製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1978 型號: 18038 機芯編號: 0’008’831 錶殼號碼: 5’175’129 型號名稱: Day-Date 材料: 18K yellow gold 機芯: Automatic, cal. 3055, 27 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Leather 錶扣: Gilt Rolex pin buckle 尺寸: 36mm diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
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The Rolex Day-Date ref. 18038 was first released in 1977 and enjoyed a production of 10 years seizing in 1988. While its aesthetics are like the iconic ref. 1803, the new model was the first to feature a sapphire crystal and an advanced cal. 3055 ticking at 28,800vph, however the most notable upgrade was the implementation of a quick-set feature for the date. The present Rolex Day-Date ref. 18038 features a rare and desirable red Khanjar dial from circa 1978 being one of the first examples of the reference produced right after its launch. Timepieces with the Khanjar emblem on the dial were made specially for the Sultanate of Oman as gifts to loyal servants, dignitaries and friends of the Sultan.
Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.
One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.