Day-Date 36 18238 - Champagne Dial - Full-Length President - Box (1988)

Rolex Day-Date 36 18238 - Champagne Dial - Full-Length President - Box (1988)

An early R-serial Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 18238 in solid 18k yellow gold, presented on a full length President bracelet with the classic champagne stick-marker dial configuration. Introduced in 1988 as the successor to the 18038, the 18238 brought Rolex's Caliber 3155 with double-quickset day and date to the flagship yellow gold Day-Date on a sapphire crystal case.

Details:

• Reference: 18238
• Year: ca. 1988
• Case Size: 36mm, 18k yellow gold
• Bezel: Fluted 18k yellow gold
• Dial: Champagne with applied yellow gold baton hour markers, day window at 12 o'clock (FRIDAY in English) and date aperture at 3 o'clock under Cyclops lens
• Movement: Rolex Caliber 3155, automatic, 48-hour power reserve, 28,800 vph, 31 jewels, COSC-certified chronometer with double quickset day and date
• Bracelet: 18k yellow gold President bracelet with concealed Crownclasp, full length
• Water Resistance: 100 meters

Set Includes:

• Original box

Condition:

• Champagne dial
• Full length bracelet
• Very good condition with light signs of wear
• Case retains its sharp profile with only faint hairlines from wear
• Champagne dial clean and original with matching hands and markers
• Sapphire crystal free of significant scratches
• President bracelet full length with no removed links
• Movement running, all functions operating

The R-serial 18238 sits right at the transition point where Rolex carried its flagship yellow gold Day-Date from the acrylic-crystal 18038 era into the modern sapphire-crystal, double-quickset generation - a piece of Day-Date history in its original full length President configuration.