Rolex Day-Date 'Diamond Drop' Dial Archived The dial underwent subtle changes

The dial underwent subtle changes throughout the model’s run

aren’t nearly as popular as the originals

With an estimated 999 pieces produced in a four year period

While most Memovoxes that come to market are fitted with automatic movements (and the requisite thicker cases)

Rolex Day-Date 'Diamond Drop' Dial Archived The dial underwent subtle changesDouble Quickset Day Dates were once a thing of fantasy. Early Day Date models offered no Quickset functionality, meaning that both the Day and Date functions had to be manually set with a fair amount of winding, mind you by the user in order to display the correct information on the calendar complications. by the late 1970s, Rolex had improved the system and began offering Single Quickset versions in the 'five digit' References based on the 18038.