SugessS433
Homage to the Rolex Day-Date
about$770
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Sugess S433 DD40 is a homage to the Rolex Day-Date, with the same 40 mm case size. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 100 m. It costs about $770 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 228236. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | S433 | Day-Date (228236) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40 mm | 40 mm | same |
| Lug-to-lug | 47.5 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 12 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | 21 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic, 3255 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, cyclops | Sapphire, cyclops | |
| Bezel | Fluted | Fluted | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Platinum | |
| Lume | Not published | Not published | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel three-link President-style bracelet | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
The original
Rolex
Day-Date
Reference 228236, 40 mm platinum, fluted bezel (-0018)
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 3255
- List price
- $68,800
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter12 / 12Same size
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures— / 40
- Fluted bezel10 / 10Fluted bezel with many fine flutes in the official images, in steel or gold colour.
- Cyclops lens over the date8 / 8Date window at 3 with a raised lens over it in the official images; the date looks off-centre in the window in some reviews.
- Full day name in a window at 12 o'clock8 / 8Full day name in a window at 12 o'clock, in capitals, in every official image.
- Three-link President bracelet8 / 8Three-link bracelet with half-round links in the official images, in steel or gold colour.
- Platinum case0 / 6Brand states a 316L steel case. The gold-colour versions look yellow-gold, not platinum.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications8 / 8Day and date, as on the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed fluted bezel, as on the original; the brand lists no bezel action.
- Case and bezel materials0 / 4Brand states 316L steel against the original's platinum.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Brand states a sapphire crystal and the official images show a lens over the date, as on the original.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 3 reviews we read or watched, 1 of them with a watch supplied by the brand.
The three reviewers who handled it like the dial, the fluted bezel and the finishing for the price, and say the proportions suit a 40 mm Day-Date style watch. One says the bezel is gorgeous and another likes the sapphire lens and the faceted Roman numerals.
They point out the same small faults. The date sits off to the left in its window on two samples, and the crown is small and not easy to thread, with one finding the crown play loose. One finds the lug-to-lug slightly long, two say the bracelet leaves little room to size up, and one thinks the lens sits slightly crooked. The two reviewers who name a movement both say Seagull ST2146, which differs from the brand's listing.
Good
- Fluted bezel and faceted dial markers praised
- Sapphire crystal with a lens over the date
- Day and date change over instantly at midnight, per reviewers
- Five dial options in steel or gold colour
Less good
- Date sits to the left of its window on two reviewers' samples
- Small crown that is not easy to thread
- Two reviewers name a different movement from the brand's
- Lug-to-lug around 48 mm
- No lume on the dial, per one reviewer
Known quality issues
Each reported by at least two independent sources.
- Two reviewers found the date off-centre, sitting to the left in the date window.
Versions and colours
- Steel, ice blue dialFollows the Day-Date 228236 (40 mm platinum, fluted bezel (-0018))about $770
- Steel, dark blue dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $770
- Steel, white dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $770
- Gold colour, green dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $790
- Gold colour, white dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $790
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.