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Day-Date

Price Guide · 47 references
From $9,999
References priced 26
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The Rolex Day-Date puts its defining detail in plain sight: the day written out at 12, balanced by the date beneath a Cyclops at 3. Since its 1956 debut, that layout and its association with the rounded, three-link President bracelet have tied together a family spanning several case sizes, precious metals, and generations of movements.

The 36mm line gives the clearest view of that evolution. Earlier references such as the 1803 have pie-pan dials and acrylic crystals; the 18038 brought sapphire and a quickset date, while the 18238 added independent quick setting for both calendar displays through caliber 3155. Later six-digit references, including the 118238, retained the familiar proportions while bringing a more substantial bracelet construction.

Size separates the larger branches: the Day-Date II arrived at 41mm in 2008, followed by the 40mm Day-Date 40 in 2015, with revised proportions and caliber 3255. That movement subsequently reached the current 36mm generation, including the 128238. Across those branches, bezel treatment, dial furniture, and yellow gold, white gold, Everose gold, or platinum can change the character as much as diameter does.

Prices as of Nov. 2, 2026 · 984 listings

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Market Data
Day-Date Reference Prices
$9,999 – $82,816 spread of reference medians

Each price is the median ask from one reference's own listings, and a reference needs at least five to get one. Listings that don't name a reference are left out, and nothing is blended into a family price.

Day-Date 1803$9,309 – $13,043 $10,854 +11% 138 Day-Date 18038$11,563 – $19,981 $17,999 +7% 122 Day-Date 18238$19,876 – $22,950 $21,706 +3% 121 Day-Date 228238$46,087 – $64,947 $61,680 +1% 118 Day-Date 228235$53,500 – $61,000 $57,486 +3% 116 Day-Date 228239$43,923 – $55,412 $47,330 -3% 78 Day-Date 228236$79,485 – $85,000 $82,816 — 24 Day-Date II$37,902 – $45,885 $39,747 — 21 Day-Date 118238$26,460 – $30,569 $27,896 — 21 Day-Date 128238$47,582 – $50,631 $48,809 — 21 Day-Date 128235$45,709 – $55,495 $49,381 — 16 Day-Date 228206$55,210 – $63,282 $60,000 — 16 Day-Date 18239$21,427 – $23,950 $23,881 — 16 Day-Date 118239$23,542 – $26,743 $26,235 — 13 Day-Date 228348RBR$58,141 – $78,959 $68,950 — 12 Day-Date 19018$14,692 – $18,084 $16,638 — 12 Day-Date 18078$16,075 – $16,850 $16,622 — 11 Day-Date 228349RBR$54,631 – $65,538 $58,329 — 9 Day-Date 228345RBR$63,895 – $75,572 $66,098 — 8 Day-Date 18248$14,651 – $20,206 $19,149 — 8 Day-Date 118235$32,256 – $35,722 $34,538 — 7 Day-Date 118206$30,559 – $37,225 $32,598 — 7 Day-Date 118209$25,179 – $30,765 $27,112 — 6 Day-Date 18039$15,947 – $16,100 $16,100 — 6 Day-Date 228396TBR$103,423 – $112,011 $108,740 — 6 Day-Date 1807$9,248 – $10,023 $9,999 — 6 Day-Date 18048 — — 5 Day-Date 128236 — — 4 Day-Date 118338 — — 3 Day-Date 118205 — — 3 Day-Date 228398TBR — — 3 Day-Date 18946 — — 3 Day-Date 118208 — — 3 Day-Date 118389 — — 3 Day-Date 18208 — — 2 Day-Date 18948 — — 2 Day-Date 118139 — — 2 Day-Date II Rose Gold — — 2 Day-Date 18338 — — 2 Day-Date 18308 — — 1 Day-Date 118296 — — 1 Day-Date 6611 — — 1 Day-Date 128395TBR — — 1 Day-Date 1804 — — 1 Day-Date 128239 — — 1 Day-Date 118346 — — 1 Day-Date 128348 — — 1
Rising Fastest
Reference Median 1-Year Change Listings
Day-Date 1803 $10,854 +11% 138
Day-Date 18038 $17,999 +7% 122
Day-Date 18238 $21,706 +3% 121
Day-Date 228235 $57,486 +3% 116
Day-Date 228238 $61,680 +1% 118
Softening
Reference Median 1-Year Change Listings
Day-Date 228239 $47,330 -3% 78