Rolex Day Date Rose Gold Green Dial Review

After the rolex day date 40 was refreshed last year it got a new 3255 movement and a 40mm case now for baselworld 2016 it is getting the regal treatment by getting a rolex green dial for its.

Rolex day date rose gold green dial review.

Rolex inaugurated a new generation of mechanical movements in 2015 with two precious metal models. The first new rolex day date 36 in my small overview is reference 128238 and also my favourite of the bunch. The day date 40 and the datejust pearlmaster 39. It continues to be the watch par excellence of influential people.

Rolex oyster perpetual day date 40 in 18ct everose gold with olive green dial. This was followed in 2016 by a bi color version of the datejust 41 and in 2017 by the datejust 41 in stainless steel and the new 43 mm sea dweller. Ombré is french for shaded and by looking at the dial you will immediately see what they mean. A yellow gold rolex day date 36 with a super nice green dial which is referred to by rolex as their green ombré dial.

The hands the inscription the applied logo at 12 and the indexes are all in rose or white gold creating an interesting contrast with the green dial. Rolex day date has been the choice of usa presidents among other important personalities through the years which gave it the famous nick. It has an open creamy white dial with applied gold batons to mark the hours and a roulette date window that showed even days in red and odd days in black. The granddaddy of rolex watches the rolex day date 40 president watch turns an appropriate 60 years old this year in 2016 and there s a new commemorative watch to celebrate the occasion.

The day date was the first watch to indicate the day of the week spelt out in full when it was first presented in 1956. Rolex oyster perpetual day date 40 with olive green dial ref. Day date which is considered as one of the most important model ranges of rolex since its first release is celebrating its 60 th anniversary this year. Available only in 18 ct gold or 950 platinum the day date was the first wristwatch to display the date and the day of the week spelt out in full in a window on the dial.

The oyster perpetual day date 40 in 18 ct everose gold with an olive green dial fluted bezel and a president bracelet. There was no cyclops magnifier in the crystal at this time that would be another rolex first introduced on the datejust in 1955.