Rolex
Rolex Day-Date 36 128235
The Rolex Day-Date 36 (reference 128235) is a 36 mm 18k Everose gold watch with a chocolate / Sundust / various dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 3255 with a 70-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was introduced in 2019 and is still in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 128235
- Collection
- Day-Date
- Case size
- 36 mm
- Case material
- 18k Everose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- President, 18k Everose gold bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Chocolate / Sundust / various
- Bezel
- 18k Everose gold fluted bezel
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 3255
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 31
- Functions
- Day-date
Production
- Production
- 2019 – today (current)
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
128235 Slate
Slate
128235 Blue-green
128235-0085
Sunray; 10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128235 Brown Ombre #0075
128235-0075
Ombre
128235 Brown Ombre #0037
128235-0037
Ombre; diamond-set · Diamond, dial (hour markers)
128235 Diamond-paved
128235-0039
Paved diamond dial; 10 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires · Diamond, dial (paved); Sapphire, baguette, rainbow, dial, 10 stones
128235 Eisenkiesel
128235-0041
Eisenkiesel (stone dial); diamond-set Roman numerals · Diamond, dial (32 hour markers + 24 on Roman VI and IX)
128235 Olive
128235-0089
Sunray
128235 Rose
128235-0009
Diamond-set; baguette diamond markers · Diamond, baguette, dial
How it compares within the Day-Date family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
| Reference | Size | Material | Dial | Caliber | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128235 (This watch) | 36 mm | 18k Everose gold | Chocolate / Sundust / various | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128238 | 36 mm | 18k yellow gold | Champagne / Green / Silver / various | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128239 | 36 mm | 18k white gold | — | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128348RBR | 36 mm | 18 kt Yellow Gold | — | 3255 | — |
| 128398TBR | 36 mm | 18 kt Yellow Gold | Bright Green | 3255 | — |
| 228206 | 40 mm | 950 platinum | Ice blue | 3255 | 2015– |
| 228235 | 40 mm | 18k Everose gold | — | 3255 | 2015– |
| 228238 | 40 mm | 18k yellow gold | — | 3255 | 2015– |
| 228239 | 40 mm | 18k white gold | — | 3255 | 2015– |
About the Day-Date family
The Day-Date was introduced in 1956 as the first wristwatch to show the day of the week spelled out in full, in a window at 12 o'clock, alongside the date. It has only ever been made in precious metal, 18k gold or platinum, and is usually worn on the President bracelet created for it.
Generations are told apart by reference and movement: the quickset references of the late 1970s and 1980s, the 18238 and 118238 with caliber 3155, then the Day-Date 40 (for example ref. 228238) from 2015 and the Day-Date 36 (for example ref. 128238) from 2019, both with caliber 3255. Dials range from plain colours to stone, meteorite and diamond-set versions, and the day disc can be in many languages. Dealers check that dial, bezel and bracelet are original to the watch.
Quick answers
- What size is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235?
- The Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 has a 36 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 3255, with a 70-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 still in production?
- Yes, it is a current reference.
- When did the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 come out?
- It was introduced in 2019.
- What is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 made of?
- The case is 18k Everose gold. Bracelet or strap: President, 18k Everose gold bracelet.
- Which dials was the Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 made with?
- The catalog lists 7 dials: Slate, Blue-green, Brown, Diamond-paved, Eisenkiesel, Olive, Rose.
Catalog facts checked September 2026.