About This Watch

The Rolex Datejust 31 has long stood as a paragon of understated elegance, and this particular iteration, introduced in 2020, refines the collection’s legacy with a focus on precision and restraint. The white dial, treated with a luminous gloss finish, serves as a canvas for the watch’s defining characteristic: the Roman numerals, which lend it a timeless aesthetic rooted in the Datejust’s mid-20th-century origins. Encased in polished stainless steel, its 31-millimeter diameter balances modern wearability with the heritage of a model first conceived in 1945. The domed stainless steel bezel and sapphire crystal reinforce its robust yet refined character, while the stick hands and indexes ensure legibility without ostentation. This watch embodies the Datejust’s enduring role as a bridge between classic horology and contemporary craftsmanship, its design language unburdened by excess yet unmistakably Rolex. At its heart lies the Caliber 2236, a self-winding movement

Black · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0001 · 31 mm

Black · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0002 · 31 mm

White · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0004 · 31 mm

Silver · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0005 · 31 mm

Silver · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0006 · 31 mm

Pink · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0007 · 31 mm

Pink · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0008 · 31 mm

Grey · Stainless Steel

Ref. 278240-0009 · 31 mm

+ 9 more variants in this family.

This self-winding mechanical movement with date display is entirely manufactured by Rolex and inaugurates a new generation of movements. Its design and quality manufacture ensure peerless precision and reliability. Like all Rolex Perpetual movements, the 2236 is a certified Swiss chronometer, a designation reserved for high-precision watches that have successfully passed the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) tests. It was first introduced in 2014. It the first movement to be fitted with the Syloxi (silicon) hairspring.

906 other watches in the library run the Rolex 2236.

Rolex - 278245-0018 Datejust 31 Rose Gold / Domed / White - Roman / President

Ref. 278245-0018 · 31 mm

Rolex - 278245-0019 Datejust 31 Rose Gold / Domed / Butterfly / Oyster

Ref. 278245-0019 · 31 mm

Rolex - 278245-0024 Datejust 31 Rose Gold / Domed / Chocolate - Roman / President

Ref. 278245-0024 · 31 mm

Rolex - 278245-0029 Datejust 31 Rose Gold / Domed / Rose - Diamond / Oyster

Ref. 278245-0029 · 31 mm