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	The 118138 is the leather-strap Day-Date 36, the dressiest and lightest of the 6-digit Presidents. It takes the yellow-gold fluted-bezel case of the [[Reference:118238\|118238]] and fits it to an alligator strap with a gold deployant clasp in place of the President bracelet. Rolex introduced the strap-mounted Day-Dates at Baselworld 2013, in a run of warm dial colours chosen to suit the format, cognac and "Rolex Green" among them. Caliber 3155, 36mm, made to about 2019.		The 118138 is the leather-strap Day-Date 36, the dressiest and lightest of the 6-digit Presidents. It takes the yellow-gold fluted-bezel case of the [[Reference:118238\|118238]] and fits it to an alligator strap with a gold deployant clasp in place of the President bracelet. Rolex introduced the strap-mounted Day-Dates at Baselworld 2013, in a run of warm dial colours chosen to suit the format, cognac and "Rolex Green" among them. Caliber 3155, 36mm, made to about 2019.
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	The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. No headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 by close to the value of the gold bracelet it does without, which makes it the most accessible way into a gold Day-Date. Green dials on a matching green strap carry a premium over the plainer colours, as do the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials. The value moves with the dial.		The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. No headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 by close to the value of the gold bracelet it does without, which makes it the most accessible way into a gold Day-Date. Green dials on a matching green strap carry a premium over the plainer colours, as do the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials. The value moves with the dial.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	The 118138 is the leather-strap Day-Date 36, the dressiest and lightest of the 6-digit Presidents. It takes the yellow-gold fluted-bezel case of the [[Reference:118238\|118238]] and fits it to an alligator strap with a gold deployant clasp in place of the President bracelet. Rolex introduced the strap-mounted Day-Dates at Baselworld 2013, in a run of warm dial colours chosen to suit the format, cognac and "Rolex Green" among them~~, and the lighter watch became the most accessible way into a gold Day-Date~~. Caliber 3155, 36mm, made to about 2019.		The 118138 is the leather-strap Day-Date 36, the dressiest and lightest of the 6-digit Presidents. It takes the yellow-gold fluted-bezel case of the [[Reference:118238\|118238]] and fits it to an alligator strap with a gold deployant clasp in place of the President bracelet. Rolex introduced the strap-mounted Day-Dates at Baselworld 2013, in a run of warm dial colours chosen to suit the format, cognac and "Rolex Green" among them. Caliber 3155, 36mm, made to about 2019.

	[[File:Ref 118138 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Yellow gold Rolex Day-Date 118138 cognac dial leather strap\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118138 in yellow gold — the fluted bezel and cognac dial on a brown alligator strap, the dressier strap-mounted Day-Date.]]		[[File:Ref 118138 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Yellow gold Rolex Day-Date 118138 cognac dial leather strap\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118138 in yellow gold — the fluted bezel and cognac dial on a brown alligator strap, the dressier strap-mounted Day-Date.]]
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	==Where it sits in the line==		==Where it sits in the line==

	The 118138 is the strap member of the 6-digit Day-Date 36. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the same yellow-gold fluted case on the President bracelet; the 118138 swaps that bracelet for an alligator strap and a gold deployant clasp. ~~The bracelet~~ is the whole ~~difference: a strap Day-Date~~ wears lighter and ~~costs less~~, ~~because it leaves out~~ the ~~heavy gold President~~. In white gold the strap ~~reference~~ is the 118139, ~~and~~ in Everose the 118135. Rolex added the strap-mounted Day-Dates ~~to the line~~ at Baselworld 2013, well into the 6-digit run, alongside the bracelet references [[Reference:118238\|118238]], [[Reference:118208\|118208]] and [[Reference:118235\|118235]].		The 118138 is the strap member of the 6-digit Day-Date 36. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the same yellow-gold fluted case on the President bracelet, and the 118138 swaps that bracelet for an alligator strap and a gold deployant clasp. That one change is the whole reference. Without the gold President on the other side of the lugs the watch wears lighter and reads dressier, closer to a thin gold dress watch than to the Presidents that define the line. In white gold the strap version is the 118139, in Everose the 118135. Rolex added the strap-mounted Day-Dates at Baselworld 2013, well into the 6-digit run, alongside the bracelet references [[Reference:118238\|118238]], [[Reference:118208\|118208]] and [[Reference:118235\|118235]].

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==

	The 118138 dates to 2013, when Rolex extended the 6-digit Day-Date 36 with leather-strap references and a set of warm, strap-friendly dials. The 118xxx case generation ~~itself~~ began in 2000, but the strap variant is a 2013 addition, ~~so an~~ 118138 ~~is a watch of~~ the 2010s. It ran to about 2019. The caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 that followed in 2019 kept the bracelet references, and when a strap Day-Date 36 returned at Watches and Wonders 2021 it came only in fully gem-set form: the 128158RBR in yellow gold, the 128159RBR in white gold and the 128155RBR in Everose, each diamond-set on case, bezel and dial. No plain fluted-bezel strap Day-Date 36 replaced the 118138. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.		The 118138 dates to 2013, when Rolex extended the 6-digit Day-Date 36 with leather-strap references and a set of warm, strap-friendly dials. The 118xxx case generation began in 2000, but the strap variant is a 2013 addition, which puts every 118138 in the 2010s. It ran to about 2019. The caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 that followed in 2019 kept the bracelet references, and when a strap Day-Date 36 returned at Watches and Wonders 2021 it came only in fully gem-set form: the 128158RBR in yellow gold, the 128159RBR in white gold and the 128155RBR in Everose, each diamond-set on case, bezel and dial. No plain fluted-bezel strap Day-Date 36 replaced the 118138. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.

	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	The 118138 runs the caliber 3155, the double-quickset Day-Date movement: 31 jewels, 28,800 vph, a roughly 48-hour reserve ~~and~~ COSC certification~~, with both~~ the day and the date set from the crown~~, and the Parachrom hairspring of the period~~. It is the same movement as the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:118238\|118238]]~~; the strap and the dial are what set the 118138 apart. The [[Reference:Movements]] page holds the caliber lineage~~, and the ~~[[Reference:~~118238~~\|118238]]~~ entry covers the ~~3155~~ in detail.		The 118138 runs the caliber 3155, the double-quickset Day-Date movement, with 31 jewels, 28,800 vph, a roughly 48-hour reserve, COSC certification and the Parachrom hairspring of the period. Both the day and the date set from the crown. It is the same movement the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:118238\|118238]] carries, and the 118238 entry covers the caliber in detail; on the 118138 the strap and the dial do all the differentiating.

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
	[[File:Ref 118138 green.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 118138 white Roman dial on green strap\|A white Roman dial on a green alligator strap — one of the warm dial-and-strap pairings from the 2013 launch.]]		[[File:Ref 118138 green.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex 118138 white Roman dial on green strap\|A white Roman dial on a green alligator strap — one of the warm dial-and-strap pairings from the 2013 launch.]]

			The 2013 strap launch came with a set of dial colours chosen to read well on leather, several of them paired with a matching strap. It is a softer register for a watch normally seen on a heavy gold bracelet. The cognac, a warm copper-brown sunburst, and the "Rolex Green" sunburst are the signature pair, the two faces most associated with the strap Day-Date. Alongside them the 118138 was offered in champagne, silver, black and white Roman, in mother-of-pearl, and in diamond-set and gem-set versions. On a strap the dial carries the watch, which is why the reference gets collected dial-first. The deeper dial taxonomy spanning the President line is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.
	The 2013 strap launch came with a set of dial colours chosen to read well on leather. The cognac, a warm copper-brown sunburst, and the "Rolex Green" sunburst are the signature pair, the two faces most associated with the strap Day-Date. Alongside them the 118138 was offered in champagne, silver, black and white Roman, in mother-of-pearl, and in diamond-set and gem-set versions. ~~The~~ strap ~~lets~~ the dial ~~set~~ the watch~~'s character~~, ~~and the colourful dials are~~ why the reference is collected. The ~~deep~~ dial taxonomy ~~that spans~~ the President line ~~sits~~ on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.

	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

	The case is the 36mm yellow-gold Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, with the broader lugs of ~~the~~ generation, a sapphire crystal and Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a fluted bezel. It is the same case the President-bracelet 118238 uses; the only structural difference is at the lugs, which ~~carry~~ a strap instead of an end-link and bracelet~~. Earlier sources sometimes describe the strap references as smooth-bezel watches, but the 118138 is fluted, the Day-Date signature, in line with its bracelet sibling~~.		The case is the 36mm yellow-gold Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, with the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal and Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown, and the fluted bezel that is the Day-Date signature. It is the same case the President-bracelet 118238 uses, and the only structural difference sits at the lugs, which take a strap instead of an end link and bracelet.

	==Strap and clasp==		==Strap and clasp==

	The 118138 wears an alligator leather strap with an 18k gold Crownclasp deployant, the concealed folding buckle that flips open under a crown medallion. ~~The~~ strap is ~~the reason the reference exists: it makes the watch lighter and less formal than the~~ gold-bracelet ~~Presidents~~, and ~~an owner can~~ change ~~it for a fresh one~~. The ~~cross~~-~~family~~ bracelet ~~detail sits~~ on [[Reference:Bracelets]]~~; the strap Day-Date sits apart from the President-bracelet references covered there.~~		The 118138 wears an alligator leather strap with an 18k gold Crownclasp deployant, the concealed folding buckle that flips open under a crown medallion. A strap is consumable in a way a gold bracelet is not, so replacing a worn one is routine and a colour change costs nothing but the strap. The President-bracelet hardware the strap references do without is covered on [[Reference:Bracelets]].

	~~==Special branches==~~

	~~===The 2013 colourful straps===~~

	Rolex launched the strap Day-Date 36 at Baselworld 2013 with a deliberately warm, colourful set of dials and matching straps, a softer register for a watch usually seen on a heavy gold bracelet. The green and cognac dials are the signature of that launch, and a green-dialled 118138 on a green strap carries a premium over the plainer colours.

	~~===The value entry into a gold Day-Date===~~

	A strap 118138 is the most affordable way into a gold Day-Date, because it leaves out the heavy gold President bracelet that makes up much of a bracelet model's price and weight. That positioning, a lighter, dressier, lower-cost gold Day-Date, is the point of the reference and the reason the strap version exists alongside the bracelet ones.

	==Market==		==Market==

	The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market~~; no~~ headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 on the ~~strength~~ of the ~~missing~~ gold bracelet, the most accessible gold Day-Date ~~in the catalogue~~. ~~The~~ green ~~dial and~~ the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials ~~carry premiums above the standard band; the~~ value moves with the dial.		The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. No headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 by close to the value of the gold bracelet it does without, which makes it the most accessible way into a gold Day-Date. Green dials on a matching green strap carry a premium over the plainer colours, as do the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials. The value moves with the dial.

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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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	==Production outline==		==Production outline==

	The 118138 dates to 2013, when Rolex extended the 6-digit Day-Date 36 with leather-strap references and a set of warm, strap-friendly dials. The 118xxx case generation itself began in 2000, but the strap variant is a 2013 addition, so an 118138 is a watch of the 2010s. It ran to about 2019. The caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 that followed in 2019 kept the bracelet references; a strap ~~successor is not documented~~, so the ~~118138 is~~ the ~~last yellow~~-~~gold~~ strap Day-Date ~~of its kind~~. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.		The 118138 dates to 2013, when Rolex extended the 6-digit Day-Date 36 with leather-strap references and a set of warm, strap-friendly dials. The 118xxx case generation itself began in 2000, but the strap variant is a 2013 addition, so an 118138 is a watch of the 2010s. It ran to about 2019. The caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 that followed in 2019 kept the bracelet references, and when a strap Day-Date 36 returned at Watches and Wonders 2021 it came only in fully gem-set form: the 128158RBR in yellow gold, the 128159RBR in white gold and the 128155RBR in Everose, each diamond-set on case, bezel and dial. No plain fluted-bezel strap Day-Date 36 replaced the 118138. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.

	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

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	The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market; no headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 on the strength of the missing gold bracelet, the most accessible gold Day-Date in the catalogue. The green dial and the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials carry premiums above the standard band; the value moves with the dial.		The 118138 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market; no headline auction lots have surfaced, and the major houses handle it as immediate-sale inventory. A standard yellow-gold strap 118138 with a champagne, silver, black or Roman dial sits roughly in the low-to-mid five figures in dollars, below the President-bracelet 118238 on the strength of the missing gold bracelet, the most accessible gold Day-Date in the catalogue. The green dial and the diamond, meteorite and gem-set dials carry premiums above the standard band; the value moves with the dial.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:118235\|Day-Date 118235]] — 2005–2019
			* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015
			* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015
			* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019
			* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
			* [[Reference:18208\|Day-Date 18208]] — 1988–2000

			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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