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==Movement notes==
==Movement notes==


The 3156 is the movement specified for the Day-Date II references in the reviewed technical sources. It is the Day-Date II movement specified in the reviewed technical sources. Published specifications give 31 jewels, a 28,800 vph beat, about 48 hours of reserve, double quickset for day and date, and chronometer certification. The balance is Glucydur with Microstella regulating screws, the hairspring is the blue Parachrom, and the Paraflex shock system is fitted. Introduced with the generation in 2008, the 3156 was retired in 2015 and 2016 as the Day-Date 40 moved to the caliber 3255 and its 70-hour reserve.
The 3156 is the movement specified for the Day-Date II references in the reviewed technical sources. Published specifications give 31 jewels, a 28,800 vph beat, about 48 hours of reserve, double quickset for day and date, and chronometer certification. The balance is Glucydur with Microstella regulating screws, the hairspring is the blue Parachrom, and the Paraflex shock system is fitted. Introduced with the generation in 2008, the 3156 was retired in 2015 and 2016 as the Day-Date 40 moved to the caliber 3255 and its 70-hour reserve.


One caveat for anyone reading listings. The 218235 is occasionally advertised with a caliber 3155, the 36mm movement. Every specification source for the reference gives the 3156. A listing that reports Cal. 3155 needs a movement photograph and service history; it may be a listing error or a later movement change, not evidence of a factory variant. The [[Reference:Movements]] page carries the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:218238|218238]] entry covers the 3156 in more depth.
One caveat for anyone reading listings. The 218235 is occasionally advertised with a caliber 3155, the 36mm movement. Every specification source for the reference gives the 3156. A listing that reports Cal. 3155 needs a movement photograph and service history; it may be a listing error or a later movement change, not evidence of a factory variant. The [[Reference:Movements]] page carries the caliber lineage, and the [[Reference:218238|218238]] entry covers the 3156 in more depth.
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| Roman
| Roman
| 218235-0035
| 218235-0035
| the signature Everose pairing and the most recognised 218235
| a documented Everose pairing
|-
|-
| ivory
| ivory
| Roman
| Roman
| 218235-0033
| 218235-0033
| the lightest of the plain dials
| plain Roman layout
|-
|-
| black
| black
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| baguette diamond
| baguette diamond
| not in the published roster
| not in the published roster
| factory baguette markers, the top of the standard-bezel range
| factory baguette markers
|-
|-
| pink
| pink
| Roman
| Roman
| not in the published roster
| not in the published roster
| the warmest of the plain layouts
| plain Roman layout
|}
|}


The published dial-code roster for the Day-Date II runs to seventeen codes across the whole generation, four of them on the 218235. At least five further Everose layouts are documented in the market, which means the roster is a useful floor rather than a complete list. Anyone working from the codes alone will conclude that dials such as the black Arabic do not exist, and they do.
The published dial-code roster for the Day-Date II runs to seventeen codes across the whole generation, four of them on the 218235. At least five further Everose layouts are documented in dealer and auction records, so the published roster is not a complete list. A model-code search alone will miss encountered configurations such as the black Arabic dial.


Factory and aftermarket gem-setting should be kept separate. A factory diamond or baguette dial is supported by a Rolex model code or strong catalogue record; an aftermarket dial, bezel, or bracelet requires separate disclosure and should not be assigned a factory code from appearance alone.
Factory and aftermarket gem-setting should be kept separate. A factory diamond or baguette dial is supported by a Rolex model code or strong catalogue record; an aftermarket dial, bezel, or bracelet requires separate disclosure and should not be assigned a factory code from appearance alone.


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File:Ref 218235 silver roman.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with a silver Roman dial.|Silver Roman dial, the coolest-toned of the plain Everose layouts.
File:Ref 218235 silver roman.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with a silver Roman dial.|Silver Roman dial.
File:Ref 218235 black arabic.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with a black Arabic-numeral dial.|Black Arabic dial on Everose. The layout is documented on the market but does not appear in the published Day-Date II dial-code roster.
File:Ref 218235 black arabic.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with a black Arabic-numeral dial.|Black Arabic dial; documented outside the published Day-Date II dial-code roster.
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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==


The case is 41mm in 18k Everose, roughly 12.1mm thick, with a sapphire crystal, a Cyclops over the date and a Twinlock screw-down crown, rated to 100m. The bezel is fluted, the format the Day-Date has worn since the 4-digit era, and on Everose the fluting catches light in a warmer register than on yellow gold.
The case is 41mm in 18k Everose, roughly 12.1mm thick, with a sapphire crystal, a Cyclops over the date and a Twinlock screw-down crown, rated to 100m. The bezel is fluted, a form used on earlier Day-Date references. The fluted surface is rendered in Everose on this reference.


The 41 mm case has broader proportions than the 36 mm Day-Date references. The 2015 successor moved to the 40 mm Day-Date 40 case; size comparisons should be made from the individual case and wrist fit rather than from collector preference.
The 41 mm case has broader proportions than the 36 mm Day-Date references. The 2015 successor moved to the 40 mm Day-Date 40 case; case dimensions should be checked on the individual watch.


==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==


The 218235 wears the Everose President, the three-piece semi-circular-link bracelet scaled up to the 41mm head, with the concealed Crownclasp that shows only the coronet on the closed cover. In solid Everose it accounts for a large share of the watch's weight. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet rather than the watch head, and a bracelet can be older or newer than the case it is on. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].
The 218235 wears the Everose President, the three-piece semi-circular-link bracelet scaled up to the 41mm head, with the concealed Crownclasp that shows only the coronet on the closed cover. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet rather than the watch head, and a bracelet can be older or newer than the case it is on. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].


==Special branches==
==Special branches==
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===Gem-set and aftermarket examples===
===Gem-set and aftermarket examples===


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Everose 218235s appear with factory diamond and baguette dials and, separately, with aftermarket stones on the dial, bezel, and bracelet. Factory gem-set dials require a Rolex model code or strong catalogue record; aftermarket work requires its own disclosure and does not establish a factory configuration.
File:Ref 218235 baguette diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory black baguette-diamond dial.|Factory black baguette-diamond dial, the top of the standard fluted-bezel range.
File:Ref 218235 pink diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory pink diamond dial.|Factory pink diamond dial, catalogued as 218235-0008. Factory gem-setting carries a Rolex dial code; aftermarket stones do not.
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Everose 218235s appear with factory diamond and baguette dials and, separately, with aftermarket stones on the dial, bezel, and bracelet. The two should be recorded separately. Factory gem-set dials require a Rolex model code or strong catalogue record; aftermarket work requires its own disclosure and does not establish a factory configuration.


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File:Ref 218235 baguette diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory black baguette-diamond dial.|Factory black baguette-diamond dial, the top of the standard-bezel range.
File:Ref 218235 baguette diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory black baguette-diamond dial.|Factory black baguette-diamond dial.
File:Ref 218235 pink diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory pink diamond dial.|Factory pink diamond dial, catalogued as 218235-0008. Factory gem-setting carries a Rolex dial code; aftermarket stones do not.
File:Ref 218235 pink diamond.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose gold with the factory pink diamond dial.|Factory pink diamond dial, catalogued as 218235-0008.
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