Onyx Dial
Day-Date 18238 — Onyx Dial
Undated
Black onyx with an applied coronet and gold print but usually no markers; gold-framed day and date windows with white wheels. Also made with diamond markers or diamond Arabic numerals (case A207'825, 1998).
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Identifying details
- Hardstone dial
Dial cut from genuine stone such as lapis lazuli, onyx, tiger’s eye, jasper or sodalite.
- Day of the week
Day of the week spelled out in a window, usually at 12 o’clock.
- Double quickset
Day and date can each be set rapidly through the crown.
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 18238
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Standard | Undated |
| Onyx DialCurrent | Undated |
| Coral Stone Dial | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 18238
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Rolex 3155
Dial, bezel & hands
- Dial colour
Movement
Rolex 3155
Rolex’s first double-quickset caliber, setting day and date independently of the hands; fitted to the 18200-series Day-Date from 1988 and carried into the early 118000 series.
Automatic · Introduced 1988 · 31 jewels