The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 chocolate diamond dial puts a brown sunburst ground inside an 18k yellow gold case and sets it with eight round stones and two colourless baguettes at 6 and 9. Chocolate sits outside the usual champagne, silver and green palette and ranges from milk chocolate in bright conditions to near-black in dim lighting, which gives the dial more visual range through the day than most solid colours in the collection. The 128238 is the yellow gold reference of the current 36 mm generation, and the chocolate ground is the element that makes the stones read as warm rather than clinical.

Build Details

• Reference: 128238
• Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36
• Case diameter: 36 mm
• Case material: 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: chocolate sunburst, 8 round stone indexes, 2 colourless baguette stones at 6 and 9
• Day display: spelled in full at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops-magnified at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire with Cyclops magnification
• Bracelet: President 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

Sunburst finishing on the chocolate dial creates radial lines from the centre that become visible under direct light, adding movement to what would otherwise be a flat brown surface. The stones interrupt those lines at ten points, so the dial changes character depending on whether you catch the brushing or the setting first.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 chocolate diamond dial: dial and case

Chocolate dials on Rolex references usually appear on Everose cases, which makes the yellow gold pairing here less common and more distinctive. Rather than competing, the two warm tones layer: the fluted bezel frames the dial without overwhelming it, and the brown absorbs the light that the gold throws back. The stone layout is the detail that distinguishes it from its neighbours: the Everose chocolate Day-Date uses red baguettes at the same two positions, and the plain Everose chocolate version has no stones at all. Inside, the super clone carries a clone Cal. 3255 with a 70-hour power reserve, and the Day-Date clone inspection checklist covers the collet height, the day-disc snap and the bracelet play worth testing on arrival.

This vs Other Versions

Within the 128238 family at 36 mm the chocolate dial sits between the statement of a green dial and the quiet tradition of champagne. It pairs naturally with brown leather shoes and accessories without demanding an exact shade match, which gives it a practical range some bolder dial colours lack, while the stones keep it from reading as understated. The 128238 green ombre dial offers another non-traditional colour at the same size with a cooler temperature. Both occupy the less conventional end of the Day-Date spectrum, for buyers who find standard gold and silver dials too predictable.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 champagne diamond dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 green dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 champagne dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 chocolate diamond dial Replica FAQ

How many stones are on the 128238 chocolate diamond dial?

Ten: eight round stones marking the hours and two baguette-cut stones at 6 and 9 o’clock. The 12 and 3 positions are occupied by the day aperture and the date window, so every free hour marker on the dial carries a stone.

What does the super clone option add on the 128238 chocolate diamond dial?

It adds the clone Cal. 3255 with a 70-hour power reserve in place of the Japanese automatic fitted to the $349 A-grade version, at $849. Case, bracelet, bezel and the stone-set chocolate dial are identical between the two options.