Original price was: $1,200.00.$950.00Current price is: $950.00.
Day-Date 128236-0009 puts an ice-blue dial into the smaller 36mm President format. The cool fluted bezel frames the blue without adding a second colour, and the concealed clasp keeps the bracelet line uninterrupted. The weighted construction gives the compact case more physical presence than its diameter suggests. This is a useful choice when a 40mm Day-Date feels broad but the dial still needs to stand apart from white, black or grey versions. The day and date stay central to the design.
Day-Date 128236-0009 keeps the ice-blue dial, fluted bezel and day-date layout, then brings them into a 36mm case. That proportion is the reason to choose it. The dial feels concentrated rather than spread across a broad 40mm opening, and the day display, date lens and bezel sit close enough to read as one compact composition. It suits a buyer who wants the unmistakable Day-Date profile with a closer fitting presence.
The weighted 904L steel case gives the smaller watch more substance than its diameter suggests. Its Presidential bracelet continues the white-metal line around the wrist, while the concealed clasp keeps the underside visually quiet. On a 36mm case, the bracelet occupies more of the overall silhouette than it does on the larger version, so the uninterrupted links matter to the way the watch sits under a cuff. The ice-blue dial remains the colour cue; the bracelet determines the compact feel.
Ice blue is at its most distinctive when the wrist moves. The face shifts from a pale, cool tone to a stronger blue cast, while the fluted steel bezel holds a neutral edge around it. The Cyclops gives the date a separate point of emphasis, and the day aperture keeps the upper half of the dial balanced. Because the case is smaller, none of those elements needs to be oversized to stay legible. The result is dressy without looking fragile.
The Day-Date 228236-0012 carries the same cool colour into a broader 40mm case, where the dial has more room and the watch makes a larger statement. The 128236-0009 is the considered choice when wrist proportion, cuff clearance and a compact President line matter more than scale. Both keep the ice-blue idea intact; the case size changes how it wears.
Before dispatch, our QC team reviews ice-blue dial tone, day and date centering, fluted bezel profile and concealed clasp engagement.
It gives the cool dial colour a compact President profile, with the fluted bezel and calendar displays held close together.
The 228236-0012 offers a broader 40mm case and a different dial layout; 128236-0009 keeps the ice-blue direction at 36mm.
Our watch desk can explain differences in case proportion, dial layout and wearing style.
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