18239 Tridor

[oysterfisher]

Does anyone know the facts if this special pieces? Production time, list prices ( non diamond ), maybe a frame of the production numbers...
They just exist in Sapphire?
Would be grest to get details.
Thanks in advance

[KY..]

Sapphire crystal models only.
Several models available in day-date and ladies datejust.
Typical day-date models are 18239B but there is an earlier 18039B and a few rare diamond versions.
I love them and still would like to acquire one some day.
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=162272
https://www.fratellowatches.com/wris...e-tridor/#gref

[miamiclay]

When new, the 18239B Tridors carried a large premium over YG - Like 25% iirc. Before Covid they sold around $10-12K, noticeably cheaper than an average 182xx.

[oysterfisher]

Thank you very much @miamiclay & @KY..
May I ask if someone knows the production numbers and the correct list price? I do find just ranges, but a normal 18239 Tridor without diamonds and a classic white , champagne or salmon dial should be the "basic" model....
And... Is there a different in the middle case / caseback in order to the normal white gold 18239?

Regards and thanks in advance.

[ronricks]

Tridor was available in both single quick and double quick and went out of production around 2000ish.

The bracelets on these were solid not hollow so they are heavier than the other 5 digit day dates of the time. No champagne dial was ever offered. Unique watches that you rarely if ever see in the wild.

[oysterfisher]

Thank you for quick response. But they exist in salmon or white?
Are these bracelets fixable if they are worn? At presidents in YG its quite easy, but the middle stripe link makes me worries.

Regards and thanks in advance

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

Thank you for quick response. But they exist in salmon or white?
Are these bracelets fixable if they are worn? At presidents in YG its quite easy, but the middle stripe link makes me worries.

Regards and thanks in advance

Salmon yes. Not sure about white. There were so many dials available for 5 digit day dates many have been swapped to configurations that weren’t available from factory on the Tridor. The salmon dials in photos can almost look champagne but they are in fact not. I know there was salmon, copper, silver, and even a grey dial. You mostly see salmon that has aged to look like or is mistaken for champagne in photos but in person they look salmon.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

Does anyone know the facts if this special pieces? Production time, list prices ( non diamond ), maybe a frame of the production numbers...
They just exist in Sapphire?
Would be grest to get details.
Thanks in advance

The Tridor bracelets 3 colour gold were around from the mid 1985/89 possible into early 1990s very slow sellers and available for just a few years.The 18039 Bi-colour with the Tridor bracelet was well over £1000 more expensive than the single yellow/white gold models.As for today's prices perhaps a bit more expensive than the equivalent one colour gold watches but not thought of as collectible. The bracelets were quite costly and labour intensive to make not sure but think most of them were made in Italy for Rolex.

[oysterfisher]

Thank you for your replies @padi56 & @ronricks

I am just interested in the double quick ones and do just have another question (-:
Is there a special box they come with ? - Or the same than the "normal" presidents ? - The blue ones?

If it is a "Standard" Tridor, the reference should be a 18239 .?
No masterpiece / stone setting in it.


Thanks in advance

[KY..]

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

Is there a special box they come with ? - Or the same than the "normal" presidents ? - The blue ones?

If it is a "Standard" Tridor, the reference should be a 18239 .?
No masterpiece / stone setting in it.

I have actually seen Rolex boxes that say Tridor on them.
The correct double quick reference is 18239B between the case lugs.
BTW:
Be very careful of fake and over-polished Tridor bracelets…

[oysterfisher]

Thank you very much for responding. The one i am looking at is fair priced and the bracelet is in need of restore.

The "B" next to the reference is just for tridors?

Thanks in advance

[oysterfisher]

finally she is on my wrist...


after a fully load of cash and a few days without sleep, I couldnt say "no"...

Would like to see some more of this unique pieces here...

Show them please!

[1665fan]

Congrats!

[miamiclay]

I have a very vague recollection that from the factory, all 18239 Tridors had white gold hands and dial furniture. Is that correct? If so, was that also true of the Tridor 18039s?

@ronricks, do you believe the *only* (non-Masterpiece) factory original Tridor DD dials offered were salmon, copper, silver and gray? Interesting!

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

I have a very vague recollection that from the factory, all 18239 Tridors had white gold hands and dial furniture. Is that correct? If so, was that also true of the Tridor 18039s?

@ronricks, do you believe the *only* (non-Masterpiece) factory original Tridor DD dials offered were salmon, copper, silver and gray? Interesting!

There were a few other colors as well just don’t know off top of my head. I called the Dallas RSC asking about link availability and cost for the Tridor and I was put on the phone with someone who had been there like 35 years and he asked me if I was looking to buy a Tridor day date when I told him yes he rattled off a few things for me to look for to get an original or period correct watch. He told me to avoid champagne dials that a ‘regular’ single or double quick didn’t come from factory with them and that it is acceptable to have a white gold bezel on one he told me RSC will allow a swap from yellow gold to white gold bezel if customer wants. Sadly, I can’t remember the other nuggets of info he told me about them.

[KY..]

There are crown collection Tridor 18349 versions and a few fun personal touch configurations I like…
The burgundy vignette is the one I would want most…

[oysterfisher]

Do you know if the "crown collection" or Masterpiece versions with the "ROLEX" on bezel do have a special reference?

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

Do you know if the "crown collection" or Masterpiece versions with the "ROLEX" on bezel do have a special reference?

Yes. 18129 is ref number.

[1William]

Congratulations.

[Tridor]

Resurrecting this thread because I just HAD to ... here's my 1986 18039bic Tridor with factory authorized WG bezel. It's quite the rare bird, if I do say so myself.

[johnliley]

On my list of future must haves

Originally Posted by oysterfisher

finally she is on my wrist...


after a fully load of cash and a few days without sleep, I couldnt say "no"...

Would like to see some more of this unique pieces here...

Show them please!

[foxytimes]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

I have a very vague recollection that from the factory, all 18239 Tridors had white gold hands and dial furniture. Is that correct? If so, was that also true of the Tridor 18039s?

As far as I know this is correct in general. However Rolex allows variations being a tri-colored watch. WG bezel instead of YG and also YG dial and hands instead of WG. This applies to the bicolor references only eg. 18039, 18129, 18239, 18349, etc.
A WG reference as above with a WG bracelet (and without the addition B or BIC to the reference) should come all in WG (bezel, dial coronet and hands).



This Tridor with the rarer YG configuration comes from a CPO program of a known Rolex AD. The white stick dial most certainly isn't the original dial when the watch was bought by the first owner but it has been approved by Rolex apparently.

[DarthSimon]

Picked up a 18349 today! This is my third DayDate in my DD collection. I did swap the factory diamond bezel with an OEM flutted bezel.
Anyone else still wearing it own a Tridor ?







Sorry to dig up old thread.


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[0nly5iv3Digits]

Tridor has always been an odd-ball. More of a technical achievement than anything else. I respect it, but couldn't pull one off.

[miamiclay]

Very cool!


Seems like many of these are in terrific condition.

[1William]

Congratulations.

[DarthSimon]

Thank you guys!


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