Rolex Day-Date 18038
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Rolex Day-Date 18038
Photo: Lacotedesmontres
BrandRolex
ModelDay-Date
Reference18038
Introduced1978
MovementAutomatic (Rolex 3055)
ProductionDiscontinued
The Rolex Day-Date 18038 is the yellow-gold Day-Date Rolex introduced in 1978, the reference that modernized the model the brand reserves for solid gold and platinum alone: the watch that spells the weekday in full in an arc at twelve, above the date at three, a display Rolex first managed on the Day-Date in 1956. The 18038 was the first Day-Date with a sapphire crystal in place of acrylic, and it swapped the older "pie-pan" dial for a flat one and the earlier movement for the calibre 3055 with a quickset date. A 36 mm case, fluted bezel and the semicircular-link President bracelet make it the watch shorthand for money and office power, which is exactly the reading it carries on screen. (BeckerTime)
Appearances
4 cataloged appearances
| Title | Year | Type | Actor | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) | 1992 | Film | Alec Baldwin | Blake |
| Not Quite Dead Yet (2020) | 2020 | Film | Naoto Takenaka | Buddhist priest |
| Gnat (2020) | 2020 | Music Video | Eminem | Himself |
| Learning to Love (2025) | 2025 | TV Series |