Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date Yellow Gold 118238 Luxury Watch Review
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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The Rolex Day-Date - the "President" - is the ultimate "power watch." Long the choice of Fortune 500 CEOs, junta leaders, Soviet Preimiers, and yes, U.S. presidents, the Day-Date is a modern legend.
This 118238 includes two highly desirable Rolex Day-Date features. The first is an exquisite 18-karat yellow gold finish that recalls the glory days of the Day-Date's time in the White House. Although rose gold, white gold, platinum, and gem-set versions of the Day-Date have been offered, the classic image of the ultimate executive Rolex includes a silver dial and an 18-karat yellow gold luster. Check and check.
The second desirable inclusion is the Rolex double quickset feature. This device allows the user to cycle the Rolex chronometer movement's date and day discs until the correct date is reached; the hands do not have to be rotated in the process. After all, a President's time is too valuable to spend spinning wheels.
Naturally, a double quick-set feature allows the Rolex Day-Date owner to return to more pressing matters, like leading the free world... or bringing it to its knees!
Video and content by Tim Mosso. - Навчання та стиль
How do you do your reviews sir? You must spend a lot of time preparing them as they are flawless. Well done!!
I bought mine in Dubai in 1986 for a few hundred Pounds I had it serviced a couple of years ago for the first time and the service cost more than the watch but it looks like new.
Hi Tim
Could you please tell me the ideal president box for my day date P series 118238 originally sold during 2004. As my one is preowned, and I have a feeling that the box that I received which is a wave design green during 2008 might be the wrong one for it. Any help would be very much appreciated. The reason I am asking is I have been given totally different advice on this matter by different individuals.
Kind Regards
Biju
Tim, quick suggestion: it would be great if you could zoom in your videos sometimes to show details of these beauties ;)
Hi Amintas,
That's a great suggestion, and I am going to try to include it with my future videos, especially when there's important detail to showcase. Most watches feature dials, movements, or case textures that deserve better than the static iPhone shot, so I'll work to improve my technique.
Best,
Tim
There`s just something about this watch
"Religious experience".... Excellent line!
i have this watch
i feel like a president lol
Tim
I have a 118238 bought pre owned during 2008 from London. The original champagne dial was changed to a dial that looks like a light champagne sort of color with diamonds according to our request, just before purchase as the original champagne with battons looked too goldy, without much contrast from the actual watch. I would like to know if changing the dial affects the future value of the watch if it was to be sold in future ? Also, not sure if this is an aftermarket dial or a factory original. Does the factory produce light champagne sort of colour ?
Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Biju
+132elephant On a vintage watch, definitely, the value would take a significant hit. But for a newer watch, the greater question is whether the dial that replaced the original is an authentic Rolex replacement dial with authentic factory-set diamonds. If either is not the case, then the watch would be significantly devalued. If you service your watch with Rolex, please ask them to verify that the dial, diamonds, and combination of the two are correct to your model. Only this verification from the factory itself can determine whether the value will have suffered. Ultimately, any future buyer may object if they check the serial number with Rolex and find that the new dial wasn't installed at the time of manufacture in Geneva. Did the jeweler that performed the swap give you the original dial to retain for future sale?
Best,
Tim
+watchuwantinc
Unfortunately, the original champagne dial on the president was not received and to be honest I was not aware of the importance of the original dial, future value etc. The original Rolex paper work dated 2004 says champagne dial and as it was our request to change the dial to diamond as my knowledge on Rolex was quite limited during those times. The guarantee paper from the jeweler where handwritten diamond on it to provide 1 year guarantee during 2008, when we bought it. In your opinion, if the diamond marked dial is authentic Rolex, is the problem solved ? or alternatively if I ask Rolex to install a champagne dial, is that the best way to solve the problem (although an original diamond dial would be more costlier)? In other words, is it best not to change dials ?
132elephant I see. For the sake of resale, the best option would be to restore whatever dial was shipped with the watch from the factory. A collector is unlikely to value a diamond-dial Rolex as much as the original article regardless of the gems. Rolex dials also include Rolex-set diamonds (themselves vetted by Rolex), so it may be best to simply restore the original dial (as specified in the purchase papers) with Rolex factory service, sell the restored watch when you are ready, and separately sell the replacement dial from the original purchase.
Best,
Tim
watchuwantinc
Tim, thank you so much for taking your valuable time and providing sound advice. Very much appreciated.
Biju
Is this a silver dial?
SHUT UP
Although it is called "The President", I find less evidence for it's use by USA Presidents than I do for the Vulcain Cricket. Please explain why this watch should be more associated with "leaders of the free world" than the cricket. Thanks.
Hi M3au,
Thanks for visiting our channel! I'm not sure that there's *more* evidence to associate this one with the U.S. Presidency, but the fascination with the Day-Date as a new or vintage model is tied to the way it's remembered in the popular imagination. "President" is the nickname that collectors and the general public have chosen for the Day-Date, and there *is* plenty of evidence to tie it to many of the late 20th century presidents.
Vulcain *gives* a Cricket/Heart/etc. model to each U.S. President to keep the company's White House streak running, so it's not as though that tradition is totally organic. Foe example, Lyndon Johnson was *given* the Vulcain; he (and others) bought the Day-Date with his own money.
And the Day-Date isn't always associated with leaders of the *free* world; there's the rest of the world, too, and the Glorious Leader/dictator/junta kingpin set also swears by the Day-Date. So whether you're a President or a "President for Life," the Day-Date is the ticket.
Best,
Tim