*Unpolished* 1985 Rolex Day-Date 18K YG (Ref. 18078) Taupe "Havana" Dial

The Rolex Day-Date is one of the most iconic and beautiful watches in the Rolex catalog. The Rolex Day-Date earned the nickname "President" after it had been rumored that President Dwight Eisenhower began wearing one.  In reality, Eisenhower wore a Rolex 18K yellow gold Oyster Perpetual Datejust which Rolex gifted to him in 1950. However, the nickname President stuck and is quite fitting for the Day-Date as Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Ford, Reagan, and Nixon all wore the Rolex Day-Date model. It has always been a symbol of status and luxury as the Rolex Day-Date is only made in precious metals most commonly 18k yellow gold and possesses both the day and date complications within the movement.  In 1977 Rolex updated the iconic Day-Date model aka the "President" with the references 18038, and 18078 for models produced with the "bark" styling. This new era featured some major changes to the Day-Date line of watches. The first of the major updates was the introduction of a sapphire cryst