Reference:118235 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Correct early pink-gold versus later Everose fitment and remove promotional/duplicated prose; canonicalize headings

2026-09-29T07:57:30Z

Correct early pink-gold versus later Everose fitment and remove promotional/duplicated prose; canonicalize headings

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	The 118235 is the fluted ~~rose~~-gold Day-Date 36 ~~of the~~ six-digit generation. Early examples used conventional 18 ct pink gold; later examples are catalogued in Rolex's Everose alloy, introduced in 2005. It is the pink-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155. Brown and chocolate dials are common in surviving examples. The reference ran until about 2019, when the 128235 with caliber 3255 replaced it.		The 118235 is the fluted pink-gold Day-Date 36 from Rolex's six-digit generation. Early examples used conventional 18 ct pink gold; later examples are catalogued in Rolex's Everose alloy, introduced in 2005. It is the pink-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155. Brown and chocolate dials are common in surviving examples. The reference ran until about 2019, when the 128235 with caliber 3255 replaced it.


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	==Where it sits in the line==		==Where it sits in the line==

	The 118235 occupies the pink-gold slot in the six-digit Day-Date 36 generation~~, which brought~~ broader lugs, solid links, and a concealed Crownclasp ~~from~~ 2000. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted model and the 118239 is white gold. Within the pink-gold group, the 118235 has the fluted bezel; the smooth-bezel model is the 118205 and the leather-strap model is the 118135. The 128235 replaced it around 2019.		The 118235 occupies the pink-gold slot in the six-digit Day-Date 36 generation. That generation introduced broader lugs, solid links and a concealed Crownclasp around 2000. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted model and the 118239 is white gold. Within the pink-gold group, the 118235 has the fluted bezel; the smooth-bezel model is the 118205 and the leather-strap model is the 118135. The 128235 replaced it around 2019.

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

	The 118235 was the pink-gold model in the six-digit Day-Date 36 from 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold, with pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 appearing in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. The run closed around 2019. No Rolex production ~~figure has surfaced~~.		The 118235 was the pink-gold model in the six-digit Day-Date 36 from 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold, with pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 appearing in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. The run closed around 2019. The reviewed sources do not give a Rolex production total.

	The date of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015. That conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year. The 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the 128235 replaced it in 2019.		The date of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015. That conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year. The 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the 128235 replaced it in 2019.
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	Brown and chocolate dials are frequently associated with the pink-gold 118235, including plain baton versions and gem-set examples with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Published examples also show sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, black, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, ~~and other diamond~~-set ~~dials~~. Dial names and availability vary by market and period; the deeper President-line taxonomy is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.		Brown and chocolate dials are frequently associated with the pink-gold 118235, including plain baton versions and gem-set examples with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Published examples also show sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, black, mother-of-pearl and meteorite dials, along with further gem-set configurations. Dial names and availability vary by market and period; the deeper President-line taxonomy is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.

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

	The case is the 36mm ~~Everose~~ Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, ~~solid~~ Everose ~~throughout, with~~ the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal ~~and~~ Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted and made in the same gold alloy as the case.		The case is the 36mm Oyster case used by the six-digit Day-Date, in conventional 18 ct pink gold on early examples and Everose on later ones. It has the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal with Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted and made in the same gold alloy as the case.

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

	The 118235 wears ~~the Everose~~ President bracelet, ~~the three-piece semi-circular-link bracelet~~ with the concealed Crownclasp and ~~the~~ solid links of the 6-digit era~~, heavier and more rigid than~~ the ~~5-digit bracelets~~. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].		The 118235 wears a pink-gold President bracelet, with the concealed Crownclasp and solid links used in the six-digit era. Later examples use Everose; an individual bracelet should be checked separately from the watch head. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].

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

	===Everose~~, the fade-resistant rose gold~~===		===Everose alloy===

	Rolex introduced Everose in 2005 and describes it as an 18 ct pink-gold alloy ~~developed~~ to resist colour change. Rolex publishes the gold and copper proportions and names palladium and indium among the other elements, while keeping the full formula private. Specialist literature differs on the role of platinum. Rolex casts the alloy in its own foundry.		Rolex introduced Everose in 2005 and describes it as an 18 ct pink-gold alloy intended to resist colour change. Rolex publishes the gold and copper proportions and names palladium and indium among the other elements, while keeping the full formula private. Specialist literature differs on the role of platinum. Rolex casts the alloy in its own foundry.

	==Auction and market record==		==Auction and market record==

	The ~~published~~ auction record is ~~thin~~. Antiquorum catalogued a rosé diamond-dial example; that lot is a useful record of one configuration, not a production rule. Dealer and certified-pre-owned listings cover standard and gem-set watches, but asking prices vary with dial, condition, and provenance and should be checked against current listings rather than treated as a reference-wide value.		The reviewed auction record is limited. Antiquorum catalogued a rosé diamond-dial example; that lot is a useful record of one configuration, not a production rule. Dealer and certified-pre-owned listings cover standard and gem-set watches, but asking prices vary with dial, condition, and provenance and should be checked against current listings rather than treated as a reference-wide value.

	~~== Related references ==~~

			==Related references==
	* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]]: 2008–2015		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]]: 2008–2015
	* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]]: 2008–2015		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]]: 2008–2015
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
	* [https://www.rolex.com/watchmaking/features/materials/everose "Everose - Materials, Watchmaking Features", Rolex]		* [https://www.rolex.com/watchmaking/features/materials/everose "Everose - Materials, Watchmaking Features", Rolex]

Klaudiusz: Deep prose and anti-slop follow-up

2026-09-29T01:25:23Z

Deep prose and anti-slop follow-up

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Day-Date 36 118235}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex Day-Date 36 118235}}
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	\|title=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 — ~~The Everose Chocolate President~~		\|title=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 — Reference guide
	\|description=~~The Rolex~~ 118235 is the ~~Everose-gold (Rolex's fade~~-~~resistant 18k rose gold)~~ Day-Date 36 — fluted bezel, caliber 3155, ~~2000-2019~~, ~~best known for its chocolate dial. The rose-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold 118238~~.		\|description=Reference 118235 is the six-digit Day-Date 36 in pink gold or Everose, with a fluted bezel and caliber 3155. This guide covers its c.2000–2019 run, dials, bracelet, and 118235F suffix.
	\|keywords=Rolex 118235, Day-Date 118235, Everose Day-Date, rose gold President, chocolate dial, caliber 3155, Everose gold		\|keywords=Rolex 118235, Day-Date 118235, Everose Day-Date, rose gold President, chocolate dial, caliber 3155, Everose gold
	\|image=Ref 118235 hero.webp		\|image=Ref 118235 hero.webp
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	[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial ~~that is the reference's signature~~.\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial ~~that is the reference's signature~~.]]		[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial.\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial.]]
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	\| dial		\| dial
	\| chocolate/brown ~~(signature)~~, sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, diamond-set		\| chocolate/brown, sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, diamond-set
	\|-		\|-
	\| crown		\| crown
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	==Production outline==		==Production outline==

	The 118235 ~~held~~ the ~~rose~~-gold ~~slot of~~ the 6-digit Day-Date 36 from 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold, with pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 appearing in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. The run closed around 2019. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.		The 118235 was the pink-gold model in the six-digit Day-Date 36 from 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold, with pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 appearing in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. The run closed around 2019. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.

	The date of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015. That conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year. The 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the 128235 replaced it in 2019.		The date of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015. That conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year. The 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the 128235 replaced it in 2019.
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	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
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	File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes ~~on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face~~.		File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial with diamond markers and ruby baguettes.
	File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|Rosé diamond-dial configuration documented in the auction record.		File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|Rosé diamond-dial configuration documented in the auction record.
	File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view\|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.		File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view\|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.
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	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

	The case is the 36mm Everose Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, solid Everose throughout, with the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal and Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted, the ~~Day-Date signature, here in Everose~~.		The case is the 36mm Everose Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, solid Everose throughout, with the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal and Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted and made in the same gold alloy as the case.

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

Admin: Audit 118235 prose, evidence, market section, and gallery

2026-09-22T01:47:11Z

Audit 118235 prose, evidence, market section, and gallery

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	The 118235 is the ~~Everose~~ Day-Date 36~~, the rose-gold President~~ of the 6-digit ~~era~~. ~~Everose is~~ Rolex's ~~exclusive pink-gold~~ alloy, introduced in 2005 ~~and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it~~. It is the ~~warm~~-~~metal~~ counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and ~~it is most associated with the~~ chocolate~~-brown dial that became the signature Everose President~~. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 ~~Day-Date 36~~ replaced it.		The 118235 is the fluted rose-gold Day-Date 36 of the six-digit generation. Early examples used conventional 18 ct pink gold; later examples are catalogued in Rolex's Everose alloy, introduced in 2005. It is the pink-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155. Brown and chocolate dials are common in surviving examples. The reference ran until about 2019, when the 128235 with caliber 3255 replaced it.


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	\| production		\| production
	\| 2000 to about 2019 — conventional ~~18k~~ pink gold ~~early~~, Everose (as 118235F) ~~from the mid-2000s~~		\| 2000 to about 2019; early conventional 18 ct pink gold, later examples catalogued as Everose (118235F)
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	\| movement		\| movement
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	\| case		\| case
	\| 36mm ~~18k~~ Everose ~~gold~~		\| 36mm 18 ct pink gold; Everose on later examples
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	\| crystal		\| crystal
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	\| metal		\| metal
	\| ~~Everose — Rolex's exclusive fade-resistant 18k~~ pink gold (introduced 2005)		\| 18 ct pink gold; Rolex introduced its Everose alloy in 2005
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	==Where it sits in the line==		==Where it sits in the line==

	The 118235 is the ~~Everose member of~~ the 6-digit Day-Date 36, ~~the generation that from 2000 gave the President~~ broader lugs, solid links and a concealed Crownclasp. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted ~~volume reference,~~ the 118239 the ~~white~~ gold, ~~and~~ the 118235 ~~the Everose. Within the Everose references it is~~ the fluted ~~one~~; the smooth-bezel ~~Everose~~ is the 118205 and the leather-strap ~~Everose~~ the 118135. ~~It ran until about~~ 2019~~, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36, the 128235, took over~~.		The 118235 occupies the pink-gold slot in the six-digit Day-Date 36 generation, which brought broader lugs, solid links, and a concealed Crownclasp from 2000. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted model and the 118239 is white gold. Within the pink-gold group, the 118235 has the fluted bezel; the smooth-bezel model is the 118205 and the leather-strap model is the 118135. The 128235 replaced it around 2019.

	==Production outline==		==Production outline==
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	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.		File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.
	File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|~~The rosé~~ diamond-dial configuration — the ~~one example of the 118235 to surface at a major~~ auction ~~house~~.		File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|Rosé diamond-dial configuration documented in the auction record.
	File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view\|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.		File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view\|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.
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	~~The~~ chocolate~~-brown dial is~~ the ~~signature of the Everose Day~~-~~Date, a warm sunburst brown against the pink~~ gold ~~with applied baton markers. It reads as Everose on sight~~, ~~the way an ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and it carries the strongest following on the reference in both~~ plain baton ~~form~~ and in gem-set ~~versions~~ with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. ~~Beyond it the 118235 was offered in~~ sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium ~~and~~ black, in mother-of-pearl ~~and~~ meteorite, and in diamond-set dials. ~~Everose flatters the warmer faces, which is why chocolate~~ and ~~sundust are~~ the ~~two most associated with the reference. The~~ deeper ~~dial taxonomy spanning the~~ President line is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.		Brown and chocolate dials are frequently associated with the pink-gold 118235, including plain baton versions and gem-set examples with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Published examples also show sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, black, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, and other diamond-set dials. Dial names and availability vary by market and period; the deeper President-line taxonomy is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.

	==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==		==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
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	===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===		===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===

	~~The reason the 118235 exists is the metal. Ordinary rose~~-gold ~~alloys lose their pink over time as the copper in them oxidises, and Everose is formulated~~ to ~~hold its~~ colour ~~where they dull. What produces that stability is disputed~~. Rolex~~'s own materials page gives~~ the ~~alloy as at least 75%~~ gold and ~~20%~~ copper ~~with~~ palladium and indium ~~and calls~~ the ~~exact formula a secret~~, while the ~~published collector~~ literature ~~credits a small~~ platinum ~~addition~~. Rolex casts it in its own foundry ~~and introduced it in 2005. Of the references that wear it, the Day-Date is the one it defines most clearly~~.		Rolex introduced Everose in 2005 and describes it as an 18 ct pink-gold alloy developed to resist colour change. Rolex publishes the gold and copper proportions and names palladium and indium among the other elements, while keeping the full formula private. Specialist literature differs on the role of platinum. Rolex casts the alloy in its own foundry.

	==~~Market~~==		==Auction and market record==

	The ~~118235~~ is a ~~liquid modern reference~~ that ~~trades through the dealer~~ and certified-pre-owned ~~market. Everose Day~~-~~Dates rarely come under the hammer~~, ~~and the major houses route them through private sale instead. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-~~dial ~~118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21~~,~~000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30~~,~~000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with the diamond-set~~ and ~~special dials, meteorite~~ and ~~gem~~-~~set chocolate among them, reaching higher~~.		The published auction record is thin. Antiquorum catalogued a rosé diamond-dial example; that lot is a useful record of one configuration, not a production rule. Dealer and certified-pre-owned listings cover standard and gem-set watches, but asking prices vary with dial, condition, and provenance and should be checked against current listings rather than treated as a reference-wide value.

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

	* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]]: 2008–2015
	* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]]: 2008–2015
	* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019		* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]]: 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019		* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]]: 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:118138\|Day-Date 118138]] — 2013–2019		* [[Reference:118138\|Day-Date 118138]]: 2013–2019
	* [[Reference:18208\|Day-Date 18208]] — 1988–2000		* [[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]].		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]].

			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in pink gold\|118235 pink-gold Day-Date 36
			File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|Chocolate gem-set dial
			File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=118235 rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|Rosé diamond dial
			File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=118235 rosé diamond dial angled view\|Rosé dial and fluted bezel
			</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

Admin: Illustrate the rosé diamond-dial variant already described in the Market section — first images beyond the single chocolate-dial hero/detail pair

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Illustrate the rosé diamond-dial variant already described in the Market section — first images beyond the single chocolate-dial hero/detail pair

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	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
	[[File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp~~\|thumb\|right\|250px~~\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.]]		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.
			File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp\|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers\|The rosé diamond-dial configuration — the one example of the 118235 to surface at a major auction house.
			File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp\|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view\|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.
			</gallery>

	The chocolate-brown dial is the signature of the Everose Day-Date, a warm sunburst brown against the pink gold with applied baton markers. It reads as Everose on sight, the way an ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and it carries the strongest following on the reference in both plain baton form and in gem-set versions with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Beyond it the 118235 was offered in sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium and black, in mother-of-pearl and meteorite, and in diamond-set dials. Everose flatters the warmer faces, which is why chocolate and sundust are the two most associated with the reference. The deeper dial taxonomy spanning the President line is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.		The chocolate-brown dial is the signature of the Everose Day-Date, a warm sunburst brown against the pink gold with applied baton markers. It reads as Everose on sight, the way an ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and it carries the strongest following on the reference in both plain baton form and in gem-set versions with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Beyond it the 118235 was offered in sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium and black, in mother-of-pearl and meteorite, and in diamond-set dials. Everose flatters the warmer faces, which is why chocolate and sundust are the two most associated with the reference. The deeper dial taxonomy spanning the President line is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.

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	[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 ~~in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial that is the reference's signature.~~\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 ~~in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial that is the reference's signature.~~]]		[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235]]
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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''118235'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''118235'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial that is the reference's signature.\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial that is the reference's signature.]]
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	The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.		The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.

	[[File:Ref 118235 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|260px\|alt=Everose Rolex Day-Date 118235 chocolate dial\|Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in Everose gold — the fluted Everose bezel and the chocolate-brown dial that is the reference's signature.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.		The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.
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	The 118235 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. Everose Day-Dates rarely come under the hammer, and the major houses route them through private sale instead. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-dial 118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21,000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30,000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with the diamond-set and special dials, meteorite and gem-set chocolate among them, reaching higher.		The 118235 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. Everose Day-Dates rarely come under the hammer, and the major houses route them through private sale instead. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-dial 118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21,000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30,000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with the diamond-set and special dials, meteorite and gem-set chocolate among them, reaching higher.


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	The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.		The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.
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	==Where it sits in the line==		==Where it sits in the line==

	The 118235 is the Everose member of the 6-digit Day-Date 36, the generation that from 2000 gave the President broader lugs, solid links and a concealed Crownclasp. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted volume reference, the 118239 the white gold, and the 118235 the Everose. ~~The metal is~~ the ~~story:~~ Everose ~~is Rolex's in-house pink-gold alloy, cast in its own foundry and introduced in 2005, formulated to arrest the copper fade that dulls ordinary rose gold over time. The 118235~~ is the fluted ~~Everose~~; the smooth-bezel Everose is the 118205 and the leather-strap Everose the 118135. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36, the 128235, took over.		The 118235 is the Everose member of the 6-digit Day-Date 36, the generation that from 2000 gave the President broader lugs, solid links and a concealed Crownclasp. The [[Reference:118238\|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted volume reference, the 118239 the white gold, and the 118235 the Everose. Within the Everose references it is the fluted one; the smooth-bezel Everose is the 118205 and the leather-strap Everose the 118135. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36, the 128235, took over.

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

	The 118235 ~~has occupied~~ the rose-gold slot of the 6-digit Day-Date 36 ~~since~~ 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold; pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 ~~appear~~ in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. ~~It ran to about~~ 2019. The ~~timing~~ of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015~~, but that~~ conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year~~; the~~ 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the ~~6-digit~~ 128235 replaced it in 2019~~. No Rolex production figure has surfaced. The 118235 is a liquid modern reference, its interest concentrated in the metal and the dial~~.		The 118235 held the rose-gold slot of the 6-digit Day-Date 36 from 2000, and for its first years it was cast in conventional 18k pink gold, with pink-gold examples dated 2000 to 2004 appearing in the auction record. Everose arrived in 2005, and the Everose examples carry the 118235F suffix, catalogued from about 2007. The run closed around 2019. No Rolex production figure has surfaced.

			The date of the movement change is sometimes given as 2015. That conflates the 36mm Day-Date with the Day-Date 40, the 40mm model that replaced the 41mm Day-Date II in 2015 and took the caliber 3255 that year. The 36mm 118235 stayed on the caliber 3155 until the 128235 replaced it in 2019.

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

	The 118235 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. Later production carries the Parachrom hairspring that Rolex rolled across the line from around 2005. It is the same movement as the yellow-gold ~~118238; the Everose case and the chocolate dial are what set the 118235 apart, not the calibre. The~~ [[Reference:~~Movements~~]] ~~page holds the caliber lineage~~, and the ~~[[Reference:~~118238~~\|118238]]~~ entry covers the ~~3155~~ in detail.		The 118235 runs the caliber 3155, the double-quickset Day-Date movement, with 31 jewels, 28,800 vph, a roughly 48-hour reserve and COSC certification, and both the day and the date set from the crown. Later production carries the Parachrom hairspring that Rolex rolled across the line from around 2005. It is the same movement the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238\|118238]] carries, and the 118238 entry covers the caliber in detail. On the 118235 the case metal and the dial do all the differentiating.

	==Dial map==		==Dial map==
	[[File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.]]		[[File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers\|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.]]

			The chocolate-brown dial is the signature of the Everose Day-Date, a warm sunburst brown against the pink gold with applied baton markers. It reads as Everose on sight, the way an ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and it carries the strongest following on the reference in both plain baton form and in gem-set versions with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Beyond it the 118235 was offered in sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium and black, in mother-of-pearl and meteorite, and in diamond-set dials. Everose flatters the warmer faces, which is why chocolate and sundust are the two most associated with the reference. The deeper dial taxonomy spanning the President line is on the [[Reference:1803\|1803]] entry.
	The chocolate-brown dial is the signature of the Everose Day-Date, ~~the pairing that defines the reference:~~ a warm sunburst brown against the pink gold, with applied baton markers. Beyond it the 118235 was offered in sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium and black, in mother-of-pearl and meteorite, and in diamond-set ~~and gem-set versions, including chocolate~~ dials ~~with diamond markers and ruby baguettes~~. ~~The~~ Everose ~~metal~~ flatters the warmer ~~dials in particular~~, which is why ~~the~~ chocolate and sundust ~~faces~~ are the ~~ones~~ most associated with the reference. 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 Everose 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 screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted, the Day-Date signature, here in Everose~~. The case is solid Everose gold; the alloy's stability is the practical point of the reference, since it holds its pink tone where older rose-gold Rolexes can dull~~.		The case is the 36mm Everose Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date, solid Everose throughout, with the broader lugs of that generation, a sapphire crystal and Cyclops, a Twinlock screw-down crown and a screw-down caseback. The bezel is fluted, the Day-Date signature, here in Everose.

	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
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	===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===		===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===

	The reason the 118235 exists is the metal. Ordinary rose-gold alloys lose their pink over time as the copper in them oxidises, and Everose is formulated to hold its colour. What produces that stability is disputed: Rolex's own materials page gives the alloy as at least 75% gold and 20% copper with palladium and indium and calls the exact formula a secret, while the published collector literature credits a small platinum addition. Rolex casts it in its own foundry and introduced it in 2005~~, and the Day-Date is one of~~ the references it ~~most defines. On the 118235 the warm metal and the warm dials, chocolate above all~~, ~~are the whole appeal.~~		The reason the 118235 exists is the metal. Ordinary rose-gold alloys lose their pink over time as the copper in them oxidises, and Everose is formulated to hold its colour where they dull. What produces that stability is disputed. Rolex's own materials page gives the alloy as at least 75% gold and 20% copper with palladium and indium and calls the exact formula a secret, while the published collector literature credits a small platinum addition. Rolex casts it in its own foundry and introduced it in 2005. Of the references that wear it, the Day-Date is the one it defines most clearly.

	~~===The chocolate dial===~~

	~~The chocolate-brown dial is~~ the ~~configuration most tied to the Everose~~ Day-Date~~, in plain baton-marker form and in gem-set versions with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. It~~ is the ~~pairing that reads as Everose on sight, the way the ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and~~ it ~~carries the strongest following on the reference~~.

	==Market==		==Market==

	The 118235 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market ~~and~~ rarely ~~reaches~~ the ~~catalogued auctions; it does not generate headline auction lots~~, and the major houses route ~~Everose Day-Dates~~ through private sale~~, seldom under the hammer~~. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-dial 118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21,000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30,000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with diamond-set and special dials, meteorite and ~~the~~ gem-set chocolate, reaching higher.		The 118235 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. Everose Day-Dates rarely come under the hammer, and the major houses route them through private sale instead. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-dial 118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21,000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30,000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with the diamond-set and special dials, meteorite and gem-set chocolate among them, reaching higher.