Rolex
Bespoke strap for Rolex Day-Date
Casati Milano builds made-to-measure straps for the Rolex Day-Date, from the earliest references of 1956 to today's Day-Date 36 and Day-Date 40, in the atelier on Via XX Settembre in Milan or by video call wherever you are: the size read from the archive of your reference, the leather chosen together, four or five weeks of work, care for the first eighteen months included.
- By appointment only
- In the atelier in Milan or by video call
- Four to five weeks
- Eighteen months of care
References in the archive
Your Rolex Day-Date with the leathers of the atelier
Matte Louisiana alligator leather
Anthracite
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Real photographs of the atelier’s leathers. No generated images.
The size
We do not ask you. The atelier's archive knows the Day-Date references one by one: the lug width, the case, the years. Below is what the archive says today; from the reference, the rest follows. The watch stays on your wrist.
What changes for the strap
The strap takes the place of the bracelet and its end links, and the tip follows the profile of the case between the two lugs. The archive tells you the size of your reference.
The leather
Alligator, box calf, suede, shell cordovan: the leather is chosen together, in the atelier or by video call. Where it fits between the lugs, the strap is as thin as needed; at the wrist it returns to its thickness. The calf lining, the edges painted in several layers, the hand stitching in saddle stitch.
Time
Four, five weeks from confirmation. In the atelier on Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are. Care for the first eighteen months is included.
The next step
The right strap is not chosen. It is built together.
In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are.
Request an appointment →Casati Milano · Via XX Settembre 15, Milan · by appointment only
Seven generations
The Day-Date was born in 1956 with references 6510 and 6511: it is the first wristwatch to show the day of the week written in full, and it is produced only in gold or platinum. The President bracelet was created for this watch. Until 2008 the case is 36 mm; then came the Day-Date II of 41 mm and, from 2015, the Day-Date 40. From the 1803 to today's Day-Date 36, the lug width is 20 mm.
6511 and 6611: the first
The Day-Date was born in 1956 with references 6510 and 6511, in yellow, rose or white gold; from 1957 the 6611 carries the calibre 1055. The case is 36 millimetres.
1803
From 1959 the 1803 carries the calibre 1555 and then the 1556: it is the last Day-Date with acrylic crystal and the pie-pan dial. Case of 36 millimetres, 20 mm lug width.
18038 and 18238: the five figures
The 18038 features a sapphire crystal, a flat dial and the calibre 3055 with quickset date; from 1988 the 18238, with calibre 3155, also sets the day from the crown. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
118238
From 2000 the 118238 has wider lugs and the President bracelet with solid links; the calibre remains the 3155. In 2013 the 118138, 118135 and 118139 are released on an alligator strap. Between the lugs, 20 millimetres.
Day-Date II
In 2008 the Day-Date II brought the case to 41 millimetres, with the calibre 3156; it remained in production until 2015. Lug width, 21 millimetres.
Day-Date 40
From 2015 the Day-Date 40 brought the case back to 40 millimetres, with slimmer proportions, and introduced the calibre 3255 with 70 hours of power reserve.
Day-Date 36
From 2019 the Day-Date 36 also features the calibre 3255, the same as the Day-Date 40. The case remains 36 millimetres, with a lug width of 20.