Rolex / Daytona
Rolex Daytona
Perfil de colección · 1963
Cronógrafo originalmente diseñado para pilotos de carreras, nombrado en honor al Daytona International Speedway. Entre los relojes más buscados en el mercado secundario.
Imágenes de la colección
Pronunciación y nombre
day-TOH-nuh
Named after Daytona, Florida, and its motorsport association.
Por qué importa
The Daytona is Rolex’s motorsport chronograph and one of the strongest examples of how vintage racing culture, celebrity ownership, and modern scarcity can transform a model family.
Referencias clave
Cronología de la colección
- 1963 — Rolex launches the Cosmograph chronograph that becomes known as the Daytona.
- 1988 — The automatic Zenith-powered Daytona era begins.
- 2000 — Rolex introduces its in-house automatic chronograph movement, calibre 4130.
- 2016 — The steel Daytona gains a black ceramic bezel with reference 116500LN.
- 2023 — Rolex updates the Daytona line with calibre 4131 and the 126500 generation.
Noticias
- Rolex refreshes the Daytona for its 60th-anniversary generation 2023 — The 126500 generation refined the case, bezel framing, and calibre architecture with the new calibre 4131. ↗
- The official Daytona range spans steel, Rolesor, gold, and platinum Current collection — The contemporary Cosmograph Daytona is no longer only one steel reference; the current catalogue shows how broad the motorsport chronograph family has become. ↗
- Paul Newman’s own Daytona 6239 sells for $17,752,500 2017 — Phillips’ Winning Icons sale made the Paul Newman-owned reference 6239 one of the defining public auction moments for any wristwatch. ↗
- Oyster Paul Newman Daytona 6263 sells for CHF 1,325,000 2015 — A reference 6263 Oyster Paul Newman result at Phillips shows the premium commanded by screw-down pusher Daytonas with celebrated exotic dials. ↗
- Zenith Daytona 16520 prototype-dial example appears in Hong Kong sale 2021 — Phillips catalogued a reference 16520 “Proto Dial” Daytona, a reminder that the automatic Zenith-era Daytona has become collectible in its own right. ↗
- Ceramic Daytona 116500LN remains an active auction reference 2023 — Christie’s online sale listing for a 116500LN captures how the previous-generation ceramic steel Daytona continues to anchor modern Daytona demand. ↗
Datos curiosos
The name is a place
Daytona refers to Daytona, Florida, and the speedway culture that shaped the model’s racing identity.
Watchatlas editorial note
The dial made the myth
The once-slow-selling exotic dials now nicknamed Paul Newman dials became central to vintage Daytona mythology.
Watchatlas editorial note
FAQ
Why is the Rolex Daytona so famous?
It combines motorsport design, Rolex scarcity, vintage Paul Newman lore, and a strong modern waitlist culture into one collection.
¿Qué es the Zenith Daytona?
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