Rolex "Corporate Warrior"

Or Ref. 18038 a.k.a the single quick-set Rolex Day-Date (The President). There is something about a vintage Rolex President. Most reader's know I have a special affinity for the ref. 180X. In my mind Pie-Pan dials with acrylic crystals is as good as vintage Rolex watches get. Today, however, I am wearing a 18038 Sapphire Crystal 8.3 million serial "Corporate Warrior". The bracelet has stretch and the dial has Sun Damage, I mean is a bit tropical---yet I don't care. I am perfectly happy wearing a watch that I can imagine was purchased to make a statement. What statement... "I'm the Boss", "I am Successful", "I am a Used Care Salesman-God!" The truth is... chances are if you bought a Rolex President in the 80s it wasn't for the horological beauty. It was because you were or you wanted badly to be a "Corporate Warrior"