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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 18038 Day-Date}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 18038 Day-Date}}
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	\|title=Rolex ~~18038~~ Day-Date — ~~Sapphire-Crystal~~ Cal 3055, ~~Stella + Stone + Pleiade~~ \| BezelBase		\|title=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — Cal 3055 President, 1977–1988 \| BezelBase
	\|description=The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date — 1977 to 1988, cal 3055 with single quickset date, 36mm 18k yellow gold President. First Day-Date with sapphire crystal, Stella third-series dials in T SWISS MADE T marking, Stern stone-dial expansion 1980–1990, wood/burl, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond pattern.		\|description=The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date — 1977 to 1988, cal 3055 with single quickset date, 36mm 18k yellow gold President. First Day-Date with sapphire crystal, Stella third-series dials in T SWISS MADE T marking, Stern stone-dial expansion 1980–1990, wood/burl, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond pattern.
	\|keywords=Rolex 18038, Day-Date, cal 3055, sapphire crystal, single quickset, Stella, Pleiade diamond, wood burl, 18028, 18048, 18078, 18039, 18049, 18079, 18026		\|keywords=Rolex 18038, Day-Date, cal 3055, sapphire crystal, single quickset, Stella, Pleiade diamond, wood burl, 18028, 18048, 18078, 18039, 18049, 18079, 18026
	\|image=Ref 18038 hero.webp		\|image=Ref 18038 hero.webp
	\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — ~~5-digit~~ sapphire-crystal ~~benchmark~~		\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 silver dial — first sapphire-crystal Day-Date, cal 3055 with single quickset date. Image via Monochrome.
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	\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — 5-digit sapphire-crystal benchmark		\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — 5-digit sapphire-crystal benchmark
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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 18038 Day-Date}}
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	\|title=Rolex 18038 Day-Date — Sapphire-Crystal Cal 3055, Stella + Stone + Pleiade \| BezelBase		\|title=Rolex 18038 Day-Date — Sapphire-Crystal Cal 3055, Stella + Stone + Pleiade \| BezelBase

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	\|description=The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date — 1977 to 1988, cal 3055 with single quickset date, 36mm 18k yellow gold President. First Day-Date with sapphire crystal, Stella third-series dials in T SWISS MADE T marking, Stern stone-dial expansion 1980–1990, wood/burl, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond pattern.		\|description=The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date — 1977 to 1988, cal 3055 with single quickset date, 36mm 18k yellow gold President. First Day-Date with sapphire crystal, Stella third-series dials in T SWISS MADE T marking, Stern stone-dial expansion 1980–1990, wood/burl, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond pattern.
	\|keywords=Rolex 18038, Day-Date, cal 3055, sapphire crystal, single quickset, Stella, Pleiade diamond, wood burl, 18028, 18048, 18078, 18039, 18049, 18079, 18026		\|keywords=Rolex 18038, Day-Date, cal 3055, sapphire crystal, single quickset, Stella, Pleiade diamond, wood burl, 18028, 18048, 18078, 18039, 18049, 18079, 18026
	\|image=Ref ~~1803~~ hero.webp		\|image=Ref 18038 hero.webp
	\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — 5-digit sapphire-crystal benchmark		\|image_alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 — 5-digit sapphire-crystal benchmark
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Admin: Add 18038 onyx stone dial image (Rolex Passion Market source) — Stone dials section

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	===Stone dials===		===Stone dials===
			[[File:Ref 18038 onyx stone dial.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 onyx stone dial — black onyx slab carved to fit the 36mm dial pan. Stern Frères stone-dial production supplied Rolex during the 18038 era (1977-1988).\|18038 onyx stone dial — black onyx slab from the Stern Frères stone-dial production. The 18038 era is the canonical stone-dial production window.]]


	Stern Frères supplied stone-cut dials through 1980-1990 in increasing variety. The 18038 stone-dial roster:		Stern Frères supplied stone-cut dials through 1980-1990 in increasing variety. The 18038 stone-dial roster:

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	===Stella third-series===		===Stella third-series===
			[[File:Ref 18038 oxblood stella.webp\|thumb\|right\|320px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 oxblood Stella lacquer dial. The 18038 era (1977-1988) anchors the canonical Stella production window; the deep oxblood lacquer is among the rarest Stella colors.\|18038 oxblood Stella — deep lacquer dial from the canonical Stella production window. Among the rarest factory dial colors of the 18038 era.]]


	The Stella supplier continues from the 1803 era into the sapphire-crystal generation, with the dial marking refined to T SWISS MADE T as the broader Rolex industry-wide marking convention shifts. Documented colours on the 18038:		The Stella supplier continues from the 1803 era into the sapphire-crystal generation, with the dial marking refined to T SWISS MADE T as the broader Rolex industry-wide marking convention shifts. Documented colours on the 18038:

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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] → '''18038'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] → '''18038'''</small>

	~~[[File:Ref~~ 18038 ~~hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|360px\|alt=Rolex~~ Day-Date ~~18038 silver dial~~ — first ~~sapphire-crystal~~ Day-Date, ~~cal 3055 with single~~ quickset date. ~~Image via Monochrome~~.~~\|Rolex~~ Day-Date ~~18038 silver~~ dial ~~— first~~ sapphire-crystal ~~Day~~-~~Date~~, ~~cal 3055~~ with ~~single quickset date. Image via Monochrome~~.]]		The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date. Production runs eleven years, 1977 through 1988, on the cal 3055 — first Day-Date to wear sapphire crystal, first to carry quickset date, first to jump from the 1556's 19,800 vph to the modern 28,800 vph. Same 36mm President case the 1803 established. Same fluted bezel on yellow gold. The 18038 is where the Day-Date moves from vintage spec to modern spec without changing the case dimensions, and where the dial-variant experimentation of the 1803 era continues into the sapphire-crystal generation — Stella third-series in T SWISS MADE T marking, stone-dial 1980-1990 expansion, wood-burl revival, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond-pattern sub-variant that surfaces with a documented ~7,000 CHF factory surcharge.

	~~The~~ 18038 ~~is the benchmark 5-digit~~ Day-Date~~. Production runs eleven years, 1977 through 1988, on the cal 3055~~ — first Day-Date ~~to wear sapphire crystal~~, ~~first to carry~~ quickset date~~, first to jump from the 1556's 19,800 vph to the modern 28,800 vph. Same 36mm President case the 1803 established~~. ~~Same fluted bezel on yellow gold~~. ~~The 18038 is where the~~ Day-Date ~~moves from vintage spec to modern spec without changing the case dimensions, and where the~~ dial~~-variant experimentation of the 1803 era continues into the~~ sapphire-crystal ~~generation — Stella third~~-~~series in T SWISS MADE T marking~~, ~~stone-dial 1980-1990 expansion, wood-burl revival, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond-pattern sub-variant that surfaces~~ with ~~a documented ~7,000 CHF factory surcharge~~.		[[File:Ref 18038 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 18038 silver dial — first sapphire-crystal Day-Date, cal 3055 with single quickset date. Image via Monochrome.\|Rolex Day-Date 18038 silver dial — first sapphire-crystal Day-Date, cal 3055 with single quickset date. Image via Monochrome.]]

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