Rolex Day Date*** 18038 Burl Wood Dial*** 1979
ROLEX Day-Date 18038, Burl Wood Dial
Serial: 5753886
Circa: 1979
Reference No.: 18038
DIAL: Burl wood dial with gold applied hour markers and gold hands. Date aperture at 3 o’clock and Day aperture at 12 o’clock.
CASE: 36mm, yellow gold with ‘fluted’ bezel and sapphire glass with loupe for date at 3 o’clock.
MOVEMENT: Caliber 3055, Single Quick, Self-winding chronometer movement, 27 jewels
BRACELET: 18K Yellow gold Rolex ‘President’ bracelet
CONDITION REPORT: The dial is flawless and without cracks or damage. Case is in excellent condition as well as the bracelet and appear to have only been lightly polished. Overall excellent example.
NOTES: Part of a series of wood dials offered on the Rolex Day Date the Burl wood dial is recognisable by its rich cognac color, a reddish brown, with a distinct knots and comes from a form of outgrowth on a tree trunk.
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