Wood Dial
Day-Date 18038 — Wood Dial
Undated
Natural wood veneer with gold-framed day and date windows; African mahogany and burl wood are recorded. Offered briefly in the 1980s alongside onyx, lapis and birch dials. Examples: Sotheby's c. 1979 mahogany; Christie's with Spanish day wheel; AWCO with German day disc.
Identifying details
- Day of the week
Day of the week spelled out in a window, usually at 12 o’clock.
- Wood dial
Dial veneered in natural wood (burl, birch, mahogany, etc.).
- Quickset date
Date can be set rapidly with the crown.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 18038
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Standard Flat Dial | Undated |
| Stella Lacquer Dial | Undated |
| Onyx Dial | Undated |
| Tiger’s Eye Dial | Undated |
| Wood DialCurrent |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 18038
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
More specifications (1)
- Caliber
Movement
Rolex 3055
High-frequency caliber of the 18000-series Day-Date with a quickset for the date only (“single quickset”); the day still advances by turning the hands.
Automatic · 28,800 vph · 27 jewels