Reference:218239 - Revision history

Admin: Qualify the auction-record claim: major-house search covers upcoming lots, not archives; add verified Bonhams 218206 result

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	==Market and auction record==		==Market and auction record==

	The Day-Date II's auction record belongs almost entirely to the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]], where the commissioned ~~and diamond-set~~ examples ~~have drawn~~ saleroom ~~attention~~. No 218239 lot ~~turned up at~~ the major houses in the ~~searches run for this entry~~. The ~~reference~~ changes hands on the secondary market, ~~and the absence of auction results~~ says more about how modern gold Day-Dates are traded than about the watch.		The Day-Date II's auction record belongs almost entirely to the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]], where a documented Bonhams London result of £32,000 in June 2025 and the commissioned examples carry the generation's saleroom history. No 218239 lot surfaced in the research for this entry, but the major houses expose upcoming sales rather than full archives to search, so the absence is a gap in the record rather than evidence the reference has never been catalogued. The 218239 changes hands on the secondary market, which says more about how modern gold Day-Dates are traded than about the watch.

	On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel are asked between roughly USD 29,800 and 39,500. That spread is wide for a reference with so few dial options, and it tracks the seller rather than the watch: the same white Roman configuration sits near the bottom of the band at one dealer and the factory diamond dials near the top at another. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.		On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel are asked between roughly USD 29,800 and 39,500. That spread is wide for a reference with so few dial options, and it tracks the seller rather than the watch: the same white Roman configuration sits near the bottom of the band at one dealer and the factory diamond dials near the top at another. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.

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	The Day-Date II's auction record belongs almost entirely to the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]], where the commissioned and diamond-set examples have drawn saleroom attention. No 218239 lot turned up at the major houses in the searches run for this entry. The reference changes hands on the secondary market, and the absence of auction results says more about how modern gold Day-Dates are traded than about the watch.		The Day-Date II's auction record belongs almost entirely to the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]], where the commissioned and diamond-set examples have drawn saleroom attention. No 218239 lot turned up at the major houses in the searches run for this entry. The reference changes hands on the secondary market, and the absence of auction results says more about how modern gold Day-Dates are traded than about the watch.

	On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel ~~ask~~ roughly USD 38,~~500 to~~ 39,500, ~~with~~ the ~~chocolate~~ Roman at the ~~lower end~~ of ~~that narrow~~ band and the factory diamond dials at the top. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.		On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel are asked between roughly USD 29,800 and 39,500. That spread is wide for a reference with so few dial options, and it tracks the seller rather than the watch: the same white Roman configuration sits near the bottom of the band at one dealer and the factory diamond dials near the top at another. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.


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	* [https://www.prestigetime.com/Rolex-Day-Date-II-41mm-Everose-Gold-218235-Black-Roman-President.html Prestige Time editorial, "Rolex Day-Date II 41mm Everose Gold 218235 Black Roman President — full specification", Prestige Time]		* [https://www.prestigetime.com/Rolex-Day-Date-II-41mm-Everose-Gold-218235-Black-Roman-President.html Prestige Time editorial, "Rolex Day-Date II 41mm Everose Gold 218235 Black Roman President — full specification", Prestige Time]
	* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch/rolex-218235-218235-day-date-ii-18k-everose-pink-roman-dial-69053 European Watch Company editorial, "Rolex 218235 Day-Date II 18K Everose Pink Roman Dial", European Watch Company]		* [https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch/rolex-218235-218235-day-date-ii-18k-everose-pink-roman-dial-69053 European Watch Company editorial, "Rolex 218235 Day-Date II 18K Everose Pink Roman Dial", European Watch Company]

			* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-day-date-ii-ref-218239-18k-white-gold.html Bob's Watches editorial, "Rolex Day-Date II Ref 218239 18k White Gold", Bob's Watches]

	[[Category:Day-Date]]		[[Category:Day-Date]]
	[[Category:References]]		[[Category:References]]

Admin: Order related references by generation: Day-Date II siblings first

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	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

	* [[Reference:~~1803~~\|Day-Date ~~1803~~]] — ~~Fluted President (1960–1977)~~		* [[Reference:218235\|Day-Date 218235]] — 2008–2015 — Everose Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1804~~\|Day-Date ~~1804~~]]		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015 — yellow gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1806~~\|Day-Date ~~1806~~]]		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015 — platinum Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1807~~\|Day-Date ~~1807~~]]		* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1811~~\|Day-Date ~~1811~~]]		* [[Reference:118235\|Day-Date 118235]] — 2005–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1831~~\|Day-Date ~~1831~~]]		* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019

	See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

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	[[Category:Day-Date]]		[[Category:Day-Date]]
	~~[[Category:working-draft]]~~
	[[Category:References]]		[[Category:References]]

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	See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		== Sources ==

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 38,500 to 39,500, with the chocolate Roman at the lower end of that narrow band and the factory diamond dials at the top. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.		On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 38,500 to 39,500, with the chocolate Roman at the lower end of that narrow band and the factory diamond dials at the top. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1803\|Day-Date 1803]] — Fluted President (1960–1977)
			* [[Reference:1804\|Day-Date 1804]]
			* [[Reference:1806\|Day-Date 1806]]
			* [[Reference:1807\|Day-Date 1807]]
			* [[Reference:1811\|Day-Date 1811]]
			* [[Reference:1831\|Day-Date 1831]]

			See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 218239 Day-Date II}}

			<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] -> '''218239'''</small>

	The 218239 is the white-gold Day-Date II, made from 2008 to 2015 on the caliber 3156, with a fluted white-gold bezel and a solid white-gold President bracelet. It is the quietest reference in a generation that was not built to be quiet. White gold reads as steel at arm's length, so a 41mm President in this metal weighs like precious metal and looks like nothing in particular, which is the point of a white-gold Rolex and the reason the reference has always sold in smaller numbers than its yellow-gold and Everose siblings.		The 218239 is the white-gold Day-Date II, made from 2008 to 2015 on the caliber 3156, with a fluted white-gold bezel and a solid white-gold President bracelet. It is the quietest reference in a generation that was not built to be quiet. White gold reads as steel at arm's length, so a 41mm President in this metal weighs like precious metal and looks like nothing in particular, which is the point of a white-gold Rolex and the reason the reference has always sold in smaller numbers than its yellow-gold and Everose siblings.

			[[File:Ref 218239 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218239 — 41mm 18k white gold with the chocolate Roman dial, fluted bezel and white gold President bracelet.\|Rolex Day-Date II 218239 in white gold with the chocolate Roman dial (218239-0040). Produced 2008 to 2015 on the caliber 3156.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==
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	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
			[[File:Ref 218239 blue wave.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218239 — white gold with the blue wave-pattern Arabic dial, shown with box and papers.\|Blue wave-pattern Arabic dial on a dated 2014 white-gold example. The wave texture reached the plain fluted-bezel 218239, not only the diamond-bezel 218349.]]


	The documented white-gold dials divide into plain-marker layouts and factory diamond ones, with a wave-pattern dial sitting slightly apart.		The documented white-gold dials divide into plain-marker layouts and factory diamond ones, with a wave-pattern dial sitting slightly apart.
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	===Factory diamond versus aftermarket stones===		===Factory diamond versus aftermarket stones===
			[[File:Ref 218239 black diamond.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218239 — white gold with a factory black diamond dial.\|Factory black diamond dial, a layout absent from the published dial-code roster.]]

			[[File:Ref 218239 silver diamond.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date II 218239 — white gold with the factory silver diamond dial.\|Factory silver diamond dial, catalogued as 218239-0006.]]


	Two distinct things get called a diamond 218239. The factory versions are the silver and black diamond dials, standard fluted bezel, catalogue configurations. Everything else is added later: paved dials, set bezels, diamond bracelets. The gap shows in the asking prices, where aftermarket-set white-gold examples are offered well above plain factory ones, but that spread is the value of the stones and the setting work, not of the reference, and it narrows sharply on resale. For anyone wanting factory stones on a white-gold Day-Date II at 41mm, the reference to look for is the 218349 with its factory diamond bezel.		Two distinct things get called a diamond 218239. The factory versions are the silver and black diamond dials, standard fluted bezel, catalogue configurations. Everything else is added later: paved dials, set bezels, diamond bracelets. The gap shows in the asking prices, where aftermarket-set white-gold examples are offered well above plain factory ones, but that spread is the value of the stones and the setting work, not of the reference, and it narrows sharply on resale. For anyone wanting factory stones on a white-gold Day-Date II at 41mm, the reference to look for is the 218349 with its factory diamond bezel.

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	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

	* [[Reference:~~1803~~\|Day-Date ~~1803~~]] — ~~Fluted President (1960–1977)~~		* [[Reference:218235\|Day-Date 218235]] — 2008–2015 — Everose Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1804~~\|Day-Date ~~1804~~]]		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015 — yellow gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1806~~\|Day-Date ~~1806~~]]		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015 — platinum Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1807~~\|Day-Date ~~1807~~]]		* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1811~~\|Day-Date ~~1811~~]]		* [[Reference:118235\|Day-Date 118235]] — 2005–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1831~~\|Day-Date ~~1831~~]]		* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019

	See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

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	On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 38,500 to 39,500, with the chocolate Roman at the lower end of that narrow band and the factory diamond dials at the top. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.		On the secondary market in 2026, factory-dial 218239s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 38,500 to 39,500, with the chocolate Roman at the lower end of that narrow band and the factory diamond dials at the top. Dated examples with box and papers sit around USD 38,000. Aftermarket diamond-set examples are asked at USD 54,000 to 55,000, a figure that reflects the stones rather than the reference. The white gold sits below the Everose [[Reference:218235\|218235]] and close to the yellow-gold [[Reference:218238\|218238]] in the generation, which makes it, for anyone who actually wants the metal, the value entry into a 41mm President.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1803\|Day-Date 1803]] — Fluted President (1960–1977)
			* [[Reference:1804\|Day-Date 1804]]
			* [[Reference:1806\|Day-Date 1806]]
			* [[Reference:1807\|Day-Date 1807]]
			* [[Reference:1811\|Day-Date 1811]]
			* [[Reference:1831\|Day-Date 1831]]

			See also the [[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==