Datejust 31 Everose Fluted / President / Black MOP

About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31 178275f-0003 embodies the quiet authority of a timepiece that has transcended generations, blending the enduring elegance of the Datejust collection with the refined allure of Everose gold. Its black mother-of-pearl dial, framed by a fluted bezel and accented with gem-set indexes, exudes a subtlety that only deepens with time. The polished rose gold case, paired with the President bracelet’s seamless integration of Oystersteel and gold, ensures a balance between sophistication and wearability, a hallmark of the Datejust’s legacy since its introduction in 1945. The stick hands, crisp against the dial’s depth, underscore the collection’s commitment to clarity and precision in design. At its core, the watch is powered by Rolex’s Caliber 2235, an automatic movement celebrated for its reliability and the brand’s in-house mastery of chronometry. The 100-meter water resistance and sapphire crystal further affirm its practicality without compromising its role as a symbol of distinction. This reference, with its measured proportions and timeless silhouette, is a testament to the Datejust’s enduring relevance—a watch that thrives in the quiet moments as much as in the spotlight. It is for those who value understated excellence, whose appreciation of craftsmanship is matched by an understanding of legacy. Whether worn for a formal engagement or as a discreet companion through daily 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.

178275f-0003 is one of 19 executions of the 178275f base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a black dial and a rose gold case.

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0001 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0002 · 31 mm

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Black · Rose Gold

178275f-0004 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0005 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0008 · 31 mm

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White · Rose Gold

178275f-0011 · 31 mm

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Pink · Rose Gold

178275f-0017 · 31 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

178275f-0018 · 31 mm

+ 10 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