Rolex 228236-0006 Day-Date 40 Platinum Fluted Ice Blue Baguette

Baguette markers on ice blue

Ice blue is a quiet background, which is exactly why baguette-cut markers work on the replica Rolex Day-Date 228236-0006. Each marker is a long rectangle laid flat at the hour, so instead of sparkle you get a line of light that moves with the wrist. The blue seconds hand is the only saturated colour on the face. Weekday in full at 12 o’clock, date at 3 under the magnifying lens, minute track printed around the outside. Against the Roman numeral version of the same dial, this one reads as jewellery first and watch second.

Construction

A 40 mm 904L steel case in a cool platinum tone, with a fluted bezel and screw-down crown, under sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating. The bracelet is the three-piece President design, tapering to the clasp, sized by removing links at any watchmaker. Water: 30 m. Keep the crown screwed in; rain and hand washing are fine, the pool and the shower are not.

Movement and reserve

Japanese is a Miyota-based automatic: 21,600 vph, about 40 hours, quickset date, roughly 15 to 20 seconds a day. Swiss follows the original caliber at 28,800 vph and holds about 70 hours, typically 5 to 8 seconds a day. A timegrapher reading can be requested with your photos. The pale colour is a platinum tone over 904L steel.

Other 228236 dials

The black 228236 with white batons uses the same case and bezel with a black face and plain batons. The stones make this one the dressy choice; the version with Roman numerals keeps the colour. Compare them on Day-Date versions side by side, and read what to expect from Day-Date plating in daily wear if a gold tone is also on your list. With Roman numerals instead of baguettes, the ice blue 228236-0012 is the same reference.

What is the platinum-tone case made of?

It is 904L steel in a platinum tone. The colour matches the platinum-tone family on the site; the metal underneath is steel on every version.