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Old 26 June 2020, 11:01 PM   #1
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Is this Rolex rare by any means?

I was wondering could this be called rare?
A day date 18039 there is only about a handful of these in this configurations for sale , so did Rolex produce a lot of this model? Or are collectors buying these watches and hoarding them?
In total there is about 30 18039s in Chrono and not much else.
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Old 27 June 2020, 12:03 AM   #2
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Not rare
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Old 27 June 2020, 07:55 AM   #3
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Not rare I am afraid


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Old 27 June 2020, 05:33 PM   #4
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Is this Rolex rare by any means?

I would say more “under-appreciated” than rare. I believe WG was probably a poor choice for Rolex when the 18039 came around. (and maybe still is)

It was introduced in the 1970s when Yellow Gold was that classically Rolex sign of achievement which a Day-Date signified.

White Gold, on the other hand, resembled that utilitarian functionality associated with Stainless Steel to the un-WISful eye.

Maybe 20% of DD sales were WG then and even now. So not unusual to see few on the secondary market compared to their YG/RG/Pt kin.



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Old 27 June 2020, 05:53 PM   #5
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Afraid the word rare should not be used with the word Rolex, and just because anything Rolex related is perceived as rare, dont always mean its more valuable or collectable.
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Trying to fit a particular dial choice or configuration into the "rare" category, or imply that collectors are hoarding certain dials, is a stretch.

You could have had your Day Date in any of a hundred different dials, and you can still change them if you can find them.

These are not the things that make a watch "rare" to a collector. Of course, trying to find something unique with ones Rolex is almost considered a sport.
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Old 28 June 2020, 04:36 AM   #7
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Its less common.
DD are traditionally yellow gold. So, any DD not made out of yg is less common.
Rare I would not say.

WG DD are a true wis models. I love them!
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Old 28 June 2020, 08:43 AM   #8
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WG DD is the most underrated Rolex PM model...I mean you could nearly have a 6 digit WG DD at the same price as a Batman more or less...
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Old 28 June 2020, 09:08 AM   #9
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there are very few rare modern rolexes, this isnt one of them unfortunately. it may not be seen often, but i remember a wg dd going for about $12.5k somewhere. it was snatched up while i was debating.
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