Datejust 31 Rolesor Yellow Diamond / Jubilee / Silver Diamond

About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31 in yellow gold and stainless steel, with its gem-set indexes and sunburst silver dial, embodies the quiet authority of a timepiece that has defined elegance for generations. The Rolesor construction—yellow gold paired with polished stainless steel—creates a subtle interplay of warmth and restraint, while the Jubilee bracelet, with its five-link design, ensures a secure yet refined fit. The dial’s sunburst finish catches light in a measured way, its gem-set indexes adding a discreet touch of opulence without overwhelming the eye. Stick hands, slender and precise, trace the hours with a clarity that reflects the watch’s heritage as a symbol of enduring craftsmanship. As the flagship model of the Datejust collection, which first appeared in 1945, this 31mm iteration balances the collection’s legacy with contemporary proportions. The Caliber 2235 movement, housed within a closed caseback, is a testament to Rolex’s precision engineering: a self-winding mechanism with a Parachrom balance spring, ensuring reliability and accuracy under any condition. The 100-meter water resistance and sapphire crystal further underscore its practicality without compromising its aesthetic purity. This watch is for the individual who values understated sophistication, someone who seeks a companion for both formal occasions and the quiet moments of daily life. It is not a statement, but a silent assertion of taste, heritage, and the quiet confidence that comes with knowing a piece of horology that has stood the test of time.

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.

178383-0052 is one of 33 executions of the 178383 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a silver sunburst dial and a yellow gold, stainless steel case.

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Champagne · Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

178383-0001 · 31 mm

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Champagne · Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

178383-0002 · 31 mm

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White

178383-0003 · 31 mm

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Green · Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

178383-0005 · 31 mm

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Champagne · Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

178383-0006 · 31 mm

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Silver · Yellow Gold, Stainless Steel

178383-0007 · 31 mm

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White

178383-0008 · 31 mm

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Black

178383-0009 · 31 mm

+ 24 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