When Did Rolex Change the Ice Blue Dial Color for 118206?

[renegrub]

I am hoping someone will know what year/serial letter Rolex made the standard Ice Blue Glacier dial for the 118206 Platinum Day Date more "blue".

I ask because I am trying to buy one (again) but the couple of instances I have found were much more silver and really, had almost zero blue in the dial.

The one I bought in 2013 had a noticeable blue to the dial. So I went on Chrono24 and bought one last week. The papers said Glacier, but it was a 2006, and I could not find an angle or light to replicate the blue in my previous one.

Any help someone could provide would be greatly appreciated it. I have attached three pictures:

1. A snapshot of my 2013 one that you can see the blue
2. A photo of one I found online that definitely shows the blue
3. A photo of one I recently purchased that had papers that said glacier but you can see it just looks silver. Thankfully dealer was great and took it back no questions.

Maybe I am crazy. Maybe there was a dial color Ice Blue and then one called Glacier?

My search continues...

Thanks!

[kyo86sg]

Could it be the lighting or how the way the light reflect off the dial?

I am have tried taking mine at different angles. Do you think mine is deems as blue-ish or silver-ish then?

[Sub*Man]

Is fading possible?

[renegrub]

I'm not seeing much blue. What year is your watch?

[Saints1]

In my opinion, from seeing them in person, the look (hue, tint, color, or whatever the proper term is) has definitely changed over the years. I have a new platinum DD 40 with an "ice blue" dial, and I used to have a K series (early 2000s) one with a "glacier blue" dial, and there is a clear, visible difference to me. The older glacier blue appeared to be almost straight silver, regardless of the lighting or angle, whereas the new model's ice blue dial seems to have a much more rich and deep "icy blue" look to it. I too would like to know when the transition occurred and whether it was gradual over the past 20 years or whether it just went from one to the other in a specific year. I have tried to find some definitive articles on it but, so far, haven't come up with anything. Instead, there seems to be a lot of disagreement out there on the issue.

[renegrub]

Originally Posted by Saints1

In my opinion, from seeing them in person, the look (hue, tint, color, or whatever the proper term is) has definitely changed over the years. I have a new platinum DD 40 with an "ice blue" dial, and I used to have a K series (early 2000s) one with a "glacier blue" dial, and there is a clear, visible difference to me. The older glacier blue appeared to be almost straight silver, regardless of the lighting or angle, whereas the new model's ice blue dial seems to have a much more rich and deep "icy blue" look to it. I too would like to know when the transition occurred and whether it was gradual over the past 20 years or whether it just went from one to the other in a specific year. I have tried to find some definitive articles on it but, so far, haven't come up with anything. Instead, there seems to be a lot of disagreement out there on the issue.

YES! I wonder if what I need to do is find a watch that has the dial color Ice Blue versus Glacier. Because the last one I bought (and returned) stated Glacier on the papers. Maybe that is what I look for. But I agree - someone must know when Rolex made the change!

[Boopie]

I’ve wondered that as well. The modern DD40s with the glacier blue dial are very clearly blue, just like the dial of the platinum Daytona. The supposedly same dial on the DD36 looks to be all over the place, from just barely close to silver to “Platona blue.”