About this watch:
This is a 2023 brand new, unworn, unsized timepiece complete with box, papers/warranty card, booklets, and green tag. It does not come with the white tag or bezel protector and all of the stickers have been removed.
All of our timepieces are thoroughly inspected and authenticated. You’re guaranteed to receive a 100% authentic watch in new condition.
We do not disclose exact dates or serial numbers until after purchase.
**We are online only, and do not have a storefront for you to see this piece in person.
Shipping:
We ship all timepieces fully insured via Fedex priority overnight so after payment clears, you’ll have your brand-new timepiece the next business day. Please note if you use a residential address our insurance requires us to send all high dollar timepieces to your local Fedex hold at location. We only ship to the US and Canada.
Offers:
All of our timepieces are competitively priced and while we accept offers please understand we’re working with extremely thin margins. That being said, all fair offers will be considered. Please do not ask us what our best price is, make us a fair offer instead.
Product Description:
The Oyster Perpetual Day‑Date 40 in platinum with a meteorite, diamond-set dial, fluted bezel and a President bracelet.
Meteorite dial An alloy from outer space
This dial features 10 baguette-cut diamonds. Formed in the far reaches of the solar system, metallic meteorite comes from an asteroid that exploded millions of years ago. On the voyage between planets, fragments of this natural extraterrestrial material, primarily composed of iron and nickel, cool by a few degrees Celsius every million years, creating unique, distinctive crystallization within the material that is impossible to recreate on Earth.
Metallic meteorite is rare and challenging to work with, but once it is cut into thin sections and a chemical treatment is applied, the great beauty of its interwoven internal structure is revealed. These fascinating and varied formations are known as Widmanstätten patterns. For its dials, Rolex works with leading experts in the field and selects only the sections of meteorite with a particularly well-formed surface rich in different shapes and reflections.
Fluted bezel A Rolex signature
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 40.
Platinum The noblest of metals
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.
The President bracelet The ultimate refinement
The design, development and production of Rolex bracelets and clasps, as well as the stringent tests they face, involve advanced high technology.
And, as with all the components of the watch, aesthetic controls by the human eye guarantee impeccable beauty. The President bracelet, with its semi-circular three piece links, was created in 1956 for the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date. It represents the ultimate in refinement and comfort and is always made of carefully selected precious metals.
Features:
This is a 2023 brand new, unworn, unsized timepiece complete with box, papers/warranty card, booklets, and green tag. It does not come with the white tag or bezel protector and all of the stickers have been removed.
All of our timepieces are thoroughly inspected and authenticated. You’re guaranteed to receive a 100% authentic watch in new condition.
We do not disclose exact dates or serial numbers until after purchase.
**We are online only, and do not have a storefront for you to see this piece in person.
Shipping:
We ship all timepieces fully insured via Fedex priority overnight so after payment clears, you’ll have your brand-new timepiece the next business day. Please note if you use a residential address our insurance requires us to send all high dollar timepieces to your local Fedex hold at location. We only ship to the US and Canada.
Offers:
All of our timepieces are competitively priced and while we accept offers please understand we’re working with extremely thin margins. That being said, all fair offers will be considered. Please do not ask us what our best price is, make us a fair offer instead.
Product Description:
The Oyster Perpetual Day‑Date 40 in platinum with a meteorite, diamond-set dial, fluted bezel and a President bracelet.
Meteorite dial An alloy from outer space
This dial features 10 baguette-cut diamonds. Formed in the far reaches of the solar system, metallic meteorite comes from an asteroid that exploded millions of years ago. On the voyage between planets, fragments of this natural extraterrestrial material, primarily composed of iron and nickel, cool by a few degrees Celsius every million years, creating unique, distinctive crystallization within the material that is impossible to recreate on Earth.
Metallic meteorite is rare and challenging to work with, but once it is cut into thin sections and a chemical treatment is applied, the great beauty of its interwoven internal structure is revealed. These fascinating and varied formations are known as Widmanstätten patterns. For its dials, Rolex works with leading experts in the field and selects only the sections of meteorite with a particularly well-formed surface rich in different shapes and reflections.
Fluted bezel A Rolex signature
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 40.
Platinum The noblest of metals
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.
The President bracelet The ultimate refinement
The design, development and production of Rolex bracelets and clasps, as well as the stringent tests they face, involve advanced high technology.
And, as with all the components of the watch, aesthetic controls by the human eye guarantee impeccable beauty. The President bracelet, with its semi-circular three piece links, was created in 1956 for the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Day-Date. It represents the ultimate in refinement and comfort and is always made of carefully selected precious metals.
Features:
- Model: Day-Date
- Reference number: m228236-0011
- Case material: Platinum
- Case diameter: 40mm
- Bracelet material: Platinum
- Power: 70 Hours
- Gender: Man
- Movement: Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
- Movement/Caliber: 3255, Manufacture Rolex
- Water resistance: Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
- Bracelet: President, semi-circular three-piece links
