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|title=Rolex Day-Date 118209 — | |title=Rolex Day-Date 118209 — Smooth-bezel white gold | Rolexopedia | ||
|description=The Rolex 118209 is the smooth-bezel white-gold Day-Date 36, worn on an Oyster bracelet instead of the President — caliber 3155, circa 2000 to 2019. Built to pass for a steel Datejust; white-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold 118208. | |description=The Rolex 118209 is the smooth-bezel white-gold Day-Date 36, worn on an Oyster bracelet instead of the President — caliber 3155, circa 2000 to 2019. Built to pass for a steel Datejust; white-gold counterpart to the yellow-gold 118208. | ||
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[[File:Ref 118209 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118209 — white gold | [[File:Ref 118209 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Rolex Day-Date 36 118209 — white gold with a smooth bezel and three-piece Oyster bracelet.|Rolex Day-Date 36 118209 — white gold with a smooth bezel and three-piece Oyster bracelet.]] | ||
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==Where it sits in the line== | ==Where it sits in the line== | ||
The Day-Date family uses precious-metal cases, with fluted and smooth-bezel branches and both President and Oyster bracelet fitments in the 6-digit catalogue. The 118209 | The Day-Date family uses precious-metal cases, with fluted and smooth-bezel branches and both President and Oyster bracelet fitments in the 6-digit catalogue. The 118209 is the smooth-bezel white-gold branch, with a three-piece Oyster bracelet in the documented examples. | ||
Within the 6-digit generation it is the white-gold member of the smooth-bezel branch: the [[Reference:118208|118208]] in yellow gold, the 118206 in platinum with its ice-blue dial, and the 118209 in white. | Within the 6-digit generation it is the white-gold member of the smooth-bezel branch: the [[Reference:118208|118208]] in yellow gold, the 118206 in platinum with its ice-blue dial, and the 118209 in white. Its fluted sibling is the [[Reference:118239|118239]]. Both use the 36mm white-gold Day-Date case and Cal. 3155; the bezel and bracelet differ. The reviewed sources do not publish production totals comparing smooth and fluted references. | ||
==Production outline== | ==Production outline== | ||
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==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
The standard example documented here has a silvered dial, applied white-gold Roman numerals, no luminous hour plots, and hands with a dark central stripe. Those are observations of the photographed dial; the page does not infer Rolex's design intent from them. | |||
[[File:Ref 118209 dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118209 silvered dial with applied Roman numerals and no lume|The standard dial: silvered, applied white-gold Roman numerals, no luminous material, and hands carrying a black enamel stripe in place of a lume channel.]] | [[File:Ref 118209 dial.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118209 silvered dial with applied Roman numerals and no lume|The standard dial: silvered, applied white-gold Roman numerals, no luminous material, and hands carrying a black enamel stripe in place of a lume channel.]] | ||
Beyond the silvered Roman, black, blue, white, purple, brown and red dials are all documented on the reference, as are silver dials with diamond hour markers and mother-of-pearl dials with diamond settings. A rippled “Wave” dial is also documented on early-2000s white-gold 118209 examples. Its presence and date should be established from the individual watch and catalogue record. Deeper dial taxonomy across the President line sits on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry. | |||
Beyond the silvered Roman, black, blue, white, purple, brown and red dials are all documented on the reference, as are silver dials with diamond hour markers and mother-of-pearl dials with diamond settings. A rippled “Wave” dial is also documented on early-2000s white-gold 118209 examples. Its presence and date should be established from the individual watch and catalogue record. Deeper dial taxonomy across the President line sits on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry | |||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
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==Bracelets, end links, and clasps== | ==Bracelets, end links, and clasps== | ||
The cited examples use a white-gold three-piece Oyster bracelet, reference 73859. Some catalogue and market records also mention President-bracelet fitment. Bracelet reference and clasp code date the bracelet component, not the watch head. | |||
[[File:Ref 118209 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118209 caseback and white gold Oyster bracelet with 18K stamp|Caseback and bracelet. The 18K stamp on the end link is one of the few external cues that the watch is not steel.]] | [[File:Ref 118209 caseback.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118209 caseback and white gold Oyster bracelet with 18K stamp|Caseback and bracelet. The 18K stamp on the end link is one of the few external cues that the watch is not steel.]] | ||
Clasp descriptions vary between a plain folding Oysterclasp and a concealed folding Crownclasp. The records do not establish whether both were factory options throughout the run or whether some descriptions reflect service or catalogue naming differences. As with any of these, a clasp date code dates the bracelet rather than the watch head, and decades of service can put a later bracelet on an earlier watch. The cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]]. | |||
Clasp descriptions vary between a plain folding Oysterclasp and a concealed folding Crownclasp | |||
==Special branches== | ==Special branches== | ||
=== | ===Smooth-bezel white-gold configuration=== | ||
The 118209 combines a precious-metal case with a smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet. Its identifying features remain the Day-Date case, day aperture, metal markings, movement, and documented bracelet and dial configuration. | The 118209 combines a precious-metal case with a smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet. Its identifying features remain the Day-Date case, day aperture, metal markings, movement, and documented bracelet and dial configuration. | ||
=== | ===End of the documented branch=== | ||
The 2019 caliber-3255 catalogue examples cited here use fluted bezels in the Day-Date 36 range. The 118209 is therefore the last documented 118xxx white-gold smooth-bezel reference in this record; the catalogue does not establish a direct successor. | The 2019 caliber-3255 catalogue examples cited here use fluted bezels in the Day-Date 36 range. The 118209 is therefore the last documented 118xxx white-gold smooth-bezel reference in this record; the catalogue does not establish a direct successor. | ||
== | == Auction record == | ||
The | The following records are individual sale entries, not a complete auction census. Box, papers, dial, bracelet, and service history belong to the individual watch. | ||
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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]]. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180"> | |||
Ref 118209 hero.webp|White-gold 118209 with smooth bezel and Oyster bracelet | |||
Ref 118209 dial.webp|Silvered Roman-numeral dial | |||
Ref 118209 caseback.webp|Caseback and white-gold Oyster bracelet | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-day-date-ref-118209-white-gold.html Bob's Watches, "Used Rolex Day-Date 118209, 18k white gold, smooth bezel — Bob's Watches", Bob's Watches] | * [https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-day-date-ref-118209-white-gold.html Bob's Watches, "Used Rolex Day-Date 118209, 18k white gold, smooth bezel — Bob's Watches", Bob's Watches] | ||
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/118209 EveryWatch, "Rolex Day-Date 118209 — auction results and dealer index, EveryWatch", EveryWatch, 2026] | * [https://everywatch.com/rolex/118209 EveryWatch, "Rolex Day-Date 118209 — auction results and dealer index, EveryWatch", EveryWatch, 2026] | ||
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/118209/watch-32148311 EveryWatch, Sterling Vault 25 June 2026 result, 118209 silver dial] | |||
* [https://everywatch.com/rolex/118209/watch-31427542 EveryWatch, Monaco Legend 4 June 2026 result, 118209 black dial] | |||
* [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/m128236-0011 Rolex S.A., "Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 128236, platinum with fluted bezel — rolex.com model data (m128236-0011)", Rolex, 2023] | * [https://www.rolex.com/watches/day-date/m128236-0011 Rolex S.A., "Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 128236, platinum with fluted bezel — rolex.com model data (m128236-0011)", Rolex, 2023] | ||
* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | * ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra | ||