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The Day-Date 18238. Sapphire crystal - the modernization one accepts. The President bracelet has a substantial, deliberate feel that lesser watches simply do not achieve. When I remove it in the evening, the mark it leaves on my wrist is a mark of accomplishment. Bryce Courtney's Datejust leaves no such mark. This should tell you something.