The Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate ruby dial is the only stone-set dial in this collection that uses coloured stones: eight round white stones mark the hours and two ruby-red baguettes replace the markers at 6 and 9 on a chocolate sunburst ground. The case, fluted bezel and President bracelet are 18 ct Everose gold, which is why the reference reads 128235 and not 128238 — 128238 is the yellow gold number in the same 36 mm generation. Chocolate shifts with the light, reading as warm cognac in daylight and deep espresso in shade, and the red baguettes stay visible through both.

Case & Movement Specs

• Reference: 128235
• Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36
• Case diameter: 36 mm
• Case material: 18 ct Everose gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18 ct Everose gold
• Dial: chocolate sunburst, 8 round stone indexes, 2 red baguette stones at 6 and 9
• Day display: fully spelled at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops-magnified window at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire
• Bracelet: President three-piece link in Everose gold with concealed Crownclasp
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone, $849) or Japanese automatic (A-grade, $349)
• Power reserve: 70 hours
• Water resistance: 30 m

Rolex has used ruby baguettes on gem-set Day-Date dials for decades; the 118235F carries the most familiar version of that layout on the previous Everose generation. This dial applies that two-colour idea to the current 36 mm case, so treat it as a factory dial variant rather than a catalogue entry you can look up on rolex.com.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate ruby dial: stones and finishing

The eight round stones sit in polished collets that stand above the dial plane, each one throwing a point of white light against the brown ground, while the two baguettes at 6 and 9 are cut flat and read as solid blocks of red rather than sparkle. That difference in cut is the first thing to check on arrival: a well-built dial keeps the baguettes level with each other and square to the dial axis. The chocolate surface itself is brushed outward from the centre, so the brown pales toward the rehaut and frames the stones instead of swallowing them. Behind that dial the super clone turns on a clone Cal. 3255 rated at 70 hours; how the clone A3255 is built covers the escapement, the calendar discs and the gold work that goes around them.

How It Compares

Among the Everose Day-Dates we stock this is the loud one. The plain chocolate 128235 next to it carries the same colour with applied batons, which is a quieter and more traditional reading, and the yellow gold chocolate version uses colourless baguettes instead of red. Compared to a white or silver stone-set dial, the brown ground lowers the contrast and makes the stones read as warm points rather than cold flashes. At 36 mm the whole arrangement stays in proportion for a dress watch that sits cleanly under a shirt cuff, and the wider Day-Date lineup holds the plain-dial alternatives in the same case.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 rose diamond dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 white dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate ruby dial Replica FAQ

What are the red baguettes on the 128235 chocolate dial?

They are two red baguette-cut stones set where the hour markers at 6 and 9 would normally sit. Rolex has used ruby baguettes in this position on gem-set Day-Dates, and the layout on our dial follows that arrangement; we do not certify the stones as natural gems.

Is the chocolate ruby dial 128235 a factory variant?

Yes, treat it as a factory dial variant. The Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate ruby dial combines a current-generation Everose case with a stone layout that Rolex has shown on earlier gem-set references, so it will not match a single catalogue entry even though every element on it has a genuine precedent.