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The 118139 is the white-gold strap Day-Date 36. It uses the same 36mm 18k white gold case and fluted bezel as the President-bracelet [[Reference:118239|118239]], and hangs it on an alligator strap closed by a folding gold clasp. Rolex added the strap-mounted Day-Dates to the line at Baselworld 2013 alongside the yellow-gold [[Reference:118138|118138]] and the Everose 118135. | The 118139 is the white-gold strap Day-Date 36. It uses the same 36mm 18k white gold case and fluted bezel as the President-bracelet [[Reference:118239|118239]], and hangs it on an alligator strap closed by a folding gold clasp. Rolex added the strap-mounted Day-Dates to the line at Baselworld 2013 alongside the yellow-gold [[Reference:118138|118138]] and the Everose 118135. The cited catalogue variants are blue, cherry, rhodium, and lapis lazuli, with a white carousel dial also listed in the archived model pages. Caliber 3155; archived catalogues place the strap reference in the 2013–2019 catalogue period. | ||
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Five dials are documented in Rolex's own catalogue for the 118139, and they are the clearest evidence of what the white-gold strap version was meant to be. | Five dials are documented in Rolex's own catalogue for the 118139, and they are the clearest evidence of what the white-gold strap version was meant to be. | ||
The blue sunburst | The archived model pages list a blue sunburst dial with a matching blue alligator strap, a cherry dial with a bordeaux strap, a rhodium dial, a white carousel dial, and a lapis lazuli stone dial. The dial and strap should be recorded separately because straps are replaceable components. | ||
Beyond | Beyond those catalogue pages, dealer records document white Roman-numeral examples on brown alligator. That is evidence of an encountered configuration, not proof of a complete factory dial list. Deeper dial taxonomy across the President line sits on the [[Reference:1803|1803]] entry. | ||
[[File:Ref 118139 cherry.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118139 cherry dial on a bordeaux alligator strap|118139 cherry dial on a bordeaux alligator strap.]] | |||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown== | ||
The case is the 36mm white-gold Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date: monobloc middle case, screw-down caseback, screw-down Twinlock crown, sapphire crystal with a Cyclops over the date, waterproof to 100 metres. | |||
The | [[File:Ref 118139 white roman.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex 118139 white Roman dial showing the fluted white gold bezel|A white Roman example on brown alligator. The fluting on the white-gold bezel reads as a fine ribbed ring rather than a bright sunburst.]] The lugs are configured for the strap rather than a President bracelet. Individual case, strap, and clasp fitment still needs to be checked on the watch in hand. | ||
The bezel is fluted. This is worth stating plainly because dealer listings routinely describe the strap Day-Dates as smooth-bezel watches, and photographs of real examples show the fluting as clearly as Rolex's own spec sheet prints it. On white gold the fluting reads as a fine ribbed ring rather than the bright sunburst it makes on yellow gold, which is probably where the confusion starts. | The bezel is fluted. This is worth stating plainly because dealer listings routinely describe the strap Day-Dates as smooth-bezel watches, and photographs of real examples show the fluting as clearly as Rolex's own spec sheet prints it. On white gold the fluting reads as a fine ribbed ring rather than the bright sunburst it makes on yellow gold, which is probably where the confusion starts. | ||
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The lapis lazuli entry is a stone-dial configuration documented in Rolex's archived model pages. Its material and dial are distinct from the blue, cherry, rhodium, and white catalogue descriptions; the reviewed sources do not establish a production count or a reference-wide rarity ranking. | The lapis lazuli entry is a stone-dial configuration documented in Rolex's archived model pages. Its material and dial are distinct from the blue, cherry, rhodium, and white catalogue descriptions; the reviewed sources do not establish a production count or a reference-wide rarity ranking. | ||
===The | ===The 2013 strap group=== | ||
The 2013 strap Day-Date group included yellow-gold, white-gold, and Everose references with different dial colours. The reviewed sources do not establish comparative production totals or sales volume for the three metals. | The 2013 strap Day-Date group included yellow-gold, white-gold, and Everose references with different dial colours. The reviewed sources do not establish comparative production totals or sales volume for the three metals. | ||
== Related references == | == Related 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]]. | ||
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Ref 118139 hero.webp|White-gold 118139 on an alligator strap | |||
Ref 118139 cherry.webp|Cherry dial and bordeaux strap | |||
Ref 118139 white roman.webp|White Roman dial and fluted bezel | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 28 September 2026
Day-Date › 118139
The 118139 is the white-gold strap Day-Date 36. It uses the same 36mm 18k white gold case and fluted bezel as the President-bracelet 118239, and hangs it on an alligator strap closed by a folding gold clasp. Rolex added the strap-mounted Day-Dates to the line at Baselworld 2013 alongside the yellow-gold 118138 and the Everose 118135. The cited catalogue variants are blue, cherry, rhodium, and lapis lazuli, with a white carousel dial also listed in the archived model pages. Caliber 3155; archived catalogues place the strap reference in the 2013–2019 catalogue period.
Core facts
| detail | value |
|---|---|
| reference | 118139 |
| family | Day-Date (Day-Date 36, 6-digit) |
| production | 2013 to about 2019 |
| movement | caliber 3155, 28,800 vph, blue Parachrom hairspring, double quickset, COSC |
| case | 36mm 18k white gold, monobloc middle case, screw-down caseback |
| crystal | sapphire with Cyclops |
| bezel | fluted |
| strap | alligator leather; Rolex's spec sheets name a folding Oysterclasp, its catalogue prose an 18 ct gold Crownclasp |
| dial | blue, cherry, rhodium, lapis lazuli, white carousel catalogued; white Roman also documented |
| crown | screw-down, Twinlock |
| water resistance | 100 metres |
| siblings | 118239 (white gold, President bracelet), 118138 (yellow-gold strap), 118135 (Everose strap), 118209 (white gold, smooth bezel) |
| successor | none direct; the caliber-3255 strap Day-Date 36 references that arrived in 2021 are fully gem-set |
Where it sits in the line
The 118139 is the leather-strap member of the 6-digit white-gold Day-Date 36 family. Rolex's catalogue places it alongside the bracelet-mounted 118239 and gives both the 36 mm white-gold Oyster case and caliber 3155. The strap, clasp, lug treatment, and original-delivery configuration must still be checked on the individual watch; a bracelet code or case similarity does not prove that the components were delivered together.
The white-gold case and dark strap give the 118139 a different visual combination from the yellow-gold and Everose strap references. The smooth-bezel 118209 is a related bracelet reference, not a substitute for the 118139's fluted-bezel case.
Production outline
Rolex introduced the strap Day-Date 36 at Baselworld 2013, well into the run of the 118xxx case generation that began in 2000. The 118139 belongs to that 2013 group rather than to the start of the generation, so it is a watch of the 2010s. It ran to about 2019, when the caliber-3255 references took over the Day-Date 36.
When the Day-Date 36 returned to the strap format in the 2021 catalogue, the cited references were gem-set models. The archived catalogue record does not establish a direct plain-dial successor for the 118139. Rolex has published no production figure.
Movement notes
The 118139 runs caliber 3155, the double-quickset Day-Date movement, beating at 28,800 vph with the paramagnetic blue Parachrom hairspring and bidirectional winding through the Perpetual rotor. Day and date both set from the crown, and the seconds hack. It is the same movement as the bracelet-mounted 118239 and the yellow-gold 118138; the strap changes the watch, not the mechanism. The Reference:Movements page holds the caliber lineage, and the 118238 entry covers the 3155 in detail.
One detail dates an example from its paperwork rather than its movement. Rolex's earlier spec sheet for the reference certifies it as an officially certified Swiss chronometer to COSC; the later one reads "Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)". That is Rolex redefining what Superlative Chronometer meant across the catalogue from 2015, not two different calibers.
Dial map
Five dials are documented in Rolex's own catalogue for the 118139, and they are the clearest evidence of what the white-gold strap version was meant to be.
The archived model pages list a blue sunburst dial with a matching blue alligator strap, a cherry dial with a bordeaux strap, a rhodium dial, a white carousel dial, and a lapis lazuli stone dial. The dial and strap should be recorded separately because straps are replaceable components.
Beyond those catalogue pages, dealer records document white Roman-numeral examples on brown alligator. That is evidence of an encountered configuration, not proof of a complete factory dial list. Deeper dial taxonomy across the President line sits on the 1803 entry.
Case, bezel, crystal, and crown
The case is the 36mm white-gold Oyster of the 6-digit Day-Date: monobloc middle case, screw-down caseback, screw-down Twinlock crown, sapphire crystal with a Cyclops over the date, waterproof to 100 metres.
The lugs are configured for the strap rather than a President bracelet. Individual case, strap, and clasp fitment still needs to be checked on the watch in hand.
The bezel is fluted. This is worth stating plainly because dealer listings routinely describe the strap Day-Dates as smooth-bezel watches, and photographs of real examples show the fluting as clearly as Rolex's own spec sheet prints it. On white gold the fluting reads as a fine ribbed ring rather than the bright sunburst it makes on yellow gold, which is probably where the confusion starts.
Strap and clasp
The 118139 wears an alligator strap in a colour matched to the dial, and the clasp is where Rolex contradicts itself. The downloadable spec sheets list the fitting as a folding Oysterclasp; the catalogue text on the same product pages describes an 18 ct gold Crownclasp, the concealed folding buckle that hides under a crown medallion. Both descriptions appear in Rolex material. The reviewed sources do not resolve whether the difference reflects a naming change, a clasp variation, or a catalogue inconsistency. In practice the strap is a wear item and gets replaced, so the clasp on a given example dates that example's last strap change rather than the watch.
The cross-family bracelet detail sits on Reference:Bracelets. The strap Day-Dates sit apart from the President-bracelet references covered there.
Special branches
The lapis lazuli dial
The lapis lazuli entry is a stone-dial configuration documented in Rolex's archived model pages. Its material and dial are distinct from the blue, cherry, rhodium, and white catalogue descriptions; the reviewed sources do not establish a production count or a reference-wide rarity ranking.
The 2013 strap group
The 2013 strap Day-Date group included yellow-gold, white-gold, and Everose references with different dial colours. The reviewed sources do not establish comparative production totals or sales volume for the three metals.
Related references
- Day-Date 118138: 2013–2019.
- Day-Date 118239: 2000–2019.
- Day-Date 118238: 2000–2019.
- Day-Date 118209: 2000–2019.
- Day-Date 118208: 2000–2019.
- Day-Date 118235: 2005–2019.
See also the Day-Date family index, movement reference, bracelet & clasp guide, and serial numbers by year.
Gallery
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White-gold 118139 on an alligator strap -
Cherry dial and bordeaux strap -
White Roman dial and fluted bezel
Sources
- Rolex S.A., "Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 118139, Oyster 36 mm white gold, blue dial — rolex.com model spec sheet (m118139-0004)", Rolex, 2016
- Rolex S.A., "Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 118139, Oyster 36 mm white gold, cherry dial — rolex.com model spec sheet (m118139-0007)", Rolex, 2017
- Rolex S.A., "Rolex Day-Date 36 ref. 118139 model pages — rolex.com (m118139-0053 rhodium, -0073 lapis lazuli, -0077 white carousel)", Rolex, 2018
- Bob's Watches, "Rolex White Gold Day-Date 118139, white Roman dial on brown alligator — Bob's Watches", Bob's Watches
- The Vintage Rolex Field Manual — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra
- WatchBase, "Rolex caliber 3155 (registry page)", WatchBase
- SwissWatchExpo editorial, "Generations of the Rolex President Day-Date", SwissWatchExpo, 2024
- Monochrome editorial, "In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Day-Date, The Presidential Watch", Monochrome Watches
- Italian Watch Spotter editorial, "The History of the Rolex Day-Date", Italian Watch Spotter
- Sotheby's editorial, "The Rolex Day-Date: A Complete Collector's Guide", Sotheby's
- Fratello editorial, "Exploring Evergreens: The Rolex Day-Date 18238", Fratello Watches
- Rolex Day-Date Volume (Mondani Editore) — Mondani Family, Guido Mondani Editore