Blue Hand on a Platinum Day-Date

Sep 03, 2024,20:25 PM
 

I recently looked at a Platinum Day-Date with the ice blue “checked” dial. Unlike others I had seen in the past, this one has a blue seconds hand. I have no reason to believe the watch didn’t come this way, but I was surprised. Did this watch come with either a silver or blue hand? Comparison shot below (dials are same color, just different lighting). Thanks!



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That is a gorgeous combo of

 
By: Aquaracer1 : September 3rd, 2024-20:32
Blue, platinum and checkered dial. I’ve never seen a blued hand on that model before . Here it is from : ...  

Hmm.

 
By: Bob L. : September 3rd, 2024-21:10
I'm a little concerned that you haven't seen this combination before. I know the dial well. And I know that Rolex does blue seconds hands on other platinum Day-Dates. And I have every reason to believe this is totally legitimate. But the lack of familiari... 

Interesting that the blue seconds hand

 
By: Champthekid : September 3rd, 2024-22:09
is only offered on the ice blue or light blue dial. It’s not on any other platinum Day-Date dial offering.

Thanks everyone . . .

 
By: Bob L. : September 4th, 2024-03:29
Really appreciate everyone’s responses! From the responses, it’s clear that Rolex sometimes uses a blue seconds hand with an otherwise silver-colored hand set on platinum Day-Dates. Nearly all of the examples cited—and all of the references to Rolex’s web... 

It would help to know the exact reference of the one with blued seconds hand.

 
By: indignantdenial : September 4th, 2024-04:03
For example, many people were concerned about my DD36 which was on an Oyster bracelet. However, that is the OEM combination for the 118238-0110. Sometimes Rolex does things like that that end up accounted for in references that are out of the norm. ...  

Smooth DD 40 with blue hand was produced

 
By: penfriend : September 4th, 2024-07:41
For one year only, ending the era of the smooth bezel. I got mine with silver hands in 2021 when the blue hands was already announced.