Name: Rolex Day-Date 36 Ref. 18038 - Rare Linen Dial - 18K Yellow Gold - Single Quickset - Incredible Condition!
Brand: Time Xchange Sydney
Price: 16880.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Rolex Day-Date 36 Ref. 18038 - Rare Linen Dial - 18K Yellow Gold - Single Quickset - Incredible Condition!

$16,880.00 AUD

Rolex Day-Date 36 Ref. 18038 - Rare Linen Dial - 18K Yellow Gold - Single Quickset - Incredible Condition!

$16,880.00 AUD

Rolex Day-Date 36 Ref. 18038 - Rare Linen Dial - 18K Yellow Gold - Single Quickset - Incredible Condition!

Up for grabs is a vintage Rolex Day-Date 36 (Ref. 18038) with a factory champagne linen dial.

If you know the 18038, you know why it’s the sweet spot for many collectors: it gives you classic vintage proportions, a flat sapphire crystal, and the single-quickset Caliber 3055 movement—so setting the date takes seconds instead of spinning the hands around all day.

What really elevates this piece is the dial. Standard champagne dials are everywhere, but the woven texture of a genuine linen dial adds a depth and character that changes completely depending on how the light hits it. It’s subtle, refined, and far less common.

Quick Specs

Reference: 18038

Movement: Rolex Cal. 3055 Automatic (Single Quickset Date)

Case & Bezel: 36mm, 18k Yellow Gold, Fluted Bezel

Dial: Factory Champagne Linen ("T SWISS MADE T")

Crystal: Sapphire

.Circa: 1979

Condition

Dial: The linen weave is sharp and untouched. All tritium lume plots are intact and have aged to a nice, warm patina.

Case: Solid, thick gold lugs with clean, sharp edges. Serial and reference numbers between the lugs are fully visible.

Bezel: Fluted bezel remains crisp with sharp facets.

Movement: Winds smoothly, keeps great time, and the quickset date flips crisp at midnight.