Rolex 228238-0061 Day-Date 40 Yellow Gold Fluted Green Baguette

Green with baguette stones

The green here is a saturated sunburst that brightens where the light hits it. Baguette-cut stones mark the hours around it. The day window at 12 and the date at 3 break the green with white. On the wrist shot (photo 02) the dial reads almost emerald under a jacket sleeve.

Key facts

Case and bracelet

The 40 mm case, fluted bezel and three-piece President bracelet are 904L steel with yellow gold plating; the crystal is sapphire with an anti-reflective coating. The bracelet can be shortened by any watchmaker. Same stones on black: the black baguette 228238. Same colour family without stones, as a gradient: the green ombre version.

Movement and water

Japanese: a Miyota-based automatic, 21,600 vph, about 40 hours. Swiss: follows the original caliber, 28,800 vph, about 70 hours. Water: 30 m, so rain is fine and the pool is not. The silver sunburst 228238-0066 is the plain silver choice on this reference; the full spread is on Day-Date references in one place, and our Day-Date plating rundown covers the plating.

Is the green dial solid colour or a gradient?

A sunburst green, even in daylight. If you want the colour to fade to black at the edge, look at the green ombre 228238 instead.