The Rolex Day-Date 40 228235-0002 chocolate Roman is the Everose card that carries applied Roman numerals around a chocolate sunburst dial. Rolex writes the suffix -0002 against this exact pairing, which is why the number is worth keeping in sight: the same 228235 case appears with batons, with baguette markers and with patterned dials, and only the suffix separates them. The chocolate tone is reserved for Everose configurations, a deep brown that keeps its contrast against pink gold instead of merging with it. Paired with the Everose President bracelet, the result is a single warm colour profile from case to clasp.

Technical Overview

• Reference: 228235-0002
• Case diameter: 40mm
• Case material: 18 ct Everose gold
• Bezel: fluted Everose
• Dial: chocolate sunburst with applied pink-gold Roman numerals and baton indexes
• Crystal: sapphire with Cyclops lens
• Bracelet: President, semi-circular three-piece links
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255, automatic
• Power reserve: 70 hours
• Water resistance: 100 m
• Options: A-grade with a Japanese automatic movement $349, super clone $849

The 228235 uses the same 40mm case architecture as every modern Day-Date, but the chocolate dial belongs to the Everose half of the catalogue, which ties the dial tone to the case material. Both builds on this page share that case: the $349 A-grade runs a Japanese automatic calendar movement, the $849 super clone runs the clone Cal. 3255.

Rolex Day-Date 40 228235-0002 chocolate Roman: reading the dial

The marker layout is the detail to check first: applied pink-gold Roman numerals, with baton indexes at the hours between them. The numerals are cut with flat facets and sit high enough above the chocolate ground to throw a shadow under angled light. Swap those numerals for baguette stones and the same Everose case becomes the -0053; swap the dial for a graded grey and it becomes the -0055. Under direct light the sunray finish lifts highlights out of the brown; in low light the dial closes toward a near-solid tone and the numerals carry the legibility on their own.

Inside the clone Cal. 3255

The clone Cal. 3255 provides a 70-hour power reserve and the instantaneous day-date change at midnight, with the balance running at 28,800 vibrations per hour for a smooth seconds sweep. Mechanically the 228235-0002 shares its calendar layout with other 40mm references such as the 228206 and 228238, so the differences come entirely from external design. A closer look at how the A3255 clone is finished is on our blog. For a warm tone at a smaller size, see the 128238 chocolate dial in yellow gold at 36mm, or browse the full Day-Date range.

Rolex Day-Date 40 228235-0002 chocolate Roman Replica FAQ

What separates the 228235-0002 from the 228235-0053?

The hour markers. The -0002 carries applied pink-gold Roman numerals, while the -0053 chocolate dial uses baguette stone-set markers instead. Case, bezel, bracelet and movement are identical on both, so the dial furniture is the whole difference.

Is the 228235-0002 an Everose Day-Date 40?

Yes. The 228235 number is the Day-Date 40 in 18 ct Everose gold, and the -0002 suffix names the chocolate Roman dial fitted to it. The same dial colour never appears on the platinum 228206.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 slate ombre dial, Rolex Day-Date 40 228235-0004 Sundust baguette, Rolex Day-Date 40 228235 Sundust dial.