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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 218235 Day-Date II}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 218235 Day-Date II}}

	<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] -> '''218235'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:day-date\|Day-Date]] › '''218235'''</small>

	The 218235 is the Everose Day-Date II, the rose-gold member of the only 41mm President Rolex has built. It ran from 2008 to 2015 on the caliber 3156, with a fluted Everose bezel and a solid Everose President bracelet. Everose is Rolex's own pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and mixed to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold drifts, and the 218235 is the reference that put it on the largest Day-Date case ever made. The chocolate dial is the one collectors picture, and on warm metal at 41mm it is the most confident-looking watch in the generation.		The 218235 is the Everose Day-Date II, the rose-gold member of the only 41mm President Rolex has built. It ran from 2008 to 2015 on the caliber 3156, with a fluted Everose bezel and a solid Everose President bracelet. Everose is Rolex's own pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and mixed to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold drifts, and the 218235 is the reference that put it on the largest Day-Date case ever made. The chocolate dial is the one collectors picture, and on warm metal at 41mm it is the most confident-looking watch in the generation.
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	\|title=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose Chocolate President, 2008–2015 \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex Day-Date II 218235 — Everose Chocolate President, 2008–2015 \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The 218235 is the Everose Day-Date II — Rolex's fade-resistant pink gold on the only 41mm President, 2008-2015, caliber 3156. Fluted bezel, Everose President bracelet, and the chocolate Roman dial that defines the reference.		\|description=The 218235 is the Everose Day-Date II — Rolex's fade-resistant pink gold on the only 41mm President, 2008-2015, caliber 3156. Fluted bezel, Everose President bracelet, and the chocolate Roman dial that defines the reference.
	\|keywords=Rolex 218235, Day-Date II Everose, 41mm Day-Date, caliber 3156, chocolate dial, Everose gold, President bracelet, 218238, 218239, 218206		\|keywords=Rolex 218235, Day-Date II Everose, 41mm Day-Date, caliber 3156, chocolate dial, Everose gold, President bracelet, 218238, 218239, 218206

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	==Market and auction record==		==Market and auction record==

	The Day-Date II's saleroom ~~presence sits almost entirely with~~ the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]] and ~~its~~ commissioned examples. No 218235 lot ~~turned up at the major houses~~ in the ~~searches run~~ for this entry, ~~and~~ the ~~reference~~ is a secondary-market watch rather than ~~an auction~~ one~~. That is a statement about where these watches change hands and not~~ about desirability.		The Day-Date II's saleroom history belongs to the platinum [[Reference:218206\|218206]]. Bonhams sold an ice-blue platinum example in London in June 2025 for £32,000, and the commissioned Gulf examples sit well above that. No 218235 lot surfaced in the research for this entry, though the searchable listings at the major houses cover upcoming sales rather than full archives, so that is a gap in the record rather than proof of absence. What is clear is that the Everose changes hands as a secondary-market watch rather than a saleroom one, which says nothing about desirability.

	On the secondary market in 2026, plain factory-dial 218235s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 43,500 to 45,500, with the chocolate Roman at the upper end of that band. Factory baguette-diamond dials ask around USD 62,500. Rolex's own Certified Pre-Owned programme has carried an Everose 218235 at USD 50,750, which is the usual authorised-channel premium over the open market. Examples with aftermarket diamond dials, bezels and bracelets are asked at USD 65,000 to 68,000, and those figures should be read as the price of the stones rather than of the reference. Across the generation the Everose sits above the yellow-gold 218238 and below the platinum 218206.		On the secondary market in 2026, plain factory-dial 218235s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 43,500 to 45,500, with the chocolate Roman at the upper end of that band. Factory baguette-diamond dials ask around USD 62,500. Rolex's own Certified Pre-Owned programme has carried an Everose 218235 at USD 50,750, which is the usual authorised-channel premium over the open market. Examples with aftermarket diamond dials, bezels and bracelets are asked at USD 65,000 to 68,000, and those figures should be read as the price of the stones rather than of the reference. Across the generation the Everose sits above the yellow-gold 218238 and below the platinum 218206.

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

	* [[Reference:~~1803~~\|Day-Date ~~1803~~]] — ~~Fluted President (1960–1977)~~		* [[Reference:218239\|Day-Date 218239]] — 2008–2015 — white gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1804~~\|Day-Date ~~1804~~]]		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015 — yellow gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1806~~\|Day-Date ~~1806~~]]		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015 — platinum Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1807~~\|Day-Date ~~1807~~]]		* [[Reference:118235\|Day-Date 118235]] — 2005–2019 — the 36mm Everose President
	* [[Reference:~~1811~~\|Day-Date ~~1811~~]]		* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1831~~\|Day-Date ~~1831~~]]		* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019

	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]].

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			\|keywords=Rolex 218235, Day-Date II Everose, 41mm Day-Date, caliber 3156, chocolate dial, Everose gold, President bracelet, 218238, 218239, 218206
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	[[Category:Day-Date]]		[[Category:Day-Date]]
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	[[Category:References]]		[[Category:References]]

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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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	On the secondary market in 2026, plain factory-dial 218235s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 43,500 to 45,500, with the chocolate Roman at the upper end of that band. Factory baguette-diamond dials ask around USD 62,500. Rolex's own Certified Pre-Owned programme has carried an Everose 218235 at USD 50,750, which is the usual authorised-channel premium over the open market. Examples with aftermarket diamond dials, bezels and bracelets are asked at USD 65,000 to 68,000, and those figures should be read as the price of the stones rather than of the reference. Across the generation the Everose sits above the yellow-gold 218238 and below the platinum 218206.		On the secondary market in 2026, plain factory-dial 218235s on the standard fluted bezel ask roughly USD 43,500 to 45,500, with the chocolate Roman at the upper end of that band. Factory baguette-diamond dials ask around USD 62,500. Rolex's own Certified Pre-Owned programme has carried an Everose 218235 at USD 50,750, which is the usual authorised-channel premium over the open market. Examples with aftermarket diamond dials, bezels and bracelets are asked at USD 65,000 to 68,000, and those figures should be read as the price of the stones rather than of the reference. Across the generation the Everose sits above the yellow-gold 218238 and below the platinum 218206.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:1803\|Day-Date 1803]] — Fluted President (1960–1977)
			* [[Reference:1804\|Day-Date 1804]]
			* [[Reference:1806\|Day-Date 1806]]
			* [[Reference:1807\|Day-Date 1807]]
			* [[Reference:1811\|Day-Date 1811]]
			* [[Reference:1831\|Day-Date 1831]]

			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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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 218235 Day-Date II}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rolex 218235 Day-Date II}}

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

	* [[Reference:~~1803~~\|Day-Date ~~1803~~]] — ~~Fluted President (1960–1977)~~		* [[Reference:218239\|Day-Date 218239]] — 2008–2015 — white gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1804~~\|Day-Date ~~1804~~]]		* [[Reference:218238\|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015 — yellow gold Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1806~~\|Day-Date ~~1806~~]]		* [[Reference:218206\|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015 — platinum Day-Date II
	* [[Reference:~~1807~~\|Day-Date ~~1807~~]]		* [[Reference:118235\|Day-Date 118235]] — 2005–2019 — the 36mm Everose President
	* [[Reference:~~1811~~\|Day-Date ~~1811~~]]		* [[Reference:118238\|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
	* [[Reference:~~1831~~\|Day-Date ~~1831~~]]		* [[Reference:118208\|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019

	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]].