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	==Dial variants==		==Dial variants==
			[[File:Ref 118238 champagne diamond dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|300px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 reference 118238 dial closeup — factory champagne dial with diamond hour markers, fluted yellow gold bezel, President bracelet visible at edge.\|118238 factory champagne diamond dial — production-volume configuration with 8 round-cut diamond hour markers on the champagne sunburst dial.]]


	Production-volume dials carry stick or Roman-numeral indices on champagne, silver, white, or black grounds. The dial-variant explosion of the 1803 era doesn't continue into the 118238 generation at the same scale — Rolex narrowed the Day-Date catalogue dial offering through the modern era. Documented configurations:		Production-volume dials carry stick or Roman-numeral indices on champagne, silver, white, or black grounds. The dial-variant explosion of the 1803 era doesn't continue into the 118238 generation at the same scale — Rolex narrowed the Day-Date catalogue dial offering through the modern era. Documented configurations:

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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] → '''118238'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] → '''118238'''</small>

	~~[[File:Ref~~ 118238 ~~hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=Rolex~~ Day-Date 118238 ~~18k yellow gold champagne dial\|Rolex~~ Day-Date ~~118238 — 18k yellow gold President, champagne stick~~-~~index dial~~.]]		The 118238 is the modern-era 36mm Day-Date. Production runs nineteen years, 2000 through 2019, on the cal 3155 — same caliber number as the late-run 18238 but operationally distinct (or at least typically catalogued as distinct, with both running double quickset). Same 36mm President case the 1803 established. Same fluted bezel. The visible changes are subtle: broader lugs, fully polished flanks, solid centre links replacing the 18238's hollow links, and the concealed Crownclasp replacing the earlier visible clasp. The two tech rollouts the 18238 never saw both arrive mid-run on the 118238 — the blue Parachrom hairspring (from approximately 2005) and the engraved rehaut (from approximately 2006/2007, universal by 2008). The reference is the final 36mm Day-Date before the 128238 takes over in 2019 with the cal 3255 and the modern Superlative Chronometer ±2-seconds-per-day certification.

	~~The~~ 118238 ~~is the modern~~-~~era 36mm~~ Day-Date~~. Production runs nineteen years, 2000 through 2019, on the cal 3155~~ — ~~same caliber number as the late-run 18238 but operationally distinct (or at least typically catalogued as distinct, with both running double quickset). Same 36mm~~ President case the 1803 established. Same fluted bezel. The visible changes are subtle: broader lugs, fully polished flanks, solid centre links replacing the 18238's hollow links, and the concealed Crownclasp replacing the earlier visible clasp. The two tech rollouts the 18238 never saw both arrive mid-run on the 118238 — the blue Parachrom hairspring (from approximately 2005) and the engraved rehaut (from approximately 2006/2007, ~~universal by 2008). The reference is the final 36mm Day-Date before the 128238 takes over in 2019 with the cal 3255 and the modern Superlative Chronometer ±2-seconds-per~~-~~day certification~~.		[[File:Ref 118238 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 118238 18k yellow gold champagne dial\|Rolex Day-Date 118238 — 18k yellow gold President, champagne stick-index dial.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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 Modern Day-Date 36s surface as diplomatic gifts in the same channels as the vintage era — Khanjar Oman, UAE-market dials, Saudi-market commissions. The 118238 retains its position as the "President's watch" advertising-anchor reference into the modern era; named heads of state surface with 118 generation examples in published catalogue records.
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 * [https://acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/the-colourful-world-of-rolex-stella-dials A Collected Man editorial, "The Colourful World of Rolex Stella Dials", A Collected Man]
 * [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=11327271 Rolex Forums community, "Rolex Forums — 1803 Owners and Enablers Thread", Rolex Forums]
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	Modern Day-Date 36s surface as diplomatic gifts in the same channels as the vintage era — Khanjar Oman, UAE-market dials, Saudi-market commissions. The 118238 retains its position as the "President's watch" advertising-anchor reference into the modern era; named heads of state surface with 118 generation examples in published catalogue records.		Modern Day-Date 36s surface as diplomatic gifts in the same channels as the vintage era — Khanjar Oman, UAE-market dials, Saudi-market commissions. The 118238 retains its position as the "President's watch" advertising-anchor reference into the modern era; named heads of state surface with 118 generation examples in published catalogue records.

			==Where the 2026 market sits==

			The 118238 in 2025–2026 anchors the modern-vintage 36mm yellow-gold Day-Date market. Honest examples in the broader dealer corpus trade USD 18,000 to 28,000 depending on age within the 19-year production span (later post-rehaut examples carry a premium over pre-rehaut early-run), dial configuration, and full-set status. Stick-index champagne and silver volume dials sit at the lower end of the band; Roman-numeral, mother-of-pearl, and computer-numeral configurations carry incremental premiums. Diamond-set factory dials and bezel variants (where they appear on 118238 cases per period-correct documentation) move into the USD 35,000-plus band. Sister-reference pricing: the 118239 white gold runs at a modest premium to the 118238; the 118235 Everose at a meaningful premium reflecting its 2005-onward shorter run; the 118206 platinum at the top of the 6-digit Day-Date tier with the ice-blue dial as the signature. The 118235 Everose and the leather-strap 118138/118135/118139 Basel-2013 subset are the smaller-batch references inside the generation. The 118238 holds value cleanly across the modern-Rolex correction cycle — the 36mm case dimension is the most-collected Day-Date size, the cal 3155 is the longest-running Day-Date caliber (1988–2019 across 18238 and 118238 combined), and the Parachrom-Blu-plus-engraved-rehaut configuration on post-2008 examples is the modern collector spec.

			==What to check when buying one==

			* '''Cal 3155 with double quickset — both day and date indexed independently from the crown.''' The cal 3155 carries forward from the late-18238 production and runs through the entire 118238 generation. A 118238 claimed to lack double quickset has a movement issue or misidentification.
			* '''Serial location matches the rehaut-rollout era.''' Pre-2006/2007 production carries the serial between the lugs at 6 o'clock; post-rehaut production (universal by 2008) carries the serial on the engraved inner crystal ring and the lug-side engraving is gone. A "118238 with engraved rehaut and a lug-side serial" is wrong both ways.
			* '''Random scrambled 8-character alphanumeric serial after 2010.''' Pre-2010 production carries M / V / G letter-prefix sequential serials; post-2010 production carries random scrambled alphanumerics. A scrambled serial on an M/V/G-era engraving location indicates a re-case or replaced rehaut; an M/V/G prefix on a post-2010 expected location is similarly wrong.
			* '''Parachrom Blu hairspring on post-2005 examples.''' Pre-2005 118238s do not carry Parachrom Blu; post-2005 do, though the transition serial within the 118238 production is not pinned in the surfaced corpus. A pre-2005 118238 marketed as "Parachrom" needs watchmaker service-record confirmation.
			* '''Solid centre links + concealed Crownclasp.''' The bracelet upgrade against the 18238 generation is visible without measurement. Hollow centre links and visible folding clasp on a 118238 indicates either a service-replacement bracelet from an earlier era or a wrong reference.
			* '''Broader, fully-polished lugs.''' Case-and-flank dimensions widened versus the 18238 — visible to the eye without calipers. A 118238 case with the narrower 18238-era lug profile is either a re-case or a misidentified reference.
			* '''Sister-reference numbering — 118238 yellow / 118239 white / 118235 Everose / 118206 platinum / 118205 Everose Oyster / 118138-135-139 leather (2013).''' There is no 118288 / 118289 in the 6-digit Day-Date catalogue. Listings that reference these are typos or confusion with the 18288 / 18289 Tridor-era predecessors (which ended around 2000 with the 18239B). There is no Tridor in the 118 generation. There is no 118208 platinum — the platinum 36mm Day-Date is the 118206.
			* '''Production end is 2019, not 2009.''' Some sources record 2009 as the model-year tail; this conflates the M/V/G serial-letter rollover with the actual production end. The 118238 ships through the 2010s on scrambled rehaut serials.
			* '''Inside-caseback "118238" reference stamp.''' Factory-standard. The 118238 / 118239 / 118235 reference stamping is consistent across the generation; non-matching stamps or absent reference markings are re-case flags.
			* '''Twinlock crown — 100m water resistance.''' Standard Day-Date crown architecture. A 118238 marketed as a 200m or dive-grade reference has the rating wrong.

	==Sources==		==Sources==

			===Primary and specialist===

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://mondanibooks.com/rolex-day-date-history/ ''Rolex Day-Date Volume (Mondani Editore)'' — Mondani Family, Guido Mondani Editore]		* [https://mondanibooks.com/rolex-day-date-history/ ''Rolex Day-Date Volume (Mondani Editore)'' — Mondani Family, Guido Mondani Editore]
			* [https://www.sothebys.com/ Sotheby's editorial, "The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector's Guide", Sotheby's]
			* [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date/ ''Day-Date — The Presidential Rolex'' — Pucci Papaleo Editore, Spin Edizioni, 2015-05]

			===Editorial and market===

	* [https://italianwatchspotter.com/the-history-of-the-rolex-day-date/?lang=en Italian Watch Spotter editorial, "The History of the Rolex Day-Date", Italian Watch Spotter]		* [https://italianwatchspotter.com/the-history-of-the-rolex-day-date/?lang=en Italian Watch Spotter editorial, "The History of the Rolex Day-Date", Italian Watch Spotter]
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/ Sotheby's editorial, "The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector's Guide", Sotheby's]
	* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/quickset-vintage-day-date-models.html Bob's Watches editorial, "Quickset Vintage Day-Date Models", Bob's Watches]		* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/quickset-vintage-day-date-models.html Bob's Watches editorial, "Quickset Vintage Day-Date Models", Bob's Watches]
	* [https://watchbase.com/rolex/caliber/1556 Watchbase editorial, "Rolex Caliber 1556 — Watchbase", Watchbase]		* [https://watchbase.com/rolex/caliber/1556 Watchbase editorial, "Rolex Caliber 1556 — Watchbase", Watchbase]
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	* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-stella-revolution/ Revolution Watches editorial, "The Stella Revolution", Revolution Watches]		* [https://revolutionwatch.com/the-stella-revolution/ Revolution Watches editorial, "The Stella Revolution", Revolution Watches]
	* [https://acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/the-colourful-world-of-rolex-stella-dials A Collected Man editorial, "The Colourful World of Rolex Stella Dials", A Collected Man]		* [https://acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/the-colourful-world-of-rolex-stella-dials A Collected Man editorial, "The Colourful World of Rolex Stella Dials", A Collected Man]
	* [https://www.puccipapaleo.com/bookstore/day-date/ ''Day-Date — The Presidential Rolex'' — Pucci Papaleo Editore, Spin Edizioni, 2015-05]
	* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=11327271 Rolex Forums community, "Rolex Forums — 1803 Owners and Enablers Thread", Rolex Forums]		* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=11327271 Rolex Forums community, "Rolex Forums — 1803 Owners and Enablers Thread", Rolex Forums]


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