Datejust 31 Rolesor Everose Domed / Jubilee / Black Roman

About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31, in its Rolesor iteration of Everose gold and stainless steel, embodies the quiet authority of a timepiece that has defined elegance since its introduction in 1945. This particular model, with its domed black dial adorned in Roman numerals and slender stick hands, marries the collection’s enduring aesthetic with a modern refinement. The dial’s depth is heightened by the subtle curvature of the crystal and the contrast of the polished indexes against the matte black background, a detail that invites prolonged scrutiny without ostentation. The Jubilee bracelet, with its five-link design, wraps the wrist in a balance of comfort and precision, a hallmark of the Datejust’s legacy as a versatile yet unmistakably luxurious watch. At its core, the watch is powered by the Caliber 2235, an automatic movement that combines Rolex’s mastery of in-house engineering with a date display positioned at the 6 o’clock mark—a signature touch that enhances legibility without intruding on the dial’s symmetry. The case, forged from Everose gold and stainless steel, resists corrosion while maintaining a warmth that distinguishes it from more conventional two-tone executions. This is a watch that thrives in the interplay between tradition and innovation, its proportions and materials chosen with the same care as the original Datejust’s debut. For those who value understated sophistication, this timepiece is a quiet declaration of discernment. It suits the boardroom as deftly as it does a gala, its presence speaking volumes without demanding attention. It is for the collector who seeks not novelty, but a piece that endures—both in design and in value.

In Context

At 31 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

178241-0065 is one of 30 executions of the 178241 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a black dial and a rose gold, stainless steel case.

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Pink · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0001 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0002 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0005 · 31 mm

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White · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0010 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0012 · 31 mm

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Black · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0015 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0029 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178241-0037 · 31 mm

+ 21 more variants in this family.

The 2235 is the small Rolex automatic of the six-digit generation, a 20 mm movement with a date. It carried the Datejust 31 and the 26 mm Lady-Datejust from around 2000 until the 2236 replaced it. It powers 733 watches in this library. It has 31 jewels, a 48-hour reserve and a beat of 28,800 vph, and every one is a COSC chronometer. It is the same architecture as the [2236](/calibers/rolex-2236) that followed, without the silicon Syloxi hairspring and with seven hours less reserve; the [2236 piece](/blog/the-rolex-2236-the-most-common-movement-in-this-library) explains what changed. The library finds it almost entirely in the [Datejust 31](/brands/rolex/datejust-31): 682 references, the 1782xx generation, whose 45 base references and hundreds of dial variants make that collection the largest here. The 26 mm [Lady-Datejust](/brands/rolex/lady-datejust) of the 1791xx generation accounts for 29, the [Pearlmaster](/brands/rolex/pearlmaster) 29 mm and 34 mm for 19, and the 35 mm Yacht-Master for 3. A six-digit Datejust 31 reference is a 2235; the seven-digit one is a 2236, as the [reference-number guide](/blog/how-to-read-a-watch-reference-number) explains. The 2231 was its no-date sibling in the Oyster Perpetual, and the [3135](/calibers/rolex-3135) its counterpart in the 36 mm cases.

732 other watches in the library run the Rolex 2235.

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Datejust 31 Yellow Gold Diamond / Oyster / Black MOP

178158-0056 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Stainless Steel Diamond / Oyster / Pink MOP

178384-0061 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Rolesor Everose Domed / Jubilee / Black MOP

178241-0043 · 31 mm

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Datejust 31 Yellow Gold Domed / Oyster / Champagne Roman

178248-0079 · 31 mm