Rolex Day-Date
Harmonious variations

Ombré dials make their debut on the Day-Date 40. The version presented, in 18 kt Everose gold, introduces slate ombré – a completely new hue for such a dial, whose surface, colored at the center, progresses to a deep black around the edge. Also appearing for the first time on the ombré dial of this watch are faceted, deconstructed Roman numerals and faceted index hour markers in 18 kt pink gold. Until now, Rolex ombré dials were set with diamond hour markers and were reserved for the Day-Date 36. This dial represents the continuity of a design that Rolex introduced in the 1980s and relaunched in 2019.

Fashioned from 18 kt white gold, a second new version of the Day-Date 40 features a dial made of pearlized white mother-of-pearl. This natural material is used on the model for the very first time. On the version presented, the shimmer of the mother-of-pearl is further enhanced by the ten baguette-cut diamonds set onto the dial as hour markers.

The Day-Date 36 proposes a dial with faceted, deconstructed Roman numerals and faceted index hour markers, which were until now exclusive to the Day-Date 40. A new variant of the Day-Date 36 in 18 kt yellow gold reveals a white lacquer dial complemented by these now-emblematic hour markers with their perfect geometrical forms and uniformly smooth and shiny surface. Each element is crafted individually in a special workshop, undergoing no fewer than seven operations in the hands of an expert before being applied to the dial.

For the first time, the Day-Date 36 in 18 kt Everose gold sports a blue-green dial, which is adorned with ten baguette-cut diamonds. This dial of remarkable depth and intensity is notably available on a version of the watch whose bezel is set with 60 trapeze-cut diamonds. The creation of this bezel, previously reserved for the Day-Date 36 in 950 platinum and the Day-Date 40 in 18 kt gold or 950 platinum, demands time and patience on the part of the gem-setter, who adjusts and sets each of the stones by hand.

Day-Date 40 and Day-Date 36 models are equipped with caliber 3255, a movement at the forefront of watchmaking technology, enabling them to display the day and the date, as well as the hours, minutes and seconds.

Like all Rolex watches, the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 40 and Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36 carry the Superlative Chronometer certification, which ensures excellent performance on the wrist.

Rolex played a pioneering role in the development of special ceramics for creating monobloc bezels and bezel inserts. Not only are these materials virtually scratchproof, their colors are also of a rare intensity and are resistant to environmental effects.

On the new versions of the GMT-Master II, the bidirectional rotatable bezel is fitted with a two-color, 24-hour graduated Cerachrom insert in gray and black ceramic. The molded, recessed graduations and numerals are coated with platinum via PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition).