Day-Date 18038

Ref. 18038 Black Diamond

The Rolex Day-Date 18038 was introduced in 1978 and as such, the present example represents an early production model. It is fitted with a black dial with diamond markers. It was sold in 2012 by Christie's.

Release year

1978

Case diameter

36 mm

Lug width

20 mm

Water resistance

100 m

Case material

Yellow Gold

Crystal

Sapphire

Dial

Black

Movement

Rolex caliber 3055

Movement type

Automatic

Display

Analog

Frequency

28800 vph

Jewels

27

Movement diameter

28.5 mm

Complications

Chronometer, Date, Day, Hours, Minutes, Seconds