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Alpha Datejust automatic watch, 36 mm, Datejust 36 black/grey dial, in hand
Datejust automatic, 36 mm, datejust 36 black/grey dial, in hand

Alpha Datejust automatic, 36 mm

A homage of the Rolex Datejust

Datejust automatic watch, 36 mm version: about £92 €107.44, seen 27 Sep

At Alpha Europe, in stock on 27 Sep.

Size
36 mm across, the same width as the Datejust
Movement
Miyota 8215, automatic. Sapphire crystal
Look
Keeps 4 of the 5 marks of the Datejust, a close look
Gives it away
Hands and applied markers differ in shape and finish from the Rolex
Compare with another homage

The price is for the datejust automatic watch, 36 mm version. The photo shows the datejust 36 black/grey dial, in hand.

Against the Datejust

Rolex Datejust 12623436Rolex Datejust 126234
Alpha Datejust automatic, 36 mm36Alpha Datejust automatic, 36 mm

Photos use listed case widths and automatic case-edge readings. The readings have not been manually audited. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.

36 mm, the same width as the Datejust
Rolex Datejust 126234 photo: 126234. Alpha Datejust automatic, 36 mm photo: Datejust 36 black/grey dial, in hand.

The Rolex drawn is the 126234.

What gives it away

  • Hands and applied markers differ in shape and finish from the Rolex

  • Fluted bezel

    Same.

  • Date under a magnifier

    Same.

  • Baton hour markers

    Same.

  • Slim polished hands

    Gives it away. Hands and applied markers differ in shape and finish from the Rolex

  • Five-piece Jubilee bracelet

    Same.

Rolex left, Datejust automatic, 36 mm right.

Everything else

Every spec7 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

From sellers. Each figure links to where it was found.

For the Datejust automatic watch, 36 mm version.

Case width
36 mmalpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Thickness
12.5 mmalpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Lug width
20 mmalpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
Miyota 8215alpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Case material
316L stainless steelalpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Crystal
Sapphirealpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
Water resistance
5 baralpha-1993.com, 27 Sep
The movementMiyota 8215, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Alpha lists the Miyota 8215 for the Datejust automatic, 36 mm.

How it runs. An automatic that also winds by hand through the crown. Wearing it keeps it running.

Beat. It beats 21,600 times an hour, 6 a second, so the seconds hand sweeps in small steps.

Off the wrist. It runs for about 42 hours once fully wound. Take it off on Friday evening and it will have stopped by Sunday around midday.

Setting the time. The seconds hand stops when you pull the crown out, so you can set it to the second.

Accuracy. Miyota's figure is -20 to +40 seconds a day.

On your wrist36 mm across, 12.5 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 36 mm case with a schematic wrist. The ellipse estimates wrist width and shape. It cannot predict your fit.

17.0 cm6.7 in around

This wrist model is about 56 mm across. The case spans 64% of that estimated width. Lug to lug is unknown, so no lug extent is drawn.

Wrap a strip of paper round your wrist just below the bone, mark where it meets and measure it.

36 mm case Wrist model about 56 mm across
Schematic section, with a 10 mm grid. The ellipse approximates wrist anatomy from circumference. Your wrist shape, lug curve and fit will differ.

How tall it stands

12.5 36 wide

The side view uses listed dimensions. Case shape and lug curve are schematic.

Lug to lug is not listed yet, so the drawing stops at the case.

Side views to scale against other Rolex Datejust homages.

  1. Mathey-Tissot Rolly II quartz H710AI11 mm
  2. Baltany S4095 smooth-bezel Datejust11.5 mm
  3. Cronos L6046M11.55 mm
  4. Cadisen C8053 / C8053M12 mm
  5. Cadisen C8198G12 mm
  6. Pagani Design PD-164512 mm
  7. Alpha Datejust automatic, 36 mm12.5 mm
What owners report1 report on one topic

What owners report

Owner reports. Each covers one watch, so read them as things to check rather than a verdict.

From owners1 report

Earlier prices1 seen before, with the date

  • Alpha Europe €107.44 (about £92), seen 27 Sep, in stock

    Datejust automatic watch, 36 mm

    Seller page
More from Alpha4 more on Bewrist

Every Alpha watch

Beside other Rolex Datejust homagesThis watch and 5 more of its look, to scale

Drawn to scale by listed case width.

All 21 on the look page

SourcesThe page this record was built from