The Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 mother of pearl dial sets white nacre inside an 18k white gold case, which is the cool reading of this material: no warm reflection from the bezel, so the shell keeps its silver and blue flashes instead of drifting towards cream. Eight round stone-set markers and baguette markers at 6 and 9 sit on the nacre, and the hands, the minute track and the fluted bezel are all white gold. The day name runs across the top of the dial at 12, the date sits under the Cyclops at 3.

Technical Overview

• Reference: 128239
• Case: 36 mm, 18k white gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18k white gold
• Dial: white mother of pearl, eight round stone-set markers and baguettes at 6 and 9
• 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: 30 m
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic (super clone) or Japanese automatic (A Grade)
• Power reserve: 70 hours (clone Cal. 3255)

Nacre has a grain. The shell is cut in slices and the direction of that grain decides where the iridescence runs across the finished dial, which is why the band of colour on this one runs diagonally across the face and will not fall in the same place on the next piece.

Choosing the Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 mother of pearl dial

The yellow gold nacre version of this dial is the obvious rival, and the metal is the whole decision: white gold leaves the shell bright and slightly blue, gold pushes it to champagne. At 36 mm neither is loud, and both run the same architecture, our super clone with a clone Cal. 3255 and a 70-hour power reserve. For what changes between the gold and white gold builds in the hand, read our Day-Date 36 clone guide. All other dial and metal pairings are in our Day-Date collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 blue ombre dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 silver dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 black diamond dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 128239 mother of pearl dial Replica FAQ

Is the mother of pearl dial on this 128239 natural nacre?

Yes, the dial plate is cut from real shell, which is why the colour pattern shifts from piece to piece and why it photographs differently at every angle. A printed imitation stays flat and repeats the same pattern across every example.

Rolex Day-Date 128239 mother of pearl: real vs fake, what differs?

The case, bezel, President bracelet and the midnight day-date jump follow the genuine reference; the stones are set at the factory and are not Rolex-certified, and the shell is cut to the same thickness but not sorted by Rolex’s own grading. Pricing is $849 for the super clone on the clone Cal. 3255 and $349 for the A Grade on a Japanese automatic.