The Rolex Day-Date 36 118139 silver dial brings the Day-Date down to 36 mm in 18k white gold with a silver sunburst face on a black crocodile-embossed strap. The 36 mm case is the original Day-Date proportion, standard from 1956 until the 40 mm references arrived. Silver on white gold produces a deliberately understated result where metal and dial share a cool tonality, a near-monochromatic look that prioritises subtlety over contrast, and the black strap is the element that breaks it, drawing a dark frame around a watch that would otherwise read as one continuous grey surface. The 118139 reference sits in the 18k white gold tier, between the steel sport models and the platinum flagships.

Key Specifications

• Reference: 118139
• Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36
• Case diameter: 36 mm
• Case material: 18k white gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k white gold
• Dial: silver sunburst with applied white-gold baton markers
• Day display: full day-of-week window at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops-magnified at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire
• Strap: black crocodile-embossed leather
• Movement: clone Cal. 3155 automatic (super clone, $849) or Japanese automatic (A-grade, $349)
• Power reserve: 48 hours
• Water resistance: 100 m

At 36 mm this reference wears closer to a traditional dress watch proportion. The case sits flatter against the wrist than its 40 mm siblings, and on leather rather than a bracelet it disappears under a shirt cuff more readily still.

Rolex Day-Date 36 118139 silver dial: design and finishing

The silver dial uses a sunburst finish that creates directional light play across its surface. Applied hour markers in matching white gold rise slightly above the dial plane, casting micro-shadows that add depth to the otherwise flat silver ground. The fluted bezel catches light at each ridge, alternating between bright reflection and shadow in the pattern that has defined the Day-Date for decades. White gold’s rhodium plating gives the case a slightly brighter surface than platinum, which tends toward grey. Inside the super clone sits a clone Cal. 3155 with a 48-hour power reserve, the calibre generation that belongs to the 118xxx references; the 128xxx Day-Dates in this collection use the 70-hour clone Cal. 3255 instead. EW and BP build most of the Day-Date clones in circulation, and the EW and BP Day-Date factory notes explain where their dial printing and calendar discs part company.

On the Wrist

The 36 mm Day-Date appeals to anyone who finds modern 40 mm dress watches too large. Historical context matters here: nearly every Day-Date photographed on a world leader before 2010 was a 36 mm reference. Silver-on-white-gold reads almost invisible from a distance, revealing its material quality only at closer inspection, and the black strap keeps that reading honest instead of adding a second band of metal. Explore the broader Day-Date collection for the full range of metals and dial options. The 36 mm green dial 118138 in yellow gold offers the same case size with a warmer, more colourful personality.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 118139 blue dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128235 chocolate dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 118138 green dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 118139 silver dial Replica FAQ

Which strap comes with the 118139 silver dial Day-Date 36?

It ships on a black crocodile-embossed leather strap, not on a President bracelet. The blue 118139 uses a blue strap, so the strap colour is the quickest way to tell the two white gold 36 mm Day-Dates apart.

How much does the 118139 silver dial super clone cost?

The super clone costs $849 and the A-grade version costs $349. Both share the 36 mm white gold case, silver sunburst dial and black strap; only the movement changes, a clone Cal. 3155 against a Japanese automatic.