Rolex Day-Date 'Carousel'

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 118395, is finished in Rolex's proprietary Everose gold with a factory Carousel Mother Of Pearl diamond-set dial, a matching factory Baguette diamond-set bezel, and a matching Oyster bracelet with hidden deployant clasp. This is an absolutely stunning and rare configuration, sure to delight even the most experienced Rolex collector.

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