The 126234 in bright-black trim is where the modern Datejust hides its fireworks in plain sight. The case still measures an understated 36 × 11.7 mm with a 43.3 mm span between lugs—figures that explain why it slips under a cuff yet feels nothing like vintage tin. Rolex gives the dial a radial brush and then vapour-deposits the black layer, so the colour shifts from charcoal to jet before the ice-blue Chromalight plots ignite after dusk. A white-gold fluted bezel fractures that light into shards, while the Jubilee’s hidden Crownclasp and 5 mm Easylink keep micro-fit adjustments drama-free on the fly.
