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The 118235 is the Everose Day-Date 36, the rose-gold President of the 6-digit era. Everose is Rolex's exclusive pink-gold alloy, introduced in 2005 and formulated to hold its colour where ordinary rose gold fades, and the 118235 is the fluted-bezel Day-Date that wears it. It is the warm-metal counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155, and it is most associated with the chocolate-brown dial that became the signature Everose President. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36 replaced it.
The 118235 is the fluted rose-gold Day-Date 36 of the six-digit generation. Early examples used conventional 18 ct pink gold; later examples are catalogued in Rolex's Everose alloy, introduced in 2005. It is the pink-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold [[Reference:118238|118238]], on the same 36mm case and caliber 3155. Brown and chocolate dials are common in surviving examples. The reference ran until about 2019, when the 128235 with caliber 3255 replaced it.




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==Where it sits in the line==
==Where it sits in the line==


The 118235 is the Everose member of the 6-digit Day-Date 36, the generation that from 2000 gave the President broader lugs, solid links and a concealed Crownclasp. The [[Reference:118238|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted volume reference, the 118239 the white gold, and the 118235 the Everose. Within the Everose references it is the fluted one; the smooth-bezel Everose is the 118205 and the leather-strap Everose the 118135. It ran until about 2019, when the caliber-3255 Day-Date 36, the 128235, took over.
The 118235 occupies the pink-gold slot in the six-digit Day-Date 36 generation, which brought broader lugs, solid links, and a concealed Crownclasp from 2000. The [[Reference:118238|118238]] is the yellow-gold fluted model and the 118239 is white gold. Within the pink-gold group, the 118235 has the fluted bezel; the smooth-bezel model is the 118205 and the leather-strap model is the 118135. The 128235 replaced it around 2019.


==Production outline==
==Production outline==
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File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.
File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp|alt=Everose 118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers|A gem-set chocolate dial — diamond markers and ruby baguettes on the warm Everose ground, a variant of the signature chocolate face.
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers|The rosé diamond-dial configuration — the one example of the 118235 to surface at a major auction house.
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp|alt=Rosé dial with diamond hour markers|Rosé diamond-dial configuration documented in the auction record.
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp|alt=Rosé diamond dial, angled view|Angled view of the same watch, showing the fluted Everose bezel.
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The chocolate-brown dial is the signature of the Everose Day-Date, a warm sunburst brown against the pink gold with applied baton markers. It reads as Everose on sight, the way an ice-blue dial reads as platinum, and it carries the strongest following on the reference in both plain baton form and in gem-set versions with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Beyond it the 118235 was offered in sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium and black, in mother-of-pearl and meteorite, and in diamond-set dials. Everose flatters the warmer faces, which is why chocolate and sundust are the two most associated with the reference. The deeper dial taxonomy spanning the President line is on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry.
Brown and chocolate dials are frequently associated with the pink-gold 118235, including plain baton versions and gem-set examples with diamond markers and ruby baguettes. Published examples also show sundust, champagne, ivory, rhodium, black, mother-of-pearl, meteorite, and other diamond-set dials. Dial names and availability vary by market and period; the deeper President-line taxonomy is on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry.


==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==
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===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===
===Everose, the fade-resistant rose gold===


The reason the 118235 exists is the metal. Ordinary rose-gold alloys lose their pink over time as the copper in them oxidises, and Everose is formulated to hold its colour where they dull. What produces that stability is disputed. Rolex's own materials page gives the alloy as at least 75% gold and 20% copper with palladium and indium and calls the exact formula a secret, while the published collector literature credits a small platinum addition. Rolex casts it in its own foundry and introduced it in 2005. Of the references that wear it, the Day-Date is the one it defines most clearly.
Rolex introduced Everose in 2005 and describes it as an 18 ct pink-gold alloy developed to resist colour change. Rolex publishes the gold and copper proportions and names palladium and indium among the other elements, while keeping the full formula private. Specialist literature differs on the role of platinum. Rolex casts the alloy in its own foundry.


==Market==
==Auction and market record==


The 118235 is a liquid modern reference that trades through the dealer and certified-pre-owned market. Everose Day-Dates rarely come under the hammer, and the major houses route them through private sale instead. The one auction-house example that surfaces is an Antiquorum rosé diamond-dial 118235, estimated around CHF 17,000–21,000. On the secondary market a standard Everose 118235 sits roughly in the USD 30,000–50,000 range, a slight premium over the yellow-gold 118238 on the strength of the rose metal, with the diamond-set and special dials, meteorite and gem-set chocolate among them, reaching higher.
The published auction record is thin. Antiquorum catalogued a rosé diamond-dial example; that lot is a useful record of one configuration, not a production rule. Dealer and certified-pre-owned listings cover standard and gem-set watches, but asking prices vary with dial, condition, and provenance and should be checked against current listings rather than treated as a reference-wide value.


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


* [[Reference:218206|Day-Date 218206]] — 2008–2015
* [[Reference:218206|Day-Date 218206]]: 2008–2015
* [[Reference:218238|Day-Date 218238]] — 2008–2015
* [[Reference:218238|Day-Date 218238]]: 2008–2015
* [[Reference:118208|Day-Date 118208]] — 2000–2019
* [[Reference:118208|Day-Date 118208]]: 2000–2019
* [[Reference:118238|Day-Date 118238]] — 2000–2019
* [[Reference:118238|Day-Date 118238]]: 2000–2019
* [[Reference:118138|Day-Date 118138]] — 2013–2019
* [[Reference:118138|Day-Date 118138]]: 2013–2019
* [[Reference:18208|Day-Date 18208]] — 1988–2000
* [[Reference:18208|Day-Date 18208]]: 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]].
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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File:Ref 118235 hero.webp|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118235 in pink gold|118235 pink-gold Day-Date 36
File:Ref 118235 chocolate detail.webp|alt=118235 chocolate dial with diamond and ruby markers|Chocolate gem-set dial
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond.webp|alt=118235 rosé dial with diamond hour markers|Rosé diamond dial
File:Ref 118235 dial-variant-rose-diamond-angle.webp|alt=118235 rosé diamond dial angled view|Rosé dial and fluted bezel
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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