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|title=Rolex Day-Date 118399: White Gold and Baguette Bezel | Rolexopedia
|description=Rolex Day-Date 36 reference 118399 and its documented 118399 BR gem-set configuration, with dated catalogue specifications, dial options, and auction examples.
|keywords=Rolex Day-Date, 118399, 118399BR, white gold, baguette bezel, calibre 3155
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<small>[[Reference:day-date|Day-Date]] → '''118399'''</small>

<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 118399 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 118399BR in white gold with a lapis lazuli dial and baguette diamond bezel|A lapis-dial 118399 BR catalogued by Sotheby's as circa 2018.]]</div>

Reference 118399 is the 36 mm white-gold Day-Date with a bezel set with 60 baguette diamonds. Rolex's 2011 US price list gives a 31-jewel chronometer movement and lists Oyster and President bracelet options. Rolex names calibre 3155 for the gem-set 118399 BR in its 2013 material; its 2015 Netherlands list records further dial choices.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Detail !! Specification
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| Reference || 118399; Rolex also catalogued the gem-set configuration as 118399 BR
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| Family || Day-Date 36
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| Documented dates || Rolex lists 118399 by 2011 and 118399 BR by 2013. Auction catalogues describe a circa-2010s case and examples with 2015 and 2022 guarantee dates.
|-
| Case || 36 mm, 18 ct white gold
|-
| Bezel || 60 baguette-cut diamonds; the 2015 Netherlands list gives approximately 1.81 ct
|-
| Movement || Rolex calibre 3155, automatic, day and date
|-
| Crystal || Sapphire with Cyclops date magnifier
|-
| Listed bracelets || Oyster 73209 and 73859; President 83209. The later 118399 BR lists 73209 and 83209.
|-
| Water resistance || 100 m in Rolex's 2013 product material
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

The 118399 pairs a white-gold case with the baguette-set bezel also listed for yellow-gold 118398. The white-gold 118389 has a brilliant-cut diamond bezel and diamond-set lugs; 118239 uses a fluted bezel. Rolex's US price list distinguishes these configurations directly. Its 118399 entry uses the shorter number, while its 2013 and 2015 material writes the gem-set version as 118399 BR. Antiquorum later catalogued case 5H763096 under 118399 without the suffix. This page groups the BR form with 118399; the source records do not define the suffix's scope.

==Production outline==

Rolex listed 118399 in the US by May 2011. Its Baselworld 2013 product material identifies 118399 BR among the Day-Date “Sertie” models. The Netherlands price list from 2015 retains that label. Antiquorum describes case 5H763096 as a circa-2010s 118399. Sotheby's dates a lapis-dial 118399 BR to circa 2018.

A Rolex Forums owner wrote in August 2015 that he had ordered an 118399 BR in April and collected it that summer. He described a meteorite dial, 60 baguette bezel diamonds, and a President bracelet. Christie's later catalogued a 2015-guaranteed example with the same dial and bracelet combination.

Phillips catalogued an unworn 118399 BR in 2026, estimating the watch at circa 2022 and recording a Rolex guarantee dated April 2022. That example postdates Rolex's 2019 introduction of the Day-Date 36 with calibre 3255. The records establish catalogue appearances and individual examples, but do not settle the reference's launch or final production year.

==Movement notes==

Rolex's 2013 material specifies calibre 3155, an automatic movement with day and date displays, 31 jewels, a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, and a stated 48-hour power reserve. It also describes the blue Parachrom hairspring. Christie's and Sotheby's identify calibre 3155 in their 118399 BR examples. See [[Reference:Movements|the movement index]] for the wider 3155 lineage.

==Dial map==

Rolex's 2013 release describes the openwork carousel ring in 18 ct white gold, set with 217 diamonds and inlaid with pink or white mother-of-pearl. Its 2015 list adds a white carousel dial and an Oxford mother-of-pearl option with platinum reflections. The same list prices a dial with eight round and two baguette diamonds. Auction catalogues also document floral mother-of-pearl, lapis-lazuli, and meteorite dials on individual watches:

{| class="wikitable"
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! Dial branch !! What the sources document
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| Floral mother-of-pearl || Antiquorum describes case 5H763096 with a mother-of-pearl dial engraved with floral motifs and diamond indexes; the catalogue dates it to circa the 2010s.
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| Carousel mother-of-pearl || Rolex described pink or white mother-of-pearl around an openwork, diamond-set white-gold hour ring in 2013; the 2015 list names a white carousel option.
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| Oxford mother-of-pearl || Rolex's 2015 list offers a platinum-reflection Oxford dial with eight diamond and two baguette markers.
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| Diamond markers || The 2015 list offers eight round and two baguette diamonds on the dial.
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| Lapis lazuli || Sotheby's catalogued a circa-2018 example with a lapis dial and diamond markers.
|-
| Meteorite || Christie's described a 2015-guaranteed example with a meteorite dial and diamond-set numerals.
|}

[[File:Ref 118399 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|220px|Lapis dial and diamond markers on Sotheby’s circa-2018 example.]]

For its full additional-cost dial list, Rolex's 2011 US sheet directs readers to the 118239 entry.

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

Rolex's 2013 sheet gives a 36 mm 18 ct white-gold Oyster case, a screw-down fluted caseback, a screw-down crown with Twinlock, sapphire crystal, and a Cyclops lens over the date. It states 100 m water resistance. The bezel carries 60 baguette diamonds; the 2015 Netherlands list gives an approximate total weight of 1.81 ct. Sotheby's photographs show the case profile and back of one watch, but do not establish the construction or condition of every example.

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 118399 case-profile.webp|Case profile and crown on Sotheby’s circa-2018 example
File:Ref 118399 caseback.webp|Caseback view of the same watch
</gallery>

==Bracelet, clasp, and packaging==

Rolex's 2011 US list pairs 118399 with Oyster bracelets 73209 and 73859 and President bracelet 83209. The 2013 118399 BR material describes a solid-link Oyster bracelet with a concealed folding Crownclasp; the 2015 Netherlands list shows 73209 and 83209. Rolex listed these configurations, while the auction examples show President and Oyster bracelets on individual watches. Sotheby's records a guarantee, instruction manual, and box with its lot.

[[File:Ref 118399 bracelet.webp|thumb|right|220px|Open bracelet and clasp on Sotheby’s photographed example.]]

For bracelet and clasp dating, see [[Reference:Bracelets|the bracelet guide]]. A clasp date applies to the clasp, not automatically to the watch head.

==Auction record==

Christie's catalogued case 6016D9P2 with a 2015 guarantee, meteorite dial, diamond-set numerals, and President bracelet. A Rolex service letter in the lot was dated 2018.

Antiquorum sold case 5H763096 in 2025 for HK$362,500. Its catalogue identifies the watch as ref. 118399, circa the 2010s, in 18k white gold with a floral mother-of-pearl dial and Oyster bracelet 73209.

Sotheby's sold case V52811C8 in 2024. Its catalogue describes a circa-2018 white-gold 118399 BR with a lapis dial, calibre 3155, and President bracelet. Phillips sold another 118399 BR in 2026 for HK$444,500. Phillips called that watch circa 2022 and recorded a guarantee dated 22 April 2022; it was described as unworn and fitted with an Oyster bracelet. These auction records anchor individual examples; the reference's production span remains undated at both ends in the sources reviewed.

See the [[Reference:day-date|Day-Date reference index]], [[Reference:Movements|movement index]], [[Reference:Bracelets|bracelet guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers|serial-number guide]].

==Gallery==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
File:Ref 118399 hero.webp|Lapis-dial 118399 BR, Sotheby’s circa-2018 example
File:Ref 118399 dial-detail.webp|Dial and bezel detail
File:Ref 118399 case-profile.webp|Case profile and crown
File:Ref 118399 caseback.webp|Caseback view
File:Ref 118399 bracelet.webp|Bracelet and clasp
</gallery>

== Sources ==

* [https://minus4plus6.com/RolexPricelist/2011/2011_usa_price_list.pdf Rolex, "Rolex US price list, effective May 10, 2011", Rolex, 2011-05-10]
* [https://www.thewatch.co.il/image/users/190146/ftp/my_files/ROLEX/rolex-2013.pdf?id=13691453 Rolex, "Rolex Day-Date “Sertie” Baselworld 2013 product material", Rolex, 2013]
* [https://www.rolexforum.nl/prijslijst-rolex-NL2015.pdf Rolex, "Rolex Netherlands price list, February 2015 — Day-Date 118399 BR", Rolex, 2015-02]
* [https://newsroom-content.rolex.com/-/media/project/rolex/newsroom/rolex/rolex-newsroom-int/watches/new-watches/new-watches-2019/en_02_2019_presentation_oyster_english.pdf Rolex, "Rolex Baselworld 2019 Day-Date 36 presentation", Rolex]
* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6248972 Christie’s, "Christie’s New York, 12 December 2019, lot 36 — Day-Date ref. 118399BR", Christie’s, 2019-12-12]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/important-watches-i-2/day-date-reference-118399br-a-white-gold-and Sotheby’s, "Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Important Watches I, lot 2130 — Day-Date ref. 118399BR", Sotheby’s, 2024-10-04]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/231790 Phillips, "Phillips Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XXII, lot 809 — Day-Date ref. 118399BR", Phillips, 2026-05-30]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-118399-day-date-sertie-lot-382-308 Antiquorum, "Antiquorum Hong Kong, 30 November 2025, lot 308 — Day-Date ref. 118399", Antiquorum, 2025-11-30]
* [https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?p=6059640 kepr (forum handle), "Rolex Forums owner report, 118399 BR meteorite dial", The Rolex Forums, 2015-08-15]

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