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	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] -> '''18038'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''18038'''</small>

	The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date. Production runs eleven years, 1977 through 1988, on the cal 3055. It is the first Day-Date to wear sapphire crystal, the first to carry quickset date, and the first to move from the 1556's 19,800 vph to the modern 28,800 vph. The 36mm President case the 1803 established carries over unchanged, and yellow gold still wears the fluted bezel. This is where the Day-Date moves from vintage spec to modern spec without changing the case dimensions, and where the dial-variant experimentation of the 1803 era runs straight into the sapphire-crystal generation: Stella third-series in T SWISS MADE T marking, the Stern stone-dial expansion of 1980 to 1990, the wood-burl revival, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond-pattern sub-variant that surfaces with a documented factory surcharge of roughly 7,000 CHF.		The 18038 is the benchmark 5-digit Day-Date. Production runs eleven years, 1977 through 1988, on the cal 3055. It is the first Day-Date to wear sapphire crystal, the first to carry quickset date, and the first to move from the 1556's 19,800 vph to the modern 28,800 vph. The 36mm President case the 1803 established carries over unchanged, and yellow gold still wears the fluted bezel. This is where the Day-Date moves from vintage spec to modern spec without changing the case dimensions, and where the dial-variant experimentation of the 1803 era runs straight into the sapphire-crystal generation: Stella third-series in T SWISS MADE T marking, the Stern stone-dial expansion of 1980 to 1990, the wood-burl revival, and the uncatalogued Pleiade diamond-pattern sub-variant that surfaces with a documented factory surcharge of roughly 7,000 CHF.
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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 ==

	===Primary and specialist===		===Primary and specialist===

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	The Stella supplier carries from the 1803 era into the sapphire-crystal generation, with the dial marking refined to T SWISS MADE T as the broader industry-wide marking convention shifts. The documented 18038 Stella roster runs from the rarest turquoise (asking around USD 147,000 in 2024 dealer-market listings, up from roughly USD 40,000 in 2015) through oxblood (deep brick-red, Chrono24 NOS example at USD 125,179), coral and salmon (top-tier collector configurations and among the rarest), and green (around USD 73,500, often paired with white gold on the 18039). The Middle East distribution channel adds yellow, pink, orange, and red Stellas ~~per Beckertime~~.		The Stella supplier carries from the 1803 era into the sapphire-crystal generation, with the dial marking refined to T SWISS MADE T as the broader industry-wide marking convention shifts. The documented 18038 Stella roster runs from the rarest turquoise (asking around USD 147,000 in 2024 dealer-market listings, up from roughly USD 40,000 in 2015) through oxblood (deep brick-red, Chrono24 NOS example at USD 125,179), coral and salmon (top-tier collector configurations and among the rarest), and green (around USD 73,500, often paired with white gold on the 18039). The Middle East distribution channel adds yellow, pink, orange, and red Stellas.

	===Stone dials===		===Stone dials===

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	Market bands as of 2024 to 2026 run roughly as follows. A standard yellow gold 18038 champagne with box and papers sits at USD 15,000 to 22,000, with a head-only example around USD 13,000 and a full-set premium of 5 to 15 percent over head-and-bracelet. Tiffany double-signed examples run USD 40,000 to 80,000. The Omani Khanjar yellow gold band runs USD 40,000 to 50,000. Stella dials span USD 73,000 to 147,000 depending on colour. The uncatalogued Pleiade is documented at roughly USD 35,000.		Market bands as of 2024 to 2026 run roughly as follows. A standard yellow gold 18038 champagne with box and papers sits at USD 15,000 to 22,000, with a head-only example around USD 13,000 and a full-set premium of 5 to 15 percent over head-and-bracelet. Tiffany double-signed examples run USD 40,000 to 80,000. The Omani Khanjar yellow gold band runs USD 40,000 to 50,000. Stella dials span USD 73,000 to 147,000 depending on colour. The uncatalogued Pleiade is documented at roughly USD 35,000.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:18028\|Day-Date 18028]] — 1977–1988
			* [[Reference:18048\|Day-Date 18048]] — 1977–1988
			* [[Reference:18078\|Day-Date 18078]] — 1977–1988
			* [[Reference:19018\|Day-Date 19018]] — Oysterquartz President (1977–2001)
			* [[Reference:18208\|Day-Date 18208]] — 1988–2000
			* [[Reference:18238\|Day-Date 18238]] — 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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