Rolex — Daytona
Daytona 116520
Produced 2000–2016. Rolex Daytona 116520 (2000–2016), the first in-house steel Daytona: 40 mm Oystersteel case, engraved steel tachymeter bezel, Oyster bracelet, automatic calibre 4130 with 72-hour reserve, 100 m water resistance, and…
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Reference116520
BrandRolex
FamilyDaytona
Produced2000–2016
StatusDiscontinued
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Rolex — 9 min readRolex Daytona: From Slow-Selling Tool Watch to Chronograph MythA story layer for the Cosmograph Daytona, linked back to references, eras, collector terms, and source material.
US Open 2026 — 6 minUS Open 2026: Seven Daytonas, One Sapphire Richard Mille, and a TimexNew York does not do restraint, and neither did the wrists. Federer brought two Rolexes, the Daytona turned up in every metal it comes in, a Patek and a Journe actually got played in, and somewhere in the suites a Timex held its own.
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