The Rolex Day-Date 36 yellow gold black baguette dial is a factory variant: a 36 mm 18k yellow gold President with a stone-set baguette bezel and a black sunray dial carrying ten baguette markers. Rolex does not list a 36 mm black baguette dial under a baguette-set bezel, so there is no -00xx suffix to quote for it; the 228238 is the 40 mm fluted-bezel model and a different watch. At 36 mm the case sits in the traditional Day-Date size that has defined the collection since 1956. The day window across the top of the dial and the date aperture at 3 o’clock both carry polished surrounds that match the case.

Build Details

• Case diameter: 36mm
• Case material: 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: stone-set baguette
• Dial: black sunray with ten baguette markers
• Day display: full day name at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops magnification at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: scratch-resistant sapphire
• Bracelet: President three-piece link with a concealed Crownclasp
• Movement: clone Cal. 3255 automatic
• Power reserve: 70 hours
• Water resistance: 30 m
• Functions: day, date, center seconds
• Quality options: super clone with the clone Cal. 3255 ($849) or A-grade with a Japanese automatic movement ($349)

The bezel here is set with baguette stones laid end to end around the dial opening, not fluted. That bezel is what separates this card from the Rolex Day-Date 40 228238-0004 black baguette, which carries a comparable black baguette face at 40 mm under a plain fluted gold ring.

What the Rolex Day-Date 36 yellow gold black baguette dial does differently

A 36 mm case with a stone-set bezel delivers the full dressed presence of the larger references without overhanging a slim wrist, and the black ground keeps the stones legible instead of letting them disappear into a pale dial. The clone Cal. 3255 inside changes day and date in one step at midnight and holds 70 hours. Our note on how the yellow gold finish on a President is done covers how that surface is built up and where it wears first. For the same black baguette dial and baguette bezel in white metal, see the Rolex Day-Date 36 iced out black dial, and everything else is in the Day-Date collection.

This vs Other Versions

Where a champagne dial leans warm and the silver versions read as neutral, this black configuration gives the gold President a harder, more contemporary edge. It photographs well, hides small marks on the dial surface, and keeps the gold hands clearly visible against the ground. In a proven case size it covers the modern dress-watch brief, and the black ground is what keeps a fully stone-set watch from reading as loud.

Rolex Day-Date 36 yellow gold black baguette dial Replica FAQ

How many baguettes sit on the yellow gold black baguette dial?

Ten baguette markers sit on the dial, with the day aperture at 12 and the date window at 3 occupying the two remaining hour positions, and a further run of baguettes is set right around the bezel. That double run is what makes the watch read as fully dressed rather than simply stone-marked.

How much is the yellow gold baguette bezel Day-Date 36?

The super clone costs $849 and runs the clone Cal. 3255 with 70 hours of reserve, while the A-grade at $349 uses a Japanese automatic movement; the case, bezel stones and President bracelet are the same on both builds.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 40 228239-0060 slate dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 118135 black dial, Rolex Day-Date 40 228206 olive Arabic.