Rolex Day-Date 18238

ROLEX, DAYDATE REF. 18238, A FINE YELLOW GOLD AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH WITH DIAMOND-SET HOUR MARKERS, CASE NUMBER: W223'059, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 7'481'845 | Christie’s

CIRCA: 1995 CASE MATERIAL: 18k yellow gold DIAMETER: 36 mm. BRACELET: Rolex 18k yellow gold President bracelet DIAL: Sunburst gilt with diamond-set hour markers MOVEMENT: Cal. 355, automatic, 31 jewels FUNCTIONS: Time, day, date BUCKLE: Rolex 18k yellow gold folding buckle with clasp WITH: Undated Rolex Guarantee and Rolex plastic hang tag seals Rolex introduced its flagship Day-Date 182XX-series, the fifth generation of Day-Dates, in 1988 with double quick-set function courtesy the Cal. 3155. This was first Day-Date reference with a double quickset-function, this allowed the user to adjust the date, day, and time independently. The Ref. 18238 replaced the 18038 and was produced right up to the year 2000 when it was replaced by the Ref. 118238.