Attentive Rolex fans were pleasantly surprised to find that among the new Rolex model in 2022, the Day-Date platinum uses a new fluted bezel instead of the previous smooth polishing bezel. This change is of great importance. In history, Rolex platinum Day-Date used fluted bezel for the first time.

The Rolex Day-Date was born in 1956 with a platinum model. From 1956 to 2021, over the past 65 years, the Rolex Day-Date platinum replica model has always used a polished bezel, which has not changed, including the 2011 and 2015 models. Therefore, as soon as you see a Rolex Day-Date with the polished bezel, you can recognize it at a glance - - This is the most expensive platinum model in the Rolex Day-Date family.

But things changed in 2022. Rolex replaced the polishing bezel with a "fluted bezel" and stopped production of the platinum day-date with smooth polishing bezel altogether. Since then, the Rolex Day-Date collection, whether in gold, white gold, rose gold or platinum, will not have a polished bezel, only fluted bezel, or the bezel is set with diamonds.

Why does Rolex use fluted bezel for Day-Date platinum model now? Because Rolex couldn't make a platinum fluted bezel before. Platinum is the most valuable precious metal in watches. Compared with 18k gold such as gold, white gold and rose gold, platinum has a high melting point and high hardness, and it is difficult to remelt and polish, so it never has was fluted bezel. Therefore, the platinum version is more expensive than even the 18k gold case. In addition, the fluted bezel has a large number of reflective surfaces, and the effect is better than a simple polished bezel.

The platinum model is available in two sizes, 40mm and 36mm, with a presidential bracelet and "ice blue" dial. The Rolex Day-date ice blue makes it easy to identify a platinum Rolex at a glance, because "ice blue" is the exclusive color of platinum Rolex watches.