Quick specs Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239 (White gold / White Mother-of-Pearl)
Price: € 48.850 | CHF 45’100 | approx. $ 53,000 | £ 41,150
Size: 40 mm
Reference: 228239-0078
The new Day-Date 40 with white mother-of-pearl dial is the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239. It comes in white gold, with presidential bracelet, with the renewed fluted bezel, monobloc middle case, and screw-down case back and winding crown. In every aspect a so called presidential watch with roots that go back to 1956.
It was in that year the Day-Date was launched, a high-end every-day watch with a full display of the day of the week on top and a date a 3 o’clock. Read our story about the also recently launched Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228235 in Everose gold with a slate ombré dial. It gives somewhat more historical perspective and design details.
White mother-of-pearl dial
Mother-of-pearl, also known as nacre, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some mollusks as an inner shell layer. It is the same material of which pearls are composed, very strong, resilient, and iridescent. And it is also used for dials. Depending on its origin it can have different colors and shades, in this Day-Date 40 it is white.
As it is a natural product no dial is the same, so all models with this dial are unique. To make the dial even more special it is adorned with 10 baguette-cut diamonds. Which form the indexes on the dial.
The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239 has a power reserve of 70 hours
Inside is the automatic Rolex caliber 3255 with a power reserve of 70 hours. It is COSC certified and gets an extra Rolex certification after casing to ensure its accuracy, waterproofness and more. Which means, if you threat it correctly and have it serviced once in a while it will run forever.
The keep the presidential touch, the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239 comes on an 18 carat white gold presidential bracelet. It is secured with a concealed folding clasp with Rolex logo.
© Photos: Rolex / JVA Studios / Ulysse Frechelin
| Technical data Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239 (White gold / White Mother-of-Pearl) |
| Reference: 228239-0078 |
| Movement: Rolex caliber 3255 | Automatic | Diameter: 28.5 mm (12½ lignes) | Frequency: 28,800 vph (4 Hz) | Parts: 201 | Jewels: 31 | COSC certified | Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date | Power reserve: 70 hours |
| Case and dial: 40 mm | White gold | Thickness: 13.4 mm | Scratch-resistant sapphire with cyclops lens over date | White gold fluted bezel | White mother-of-pearl dial set with 10 baguette-cut diamonds | Hour and minute hands with luminova | Faceted index hour markers | Screw-down crown with twinlock double waterproofness system | Screw-down case back | Water resistance: 10 ATM / 10 bar / 100 meters / 330 feet |
| Strap: 18 ct white gold president semi-circular three-piece bracelet | Concealed folding clasp |
| Price Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 ref. 228239 (White gold / White Mother-of-Pearl): € 48.850 | CHF 45’100 | approx. $ 53,000 | £ 41,150 |
| Website: www.rolex.com |