The Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 silver dial is the no-stones option in our white gold President row: a silver sunburst face with applied white gold baton indexes, a fluted 18k white gold bezel and the President bracelet. The sunburst is brushed outward from the centre, so the dial is never one flat colour; it runs pale grey at the top of the hour track and warms towards the centre as the wrist turns. Day at 12, date at 3 under the Cyclops, nothing else competing for space.

Build Details

• Reference: 128239
• Case: 36 mm, 18k white gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k white gold
• Dial: silver sunburst with applied baton indexes, no stones
• Day display: spelled out in full at 12 o’clock
• Date: Cyclops-magnified window at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective coating
• Bracelet: President, concealed Crownclasp
• Water resistance: 100 m
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone) or Japanese automatic (A Grade)
• Power reserve: 70 hours (clone Cal. 3255)

A sunburst finish is cut with a rotating brush before lacquering, and the lines have to radiate from the exact centre of the dial. When the centre is off, the pattern turns into a spiral that catches your eye every time the second hand sweeps past, which makes this dial a more demanding test of dial work than any stone-set face.

Who the Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 silver dial suits

Two watches in this row share the same silver sunburst ground: this one and the stone-set version. The plain batons here keep the watch closer to a business tool than a jewellery piece, and in white gold it passes for steel to anyone who does not know the fluted bezel. Our super clone is built on the clone Cal. 3255, 70 hours of reserve; the bracelet does most of the work in daily wear, and how a clone President bracelet is judged explains what to look at in the links and the clasp. Other dials for this case sit in our Day-Date collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 mother of pearl dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 silver diamond dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 white Roman dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 silver dial Replica FAQ

Does the 128239 silver dial have diamond markers?

No: this version uses plain applied baton indexes, with no stones on the dial and none on the bezel. The stone-set silver sunburst is a separate card in the same white gold reference, with eight round markers and baguettes at 6 and 9.

What is the price of the 128239 silver dial super clone?

$849, against $349 for the A Grade. The super clone is the one with the clone Cal. 3255 and its 70-hour reserve; case, sunburst dial, white gold bezel and President bracelet are shared, so the movement is the only real decision.