Replica Rolex Day-Date 40 mm Ice blue Dial 228236

Ice blue without the extras

This pale blue also comes with Roman numerals or baguette stones on other 228236 listings. This one keeps the dial plain: applied batons at the hours, a sunburst finish and the blue seconds hand as the only strong colour. The weekday is written out in an arched window at 12 and the date sits under the Cyclops lens at 3. If you like the case but want a darker face, the black dial 228236 is the black alternative on the same reference.

Key facts

Platinum tone, steel underneath

The case, fluted bezel and three-piece President bracelet are 904L steel finished in a platinum tone. The crystal is sapphire with an anti-reflective coating. Links can be removed by any watchmaker. For a warmer metal on the same layout, see the rose-tone chocolate 228235.

Movement and care

Japanese: a Miyota-based automatic at 21,600 vph, about 40 hours of reserve, quickset date. Swiss: built to follow the original caliber, 28,800 vph, about 70 hours. Water: 30 m, fine for rain and hand washing. Compare the rest on the wider Day-Date range, and if a gold tone tempts you, read how long the Day-Date gold plating lasts.

Does this ice blue dial have a pattern?

No. It is a plain sunburst with baton markers. Roman numerals are on the 228236-0012 listing and baguette stones on the 228236-0006, both on the same ice blue.