Rolex Day-Date 40 Oyster, 40 mm, platinum M228236-0018
68,000.00 €
Reference
228236
RMC
M228236-0018
Calibre
3255, Manufacture Rolex
Diameter
40 mm
Clasp
Concealed folding Crownclasp
Bezel
Fluted
Dial
Ice blue
Case
Oyster, 40 mm, platinum
Movement
Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
Material
Platinum
Bracelet Material
Platinum
Bracelet
President, semi-circular three-piece links
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date
Crown
Screw-down, Twinlock double waterproofness system
Certification
Superlative Chronometer (official chronometer certification + Rolex certification after casing)
Water Resistance
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
Fluted bezel
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 platinum on this Day-Date 40.
Ice-Blue Dial
The ice-blue dial is the discreet and exclusive signature of a Rolex platinum watch. Rolex uses platinum, the noblest of metals, for the finest of watches. This exclusive dial colour can be found only on the Day-Date, the Cosmograph Daytona, the Perpetual 1908 and the Land-Dweller.
Platinum
Rare and precious, platinum is striking for its silvery whiteness and vibrant luminosity. It is among the densest and heaviest metals in the world, distinguished by unique chemical and physical properties such as exceptional corrosion resistance. Paradoxically, it is also soft, elastic and highly malleable, which makes machining and polishing especially difficult, demanding an extremely high degree of skill. Rolex always uses 950 platinum, an alloy consisting of 950‰ (thousandths) platinum, painstakingly crafted in-house by the fine metalworkers at Rolex. The noblest of metals for the finest of watches.

