The Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white Roman dial puts applied gold Roman numerals on a flat white face inside an 18k yellow gold case, with no stones anywhere on the dial or bezel. It is the quietest of the gold 36 mm Presidents we stock: the only decoration is the typography itself, and the gold hands and the fluted bezel supply all of the contrast. The day is spelled out at 12 and the date sits under the Cyclops at 3, the layout that has defined the model since 1956.

Key Specifications

• Reference: 128238
• Case: 36 mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k yellow gold
• Dial: white with Roman numeral hour markers, 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)

Two numerals are missing from this dial by design: there is no XII, because the day aperture occupies the top of the face, and no III, because the date window takes three o’clock. Four o’clock is marked IIII rather than IV, the older convention Rolex keeps on its Roman dials. The characters are applied gold rather than printed, so what to check against a catalogue photo is whether each one is seated flat and still lands on an even radius around those two openings.

Reading the Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white Roman dial

A white ground gives the numerals maximum separation, so this dial stays readable at arm’s length where a champagne or silver face with the same typography starts to blur. Against 18k yellow gold the effect is formal rather than showy, and the absence of stones keeps the watch under a shirt cuff without catching. The super clone runs a clone Cal. 3255 with a 70-hour reserve; the bracelet is where most of the daily wear shows, and the President bracelet section of our Day-Date guide covers the link play and the Crownclasp. Other dials on the same case sit in our Day-Date collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 mother of pearl dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white dial super clone and Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 green ombre dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128238 white Roman dial Replica FAQ

Does the 128238 white Roman dial carry diamonds?

No: this dial carries applied gold Roman numerals on white, with no stones on the dial and a plain fluted gold bezel. If you want stones on a gold 36 mm case, the nacre version with round and baguette markers is the one to look at.

How much is the 128238 white Roman dial Day-Date 36?

$849 for the super clone and $349 for the A Grade. The clone Cal. 3255 and its 70-hour power reserve come with the super clone; the A Grade keeps the same gold case, Roman dial and President bracelet on a Japanese automatic.