Rolex
Rolex Day-Date 36 128238
The Rolex Day-Date 36 (reference 128238) is a 36 mm 18k yellow gold watch with a champagne / Green / Silver / 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
- 128238
- Collection
- Day-Date
- Case size
- 36 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- President, 18k yellow gold bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Champagne / Green / Silver / various
- Bezel
- 18k yellow 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.
128238 Bright Green
128238-0130
Set with diamonds; 10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128238 Champagne Set with diamonds
128238-0132
Set with diamonds; 10 baguette-cut diamond markers · Diamond, baguette cut, dial, 10 stones
128238 Champagne
Champagne
128238 Turquoise
128238-0071
Set with diamonds; Roman numerals · Diamond, dial (hour markers/Roman numerals)
128238 White
White
128238 Carnelian
128238-0088
Carnelian stone dial; Roman numerals · Diamond, dial (32 hour markers + 24 on Roman VI and IX)
128238 Champagne Sunray #0045
128238-0045
Sunray
128238 Champagne Sunray #0008
128238-0008
Sunray; diamond-set · Diamond, dial (hour markers); Diamond, baguette, dial (6 and 9 o'clock)
128238 Diamond-paved
128238-0051
Paved diamond dial; 10 baguette-cut rainbow sapphires · Diamond, dial (paved); Sapphire, baguette, rainbow, dial, 10 stones
128238 Green
128238-0069
Ombre; diamond-set · Diamond, dial (hour markers); Diamond, baguette, dial (6 and 9 o'clock)
128238 Multicolor
128238-0106
Emoji puzzle motif
128238 White Lacquer
128238-0081
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128238 (This watch) | 36 mm | 18k yellow gold | Champagne / Green / Silver / various | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128235 | 36 mm | 18k Everose gold | Chocolate / Sundust / various | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128239 | 36 mm | 18k white gold | — | 3255 | 2019– |
| 128348RBR | 36 mm | 18 kt Yellow Gold | — | 3255 | — |
| 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 128238?
- The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 has a 36 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 3255, with a 70-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 still in production?
- Yes, it is a current reference.
- When did the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 come out?
- It was introduced in 2019.
- What is the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 made of?
- The case is 18k yellow gold. Bracelet or strap: President, 18k yellow gold bracelet.
- Which dials was the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 made with?
- The catalog lists 8 dials: Bright Green, Champagne, Turquoise, White, Carnelian, Diamond-paved, Green, Multicolor.
Catalog facts checked September 2026.