$52,800
H 1.62 in W 0.52 in Dm 1.62 in
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 41 18K Yellow Gold Black Dial Watch 218238
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
General Information Brand: Rolex Model: Day-Date II Model Number: 218238 Type: Wristwatch Department: Men Style: Luxury Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Year Manufactured: ...
Yellow Gold
$101,200
H 1.58 in W 0.52 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex President Day Date 40 18K Rose Gold Olive Dimaond Bezel Watch 228345RBR
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
We do not defraud Customs. Brand: Rolex Model: Day-Date 40 Model Number: 228345 Style: Luxury Department: Men Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Year Manufactured: 2010-Now ...
Rose Gold
$82,860
H 1.58 in W 0.48 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date 40 President 18K Rose Gold Olive Dial Automatic Watch 228235
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
General Information Brand: Rolex Type: Wristwatch Department: Men Model Number: 228235 ogrp Year Manufactured: 2019 Style: Luxury Vintage: No Customized: No Country/Region of Manufa...
Rose Gold
Vintage Rolex Day Date 36MM 18038 Walnut Birch Wood Dial Bark 18K Gold Watch
By Rolex
Located in Houston, TX
Rare 1980 Rolex Day Date Walnut Wood Dial. Pre-owned in very good condition.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date 36mm 18238 18K Yellow Gold Watch Fluted Bezel Champagne Diamond
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and does not have any visible scratches or blemishes. Leather strap and gold plated buckle are custom aftermarket. The watch its...
Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date 18238 36mm 18K Yellow Gold Watch Fluted Bezel Champagne Dial
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and does not have any visible scratches or blemishes. Leather strap and gold plated buckle are custom aftermarket. The watch its...
Yellow Gold
$164,450
W 1.58 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date President 40 Platinum Ice-Blue Roman Dial Men Watch 228236
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned in mint condition. Comes with the original box and papers. 5-year warranty. * Free Shipping within the USA * Five-year warranty coverage * 14-day return policy with a ful...
Platinum
1985 Rolex Day-Date 36 18K YG 18038 Auto Black Diamond Dial 36mm 127g
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
The Definitive Statement In 18K Yellow Gold The Day-Date has been the flagship of the Rolex catalog since 1956, but the five-digit 18038 is where the watch truly modernized.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$15,600
W 1.42 in L 1.42 in
Vintage 1971 Rolex Day-Date 36 18K YG 1803 Auto Champagne Diamond Dial 36mm
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
It works because it offers the prestige of the flagship Rolex model in a format that feels personal and understated.
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Day Date 18038 36mm Factory Diamond Dial and Leather Strap 18k Yellow Gold
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 18038 Serial: 962**** Year: 1987 Model: Rolex Day Date Case Material: 18k Yellow Gold Band: Factory Rolex Leather Strap & Clasp Bezel: 18k Ye...
Vintage Rolex Day Date Ref 18038 80s Champagne Dial 18K Yellow Gold 36mm Case.
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Here's a vintage Rolex Day Date reference 18038 automatic (single quick) with a champagne sunburst dial in 18K yellow gold from the 1980s.
Yellow Gold
$82,500
H 1.58 in W 0.44 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date President 40 18K Yellow Gold Green Lacquer Dial Men Watch 228238
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
🕰️ Product Overview Brand: Rolex Model: Day-Date 40 Model Number: 228238 Type: Wristwatch Style: Luxury Department: Men Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Year Manufactur...
Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date President Diamond Men's Watch 1803 Yellow Gold 18k Auto 1Yr Wnty
By Rolex
Located in Greensboro, NC
Brand: Rolex Model: Day-Date President Model Number: 1803 Movement: Automatic Warranty: One Year Date: 1964 Movement Maker: Swiss Dial Color: Aftermarket Champagne Diamond Metal Con...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$82,220
H 1.58 in W 0.48 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date 40 Yellow Gold Black Diamond Dial Automatic Mens Watch 228238
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned in excellent condition. Comes with the original box and papers.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$34,385
H 1.42 in W 0.48 in Dm 1.42 in
Rolex Day-Date President 36 18k Yellow Gold Green Dial Luxury Watch 118138
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned in excellent condition. Comes with the original box and papers. 3-year in-house warranty.
Yellow Gold
Rolex President Day Date II 218349 41mm Diamond Dial Bezel 18K White Gold 2013
By Rolex
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: 218349 Serial: Q7906*** Year: 2013 Model: President Day Date II Case Material: 18K White Gold Band: 18K White Gold Bezel: Factory Diamond Bezel Dial: Factory Diamond ...
Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date Light Blue Roman Diamond Dial Iced Out Yellow Gold Watch 18038
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Rolex Day-Date 36mm Light Blue Roman Diamond Dial Iced Out Yellow Gold Watch 18038
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Rolex Rare Day-Date Vintage Men's 18K Yellow Gold Omani Dial Bark Finish 1807
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A very rare 18k yellow gold Day-Date men's wristwatch by Rolex, produced for the Sultan of Oman.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Very Rare Day-Date 18 Karat Yellow Gold Silver Omani Dial Bark Finish
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Very Rare 36 mm 18k Yellow Gold Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Vintage Gents Wristwatch, silver dial with applied hour markers, day at 12 0'clock, date at 3 0'clock, Omani Crest at 6 0'...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Rolex Very Rare Day-Date Vintage Gents 18k Yellow Gold Champagne Omani Dial 1803
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 36 mm Very Rare 18k Yellow Gold Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Vintage Gents Wristwatch, champagne dial with applied hour markers, day at 12 0'clock, date at 3 0'clock, Omani Crest at 6...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$95,700
H 1.58 in W 0.48 in D 1.58 in Dm 1.58 in L 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date 40 18k Rose Gold Gold Olive Green Dial Men Watch 228345RBR
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
Unworn. Comes with original box and papers.
Rose Gold
Rolex Day-Date 18238 18K Yellow Gold Watch 36m Fluted Bezel Silver Dial Unisex
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and does not have any visible scratches or blemishes. Leather strap and gold plated buckle are custom aftermarket. The watch its...
Yellow Gold
Rolex Day-Date 36mm 18238 18K Yellow Gold Watch Fluted Bezel Silver Diamond Face
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
This watch has been professionally polished, serviced and does not have any visible scratches or blemishes. Leather strap and gold plated buckle are custom aftermarket. The watch its...
Yellow Gold
$60,500
H 1.58 in W 0.48 in Dm 1.58 in
Rolex Day-Date President 228238 40MM 8K Gold Black Diagonal-Motif Men Watch B&P
By Rolex
Located in New York, NY
General Information Brand: Rolex Model: Day-Date President Model Number: 228238 Year Manufactured: 2021 Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Style: Luxury Vintage: No Cu...
Gold
$49,000
Dm 1.42 in L 1.42 in
Rolex Day-Date 18K WG White Gold Ombre Blue Dial Diamond 18038 Auto Watch, 1982
By Rolex
Located in Central & Western District, HK
Brand: Vintage Rolex Model: 18049 Year: 1982 Serial number: 76xxxxx Reference: C03782 Case: 18K White gold 36mm without crown; Show sign of wear with slight polish from previous; in...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Day-Date Rose Gold 40mm Olive green with box and papers
By Rolex
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
*We can have it new or second hand You can request more info* Prices will vary- Instantly recognizable, its unique design has forged its identity. At its launch, the Day-Date was t...
Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage 1987 Rolex Day-Date 18K Gold Automatic Lemon Dial 36mm
Located in New York, NY
Here's a Rolex Day Date reference 18078 with a lemon diamond dial in 18K yellow gold from the 1980s.
18k Gold
Rolex Daydate 36mm 18K Gold Fluted Bezel Champagne Tapestry Presidential Watch
By Rolex
Located in Miami, FL
Classic Rolex Day-Date 36mm in solid 18K yellow gold featuring a fluted bezel, champagne tapestry dial with day and date display, and a full 18K yellow gold Presidential bracelet fit...
18k Gold
While the rise in popularity of vintage Rolex watches is of no surprise to aficionados, collectors and industry experts, when it comes to contemporary luxury wristwatches, Rolex is also often the first brand that springs to mind. Not only is the company revered for its precision timekeeping and impeccable craftsmanship, but its name was designed to be memorable.
Rolex's enviable worldwide recognition can be credited in part to the genius of company founder Hans Wilsdorf. When the German-born watch dealer and his brother-in-law, Alfred Davis, set up their London enterprise, in 1905, they called it Wilsdorf & Davis, according to the traditional formula.
But Wilsdorf was determined to come up with another name that was short, would look good on a watch dial and was easy to say and remember in several languages. In 1908, he trademarked the name Rolex, and by 1920, he had moved the company to Geneva and redubbed it as Montres Rolex S.A.
But the main reasons for the brand’s success are its aforementioned commitment to precision and unflagging pursuit of innovation. In 1926, the company introduced the aptly named Oyster model. With a screw-down crown and case back, both fitted with rubber gaskets, this was the first truly waterproof watch.
Five years later, Rolex upped the ante with the Oyster Perpetual. That model’s patented Perpetual movement contained a rotor mechanism enabling it to self-wind. In another trendsetting move, in 1945, the brand debuted the Datejust, with a date window prominently displayed on the dial.
The company’s two most iconic models are sports watches. Although the Submariner, which debuted in 1953, was developed as a dive watch, its waterproof case, solid construction and good looks made it a favorite of adventurers and urbanites alike, including James Bond, who wore it in classics like Dr. No and Goldfinger. The Daytona, the racing chronograph made famous by Paul Newman, is especially sought after by collectors. Newman’s personal Daytona, which hit the auction block in 2017, sold for $17.8 million.
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Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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A fresh palette of dial colors and technological advances have elevated this classic watch model.
The watch has transformed several times over, but it’s still undeniably a classic.
This is perhaps the least subtle version of the Submariner.
If you think this looks like the Rolex Kermit, you're correct.
This model was designed for lefties.
Learn the devious techniques that counterfeiters use to sell inauthentic pieces at authentic prices. Of course, you don't have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where every seller of Rolex watches is highly vetted.
From understanding the models to choosing among vintage, pre-owned and new watches, here’s our expert advice on finding the best Rolex for you.
As the cache goes on display at London’s Design Museum, we speak to its enigmatic owner about some of his rarest acquisitions.