Description

The present reference is the Rolex Day-Date 40, reference 228235, in 18k Everose gold, featuring an olive green dial and an Arabic-language calendar display—a distinctive interpretation of one of Rolex’s most recognisable designs.

The 40 mm Oyster case is crafted from Rolex’s proprietary Everose gold, whose warm pink hue provides an elegant contrast to the green dial. A signature fluted bezel frames the composition, while the screw-down caseback and Twinlock winding crown contribute to a water-resistance rating of 100 metres.

The olive green sunray dial reveals subtle variations in colour as light moves across its surface. Applied Roman numeral hour markers and matching gold hands lend architectural definition, while the calendar retains the Day-Date’s familiar arrangement: the day of the week at 12 o’clock and the date at 3 o’clock, magnified beneath the sapphire crystal’s Cyclops lens. The Arabic-language day display gives this example its particular identity without altering the model’s balanced proportions.

Powering the watch is the Rolex manufacture calibre 3255, a self-winding mechanical movement offering approximately 70 hours of power reserve. Equipped with a paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring and Paraflex shock absorbers, it incorporates instantaneous day and date changes, rapid calendar setting and a stop-seconds function for precise time adjustment. Its Superlative Chronometer certification specifies an accuracy of −2/+2 seconds per day after casing.

Completing the watch is the 18k Everose gold President bracelet, with semicircular three-piece links and a concealed folding Crownclasp. The combination of olive green, warm Everose gold and an Arabic-language calendar gives this Day-Date a distinctive character while preserving its enduring elegance.

Rolex – bio 

Founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in London, England in 1905 as Wilsdorf and Davis, Rolex moved its base of operations to Geneva, Switzerland in 1919.  Their success is due to their innovation namely the legendary “Oyster” case – first water resistant watch and their extremely reliable movements.
The most famous models are Datejust, Day-Date, Daytona, Explorer, GMT-Master, Submariner and many more.
The company is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, a family private trust.
One story, never confirmed by Wilsdorf, recounts that the name came from the French phrase horlogerie exquise, meaning “exquisite clockwork”.