====== Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date ====== == Picture links == * [[https://search.brave.com/images?q=Rolex+Oyster+Perpetual+Day-Date|Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date]] The **Day-Date** is a wristwatch by [[Rolex]]. Legendary [[Oyster]] model by [[Rolex]], whose name refers to the equipment of the watch with date and day of week indication. It is classified as a [[Rolex President]] model with the famous "President" bracelet and Day-Date complication. Today, the Day-Date is available in 26 different languages English, Spanish, Dutch, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Arabic, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Danish, Basque, Catalan, Ethiopian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Moroccan, Norwegian, Farsi, Swedish and Turkish. ===== Chronology ===== * Rolex Day-Date - 36 mm case * 1956-1957 - Ref. 6510 - [[Gold|Yellow, white, or rose gold]] or [[platinum]], domed bezel (Also Ref. 6511 with fluted bezel) * 1957-1959 - Ref. 6611 - [[Rolex 1055|Cal. 1055]] (Also Ref. 6612 and Ref. 6613) * 1959-1978 - Ref. 1800 - [[Rolex 1555|Cal. 1555 or 1556]] (Also Ref. 1802, 1803, 1804, 1806, 1807, 1811) * 1977-2001 - Ref. 19000 - [[Rolex 5033|Cal. 5033]] or [[Rolex 5355|5355]] [[Rolex Oysterquartz|Oysterquartz]] (Also Ref. 19018, 19019) * 1978-1988 - Ref. 18000 - [[Rolex 3055|Cal. 3055]] (Also Ref. 18038, 18039) * 1988-2000 - Ref. 18200 - [[Rolex 3155|Cal. 3155]] (Also Ref. 18300) * 2000-2019 - Ref. 118000 - [[Rolex 3155|Cal. 3155]] * 2019-present - Ref. 128000 - [[Rolex 3255|Cal. 3255]] * [[Rolex Day-Date II]] - 41 mm case * 2008-2015 - Ref. 218000 - [[Rolex 3156|Cal. 3156]] * [[Rolex Day-Date 40]] - 40 mm case * 2015-present - Ref. 228000 - [[Rolex 3255|Cal. 3255]] ===== Current References ===== * [[Rolex Day-Date 40|Day-Date 40]] - 40 mm case * 228206 - [[Platinum]], smooth bezel * 228396 - [[Platinum]] with diamond-set bezel * 228235 - [[Everose]], fluted bezel * 228345 - [[Everose]] with diamond-set bezel * 228238 - [[Yellow gold]], fluted bezel * 228348 - [[Yellow gold]] with diamond-set bezel * 228398 - [[Yellow gold]] with baguette diamond-set bezel * 228239 - [[White gold]], fluted bezel * 228349 - [[White gold]] with diamond-set bezel * [[Rolex Day-Date II|Day-Date II]] - 41 mm case * 218206 - [[Platinum]], smooth bezel * 218235 - [[Pink gold]], fluted bezel * 218238 - [[Yellow gold]], fluted bezel * 218348 - [[Yellow gold]] with diamond-set bezel * 218239 - [[White gold]], fluted bezel * 218349 - [[White gold]] with diamond-set bezel * [[Rolex Day-Date 118200|Day-Date]] - 36 mm case * 118205 - [[Pink gold]], smooth bezel * 118135 - [[Pink gold]], fluted bezel, leather strap * 118235 - [[Pink gold]], fluted bezel * 118206 - [[Platinum]], smooth bezel * 118208 - [[White gold]], smooth bezel * 118238 - [[Yellow gold]], fluted bezel * 118239 - [[White gold]], fluted bezel * [[Rolex Day-Date 128200|Day-Date 36]] - 36 mm case * 128235 - [[Everose gold]], fluted bezel * 128345 - [[Everose gold]], diamond bezel * 128238 - [[Yellow gold]], fluted bezel * 128348 - [[Yellow gold]], diamond bezel * 128239 - [[White gold]], fluted bezel * 128349 - [[White gold]], diamond bezel **Reference: ** * 18xxx (steel, [[gold]], [[platinum]]), 19xxx **Movement: ** * [[Automatic]] Calibre [[Rolex 3155]] (bi-directional winding), 28,800 A/h * Certified [[chronometer]] ([[COSC]]) * (The model [[Rolex Oysterquartz|Oysterquartz]] is eqipped with a [[quartz movement]]) **Case:** * [[Stainless steel]] / gold * Ø 36 mm * Fixed [[bezel]] (polished, or ribbed, or fine ripped with hours graduation) * [[Sapphire crystal]] * [[Screw-in crown]] * [[Waterproof]] to 100 m **Functions:** * Hours, minutes, seconds * Date, day of week (in all world languages) **Dial:** * Hour indexes in gold **Bracelet: ** * Oyster- or President bracelet with [[folding clasp]] ===== Literature ===== *[[Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch]]; Author [[Gerd-Lothar Reschke]]; ISBN 3-938607-61-0 {{tag>Watch_models Rolex_models}}