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  • Day-Date M228236-0018 40mm Super
  • Day-Date M228236-0018 40mm Super

Day-Date M228236-0018 40mm Super

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    REFERENCE
    228236
    MODEL CASE
    Oyster, 40 mm, platinum
    BEZEL
    Fluted
    WATER-RESISTANCE
    Daily waterproofing (bathing - hand washing, etc.)
    MOVEMENT
    Perpetual, mechanical, self-winding
    CALIBRE
    Clone Caliber 3255
    POWER RESERVE
    Approximately 36-45 hours
    BRACELET
    President, semi-circular three-piece links
    DIAL
    Ice blue
    Gem settings
    Highly legible Chromalight display?
    with long-lasting blue luminescence

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    ICE-BLUE DIAL
    An exclusivesignature
    The ice-blue dial is the discreet and exclusivesignature of a platinum watch. usesplatinum, the noblest of metals, for the finest ofwatches.
    This exclusive dial colour can be found only onthe Day-Date, the Cosmograph Daytona and thePerpetual 1908.

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    FLUTED BEZEL
    A signature
    The fluted bezel is a mark of distinction.Originally, the fluting of the Oyster bezel had afunctional purpose: it served to screw the beze!onto the case helping to ensure thewaterproofness of the watch.
    It was therefore identical to the fluting on thecase back, which was also screwed onto the casefor waterproofness, using specific tools.Over time, the fluting became an aestheticelement, a genuine signature feature.Today the fluted bezel is a mark of distinction, inplatinum on this Day-Date 40,

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    PLATINUM
    The noblest ofmetals
    Rare and precious, platinum is striking for itssilvery whiteness and vibrant luminosity. lt isamong the densest and heaviest metals in theworld, distinguished by unique chemical andphysical properties such as exceptional corrosionresistance.
    Paradoxically, it is also soft, elastic and highlymalleable, which makes machining and polishingespecially difficult, demanding an extremely highdegree of skill. always uses 950 platinum,an alloy consisting of 950%o(thousandths)platinum, painstakingly crafted in-house by thefine metalworkers at Rolex. The noblest of metalsfor the finest of watches.

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    The ultimate
    refinement
    The design, development and production ofbracelets and clasps, as well as thestringent tests they face, involve advanced hightechnology.
    And, as with all the components of the watch,aesthetic controls by the human eye guaranteeimpeccable beauty. The President bracelet, withits semi-circular three piece links, was created in1956 for the launch of the Oyster Perpetual Day.Date.lt represents the ultimate in refinement andcomfort and is always made of carefully selectedprecious metals.
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