Rolex Day Date Rose Gold Green Dial Review

Rolex oyster perpetual day date 40 in 18ct everose gold with olive green dial.

Rolex day date rose gold green dial review. Rolex oyster perpetual day date 40 with olive green dial ref. Rolex inaugurated a new generation of mechanical movements in 2015 with two precious metal models. 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. The day date 40 and the datejust pearlmaster 39.

It continues to be the watch par excellence of influential people. The first new rolex day date 36 in my small overview is reference 128238 and also my favourite of the bunch. On the rolex day date 60th anniversary this green dial is combined with everose gold or white gold for all the parts of the dial and matching with the case s material. 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.

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. 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. Hands on with the new rolex day date 60th anniversary edition the president s watch with green dial. Ombré is french for shaded and by looking at the dial you will immediately see what they mean.

There was no cyclops magnifier in the crystal at this time that would be another rolex first introduced on the datejust in 1955. 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. 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. This is one of the most elegant executions of the rolex s flagship watch i ve seen in a long time and a perfectly fitting tribute to the mighty president s 60th year.

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.