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Rolex Day-Date 18168 · The Index

Brands
Rolex
Day-Date
18168

Day-Date 18168

Undated2 variants

Expensive 18000-series yellow-gold Day-Date with a bezel of 24 baguette diamonds (two per hour); few were finished and sold. Case stamped 18000.

Variants over time

Explore by production yearAll recorded years

19851989

19851990

Faded ends mark approximate or unknown dates. Years are as stated by the cited sources.

Variants

Lapis Lazuli Dial1986
Lapis lazuli dial in mixed blues with gold veining, gold-framed windows and tapering hands with dark enamel inserts. Case 9'178'646, 1986.
Hardstone dialDay of the weekDiamond-set bezel

Reference specifications

Brand: Rolex
Model: Day-Date
Reference: 18168
Category: Dress
Production: Undated
Case material: 18k yellow gold
Case diameter: 36 mm
Date: Yes

More specifications (3)

Crystal: Sapphire
Movement: Automatic

Quickset date

Date

Cyclops

Onyx DialUndated

Black onyx with gilt print and no hour markers.

Hardstone dialDay of the weekDiamond-set bezelQuickset dateDateCyclops

Automatic

Calibers

3055

Specs shared by all variants. Variant pages show where a variant differs.

All Day-Date references

Previous reference18139 BIC

Next reference18206