SugessS449
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 S449 DD36 is a homage to the Rolex Day-Date, with a 36 mm case, 4 mm smaller. 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 | S449 | Day-Date (228236) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 36 mm | 40 mm | −4 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 44 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 11.5 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | 20 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, SL3034 | Automatic, 3255 | |
| Power reserve | 35 h | 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 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 diameter0 / 124 mm apart
- 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 fine flutes in all six official images, in steel or rose gold colour.
- Cyclops lens over the date8 / 8Date window at 3 o'clock with a raised lens over it in the official images; one reviewer says the date is centred in the window.
- Full day name in a window at 12 o'clock8 / 8Full day name in capitals in a window at 12 o'clock in all six official images.
- Three-link President bracelet8 / 8Three-link bracelet with half-round links and a folding clasp in the official images, in steel or rose gold colour.
- Platinum case0 / 6Brand states a 316L steel case. The rose gold versions are a gold-coloured finish and none is 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.
The three reviewers like the dial finish most: the gradient and mother-of-pearl dials, the polished case and the fluted bezel make it a dressy watch, and the 36 mm size suits the wrist. One says the second hand sweeps smoothly and that the build is close to what San Martin offers, and another calls the finish very good.
They differ on the details. The stones set in the hour markers split opinion: one finds them small and subtle, another would rather have plain markers, and the third likes them. On the bracelet, one reviewer found sharp edges between the links that pinched the wrist, another found the inside a little less well finished than other watches from the brand while praising the clasp, and the third praises its finish and clasp. One says the water resistance rating is contradicted by the booklet that comes with the watch, which allows only hand washing.
Good
- Gradient and mother-of-pearl dials praised for their finish
- Polished case and fluted bezel
- 36 mm size liked by one reviewer on the wrist
- Smooth second-hand sweep from the high-beat movement, according to one reviewer
- Sapphire crystal with a lens over the date
Less good
- Hour markers are set with stones, which one reviewer dislikes, another would swap for plain markers and a third likes
- One reviewer felt sharp link edges pinching the wrist
- One reviewer says the booklet allows only hand washing, despite the 100 m rating
Versions and colours
- Rose gold colour, black mother-of-pearl dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $870
- Rose gold colour, white mother-of-pearl dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $870
- Steel, dark mother-of-pearl dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $770
- Steel, dark blue gradient dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $770
- Steel, ice blue dialFollows the Day-Date 228236 (40 mm platinum, fluted bezel (-0018))about $770
- Steel, white mother-of-pearl dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $870
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.
- sugessofficial.com › products › daydate-dd36-s449-01
- sugessofficial.com › products › daydate-dd36-s449-02
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- sugessofficial.com › products › sugess-449-dd36-s449-06
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