Rolex Day-Date 18238 'Champagne Diamond'

Rolex Day-Date 18238 — The Benchmark of Prestige, Complete and Untouched

Introduced in 1988, the Rolex Day-Date reference 18238 represents the refined middle chapter in the Day-Date legacy — blending vintage proportions with modern reliability. Housed in a 36mm solid 18k yellow gold case, it carries all the iconic Day-Date hallmarks: the fluted bezel, President bracelet, and bilingual calendar windows that made it the definitive luxury statement since 1956.

This particular example features the classic champagne dial, factory-set with brilliant-cut diamond hour markers, and baguette diamonds at 6 and 9 — a configuration reserved for precious metal variants. The dial is pure Rolex: symmetrical, confident, and unmistakably high-end without crossing into excess.

Powered by the caliber 3155, it offers double quickset functionality — a major upgrade over earlier references — and has earned a reputation for mechanical reliability across decades.

This piece comes as a full set: original box, papers dating back to 1991, booklets, and a Rolex service card from 2018, verifying both provenance and upkeep.

The 18238 is no longer in production, and examples this complete are becoming increasingly difficult to source.

Rolex Day-Date 18238: A complete chapter in Rolex history — preserved, documented, and ready.