Rolex Daytona

Named for the Daytona motor speedway; became a chronograph icon partly through its association with Paul Newman.

11 references

“Differs” marks a spec with different recorded values. — means not recorded.

11 references side by side. 12 of 16 specs differ.
Spec	6239	6263	6265	16520	116520	116506 Ice Blue platinum	116500LN	116508	116519LN	126500LN	126506 Ice Blue platinum
Case size Differs	37 mm	37 mm	37 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm	40 mm
Thickness	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	12 mm	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Case Differs	stainless steel	stainless steel	stainless steel	stainless steel	stainless steel	platinum	stainless steel	18k yellow gold	18k white gold	stainless steel	platinum
Bezel Differs	steel fixed	acrylic fixed	steel fixed	steel fixed	steel fixed	ceramic fixed	ceramic fixed	18k yellow gold (engraved tachymeter) fixed	ceramic fixed	ceramic fixed	ceramic fixed
Crystal Differs	acrylic	acrylic	acrylic	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire
Water resistance	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m
Caliber Differs	72	727	727	4030	4130	4130	4130	4130	4130	4131	4131
Movement maker Differs	Valjoux	Valjoux	Valjoux	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex	Rolex
Movement type Differs	Manual	Manual	Manual	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic
Jewels Differs	17	17	17	31	44	44	44	Not recorded	Not recorded	44	Not recorded
Frequency Differs	18000 vph	21600 vph	21600 vph	28800 vph	28800 vph	28800 vph	28800 vph	Not recorded	Not recorded	28800 vph	Not recorded
Power reserve	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	72 h	72 h	72 h	Not recorded	Not recorded	72 h	72 h
Complications	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter	chronograph, tachymeter
Dial Differs	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	ice blue	black	Not recorded	black	black	ice blue
Bracelet Differs	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oyster	Oysterflex	Oyster	Oyster
Produced Differs	1963–1969	1969–1988	1969–1988	1988–2000	2000–2016	2013–2023	2016–2023	2016–2023	2017–2023	2023	2023