Rolex Unworn 2023 Day-Date 40mm Eisenkieslel 228235

A legendary timepiece that has earned its place as "The Ultimate Watch of Prestige" over the decades it has spent on the wrists of the world's most influential people, the Rolex Day-Date has stood as one of the brand’s most revered collections since it first debuted in 1956. Synonymous with luxury, prestige, and exclusivity, thanks to being the watch of choice for the world's celebrities, visionaries, and world leaders alike, the Day-Date is offered as Rolex’s flagship collection. With a rich history, the modern Day-Date stands as one of watchmaking’s most celebrated models, much like the Day-Date ref. 228235 that we have here.

Embracing a modern aesthetic, the ref. 228235 is offered as a Day-Date 40 variant, with a luxurious 18kt Everose gold construction in a 40mm configuration that wears with the commanding wrist presence that watch collectors have come to cherish in the modern era of watchmaking. Boasting the Day-Date’s fluted bezel and ‘Presidential’ bracelet combo, the Day-Date ref. 228235’s aesthetic is that of pure opulence and luxury.

Beyond its hefty physical construction, the ref. 228235 variant that we have here boasts a significant detail that Rolex collectors value highly: a stone dial. Made of quartz with delicate veins of iron oxide and called Eisenkiesel, "iron quartz" in German, the ref. 228235's black, brown, and red, dial is set with ten baguette-cut diamond hour markers for a touch of opulence. While the ref. 228235’s stunning dial is largely black in color; its unique reddish-brown veining gives the watch a completely unique aesthetic. A prize amongst Rolex collectors, stone dial Day-Dates are a category of watch collecting in and of themselves, and the ref. 228235 is perhaps one of the finest modern variants that falls within that genre.