Truth be told, I have a soft spot for the perfect replica Rolex Day-Date 36 watches. Perhaps it’s understandable, then, that I was a bit jealous when the Day-Date 40 received cool-looking, deconstructed Roman numerals back in 2015 — but the 36, the OG, did not. I have never been so quick to spend my imaginary dollars elsewhere. Some 9 years later — slow, even by Rolex standards — the company finally brought this unique take on applied indices to the original-sized version. And since this is a personal take, I’ll go with my favorite precious metal, too: Behold the Swiss made fake Rolex Day-Date 36 watches with Roman numerals, in yellow gold, as reference 128238-0113.
Why the love for the Day-Date 36? For me, it’s about its blend of ostentatious luxury and historical relevance (within the realm of high quality Rolex copy watches and maybe even a breath beyond that), as well as the fact that it has everything going for it to remain as relevant in the next 50 years as it’s been in the last 50 (69, actually), and last, but not least, that it is as durable and dependable as any full-gold watch could ever get. It is also as repulsive as any solid gold watch could ever get, so I certainly won’t blame you if you hate it — and those who show it off with a white T-shirt on. Maybe they are the reason why we can’t have nice things — but that talk is for another time.
Rolex updated the cheap US Rolex Day-Date 36 replica watches in 2019, giving it a 32-generation movement 4 years after the 40mm wide version received it. At the same time, Rolex quietly changed the case profile. Until then, the DD36 used to have a trapezoid cross-section with the case wider near the back and narrower by the bezel, giving this smallish watch a strong stance and presence. The new-for-2019 case features compound curves, not unlike those on the side of the steel Daytona and Yacht-Master, which lend it a more gentle look. I, for one, much preferred the previous version, as it had the energy better suited to the “President’s” watch. This new one looks like any other watch from Rolex, which, in turn, is less special and less powerful. How many AAA online super clone Rolex Day-Date 36 watches owners have noticed, let alone care about this change, I can’t say — but I am sure we could all agree on a low, low percentage.
Back to that dial. Applied indices are nice because they lend depth and distinctive complexity to any dial. The base dial on this top 2025 replica Rolex Day-Date 36 watches with Roman numerals is as simple as they get: a lacquered white, with a basic railroad track for the minute scale around its periphery. Despite its perpetual quest for excellence, Rolex has a long tradition of struggling with legibility: The Day-Date 40 had some absolutely terrible dial and hand combinations that were illegible a large amount of time, while every black-dial modern Cellini was illegible all the time. This Day-Date 36 displays none of those issues: the faceted hands and hour markers (all crafted from solid 18k yellow gold) stand out against their bright backdrop under even the faintest light.
Their execution is quite solid, too. Over the years, Rolex, like just about everybody else, has struggled with keeping all its hands and indices pristine — little specs of dust could at times be found. While that varies from watch to watch, the milling, decoration, and installation of these hour markers is fantastic, and a highlight of the luxury copy Rolex watches. The indices stand preposterously tall, and have two angled facets on their top, making them even higher, still. My favorite part though is certainly the little canyon between the two lines of the Roman five (“V”) and ten (“X”). It was also neat to add the technically incorrect “IIII” as four, it reminds me of old clock faces where they were used to optically balance the “VIII” on the opposite side.
It is more difficult to mess the Day-Date 36 up than to improve it. For almost seven decades, it has been one of the few longstanding reference points for all-gold dress watches, thanks to its near-perfect proportions, great wearability, lasting design, and execution. What is interesting is that these applied Roman numerals are unquestionably modern — the manufacturing technologies that enable their mass production simply didn’t exist during the 20th century — which means that these dials will clearly date these 1:1 Rolex replica watches online to the 2010s and 2020s. And yet, one need not worry that these watches will ever look dated.
A forever watch in the eye of many, and a gaudy exercise in ostentation for others, the Day-Date 36 is here to stay — and, apparently, to get more expensive year after year. Although these dials are considered and priced by Rolex as base dial options, this Swiss movements fake Rolex Day-Date 36 watches with Roman numerals is priced at $39,000 USD, up around $10,000 USD from the base Rolex Day-Date 36 price in 2019 — and the watch already had this updated movement. That’s a 30+ percent increase in just five years.