Birchwood Dial
Day-Date 18239 — Birchwood Dial
Undated
Birch wood dial; Rolex also made sequoia, mahogany and walnut, some with bark-finished bezel and bracelet links.
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Identifying details
- 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.
- Wood dial
Dial veneered in natural wood (burl, birch, mahogany, etc.).
- Date
Date display.
- Cyclops
Magnifying lens over the date.
Variants of 18239
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| Birchwood DialCurrent | Undated |
| Green Jasper Dial | Undated |
| Pink Stella, Diamond Dial | 1991 |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 18239
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Case diameter
- 36 mm
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Date
- Yes
- Caliber
- Rolex 3155
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
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