The Rolex Day-Date 40 228239 blue dial pairs a 40 mm 18k white gold case with a bright blue sunburst face and applied baton markers. The blue is a plain sunburst and not an ombre: it brightens and dims as the dial turns under a light, but it never runs to the near-black rim that Rolex’s ombre dial is built around. Rolex’s own 228239-0007 pairs the white gold case with a blue Roman dial, so a baton-marker blue on this reference is a factory dial variant rather than a catalogue combination. The day is spelled out in full through the aperture at twelve and the date sits in numerals under the Cyclops at three.

Case & Movement Specs

• Reference: 228239, blue baton dial (factory variant, no catalogue suffix)
• Case diameter: 40mm
• Case material: 18k white gold
• Bezel: fluted, white gold
• Dial: blue sunburst with applied baton markers
• Day display: full day-of-week window at 12 o’clock
• Date display: magnified Cyclops window at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire with anti-reflective coating
• Bracelet: President three-piece link with a concealed Crownclasp
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic
• Power reserve: 70 hours
• Water resistance: 100 m
• Quality options: super clone with the clone Cal. 3255 ($849) or A-grade with a Japanese automatic movement ($349)

White gold gives this reference a cooler visual temperature than the yellow gold versions. Under direct light the fluted bezel scatters reflections in every direction while the blue dial swallows them, and that contrast is what carries the watch in photographs.

Caliber Breakdown

The clone Cal. 3255 drives two calendar displays at once. The day wheel snaps over at midnight through all seven days in the chosen language, and the date disc turns in parallel, both in one step rather than creeping over several minutes; a full wind is good for 70 hours. Keeping two instant displays in step takes more coordination than a date-only movement, and our EW versus BP factory comparison shows where the clone factories differ on exactly that part. The Day-Date lineup traces the complication back to 1956, making it one of the longest-running series in the industry. For a warmer alternative to this blue-on-white-gold combination, the champagne dial 228238 offers a different character entirely.

How the Rolex Day-Date 40 228239 blue dial compares

Within the 228239 family the dial colour decides the character. This blue reads more contemporary than the silver or slate cards, and the batons keep it plainer than the Roman-numeral dials, so it sits at the informal end of the 228239 row. On the wrist the 40 mm case wears to size thanks to the slim profile every Day-Date keeps across generations.

Rolex Day-Date 40 228239 blue dial Replica FAQ

Is the blue 228239 dial ombre or plain sunburst?

Plain sunburst. The brightness fans out from the centre but the colour itself does not change, so there is no dark band around the edge; Rolex’s ombre blue Day-Date darkens visibly towards the rim and is a different dial altogether.

How much is the 228239 blue dial Day-Date 40?

$849 for the super clone with the clone Cal. 3255, and $349 for the A-grade build with a Japanese automatic movement. The white gold case, the fluted bezel, the blue sunburst dial and the President bracelet are the same on both builds; what the super clone price buys is the calendar movement, with both the day and the date jumping in one step at midnight.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date Everose pink baguette dial, Rolex Day-Date 40 228239 meteorite dial, Rolex Day-Date 40 228238-0071 mother of pearl.