The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 mother of pearl dial pairs a white nacre face with an 18k yellow gold case and President bracelet, which is the warmest way Rolex frames this material at 36 mm. Eight round stone-set markers sit on the nacre with baguette markers at 6 and 9, so the dial reads bright without a single painted index. Mother of pearl is cut from shell, and the iridescent layers run in a direction the factory cannot choose, which is why one dial flashes pink and the next leans green under the same lamp.

Build Details

• Reference: 128238
• Case: 36 mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: white mother of pearl, eight round stone-set markers and baguettes at 6 and 9
• Day display: spelled out in full at 12 o’clock
• Date: Cyclops-magnified window at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire
• Bracelet: President, concealed Crownclasp
• Water resistance: 30 m
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone) or Japanese automatic (A Grade)
• Power reserve: 70 hours (clone Cal. 3255)

Nacre is sliced to roughly half a millimetre and glued to a brass base before the apertures are cut, and the cut edges around the day window at 12 and the date window at 3 are where a weak dial shows chipping. On this one the apertures are clean and the printing sits flat on the shell rather than floating above it.

The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 mother of pearl dial on the wrist

Yellow gold warms every colour the nacre throws, so the dial reads cream and champagne far more often than blue or grey; the same shell on a white gold case stays cool and silver instead. That is the real separator inside our 36 mm row, because the stone layout is shared with the white gold version. Our super clone carries a clone Cal. 3255 with 70 hours of reserve, and the gold finish on case and bracelet is covered in our write-up on gold Day-Date dials. Further dial and metal combinations are listed in our Day-Date collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 green ombre dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white Roman dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white dial super clone.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 mother of pearl dial Replica FAQ

Is the 128238 mother of pearl dial 36 mm in yellow gold?

Yes: 36 mm case, 18k yellow gold, fluted gold bezel and President bracelet. The 40 mm nacre Day-Dates carry 228xxx references, and the white gold version of this dial is 128239, so the reference itself tells you both the size and the metal.

How much is the 128238 mother of pearl Day-Date super clone?

The super clone is $849 and the A Grade $349. Both use the same nacre dial, gold case and President bracelet; only the movement changes, from the clone Cal. 3255 with its 70-hour reserve to a Japanese automatic.