Datejust 31 Rolesor Everose Fluted / Oyster / Black Diamond

About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31, in its Rolesor iteration of rose gold and stainless steel, embodies a refined balance of tradition and modernity, with the 178271-0049 reference offering a particularly striking interpretation of the collection’s enduring silhouette. The black dial, framed by a fluted bezel—a hallmark of the Datejust since its 1945 debut—serves as a canvas for the watch’s meticulous craftsmanship. Gem-set indexes add a subtle yet deliberate touch of opulence, while the stick hands, paired with a date window at 3 o’clock, ensure legibility without sacrificing elegance. The Oyster case, with its polished and satin-brushed surfaces, is both robust and refined, a testament to Rolex’s mastery of materials and engineering. At its core, the watch is powered by the Caliber 2235, an automatic movement featuring a Parachrom balance spring and a date mechanism that operates with seamless precision. The sapphire crystal, paired with a closed case back, reinforces the watch’s durability and the brand’s commitment to uncompromising quality. The 31mm diameter, a size that has become increasingly favored among discerning wearers, strikes a harmonious proportion between presence and discretion. This watch is for those who seek a timepiece that transcends trends, offering a quiet assertion of taste and heritage. It is suited to formal occasions, yet its understated sophistication ensures it remains equally at home in the quiet moments of everyday life.

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.

178271-0049 is one of 31 executions of the 178271 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

178271-0001 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0003 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0005 · 31 mm

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White · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0010 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0012 · 31 mm

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Black · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0017 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0024. · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold, Stainless Steel

178271-0030 · 31 mm

+ 22 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