Replica Rolex Day-Date 40mm 228235 Sundust dial

Sundust with black Roman numerals

Sundust is a pale pinkish gold that sits close to the colour of the case, so the black Roman numerals do the work of telling the time (photos 03, 06 and 07). The result is warmer and softer than a chocolate or olive dial. The olive green Day-Date with Eastern Arabic numerals is the cool, platinum-tone contrast.

228235 sundust Roman

Other 228235 dials

Roman numerals also appear on chocolate, olive green and white 228235 dials; sundust is lighter than the chocolate and olive and warmer than the white. For a deeper, warmer face on the same case, see the 228235 with a chocolate Roman dial. Photo 05 shows the watch on a scale, photo 09 the caseback. How the Day-Date gold plating wears with use explains the rose finish.

Build and the two movements

Rose gold plating over 904L steel, sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating, date magnifier, 30 m for splashes only. Japanese: a Miyota-based automatic, 21,600 vph, about 40 hours. Swiss: an automatic built to follow the original caliber, 28,800 vph, about 70 hours. More in the Day-Date range in full.

What colour is a sundust dial?

A light pinkish gold with a sunburst finish, close to the rose tone of the case. On this watch it carries black Roman numerals.