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==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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==Where it sits in the line== | ==Where it sits in the line== | ||
The 118208 is the smooth-bezel member of the six-digit Day-Date 36 range. The [[Reference:118238|118238]] uses a fluted bezel, the [[Reference:118235|118235]] is Everose gold, and the 118209 is the white-gold smooth-bezel counterpart. The smooth-bezel line continues the 18028 and 18208 design. Current 36 mm caliber-3255 references list fluted and Everose cases; the cited catalogue record does not identify a direct yellow-gold smooth successor. | The 118208 is the smooth-bezel member of the six-digit Day-Date 36 range. The [[Reference:118238|118238]] uses a fluted bezel, the [[Reference:118235|118235]] is Everose gold, and the 118209 is the white-gold smooth-bezel counterpart. The smooth-bezel line continues the 18028 and 18208 design. Current 36 mm caliber-3255 references list fluted and Everose cases; the cited catalogue record does not identify a direct yellow-gold smooth successor. | ||
==Production outline== | ==Production outline== | ||
The 118208 appears in catalogues from around 2000 through about 2019. No production total is published. Examples vary by dial, bracelet, and service history; the case and caliber family remain the reference's baseline. | The 118208 appears in catalogues from around 2000 through about 2019. No production total is published. Examples vary by dial, bracelet, and service history; the case and caliber family remain the reference's baseline. | ||
==Movement notes== | ==Movement notes== | ||
The 118208 uses caliber 3155, the Day-Date movement with double quickset, 31 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, roughly 48 hours of reserve, and COSC certification in the documented specification. Later examples may carry a Parachrom hairspring; check the movement and service record rather than inferring it from the reference alone. The same caliber family appears in the 118238 and 118235. | The 118208 uses caliber 3155, the Day-Date movement with double quickset, 31 jewels, a 28,800 vph frequency, roughly 48 hours of reserve, and COSC certification in the documented specification. Later examples may carry a Parachrom hairspring; check the movement and service record rather than inferring it from the reference alone. The same caliber family appears in the 118238 and 118235. | ||
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==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
The case is a 36 mm yellow-gold Oyster with sapphire crystal, Cyclops lens, Twinlock crown, and screw-down caseback. The bezel is smooth and gently domed, unlike the fluted 118238. Rehaut and engraving details vary with production period and should be checked on the watch. | The case is a 36 mm yellow-gold Oyster with sapphire crystal, Cyclops lens, Twinlock crown, and screw-down caseback. The bezel is smooth and gently domed, unlike the fluted 118238. Rehaut and engraving details vary with production period and should be checked on the watch. | ||
==Bracelets, end links, and clasps== | ==Bracelets, end links, and clasps== | ||
Catalogued examples include the three-piece flat-link Oyster bracelet with folding clasp. The President bracelet 8385 appears in catalogue material as an option, while the auction examples cited on this page are on Oyster. A clasp date code dates the bracelet, not the watch head; see [[Reference:Bracelets]] for the cross-family method. | Catalogued examples include the three-piece flat-link Oyster bracelet with folding clasp. The President bracelet 8385 appears in catalogue material as an option, while the auction examples cited on this page are on Oyster. A clasp date code dates the bracelet, not the watch head; see [[Reference:Bracelets]] for the cross-family method. | ||
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== Auction record == | ==Auction record== | ||
The table records named auction examples. Results reflect the individual dial, bracelet, condition, and provenance; they do not establish a general market band for the reference. | The table records named auction examples. Results reflect the individual dial, bracelet, condition, and provenance; they do not establish a general market band for the reference. | ||
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== Related references == | ==Related references== | ||
* [[Reference:118238|Day-Date 118238]]: 2000–2019 | * [[Reference:118238|Day-Date 118238]]: 2000–2019 | ||
* [[Reference:218206|Day-Date 218206]]: 2008–2015 | * [[Reference:218206|Day-Date 218206]]: 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.christies.com/en/auction/important-watches-24775/ Christie's, "Rolex Ref. 118208 Day-Date 36, 18k yellow gold smooth bezel with coral stone dial — Christie's Hong Kong, Important Watches, sale 3369, lot 2732", Christie's, 26 November 2014] | * [https://www.christies.com/en/auction/important-watches-24775/ Christie's, "Rolex Ref. 118208 Day-Date 36, 18k yellow gold smooth bezel with coral stone dial — Christie's Hong Kong, Important Watches, sale 3369, lot 2732", Christie's, 26 November 2014] | ||