Rolex

Day-Date 36

Oyster, 36 mm, platinum

Model availability

Reference

128236
Model case

Oyster, 36 mm, platinum
Bezel

Fluted
Water resistance

Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
Movement

Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
Diameter

36 mm
Winding crown

Screw-down, Twinlock double waterproofness system
Spec crystal

Scratch-resistant sapphire, Cyclops lens over the date

Caliber

3255, Manufacture Rolex
Power reserve

Approximately 70 hours
Bracelet

President, semi-circular three-piece links
Material

Platinum
Dial

Ice blue
Certification

Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)
Bracelet material

Platinum
Clasp

Concealed folding Crownclasp

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Rolex Day-Date 36 in M128236-0018 cooke and kelvey

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 36.

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 and the Perpetual 1908.

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.

Model availability

All Rolex watches are assembled by hand with extreme care to meet the brand's high quality standards. Such a level of requirement naturally restricts Rolex's production capacities. This is why the availability of certain Rolex models may be limited. New Rolex watches are available exclusively from official retailers, who are regularly stocked and independently manage the allocation of watches to customers.

Cooke & Kelvey has the honor of being part of the global network of official Rolex retailers and will be able to inform you about the availability of the different models.

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