Rolex Ice-Blue Dial 126506

Rolex Ice-Blue Dial 126506

Model case
Oyster, 40 mm, platinum

Oyster architecture
Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown

Diameter
40 mm

Material
Platinum

Bezel
Chestnut brown monobloc Cerachrom bezel in ceramic with moulded numerals and graduations

Winding crown
Screw-down, Triplock triple waterproofness system

Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire

Water resistance
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet

Movement
Perpetual, mechanical chronograph, self-winding

Calibre
4131, manufacture Rolex

Precision
-2/+2 sec/day, after casing

Functions
Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock. Chronograph via centre seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 12-hour counter at 9 o'clock. Stop seconds for exact time setting

Oscillator
Paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring. High-performance Paraflex shock absorbers

Winding
Bidirectional self-winding via Perpetual rotor

Power reserve
Approximately 72 hours

Bracelet
Oyster, three-piece solid links

Material
Platinum

Clasp
Folding Oysterlock safety clasp with Easylink 5 mm comfort extension link

Dial
Ice blue

Details
Highly legible Chromalight display with long-lasting blue luminescence

Certification
Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)

Ice-Blue Dial
With chronograph counters
This model features an ice-blue dial with snailed counters, 18 ct gold applique hour markers and hands with a Chromalight display, a highly-legible luminescent material.

The central sweep seconds hand allows an accurate reading of 1/8 second, while the two counters on the dial display the lapsed time in hours and minutes. Drivers can accurately map out their track times and tactics without fail.

The tachymetric scale
High-performance chronograph
A key part of the model’s identity is the bezel moulded with a tachymetric scale for measuring average speeds of up to 400 miles or kilometres per hour. The monobloc Cerachrom bezel in high-tech ceramic offers a number of advantages: it is corrosion resistant, virtually scratchproof and the colour is unaffected by UV rays.

This extremely durable bezel also offers an exceptionally legible tachymetric scale, thanks to the deposition of a thin layer of platinum in the numerals and graduations via a PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) process. The monobloc Cerachrom bezel is made in a single piece and holds the crystal firmly in place on the middle case, ensuring waterproofness.

Platinum
The noblest of metals
Rare and precious, platinum is striking for its silvery whiteness and vibrant luminosity. It is among the densest and heaviest metals in the world, distinguished by unique chemical and physical properties such as exceptional corrosion resistance.

Paradoxically, it is also soft, elastic and highly malleable, which makes machining and polishing especially difficult, demanding an extremely high degree of skill. Rolex always uses 950 platinum, an alloy consisting of 950‰ (thousandths) platinum, painstakingly crafted in-house by the fine metalworkers at Rolex. The noblest of metals for the finest of watches.