traditional Day-Date profile. The dial carries no numerals, so the diamond markers and the rose gold hands handle the reading.
The day is spelled out in full in a window at 12 o’clock, and the date has its own window at 3 o’clock under a magnifying lens. You get the whole calendar in one glance. A sapphire crystal covers the dial, and the automatic movement is wound by the motion of your wrist. The three-piece link President bracelet is rose gold as well, so the watch stays one warm tone from bezel to bracelet.
The watch arrives in very good condition, boxed and accompanied by its papers. A solid gold Day-Date is a considered purchase, and having the full paperwork alongside it keeps the watch’s file complete for the years ahead.
