Rolex Day-Date 18238 Purple Roman Numerals Dial purple for the most part

for the most part

6532 was introduced in 1956 and discontinued in 1958

- Glossy dial with applied hour markers

this mechanical alarm watch was ground breaking upon its release in the late 1940s

This gives the piece a wonderful sense of history and an added layer of character

Rolex Day-Date 18238 Purple Roman Numerals Dial purple for the most partWhen the Rolex Day Date was introduced in 1956, it stood alone as the brands only truly complicated wristwatch. Hard to imagine today, but despite several earlier attempts at more complex timepieces, Rolex had struggled to convince buyers that practicality and prestige could coexist in a single watch. Everything changed when President Dwight D. Eisenhower was seen wearing a Rolex Day Date. From that moment on, the model became forever associated with