Robert-Jan Broer from Fratellowatches and his observations on probably the most interesting new replica rolex this year - the 36-mm Day-Date in several color variants.
A watch that needs no introduction, the Rolex Day-Date. Introduced in 1956 as the first wrist chronometer with date and day of the week complications. Classic through and through, it has found its way onto the wrists of many prominent owners over the years. During this year's BaselWorld, the Swiss manufacturer presented several new variants of this flagship line - gold cases (white, yellow or rose gold) on leather straps with several color options for the dial: cognac, cherry, chocolate, green and blue.
Originally, the Day-Date (ref. 1803, 11838, 118238 etc.) was created as a men's watch. For several years, however, Rolex has been successively presenting timepieces in slightly enlarged, modern sizes. The Datejust and Day-Date collections have been extended with Series II models with 41mm diameter cases instead of the 36mm used for decades.
While purists tend to prefer the 36mm size, the 41mm has been very well received by the public. In the meantime, many ladies became interested in the 36mm models (Day-Date and Datejust). Does that make these ladies watches? In my opinion no. I am not a lover of unisex watches, but women wearing 36mm Day-Data simply have good taste. It's just that they wear a man's watch.
The interior of the new Day-Dates has not changed. The in-house Rolex caliber 3155 provides excellent reliability and performance plus it is a certified chronometer. Some time ago, the mechanism was modernized by installing a Parachrom hairspring. The case is water resistant to 10ATM/100m (Oyster construction) and has a Twinlock screw-down crown. Nothing unexpected - just a solid Rolex replica watches uk construction.
The colors of the dials of the new versions (plus their names) as well as the decision to use elegant alligator leather straps are reasons that lead me to guess that Rolex is targeting a female clientele.
