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	~~== Rolex Day-Date ==~~

	The Day-Date is the Rolex reference that spells the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and shows the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. The President bracelet — the bracelet that gives the line its modern shorthand — arrived a year later in 1957 with the [[Reference:6611\|6611]]. The line has been in the catalogue continuously since 1956, and it is the only Rolex line offered in precious metal alone. Steel and Rolesor have never appeared on a cataloged Day-Date; the marketing-test six-piece steel 6611 from the Geneva Horology School, sold at Antiquorum in October 2002, is the only documented exception.		The Day-Date is the Rolex reference that spells the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and shows the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. The President bracelet — the bracelet that gives the line its modern shorthand — arrived a year later in 1957 with the [[Reference:6611\|6611]]. The line has been in the catalogue continuously since 1956, and it is the only Rolex line offered in precious metal alone. Steel and Rolesor have never appeared on a cataloged Day-Date; the marketing-test six-piece steel 6611 from the Geneva Horology School, sold at Antiquorum in October 2002, is the only documented exception.

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	== Rolex Day-Date ==		== Rolex Day-Date ==

	The Day-Date is the Rolex reference that spells the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and shows the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. The President bracelet — the bracelet that gives the line its modern shorthand — arrived a year later in 1957 with the [[Reference:6611\|6611]]. The line has been in ~~continuous~~ catalogue ~~presence~~ since 1956 and is the only Rolex ~~sport-luxury reference~~ offered in precious metal ~~only (steel~~ and Rolesor have never appeared on a cataloged Day-Date — the marketing-test six-piece steel 6611 from the Geneva Horology School at Antiquorum October 2002 is the only documented exception).		The Day-Date is the Rolex reference that spells the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and shows the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. The President bracelet — the bracelet that gives the line its modern shorthand — arrived a year later in 1957 with the [[Reference:6611\|6611]]. The line has been in the catalogue continuously since 1956, and it is the only Rolex line offered in precious metal alone. Steel and Rolesor have never appeared on a cataloged Day-Date; the marketing-test six-piece steel 6611 from the Geneva Horology School, sold at Antiquorum in October 2002, is the only documented exception.

	~~This~~ index ~~covers the pre-2020 Day-Date references in scope on the wiki —~~ the 6510 originals era, the 4-digit 1803 era, the 5-digit 18038 / 18028 / 18048 / 18078 cluster, and the modern 6-digit 118238 generation. The post-2019 Day-Date 40 / Day-Date 36 successors (128238 / 128239 / 128235 / 128236 / 128288 / 128289 / 228235 / 228238 / 228239 with cal 3255 from 2019) ~~sit~~ outside the ~~wiki's pre-2020 scope~~.		The index runs from the 6510 originals era through the 4-digit 1803 era, the 5-digit 18038 / 18028 / 18048 / 18078 cluster, and the modern 6-digit 118238 generation. The post-2019 Day-Date 40 and Day-Date 36 successors (128238 / 128239 / 128235 / 128236 / 128288 / 128289 / 228235 / 228238 / 228239 with cal 3255 from 2019) fall outside the vintage and discontinued focus here.


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	== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==		== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==

	The 1803 anchors the era with an eighteen-year run — the longest single-reference Day-Date production. ~~Catalogue~~ siblings ~~split by~~ bezel finish ~~(1804 gem-set, 1807 bark, 1811 Morellis)~~.		The 1803 anchors the era with an eighteen-year run, the longest single-reference Day-Date production. Its catalogue siblings differ only in bezel finish.

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	== 5-digit era (1977–1988) ==		== 5-digit era (1977–1988) ==

	Sapphire crystal arrives~~. Caliber~~ 3055 ~~introduces single~~ quickset date. The 18038 is the volume reference; siblings ~~cover~~ bezel and material ~~variations~~.		Sapphire crystal arrives with this generation, and caliber 3055 brings the first quickset date. The 18038 is the volume reference; its siblings differ by bezel and material.

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	== Day-Date II (2008–2015) ==		== Day-Date II (2008–2015) ==

	The 41mm successor — the only Day-Date to break the 36mm Oyster envelope. Caliber 3156 scales the day-and-date module for the wider case.		The 41mm successor was the only Day-Date to break the 36mm Oyster envelope. Caliber 3156 scales the day-and-date module for the wider case.

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	== Oysterquartz Day-Date (1977–2001) ==		== Oysterquartz Day-Date (1977–2001) ==

	The quartz outlier~~. Cal~~ 5055 ~~quartz movement~~ in the integrated-bracelet OQ case ~~— Rolex's~~ only quartz Day-Date.		The quartz outlier: cal 5055 in the integrated-bracelet Oysterquartz case, the only quartz Day-Date Rolex built.

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	== Special branches ==		== Special branches ==

	Three ~~institutional and retailer-signed~~ branches drive the headline auction record across the Day-Date line.		Three branches drive the headline auction record across the Day-Date line.

	* Khanjar ~~Oman / Sultan Qaboos —~~ crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, in red, white, green, or gold (the Omani flag colours). ~~Commissioned~~ through Sultan Qaboos bin Said (reigned ~~1970–2020). Surfaces~~ on 1803 and later references, frequently ~~with~~ Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.		The Omani Khanjar dials carry crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, printed in red, white, green, or gold, the Omani flag colours. They were commissioned through Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020, and they surface on the 1803 and later references, frequently alongside Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.
	* Tiffany & Co. double-signed ~~— production~~ through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references. ~~Trade premium 2~~ to 3 times standard equivalents.
	* Nasser–Sadat / presidential provenance — the headline lot in the modern Day-Date market. Sotheby's New York Important Watches December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 (yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" — a gift from Sadat to Nasser~~) for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate~~. ~~Other documented presidential / public-figure wearers per~~ Sotheby's collector guide: Lyndon B. Johnson (the president ~~who gave~~ the line ~~its~~ "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward), Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, Andy Warhol.		Tiffany & Co. double-signed dials ran through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references. They trade at two to three times standard equivalents.

			Presidential provenance carries the headline lot in the modern Day-Date market. Sotheby's New York Important Watches in December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate: yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" for a gift from Sadat to Nasser. Sotheby's collector guide also documents Lyndon B. Johnson, the president behind the line's "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward, along with Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, and Andy Warhol.

	== Notable misattributions ==		== Notable misattributions ==

	The Marlon Brando "Apocalypse Now" Rolex is a [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] 1675, not a Day-Date. Phillips New York "Game Changers" December 10 2019 sold it for USD 1.95 million with the bezel removed by Brando on set and "M. Brando" hand-engraved on the caseback~~. Any source attributing Brando to the Day-Date has the reference wrong~~.		The Marlon Brando "Apocalypse Now" Rolex is a [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] 1675, not a Day-Date. Phillips New York "Game Changers" December 10 2019 sold it for USD 1.95 million with the bezel removed by Brando on set and "M. Brando" hand-engraved on the caseback.

	The Eisenhower-and-Day-Date claim in casual press is similarly misattributed. Eisenhower's documented Rolex is a yellow-gold Datejust ref 6305, gifted to him in 1951 — five years before the Day-Date even existed.		The Eisenhower-and-Day-Date claim in casual press is similarly misattributed. Eisenhower's documented Rolex is a yellow-gold Datejust ref 6305, gifted to him in 1951 — five years before the Day-Date even existed.
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	* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — the dive line. Shares 1500-family movement architecture with the early Day-Date through the cal 1556 era; diverges at the cal 30xx generation.		* [[Reference:submariner\|Submariner]] — the dive line. Shares 1500-family movement architecture with the early Day-Date through the cal 1556 era; diverges at the cal 30xx generation.
	* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the pilot line. The 1675 carries the same cal 1575 base movement as the early Sea-Dweller and shares 1500-family lineage with the early Day-Date.		* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the pilot line. The 1675 carries the same cal 1575 base movement as the early Sea-Dweller and shares 1500-family lineage with the early Day-Date.
	* [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] — the parent Oyster Perpetual line ~~that~~ the Day-Date ~~inherits the rotor automatic from~~.		* [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] — the parent Oyster Perpetual line, source of the rotor automatic the Day-Date carries.


	== Shared references ==		== Shared references ==

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	Three institutional and retailer-signed branches drive the headline auction record across the Day-Date line.		Three institutional and retailer-signed branches drive the headline auction record across the Day-Date line.

	* ~~'''~~Khanjar Oman / Sultan Qaboos~~'''~~ — crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, in red, white, green, or gold (the Omani flag colours). Commissioned through Sultan Qaboos bin Said (reigned 1970–2020). Surfaces on 1803 and later references, frequently with Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.		* Khanjar Oman / Sultan Qaboos — crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, in red, white, green, or gold (the Omani flag colours). Commissioned through Sultan Qaboos bin Said (reigned 1970–2020). Surfaces on 1803 and later references, frequently with Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.
	* ~~'''~~Tiffany & Co. double-signed~~'''~~ — production through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references. Trade premium 2 to 3 times standard equivalents.		* Tiffany & Co. double-signed — production through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references. Trade premium 2 to 3 times standard equivalents.
	* ~~'''~~Nasser–Sadat / presidential provenance~~'''~~ — the headline lot in the modern Day-Date market. Sotheby's New York Important Watches December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 (yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" — a gift from Sadat to Nasser) for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate. Other documented presidential / public-figure wearers per Sotheby's collector guide: Lyndon B. Johnson (the president who gave the line its "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward), Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, Andy Warhol.		* Nasser–Sadat / presidential provenance — the headline lot in the modern Day-Date market. Sotheby's New York Important Watches December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 (yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" — a gift from Sadat to Nasser) for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate. Other documented presidential / public-figure wearers per Sotheby's collector guide: Lyndon B. Johnson (the president who gave the line its "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward), Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, Andy Warhol.

	== Notable misattributions ==		== Notable misattributions ==

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 * [[Reference:Movements|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Day-Date line
 * [[Reference:Bracelets|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes
 [[Category:Day-Date]]
 [[Category:Family Index]]

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	* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the pilot line. The 1675 carries the same cal 1575 base movement as the early Sea-Dweller and shares 1500-family lineage with the early Day-Date.		* [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] — the pilot line. The 1675 carries the same cal 1575 base movement as the early Sea-Dweller and shares 1500-family lineage with the early Day-Date.
	* [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] — the parent Oyster Perpetual line that the Day-Date inherits the rotor automatic from.		* [[Reference:bubbleback\|Bubbleback]] — the parent Oyster Perpetual line that the Day-Date inherits the rotor automatic from.


			== Shared references ==

			* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — date any Day-Date from its serial
			* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Day-Date line
			* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes

	[[Category:Day-Date]]		[[Category:Day-Date]]
	[[Category:Family Index]]		[[Category:Family Index]]

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	\| [[Reference:118208\|118208]] \|\| 2000–2019 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Smooth/domed bezel; offered on President or Oyster bracelet. The understated sleeper; value in the dial (stone dials).		\| [[Reference:118208\|118208]] \|\| 2000–2019 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Smooth/domed bezel; offered on President or Oyster bracelet. The understated sleeper; value in the dial (stone dials).
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			\| [[Reference:118138\|118138]] \|\| 2013–2019 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Fluted bezel on a leather strap (gold deployant) — the dressiest, lightest and most affordable gold Day-Date; cognac/green dials.
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	\| [[Reference:118235\|118235]] \|\| 2005–2019 \|\| 18k Everose \|\| Everose launches 2005; the 118235 carries it on the President, best known for the chocolate dial.		\| [[Reference:118235\|118235]] \|\| 2005–2019 \|\| 18k Everose \|\| Everose launches 2005; the 118235 carries it on the President, best known for the chocolate dial.

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	\| 118239 \|\| 2000–2019 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| White-gold sibling on the President.		\| 118239 \|\| 2000–2019 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| White-gold sibling on the President.
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			\| [[Reference:118208\|118208]] \|\| 2000–2019 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Smooth/domed bezel; offered on President or Oyster bracelet. The understated sleeper; value in the dial (stone dials).
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	\| [[Reference:118235\|118235]] \|\| 2005–2019 \|\| 18k Everose \|\| Everose launches 2005; the 118235 carries it on the President, best known for the chocolate dial.		\| [[Reference:118235\|118235]] \|\| 2005–2019 \|\| 18k Everose \|\| Everose launches 2005; the 118235 carries it on the President, best known for the chocolate dial.