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<small>[[Reference:day-date|Day-Date]] → '''18348'''</small>

The 18348 is the diamond-bezel Day-Date of the caliber-3155 era, the double-quickset successor to the caliber-3055 diamond [[Reference:18048|18048]]. It is a yellow-gold President with a factory diamond-set bezel and the caliber 3155 that sets both the day and the date from the crown, made from 1988 to about 2000. It is the diamond sibling of the fluted [[Reference:18238|18238]] and the bark [[Reference:18248|18248]], and the reference those two are most often confused with: the 18348 is the diamond-bezel one, the 18248 the bark. The diamond bezel was a catalogue option ~~rather than a rarity~~, so the 18348 is a jewellery-grade volume President that trades on metal, condition and dial, with the special-dial examples at the top.

The 18348 is the diamond-bezel Day-Date of the caliber-3155 era, the double-quickset successor to the caliber-3055 diamond [[Reference:18048|18048]]. It is a yellow-gold President with a factory diamond-set bezel and the caliber 3155 that sets both the day and the date from the crown, made from 1988 to about 2000. It is the diamond sibling of the fluted [[Reference:18238|18238]] and the bark [[Reference:18248|18248]], and the reference those two are most often confused with: the 18348 is the diamond-bezel one, the 18248 the bark. The diamond bezel was a common catalogue option, so the 18348 is a jewellery-grade volume President that trades on metal, condition and dial, with the special-dial examples at the top.

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==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

The 18348 wears the President bracelet, reference 8385, with the concealed Crownclasp and the solid links of the 5-digit era. The gem-loaded examples add a pavé centre-link President, the upgrade documented on the strongest auction results, which sets diamonds down the length of the bracelet. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet ~~rather~~ than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].

The 18348 wears the President bracelet, reference 8385, with the concealed Crownclasp and the solid links of the 5-digit era. The gem-loaded examples add a pavé centre-link President, the upgrade documented on the strongest auction results, which sets diamonds down the length of the bracelet. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].

==Special branches==

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===Serti and special dials===

The 18348's variety, and most of its upside, is in the dial. Serti dials set coloured stones into a diamond chapter ring, emerald and ruby markers on champagne grounds, while coral and other stone dials, mother-of-pearl and full pavé all appear on the diamond-bezel case. On a jewellery-grade reference like this the dial~~, not the bezel,~~ is what carries the result.

The 18348's variety, and most of its upside, is in the dial. Serti dials set coloured stones into a diamond chapter ring, emerald and ruby markers on champagne grounds, while coral and other stone dials, mother-of-pearl and full pavé all appear on the diamond-bezel case. On a jewellery-grade reference like this the dial is what carries the result.

===The gem-loaded examples===

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==Auction record==

The 18348 is a liquid, jewellery-grade volume reference ~~rather than a headline auction lot~~, and where it does well the gem content drives the result. Antiquorum sold a black-diamond-dial example with a pavé centre-link bracelet in New York in 2016 for USD 33,125, well over its estimate and the strongest documented result for the reference. Antiquorum has also catalogued a champagne example with an emerald-marker serti dial in Geneva, and Sotheby's a yellow-gold example dated to about 1989. For a standard yellow-gold diamond-bezel 18348 the secondary market sits roughly in the high-twenties to low-thirties of thousands of dollars, a clear step above the fluted 18238 for the gem content but trading on carats, condition and dial rather than on rarity. The special dials, serti, stone and pavé, are what reach the upper end.

The 18348 is a liquid, jewellery-grade volume reference, and where it does well the gem content drives the result. Antiquorum sold a black-diamond-dial example with a pavé centre-link bracelet in New York in 2016 for USD 33,125, well over its estimate and the strongest documented result for the reference. Antiquorum has also catalogued a champagne example with an emerald-marker serti dial in Geneva, and Sotheby's a yellow-gold example dated to about 1989. For a standard yellow-gold diamond-bezel 18348 the secondary market sits roughly in the high-twenties to low-thirties of thousands of dollars, a clear step above the fluted 18238 for the gem content but trading on carats, condition and dial rather than on rarity. The special dials, serti, stone and pavé, are what reach the upper end.

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 <small>[[Reference:day-date|Day-Date]] → '''18348'''</small>
-The 18348 is the diamond-bezel Day-Date of the caliber-3155 era, the double-quickset successor to the caliber-3055 diamond [[Reference:18048|18048]]. It is a yellow-gold President with a factory diamond-set bezel and the caliber 3155 that sets both the day and the date from the crown, made from 1988 to about 2000. It is the diamond sibling of the fluted [[Reference:18238|18238]] and the bark [[Reference:18248|18248]], and the reference those two are most often confused with: the 18348 is the diamond-bezel one, the 18248 the bark. The diamond bezel was a catalogue option rather than a rarity, so the 18348 is a jewellery-grade volume President that trades on metal, condition and dial, with the special-dial examples at the top.
+The 18348 is the diamond-bezel Day-Date of the caliber-3155 era, the double-quickset successor to the caliber-3055 diamond [[Reference:18048|18048]]. It is a yellow-gold President with a factory diamond-set bezel and the caliber 3155 that sets both the day and the date from the crown, made from 1988 to about 2000. It is the diamond sibling of the fluted [[Reference:18238|18238]] and the bark [[Reference:18248|18248]], and the reference those two are most often confused with: the 18348 is the diamond-bezel one, the 18248 the bark. The diamond bezel was a common catalogue option, so the 18348 is a jewellery-grade volume President that trades on metal, condition and dial, with the special-dial examples at the top.
 [[File:Ref 18348 hero.webp|thumb|right|260px|alt=Yellow gold Rolex Day-Date 18348 diamond bezel serti dial|Rolex Day-Date 18348 in yellow gold — the factory diamond bezel that defines the reference, here with a champagne serti dial.]]
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 ==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==
-The 18348 wears the President bracelet, reference 8385, with the concealed Crownclasp and the solid links of the 5-digit era. The gem-loaded examples add a pavé centre-link President, the upgrade documented on the strongest auction results, which sets diamonds down the length of the bracelet. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet rather than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].
+The 18348 wears the President bracelet, reference 8385, with the concealed Crownclasp and the solid links of the 5-digit era. The gem-loaded examples add a pavé centre-link President, the upgrade documented on the strongest auction results, which sets diamonds down the length of the bracelet. As with any President, a clasp date code dates the bracelet, which may be older or newer than the head, and the cross-family detail sits on [[Reference:Bracelets]].
 ==Special branches==
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 ===Serti and special dials===
-The 18348's variety, and most of its upside, is in the dial. Serti dials set coloured stones into a diamond chapter ring, emerald and ruby markers on champagne grounds, while coral and other stone dials, mother-of-pearl and full pavé all appear on the diamond-bezel case. On a jewellery-grade reference like this the dial, not the bezel, is what carries the result.
+The 18348's variety, and most of its upside, is in the dial. Serti dials set coloured stones into a diamond chapter ring, emerald and ruby markers on champagne grounds, while coral and other stone dials, mother-of-pearl and full pavé all appear on the diamond-bezel case. On a jewellery-grade reference like this the dial is what carries the result.
 ===The gem-loaded examples===
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 ==Auction record==
-The 18348 is a liquid, jewellery-grade volume reference rather than a headline auction lot, and where it does well the gem content drives the result. Antiquorum sold a black-diamond-dial example with a pavé centre-link bracelet in New York in 2016 for USD 33,125, well over its estimate and the strongest documented result for the reference. Antiquorum has also catalogued a champagne example with an emerald-marker serti dial in Geneva, and Sotheby's a yellow-gold example dated to about 1989. For a standard yellow-gold diamond-bezel 18348 the secondary market sits roughly in the high-twenties to low-thirties of thousands of dollars, a clear step above the fluted 18238 for the gem content but trading on carats, condition and dial rather than on rarity. The special dials, serti, stone and pavé, are what reach the upper end.
+The 18348 is a liquid, jewellery-grade volume reference, and where it does well the gem content drives the result. Antiquorum sold a black-diamond-dial example with a pavé centre-link bracelet in New York in 2016 for USD 33,125, well over its estimate and the strongest documented result for the reference. Antiquorum has also catalogued a champagne example with an emerald-marker serti dial in Geneva, and Sotheby's a yellow-gold example dated to about 1989. For a standard yellow-gold diamond-bezel 18348 the secondary market sits roughly in the high-twenties to low-thirties of thousands of dollars, a clear step above the fluted 18238 for the gem content but trading on carats, condition and dial rather than on rarity. The special dials, serti, stone and pavé, are what reach the upper end.
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