Rolex Platinum Models – Complete List
Platinum is the most prestigious and exclusive metal amongst Rolex watches. It is also considered to be the most prestigious metal in the watch industry as a whole. Normally, platinum watches tend to cost almost double the price of the same counterpart made in gold.
Rolex takes its platinum watches very seriously. They regard them as truly special and unique – which they are. For natural reasons, Rolex has considerably fewer models made in platinum than in steel or even solid gold. Rolex calls it “the noblest of metals”.
In Rolex’s own words:
“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.”
If you’re looking to buy a watch that is out of the ordinary, but more so than for yourself than others, a platinum watch is a great choice. Platinum watches are extremely expensive compared to their steel counterparts, but they are considered the ultimate “stealth wealth” symbol. In other words, only those in the know will know what you actually have on the wrist. Everyone else will just naturally assume it is stainless steel.
But platinum has a beautiful whiter color than steel and a striking luminosity and sheen that steel cannot compete with. Furthermore, platinum also has a great heft to it and is heavier than gold. As a result, a Rolex watch made in platinum feels truly special when you put it on your wrist.
Rolex makes platinum watches for both women and men. but as you’ll be able to discover in the list above, Rolex has historically made more platinum models for women than for men.
Rolex’s iconic “ice blue” dial has become synonymous with platinum Rolex watches in recent years. But the fact is that platinum watches are not exclusively available with an ice blue dial. Rolex also offers a wide selection of other dials for its platinum watches. In particular for Day-Date 36 and Day-Date 40.
The metal of the watch is denoted with the last digit of the reference number. In Rolex’s system, the number “6” tells us that it is made of platinum. On the same token, if the reference number ends with an 8, it is made in yellow gold, or “0” for steel.
In this article, we have compiled a complete list of all Rolex platinum models. Note that these are watches that are made in solid platinum. The Yacht-Master, for example, has a platinum bezel, but it is still made in stainless steel.
Complete list of platinum Rolex watches
- Daytona 116506
- Daytona 116576TBR
- Datejust 178246
- Datejust 178286
- Datejust 178296
- Datejust 68246
- Datejust 68266
- Datejust 68286
- Datejust 78246
- Datejust 78266
- Datejust 78266RU
- Datejust 78286
- Day-Date 118206
- Day-Date 118296
- Day-Date 118346
- Day-Date 118366
- Day-Date 118386
- Day-Date 1802/6
- Day-Date 18026
- Day-Date 1804/6
- Day-Date 18046
- Day-Date 18206
- Day-Date 18286
- Day-Date 18346
- Day-Date 18366
- Day-Date 18386
- Day-Date 36 128236
- Day-Date 36 128396RBR
- Day-Date 40 228236
- Day-Date 40 228206
- Day-Date 40 228396TBR
- Day-Date 40 228396TEM
- Day-Date II 218206
- Lady Datejust179136
- Lady Datejust 179156
- Lady Datejust 179166
- Lady Datejust 179296
- Lady Datejust 279136RBR
- Lady Datejust 279166
- Lady Datejust 6516/6
- Lady Datejust 69126
- Lady Datejust 69136
- Lady Datejust 69166
- Lady Datejust 79126
- Lady Datejust 79136
- Lady Datejust 79166
- Pearlmaster 18946
- Pearlmaster 18956RBR
- Pearlmaster 18956SA
- Pearlmaster 18956SACO
- Pearlmaster 18956SALV
