Reference:day-date - Revision history

Admin: Add audited 118399 reference and source records to Day-Date index

2026-10-18T04:24:58Z

Add audited 118399 reference and source records to Day-Date index

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	== 6-digit era (2000–2019) ==		== 6-digit era (2000–2019) ==

	The 118xxx generation retained caliber 3155 and the 36mm diameter, with revised lugs and a heavier, solid-link bracelet. Engraved rehauts appeared during the run. Caliber 3255 replaced the 3155 in the 36mm line in 2019.		The 118xxx generation retained caliber 3155 and the 36mm diameter, with revised lugs and a heavier, solid-link bracelet. Engraved rehauts appeared during the run. Caliber 3255 replaced the 3155 in the 36mm line in 2019. A 118399 BR auction example carries a Rolex guarantee dated 2022; that date establishes the watch's paperwork, not when the reference entered or left production.

	Pink gold needs a separate date check. Rolex introduced its Everose alloy in 2005, but Christie's records a pink-gold 118205 with a March 2001 guarantee. Sotheby's also catalogues a rose-gold 118235 as circa 2000. Its title calls the watch Everose, which conflicts with Rolex's alloy chronology.		Pink gold needs a separate date check. Rolex introduced its Everose alloy in 2005, but Christie's records a pink-gold 118205 with a March 2001 guarantee. Sotheby's also catalogues a rose-gold 118235 as circa 2000. Its title calls the watch Everose, which conflicts with Rolex's alloy chronology.
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	\| 118239 \|\| 2000s–2010s \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Fluted bezel; President bracelet		\| 118239 \|\| 2000s–2010s \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Fluted bezel; President bracelet
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			\| [[Reference:118399\|118399]] / 118399 BR \|\| Rolex lists 118399 (2011); 118399 BR (2013, 2015); one example has a 2022 guarantee \|\| 18k white gold \|\| 60 baguette diamonds; Oyster or President options
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	\| [[Reference:118208\|118208]] \|\| 2000s–2010s \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Smooth or domed bezel; Oyster-bracelet examples documented		\| [[Reference:118208\|118208]] \|\| 2000s–2010s \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Smooth or domed bezel; Oyster-bracelet examples documented
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	* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, Day-Date section and reference table, printed pp. 180–184]		* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, Day-Date section and reference table, printed pp. 180–184]
	* [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Rolex, Day-Date brochure, President bracelet and Everose gold]		* [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Rolex, Day-Date brochure, President bracelet and Everose gold]
			* [https://minus4plus6.com/RolexPricelist/2011/2011_usa_price_list.pdf Rolex, US price list effective 10 May 2011]
			* [https://www.thewatch.co.il/image/users/190146/ftp/my_files/ROLEX/rolex-2013.pdf?id=13691453 Rolex, Day-Date “Sertie” Baselworld 2013 product material]
			* [https://www.rolexforum.nl/prijslijst-rolex-NL2015.pdf Rolex, Netherlands price list, February 2015]
	* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches-2024/day-date Rolex, 2024 Day-Date announcement, caliber 3255 chronology]		* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches-2024/day-date Rolex, 2024 Day-Date announcement, caliber 3255 chronology]
	* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex, Technical Information for calibers 5035 and 5055, printed pages 5–6]		* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex, Technical Information for calibers 5035 and 5055, printed pages 5–6]

Admin: Update Day-Date 6511 evidence and date conflict

2026-10-11T11:31:23Z

Update Day-Date 6511 evidence and date conflict

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	== Originals era (1956–1959) ==		== Originals era (1956–1959) ==

	The smooth-bezel 6510 and fluted-bezel 6511 belong to the launch generation. The 66xx references followed during the late 1950s. Auction dates overlap the usual ~~reference~~ chronology: Phillips catalogues a 6511 as 1955 and ~~a 6611 as~~ 1956, ~~while Rolex dates~~ the ~~public launch to 1956~~.		The smooth-bezel 6510 and fluted-bezel 6511 belong to the launch generation. The 66xx references followed during the late 1950s. Auction dates overlap the usual chronology: Phillips catalogues 6511 cases as 1955, Dorotheum gives case 166736 a 1956–57 model period, and another Dorotheum listing dates case 166744 circa 1965. Pergola's unofficial chart places 166744 in its 1956 band. The lot photograph offers no readable serial, leaving the catalogue and chart estimates in conflict. Treat them as individual estimates; they do not define the factory timeline.

	The earliest watches also appear with different bracelets. ~~Phillips's~~ pink-gold 6511 in its 2015 sale has a President bracelet with a clasp stamped 2.57. ~~That~~ stamp dates the clasp; ~~it does not prove when the watch head was made or~~ which bracelet ~~was~~ delivered with it.		The earliest watches also appear with different bracelets. Jake Ehrlich’s Rolex Magazine labels a pictured 6511 “pre-Presidential” and shows it on a Jubilee bracelet; Phillips’s pink-gold 6511 in its 2015 sale has a President bracelet with a clasp stamped 2.57. The stamp dates the clasp; neither record proves which bracelet Rolex delivered with every watch.

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	Caliber 1055 is associated with this generation, but catalogue entries ~~are not fully consistent~~. Phillips lists 1555 for its 2015 lot 40 and 1055 for ~~lot 41~~, ~~both 6511s~~. A movement ~~photograph or direct~~ inspection ~~is needed to resolve that difference~~; ~~the reference number alone cannot do it~~.		Caliber 1055 is associated with this generation, but catalogue entries conflict. Phillips lists 1555 for its 2015 lot 40, and Dorotheum lists 1555 for its 2026 lot 255; six other located non-prototype 6511 lots list 1055, including a 2017 Dorotheum lot for case 166744. Phillips dates Cal. 1555 to 1959, later than the dates assigned to the two 1555-labelled cases. Each entry is a catalogue attribution; keep the label tied to its lot pending movement inspection. [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080219/247 Phillips on Cal. 1555]; [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/10072651/ Dorotheum, ref. 6511, lot 255]; [https://www.dorotheum.com/de/l/604595/ Dorotheum, 2017, ref. 6511/8]

	== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==		== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==
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	* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex, Technical Information for calibers 5035 and 5055, printed pages 5–6]		* [https://www.vrfm.io/Scans/CALIBER-5035-5055-TECHNICAL-INFORMATION.pdf Rolex, Technical Information for calibers 5035 and 5055, printed pages 5–6]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/40 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 40, reference 6511]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/40 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 40, reference 6511]
			* [https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2008/06/original-yellow-gold-rolex-day-date.html Jake Ehrlich, RolexMagazine.com, pictured 6511 with Jubilee bracelet]
			* [https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/10072651/ Dorotheum, 2026, ref. 6511, lot 255]
			* [https://www.dorotheum.com/de/l/604595/ Dorotheum, 2017, ref. 6511/8, case 166744]
			* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080219/247 Phillips, Cal. 1555 context]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/41 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 41, pink-gold 6511]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/41 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 41, pink-gold 6511]
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/50 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 50, German-dial 6611]		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080115/50 Phillips, Glamorous Day-Date lot 50, German-dial 6611]

Admin: Add sourced 1805 identification note to Day-Date index

2026-10-11T08:16:16Z

Add sourced 1805 identification note to Day-Date index

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	\| [[Reference:1804\|1804]] \|\| 1960s–1970s \|\| 1555 / 1556 \|\| Gem-set \|\| Gold and platinum examples; Phillips documents a platinum watch with Eastern-Arabic numerals		\| [[Reference:1804\|1804]] \|\| 1960s–1970s \|\| 1555 / 1556 \|\| Gem-set \|\| Gold and platinum examples; Phillips documents a platinum watch with Eastern-Arabic numerals
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			\| 1805 \|\| Field Manual lists 1959–1987 \|\| 1555 (Field Manual) \|\| Diamond-and-sapphire (Field Manual) \|\| Attributed textured-bezel examples leave original fitment unresolved
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	\| [[Reference:1806\|1806]] \|\| Documented c.1961 \|\| 1555 / 1556 \|\| Florentine \|\| Engraved texture on bezel and lugs; matching textured bracelets are documented		\| [[Reference:1806\|1806]] \|\| Documented c.1961 \|\| 1555 / 1556 \|\| Florentine \|\| Engraved texture on bezel and lugs; matching textured bracelets are documented
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	\| [[Reference:1831\|1831]] \|\| Documented 1977 \|\| 1566 in Phillips lot 51 \|\| Platinum, diamond-set \|\| Angular case and integrated bracelet; Phillips example numbered No.5		\| [[Reference:1831\|1831]] \|\| Documented 1977 \|\| 1566 in Phillips lot 51 \|\| Platinum, diamond-set \|\| Angular case and integrated bracelet; Phillips example numbered No.5
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			The Vintage Rolex Field Manual describes ref. 1805 as a yellow-gold Day-Date with caliber 1555 and a diamond-and-sapphire bezel (printed pp. 180–181, 184). The 2025 article “Eastern Arabic Dial 1805 Rolex Day-Date” attributes a pink-gold watch with a textured “piranha” bezel to 1805. Archived item 334103 attributes a yellow-gold watch to the same reference; its photographs show a patterned bezel, though the listing text does not name the finish. Neither page shows a case-reference engraving or original papers, so original bezel fitment remains unresolved.

	Phillips describes the 1831's proposed commission for the Shah of Iran's household as apparent. Its catalogue also presents the eight-watch production figure as a belief. Neither claim is a confirmed factory total or delivery record.		Phillips describes the 1831's proposed commission for the Shah of Iran's household as apparent. Its catalogue also presents the eight-watch production figure as a belief. Neither claim is a confirmed factory total or delivery record.
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	* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/those-who-shape-the-world Rolex, Day-Date chronology]		* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/those-who-shape-the-world Rolex, Day-Date chronology]
			* [https://irp-cdn.multiscreensite.com/0b5fdf83/files/uploaded/1.0%20RolexBook-23Mar.pdf The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, Day-Date section and reference table, printed pp. 180–184]
	* [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Rolex, Day-Date brochure, President bracelet and Everose gold]		* [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Rolex, Day-Date brochure, President bracelet and Everose gold]
	* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches-2024/day-date Rolex, 2024 Day-Date announcement, caliber 3255 chronology]		* [https://newsroom.rolex.com/watches/new-watches-2024/day-date Rolex, 2024 Day-Date announcement, caliber 3255 chronology]
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	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-day-date-a-complete-collectors-guide Sotheby’s, Day-Date collector guide]		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/the-rolex-day-date-a-complete-collectors-guide Sotheby’s, Day-Date collector guide]
			* [https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/eastern-arabic-dial-1805-rolex-day-date 2025 article, “Eastern Arabic Dial 1805 Rolex Day-Date”]
			* [https://www.collectorsquare.com/en/watches/rolex/day-date/rolex-day-date-watch-in-yellow-gold-ref-1805-circa-1969-334103.html Archived Collector Square item 334103]
	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-day-date-1956-present-president-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome, Day-Date history]		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-day-date-1956-present-president-watch-in-depth-review/ Monochrome, Day-Date history]
	* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-day-date-2013-collection/ Robert-Jan Broer, Fratello, Day-Date 2013 Collection]		* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/rolex-day-date-2013-collection/ Robert-Jan Broer, Fratello, Day-Date 2013 Collection]

Admin: Add researched Day-Date reference 18108

2026-10-08T20:41:32Z

Add researched Day-Date reference 18108

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	\| 18079 \|\| Documented 1978 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Bark \|\| Phillips records bark on the bezel and bracelet centres		\| 18079 \|\| Documented 1978 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| Bark \|\| Phillips records bark on the bezel and bracelet centres
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			\| [[Reference:18108\|18108]] \|\| Documented c.1985–86 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Bark, diamond-set \|\| Auction records also show lacquer, onyx, and wood dials
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	\| 18026 \|\| Documented c.1979 \|\| Platinum \|\| Smooth \|\| Sotheby’s records caliber 3055 and a platinum President bracelet		\| 18026 \|\| Documented c.1979 \|\| Platinum \|\| Smooth \|\| Sotheby’s records caliber 3055 and a platinum President bracelet

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: Day-Date hub chronology and lead-image layout

2026-09-29T00:45:24Z

Deep audit: Day-Date hub chronology and lead-image layout

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			<small>[[Main Page]] › '''Day-Date'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref day-date 1960-ad.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Day-Date print advertisement showing the watch and its calendar displays\|Vintage Rolex Day-Date advertisement.]]
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	The Day-Date is Rolex's calendar watch with the weekday written in full at twelve o'clock and the date at three. It launched in 1956. Gold and platinum are the regular case materials, and Rolex dates the three-piece-link President bracelet to the same launch.		The Day-Date is Rolex's calendar watch with the weekday written in full at twelve o'clock and the date at three. It launched in 1956. Gold and platinum are the regular case materials, and Rolex dates the three-piece-link President bracelet to the same launch.
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	Most vintage and earlier modern Day-Dates have a 36mm case. The 41mm Day-Date II arrived in 2008, followed by the Day-Date 40 in 2015. This guide covers selected references through the 118xxx generation, alongside Day-Date II and Oysterquartz.		Most vintage and earlier modern Day-Dates have a 36mm case. The 41mm Day-Date II arrived in 2008, followed by the Day-Date 40 in 2015. This guide covers selected references through the 118xxx generation, alongside Day-Date II and Oysterquartz.

	~~[[File:Ref day-date 1960-ad.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Vintage Rolex Day-Date print advertisement showing the watch and its calendar displays\|Vintage Rolex Day-Date advertisement.]]~~

	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

Admin: Audit Day-Date hub prose, chronology and source claims

2026-09-16T00:08:40Z

Audit Day-Date hub prose, chronology and source claims

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Admin: Add 19028 (Oysterquartz Day-Date pyramid Egyptian) to family table and movement progression

2026-09-15T19:48:14Z

Add 19028 (Oysterquartz Day-Date pyramid Egyptian) to family table and movement progression

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	\| 19019 \|\| 1977–2001 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| White-gold Oysterquartz Day-Date.		\| 19019 \|\| 1977–2001 \|\| 18k white gold \|\| White-gold Oysterquartz Day-Date.
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			\| [[Reference:19028\|19028]] \|\| documented 1985–2001 \|\| 18k yellow gold \|\| Pyramid-bezel Oysterquartz Day-Date, the "Egyptian" — same platform as the 19018/19019 with a faceted bezel and bracelet in place of the fluted finish.
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	\| 3156 \|\| 2008–2015 \|\| 28,800 vph \|\| double \|\| 218238 Day-Date II \|\| 41mm scaled version of the 3155.		\| 3156 \|\| 2008–2015 \|\| 28,800 vph \|\| double \|\| 218238 Day-Date II \|\| 41mm scaled version of the 3155.
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	\| 5055 \|\| 1977–2001 \|\| quartz 32,768 Hz \|\| double \|\| 19018, 19019 Oysterquartz \|\| Quartz caliber, integrated-case Oysterquartz.		\| 5055 \|\| 1977–2001 \|\| quartz 32,768 Hz \|\| double \|\| 19018, 19019, 19028 Oysterquartz \|\| Quartz caliber, integrated-case Oysterquartz.
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Admin: Editorial audit: clarify scope, remove unsupported claims, correct dating guidance and add sources

2026-09-12T19:49:05Z

Editorial audit: clarify scope, remove unsupported claims, correct dating guidance and add sources

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	The Day-Date ~~is the Rolex reference that spells~~ the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and ~~shows~~ the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. ~~The~~ President bracelet — the ~~bracelet that gives the line~~ its ~~modern shorthand — arrived a year later in 1957 with the~~ [~~[Reference~~:~~6611\|6611]~~]. The line has been in the catalogue continuously since 1956, and ~~it is~~ the ~~only Rolex line offered in precious metal alone~~. Steel ~~and Rolesor have never appeared on~~ a ~~cataloged Day-Date; the marketing-test six-piece~~ steel ~~6611 from the Geneva Horology School, sold at Antiquorum in October 2002, is the only documented exception~~.		The Day-Date displays the day of the week in full at twelve o'clock and the date at three. Marc Huguenin's patent for the day-and-date wristwatch complication was filed 23 July 1955; Rolex debuted the watch at the Basel Fair in 1956 as the [[Reference:6510\|6510]]. Rolex dates the President bracelet to the Day-Date launch in 1956 in its [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Day-Date brochure]. The line has been in the catalogue continuously since 1956, with gold and platinum cases in the regular catalogue. Steel test watches need separate documentation; they do not establish a regular steel production model.

	The index runs from the 6510 originals era through the 4-digit 1803 era, the 5-digit 18038 / 18028 / 18048 / 18078 cluster, and the modern 6-digit 118238 generation. ~~The post~~-~~2019~~ Day-Date ~~40 and~~ Day-Date 36 successors ~~(128238 / 128239 / 128235 / 128236 / 128288 / 128289 / 228235 / 228238 / 228239 with cal 3255 from 2019)~~ fall outside ~~the vintage and discontinued focus here~~.		The index runs from the 6510 originals era through the 4-digit 1803 era, the 5-digit 18038 / 18028 / 18048 / 18078 cluster, and the modern 6-digit 118238 generation. Rolex's [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/those-who-shape-the-world Day-Date chronology] dates the Day-Date 40 and caliber 3255 to 2015; the same caliber later reached the 36mm line. Those successors fall outside this index.


	[[File:Ref 118238 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 118238 18k yellow gold champagne dial President\|~~The modern~~ Day-Date ~~silhouette —~~ fluted bezel, President bracelet, champagne ~~stick-index~~ dial ~~— the configuration the line has carried since the 1957 introduction of the President bracelet on the 6611~~.]]		[[File:Ref 118238 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|400px\|alt=Rolex Day-Date 118238 18k yellow gold champagne dial President\|Day-Date 118238 with a fluted bezel, President bracelet and champagne dial.]]
	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

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	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying the original 1956 Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:6510\|6510]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">~~Marc Huguenin's 1955 patent~~, ~~Basel 1956 launch, single~~-~~year cataloged run, Jubilee bracelet (the President bracelet arrives with~~ the ~~6611 in 1957)~~.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying the original 1956 Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:6510\|6510]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">The original Day-Date generation, its day-and-date mechanism and the evidence for surviving configurations.</div></div></div>
	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking the canonical 4-digit Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1803\|1803]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Eighteen-year run 1959 to 1977-78, cal 1555 then cal 1556, ~~the~~ dial~~-variant explosion~~ (Stella, Stern stone, Buckley, Wide-Boy, Underline, Red Quarters, Sigma), Nasser and LBJ provenance.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking the canonical 4-digit Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1803\|1803]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Eighteen-year run 1959 to 1977-78, cal 1555 then cal 1556, dial variants (Stella, Stern stone, Buckley, Wide-Boy, Underline, Red Quarters, Sigma), Nasser and LBJ provenance.</div></div></div>
	<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a modern 36mm Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:118238\|118238]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">~~Nineteen-year run 2000 to 2019, cal~~ 3155 with ~~double quickset, Parachrom Blu mid-run rollout, engraved rehaut from 2006-07~~, the ~~last~~ 36mm ~~Day-Date before~~ the 128238 ~~took over~~.</div></div></div>		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a modern 36mm Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:118238\|118238]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Caliber 3155 with independent day and date correction, in the 36mm generation preceding the 128238.</div></div></div>
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	== Originals era (1956–1959) ==		== Originals era (1956–1959) ==

	The 6510 opens the line at Basel 1956 with the cal 1055 — Rolex's first day-and-date caliber. The 6611 follows in 1957 with ~~the President bracelet and~~ the upgraded cal 1055 ~~(Microstella balance, SCOC certification)~~. The cluster runs through 1959 before the 1803 takes over the 4-digit era.		The 6510 opens the line at Basel 1956 with the cal 1055 — Rolex's first day-and-date caliber. The 6611 follows in 1957 with the upgraded cal 1055 and Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified dial text. The cluster runs through 1959 before the 1803 takes over the 4-digit era.

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	\| 6511 \|\| 1956–57 \|\| fluted \|\| Jubilee \|\| Parallel launch with the 6510. Introduces the fluted bezel that becomes the Day-Date signature.		\| 6511 \|\| 1956–57 \|\| fluted \|\| Jubilee \|\| Parallel launch with the 6510. Introduces the fluted bezel that becomes the Day-Date signature.
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	\| 6611 \|\| 1957–59 \|\| fluted \|\| President \|\| ~~First reference to wear the President bracelet.~~ Upgraded cal 1055 with Microstella and SCOC dial.		\| 6611 \|\| 1957–59 \|\| fluted \|\| President \|\| Upgraded cal 1055 with Microstella and SCOC dial.
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	\| 6612 \|\| 1957–59 \|\| smooth \|\| President \|\| Smooth-bezel sibling of the 6611.		\| 6612 \|\| 1957–59 \|\| smooth \|\| President \|\| Smooth-bezel sibling of the 6611.
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	== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==		== 4-digit era (1959–1977/78) ==

	The 1803 ~~anchors~~ the ~~era with an eighteen~~-~~year run, the longest single-reference Day-Date production~~. ~~Its catalogue siblings differ only in~~ bezel ~~finish~~.		The 1803 is the fluted-bezel model. Related references offer different bezel finishes and gem settings.

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	== 6-digit era (2000–2019) ==		== 6-digit era (2000–2019) ==

	The 118 generation refines the case and bracelet — broader lugs, solid centre links, concealed Crownclasp. Parachrom ~~Blu hairspring rolls in from 2005~~; ~~engraved rehaut from 2006–07~~. The 118238 closes the 36mm Day-Date era in 2019 before the 128238 takes over with the cal 3255.		The 118 generation refines the case and bracelet — broader lugs, solid centre links, concealed Crownclasp. Published accounts differ on when caliber 3155 adopted Parachrom; see the [[Reference:Movements#cal-3155\|movement entry]]. Engraved rehauts appear during this generation. The 118238 closes the 36mm Day-Date era in 2019 before the 128238 takes over with the cal 3255.

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	== Day-Date II (2008–2015) ==		== Day-Date II (2008–2015) ==

	The ~~41mm successor was the only~~ Day-Date to ~~break~~ the 36mm ~~Oyster envelope~~. Caliber 3156 scales the day-and-date module for the wider case.		The Day-Date II increased the case diameter to 41mm and ran alongside the 36mm models. Caliber 3156 scales the day-and-date module for the wider case.

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

	~~Three branches drive the headline auction record across the Day-Date line~~.		Retailer signatures, commissioned dials and documented ownership distinguish some examples from standard production.

	The Omani Khanjar dials carry crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, printed in red, white, green, or gold, the Omani flag colours. They were commissioned through Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020, and they surface on the 1803 and later references, frequently alongside Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.		The Omani Khanjar dials carry crossed sheathed khanjar daggers, sometimes under a kuma hat, printed in red, white, green, or gold, the Omani flag colours. They were commissioned through Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020, and they surface on the 1803 and later references, frequently alongside Asprey crossed-swords retailer marks and Khimji Ramdas (KR) Muscat distribution.

	Tiffany & Co. double-signed dials ran through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references~~. They trade at two to three times standard equivalents~~.		Tiffany & Co. double-signed dials ran through the late 1970s on the 1803 and into the 1980s and 1990s on subsequent references.

	~~Presidential provenance carries the headline lot in the modern Day-Date market~~. Sotheby's New York Important Watches in December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate: yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" for a gift from Sadat to Nasser. Sotheby's collector guide also documents Lyndon B. Johnson, the president behind the line's "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward, along with Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, and Andy Warhol.		== Auction record ==

			Documented ownership can affect an individual result. Sotheby's New York Important Watches in December 2024 sold Gamal Abdel Nasser's 1803 for USD 840,000 against a USD 30,000–60,000 estimate: yellow gold, champagne "claw" dial with Arabic day-and-date discs, caseback engraved "Mr Anwar El Sadat 26-9-1963" for a gift from Sadat to Nasser. Sotheby's collector guide also documents Lyndon B. Johnson, the president behind the line's "President" advertising nickname from 1966 onward, along with Tom Landry, Jack Nicklaus, Chris Evert, and Andy Warhol.

	== Notable misattributions ==		== Notable misattributions ==

	The Marlon Brando "Apocalypse Now" Rolex is a [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] 1675, not a Day-Date. Phillips New York "Game Changers" December 10 2019 ~~sold it for USD 1.95 million~~ with the bezel removed ~~by Brando on set~~ and "M. Brando" ~~hand-~~engraved on the caseback.		The Marlon Brando "Apocalypse Now" Rolex is a [[Reference:gmt-master\|GMT-Master]] 1675, not a Day-Date. Phillips sold it at the New York "Game Changers" auction on 10 December 2019, with the bezel removed and "M. Brando" engraved on the caseback.

	The Eisenhower-and-Day-Date claim in casual press is similarly misattributed. Eisenhower's documented Rolex is a yellow-gold Datejust ref 6305, gifted to him in 1951 — five years before the Day-Date even existed.		The Eisenhower-and-Day-Date claim in casual press is similarly misattributed. Eisenhower's documented Rolex is a yellow-gold Datejust ref 6305, gifted to him in 1951 — five years before the Day-Date even existed.
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	== Shared references ==		== Shared references ==

	* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — ~~date any Day-Date from its~~ serial		* [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|Serial numbers by year]] — serial ranges and the limits of dating
	* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Day-Date line		* [[Reference:Movements\|Movement reference]] — the calibers used across the Day-Date line
	* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes		* [[Reference:Bracelets\|Bracelet & clasp guide]] — bracelet types, end-links, and clasp date codes

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

			* [https://assets.rolex.com/api/brochure/en/day-date/m128345rbr-0053.pdf Rolex, Day-Date 36 brochure, p. 8: President bracelet introduction]
			* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/those-who-shape-the-world Rolex, Day-Date chronology: Day-Date 40 and caliber 3255 in 2015]

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

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	== Common entry points ==		== Common entry points ==

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	\|-		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Identifying the original 1956 Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:6510\|6510]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Marc Huguenin's 1955 patent, Basel 1956 launch, single-year cataloged run, Jubilee bracelet (the President bracelet arrives with the 6611 in 1957).</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Identifying the original 1956 Day-Date?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:6510\|6510]]~~''' —~~ Marc Huguenin's 1955 patent, Basel 1956 launch, single-year cataloged run, Jubilee bracelet (the President bracelet arrives with the 6611 in 1957).		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Cross-checking the canonical 4-digit Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:1803\|1803]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Eighteen-year run 1959 to 1977-78, cal 1555 then cal 1556, the dial-variant explosion (Stella, Stern stone, Buckley, Wide-Boy, Underline, Red Quarters, Sigma), Nasser and LBJ provenance.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Cross-checking the canonical 4-digit Day-Date?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:1803\|1803]]~~''' — eighteen~~-year run 1959 to 1977-78, cal 1555 then cal 1556, the dial-variant explosion (Stella, Stern stone, Buckley, Wide-Boy, Underline, Red Quarters, Sigma), Nasser and LBJ provenance.		<div class="rp-card"><div class="rp-card-body"><div class="rp-card-meta">Researching a modern 36mm Day-Date?</div><div class="rp-card-title">[[Reference:118238\|118238]]</div><div class="rp-card-text">Nineteen-year run 2000 to 2019, cal 3155 with double quickset, Parachrom Blu mid-run rollout, engraved rehaut from 2006-07, the last 36mm Day-Date before the 128238 took over.</div></div></div>
	~~\| style~~="~~width:33%; padding:14px; background:#f8f8f6; border~~-~~left:3px solid #555; vertical~~-~~align:top;~~" ~~\| ''~~Researching a modern 36mm Day-Date?''<br/>~~'''~~[[Reference:118238\|118238]]~~''' — nineteen~~-year run 2000 to 2019, cal 3155 with double quickset, Parachrom Blu mid-run rollout, engraved rehaut from 2006-07, the last 36mm Day-Date before the 128238 took over.		</div>
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	== Originals era (1956–1959) ==		== Originals era (1956–1959) ==

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