Pre-Owned Rolex Day-Date 'Meteorite' 40922236/AS07367

WHY WE LOVE IT

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Double Quickset Day-Dates were once a thing of fantasy.

Early Day-Date models offered no Quickset functionality, meaning that both the Day and Date functions had to be manually set - with a fair amount of winding, mind you - by the user in order to display the correct information on the calendar complications. by the late 1970s, Rolex had improved the system and began offering Single-Quickset versions in the 'five digit' References based on the 18038. These versions allowed easier setting of the Date function, but you still had to crank through all seven days in order to set the Day. It wasn't until the introduction of the 182XX in the late 1980s that things got infinitely easier.

This particular example, a Reference 118208, dates to circa 2000 and features a 36mm 18k yellow gold Oyster case with an excellent and not often seen, matching yellow gold Oyster bracelet with a signed hidden deployant clasp, a smooth polished yellow golf bezel, a signed crown, and a simply stunning, silver meteorite dial with factory applied diamond indices and a matching handset.

Fantastic!

An already 'elevated' Day-Date with a twist, for when the standard fare of solid gold won't cut it.

OVERALL CONDITION

The case is in fantastic condition overall showing light signs of wear from age and use. Silver 'meteorite' dial with factory diamond indices is in as-new condition with matching handset. Signed crown. Intact factory caseback sticker.