Rolex Rolex - 18026 Day-Date 18026
Rolex Rolex - 18026 Day-Date 18026
Rolex Rolex - 18026 Day-Date 18026
Rolex

Day-Date 18026

REF. 18026

Case

MaterialPlatinum
Diameter36 mm
Lug width20 mm
ShapeRound
CrystalSapphire
Case backClosed
Water resistance100 m

Dial

ColourBlue
IndexesNone Hands: Stick
HandsStick

Movement

Caliber3055
Typeautomatic
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In Context

At 36 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 100 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

18026 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a blue dial with a platinum case. Beyond the time it carries a day-date.

Inside: Caliber 3055

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Fifth generation Rolex Day-Date movement. Introduced around 1978. Beat increased to 28800 bph.

8 other watches in the library run the Rolex 3055.

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