Rolex Day-Date 18038 Purple Jubilee Dial Box and Papers French HallmarksIntroduced in 1956, the Rolex Day Date was the worlds first waterproof, self winding chronometer wristwatch to display both the date and the day of the weekspelled out in fullacross two separate windows. By 1977, Rolex updated the Day Date with the introduction of the reference 18038, featuring the improved single quickset movement. This allowed the wearer to adjust the date independently of the time, alongside the transition from acrylic to sapphire

The rare silver soleil dial with no-lume doorstop markers has developed a lovely warm patina over the years and is fitted with matching non-lumed hands and an English-language day disc

- New brown crocodile Patek Philippe leather watch strap

-Minerva Chronograph

This minimalistic Calatrava has been fully serviced by our watchmaker and is ready to be enjoyed for many years to come

We believe this is one of the design study dials which made the cut and was produced in small numbers

- 38mm steel case with fixed bars

The case back showcases the distinctive Ovettone style—characterized by a more rounded and higher-profile design

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The hands have luminova lume

The strap comes within a thickness :~1

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