Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR Super Clone: 40mm Yellow Gold Diamond Bezel Black Dial

Case, Crown and Crystal: 40mm 18k Yellow-Gold-Tone Build

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone carries a 40mm yellow-gold-tone case measuring 12.0mm thick and 47.5mm lug-to-lug, machined on 5-axis CNC to match the genuine reference dimensions within a 0.05mm tolerance. The case sits on a 904L stainless steel core with high-grade 18k yellow gold PVD finishing applied across all visible surfaces for long-term color retention. The 2015 case redesign widened the lugs by 1mm against the previous 36mm 118398, holding the more substantial wrist presence current Day-Date buyers select the 228398TBR for.

Diamond Bezel and Sapphire Crystal with Cyclops Lens

The bezel on this Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone holds 36 trapezoid-baguette stones set in individual gold-tone collets that mirror the pavé layout Rolex uses on the genuine factory-set diamond bezel. Sapphire crystal sits flush over the dial with anti-reflective treatment on the underside, and the Rolex Cyclops lens magnifies the date window at 3 o'clock by 2.5x. The diamond-bezel-and-Cyclops combination carries the high-jewelry signature buyers identify the 228398TBR by from across a room, separating the reference from fluted-bezel Day-Date variants such as the 228238.

Twinlock Crown and 100-Meter Case Seal

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone uses a Twinlock screw-down crown with the engraved Rolex coronet, sealed against the case with double gaskets. The crown threads tight against the case in 4 turns. Combined with the screwed-in solid caseback, the watch holds 100 meters (330 feet) of water resistance for swimming and full daily wear. The closed caseback is brushed yellow-gold-tone with no engraving, true to the genuine 228398TBR closed-back style that protects the Caliber 3255 from view.

Black Lacquer Dial and Diamond Hour Markers

The black lacquer dial is the contrast surface that anchors this Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone, finished with a deep glossy lacquer that reflects the diamond bezel and the gold case furniture in clean specular highlights. The dial carries 10 baguette-cut faux-diamond hour markers set in white-gold-tone bezels, positioned at the 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 hour positions. The 6 position holds an additional baguette marker, with the day window at 12 and the date window at 3 occupying the remaining hour slots.

Day Window at 12 and Date Window at 3

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone displays the full English day of the week in the arched aperture at 12 o'clock, the layout the Day-Date pioneered in 1956 as the first wristwatch to show the day spelled out in full. The date window sits at 3 o'clock under the Cyclops lens, showing the current date in 2.5x magnification. Both windows carry color-matched black discs with white printed text for visual continuity across the dial surface, matching the genuine 228398TBR dial-disc grammar.

Pavé Bezel Setting and Faceted Hands

The 36-stone trapezoid-baguette bezel uses individual prong settings that hold each diamond at the same height across the bezel circumference, with no visible glue and no facet misalignment under 10x magnification. Faceted yellow-gold-tone hour and minute hands match the marker bezels, with a slim sweep seconds hand carrying a counterweighted coronet at the tail. The applied yellow-gold-tone Rolex coronet sits at 12 o'clock above the printed "ROLEX" wordmark, with "OYSTER PERPETUAL DAY-DATE" text below the coronet and "SUPERLATIVE CHRONOMETER OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" above the 6 position in fine sans-serif print.

Swiss-Grade Automatic Clone of Caliber 3255

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone runs on a Swiss-grade automatic clone movement engineered to mirror the genuine Rolex Caliber 3255 in size, frequency, and 70-hour autonomy. The movement winds bidirectionally through a perpetual rotor and a free-sprung balance with a Microstella-style regulator. The architecture follows Rolex's day-date complication layout with the day disc driven from 12 o'clock and the instantaneous date driven from 3 o'clock, mirroring the original Caliber 3255 layout the genuine 228398TBR carries.

Accuracy and Daily Wear Performance

Daily timekeeping deviation holds within minus 2 to plus 4 seconds per day after factory regulation, sitting close to the genuine Rolex Superlative Chronometer specification of minus 2 to plus 2 seconds per day. The 70-hour power reserve covers a full 3-day weekend off the wrist without resetting the day or the date. The Chronergy-style escapement architecture inside the Day-Date 228398TBR super clone matches the higher winding efficiency the genuine Caliber 3255 introduced over the previous Caliber 3155 inside the 118398.

Movement Finishing

The bridges receive Geneva striping in parallel waves. The mainplate carries perlage circular graining. The rotor displays a brushed radial finish that matches the genuine Caliber 3255 rotor architecture inside the authentic 228398TBR. The complete movement sits behind a solid yellow-gold-tone screw-in caseback, hidden from view in keeping with the Day-Date 228398TBR super clone's closed-back design.

Movement Specifications

3-Link President Bracelet in Yellow Gold Tone

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone ships on the original President bracelet, a 3-link semi-circular design Rolex first introduced with the 1956 launch of the Day-Date. The bracelet measures 20mm wide at the lugs and tapers to 17mm at the clasp. Each semi-circular center link sits between two semi-circular outer links in a tight-knit pattern, all finished in high-polish yellow-gold-tone for the dress-watch presentation the President bracelet defines.

Crownclasp Concealed Folding System

The Crownclasp concealed folding clasp on this Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone closes with a hidden coronet-stamped release built into the link pattern, presenting an uninterrupted bracelet line on the wrist. The clasp opens by lifting the central crown emblem and folds tight against the wrist when closed, holding the President bracelet's signature uninterrupted look across the underside of the wrist. The clasp action holds the precise click of the genuine 228398TBR reference.

Wrist Feel, Weight and Sizing

The Rolex Day-Date 228398TBR super clone weighs approximately 185g on the full bracelet, sitting close to the wrist feel of the genuine 18k yellow gold reference within a 10-gram margin. The 40mm case sits well on wrists from 6.5 inches through 8 inches, the broader sizing range Rolex targeted with the 2015 case widening. Lug-to-lug length runs 47.5mm, keeping the watch proportionate on dress cuffs and visible from across the table when the wrist turns.