The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white dial is the plainest configuration in the gold President row: a white lacquer face, applied gold baton indexes, no stones and no numerals. That reference is the current 36 mm Day-Date in 18k yellow gold, and everything decorative on the watch comes from the metal rather than the dial. The coronet sits at 12 under the day aperture, the date is magnified at 3, and the hands and batons are gold to match the fluted bezel.

Technical Overview

• Reference: 128238
• Case: 36 mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: white with applied gold baton indexes, no stones
• 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: 100 m
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone) or Japanese automatic (A Grade)
• Power reserve: 70 hours (clone Cal. 3255)

A plain white dial hides nothing, which is exactly why it is the useful one to inspect. There is no stone glare and no gradient to distract the eye, so the printing weight of SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER, the gap under each applied baton and the alignment of the Cyclops over the date are all visible in a single photo.

Living with the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white dial

At 36 mm on a President bracelet this is the dress-watch end of the catalogue, and the white dial keeps the gold from reading loud: the eye lands on a bright face first and registers the metal second. Under that dial, the clone Cal. 3255 of the super clone holds 70 hours of reserve and jumps the day and date discs together at midnight. If you are deciding between the gold references and the white gold ones, the Day-Date President buying guide lays out what changes with the metal. The full reference list is in our Day-Date collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white Roman dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128238-0076 Roman numerals yellow gold and Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 mother of pearl dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white dial Replica FAQ

Is the 128238 white dial Day-Date 36 mm or 40 mm?

36 mm: the 128xxx references are the 36 mm Day-Dates, while 228xxx is the 40 mm size. On the wrist the difference is obvious at the lugs, since the 36 mm case tucks inside a 17 cm wrist with room to spare.

Rolex Day-Date 128238 white dial: real vs fake, what gives a clone away?

On a white dial it is the printing and the date wheel: thin, grey or slightly bled text, a date font that is not quite Rolex’s, and a Cyclops that magnifies off-centre. The super clone at $849 answers those three points with a clone Cal. 3255 and correct dial printing; the $349 A Grade matches the look but runs a Japanese automatic.