September 5th Update: It's pretty amazing how many people have attempted to get to the bottom of this mystery. Here are some examples: Cam from Craft & Tailored, said he thought perhaps it might actually be a Platinum Datejust. Nick Gould said he thought perhaps Rolex sent an "Ice blue dial and hands to the Datejust line by mistake?" And somebody on our Instagram @Rolex.Magazine said "Judging by the reflections on the bracelet, I'd go with just blue lighting." Captain Danny is following up to see if he can separate-the-fact-from-the-fiction, and if he does I will post another update.
WhatIsDis!?!!
Mysterious Off Catalog Datejust
with Ice-Blue Dial and Hands
Captain Danny in Paris
Rolex Day-Date with Ice Blue Dial
Below we see Rolex's Platinum Day-Date in 40MM with the Ice-Blue dial, which looks somewhat reminiscent of the Datejust pictured above, but under more careful evaluation we see the dial and hands on the mystery Rolex Datejust pictured above is a darker Ice-Blue, or metallic teal blue, which looks super-cool...
Also, the baton marker surrounds on the mystery watch as well as the Rolex coronet logo on the dial and the minute, hour and seconds hand are also a metallic teal blue, which the Platinum Day-Date lacks, with the exception of it's seconds hand, which is the same darker metallic teal blue.
Captain Danny even said, "When I first saw the Datejust, my brain mistook it for the Platinum with Ice-Blue Dial 40MM Day-Date. The Rolex Day-Date 40MM in Platinum pictured below lacks the metallic teal blue, but is still a very cool looking watch...
ONE MORE THANG
One of my favorite things to do when I write stories on Rolex is to add a music video with a soundtrack that feels like it's on point for my poetic assertion. I was watching the Vanilla Ice vide above, and I remembered, speaking of Rolex Day-Date and Vanilla Ice, brought to mind my memory that he has worn a Rolex Presidential model his hole adult life...
