Rolex
Rolex Day-Date 36 128236
The Rolex Day-Date 36 (reference 128236) is a 36 mm platinum 950 watch. It runs on the automatic caliber 3255 with a 70-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 128236
- Collection
- Day-Date
- Case size
- 36 mm
- Case material
- Platinum 950
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Platinum 950
Dial and bezel
- Bezel
- Fluted
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 3255
- Power reserve
- 70 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
Production
- Production
- Current
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
128236 Blue
Ombre
128236 White
128236-0021
Mother-of-pearl; 10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128236 Bright Blue
128236-0023
Sunray; 10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128236 Ice Blue
128236-0009
10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128236 Pink Pink opal
128236-0006
Pink opal; diamond-set Roman numerals · Diamond, dial (32 hour markers + 24 on Roman VI and IX)
128236 Pink 10 baguette-cut diamond markers
128236-0024
10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128236 White Lacquer
128236-0017
Lacquer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128236 (This watch) | 36 mm | Platinum 950 | — | 3255 | — |
| 128235 | 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– |
| 128396TBR | 36 mm | Platinum | — | 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 128236?
- The Rolex Day-Date 36 128236 has a 36 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Day-Date 36 128236 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 3255, with a 70-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128236?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128236 still in production?
- Yes, it is a current reference.
- What is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128236 made of?
- The case is platinum 950. Bracelet or strap: Platinum 950.
- Which dials was the Rolex Day-Date 36 128236 made with?
- The catalog lists 5 dials: Blue, White, Bright Blue, Ice Blue, Pink.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.