The Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 silver dial, reference 228238-0066, is the cool-dial option in the yellow gold row: a silver sunray surface with applied baton markers inside a 40 mm 18k yellow gold case. Silver is not champagne, and side by side the difference is obvious – the -0066 reads grey-white where the champagne -0003 reads warm gold, so this dial draws a visible outline around itself instead of merging with the case. A fluted yellow gold bezel supplies the reflections the dial deliberately holds back.

Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 Silver Dial Specifications

• Reference: 228238-0066
• Case diameter: 40 mm
• Case material: 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: fluted yellow gold
• Dial: silver sunray with applied baton markers
• Day display: full day-of-week window at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops-magnified at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective coating
• Bracelet: President three-piece link in yellow gold, concealed Crownclasp
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone) or Japanese automatic (A-grade)
• Power reserve: 70 hours (clone Cal. 3255)
• Water resistance: 100 m

Two price tiers run on this page: $349 for the A-grade with its Japanese automatic movement, $849 for the super clone with the clone Cal. 3255. Nothing else changes between them.

The Only Neutral Dial in Gold

Every other yellow gold card in this row commits to something – black, green, champagne or stones. The -0066 is the one that does not, and that is its practical advantage: a silver dial takes on whatever light is around it, brightening almost to white in sun and settling into a soft grey indoors, so the same watch reads formal in one room and ordinary in the next. The baton markers keep the sunray finish running uninterrupted from the centre to the minute track, which is why this dial stays legible at arm’s length despite its low contrast. The louder dials in the same gold case are listed in the yellow gold Day-Date line-up.

Movement and Calendar

The day is spelled out in full at 12 and the date sits at 3 under the Cyclops, both discs changing instantly at midnight. The super clone runs a clone Cal. 3255 with a 70-hour power reserve, the figure Rolex quotes for the genuine calibre, inside the same case the A-grade uses. Our Day-Date President replica write-up covers how the gold finish and the President bracelet are built on these clones.

Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 Silver Dial Replica FAQ

Is the 228238-0066 dial silver or champagne?

Silver. Rolex lists -0066 as the silver dial and the photograph confirms it: a cool grey-white sunray with no gold cast at all. The champagne dial in the same case is the 228238-0003, and the quickest test is to look at the edge of the dial against the case – champagne blends into the gold, silver does not.

What calibre does the 228238 silver dial clone use?

The super clone uses a clone Cal. 3255, the calibre family Rolex fits to every 228-series Day-Date, with a 70-hour power reserve and an instant day and date change at midnight. The A-grade version of the Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 silver dial uses a Japanese automatic movement instead, which keeps the same display but not the same reserve.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 40 228238 green ombre dial, Rolex Day-Date 40 228238-0004 black baguette and Rolex Day-Date 40 228238-0006 champagne Roman.