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Rolex Daytona Ref 116523
May 24, 2023,01:01 AM
Rolex released the Daytona ref. 116523 in the year 2000 as part of the new-generation Daytona collection equipped with the new in-house Caliber 4130 automatic movement. The previous Daytona watches ran on caliber 4030, which was a modified Zenith El Primero automatic movement. Before that, they were powered by hand-wound movements valjoux 72 movement for Rolex 6239,6262, 6264 etc
The Rolex Caliber 4130 was significant because it was the very first in-house automatic chronograph movement.
Like all modern Rolex Daytona watches, the Daytona ref. 116523 sports a 40mm Oyster case, which I think it’s the ideal size for Rolex Sports model; it has the screw down chronograph pushers, and a screw-down winding crown.
As a Rolesor model (two-tone watches), it features mix of stainless steel and 18k yellow gold throughout the watch.There is the yellow gold engraved tachymeter bezel on the stainless steel case and the yellow gold center links framed by steel links on the Oyster bracelet. The Daytona ref. 116523 comes with several dial color namely black, silver, grey and hour marker options. However, they all include the trio of registers at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock. Previously, only the steel Daytona are popular among the watch collectors especially the model using El Primero movement Ref 16520. However, these gold & steel Daytona and the gold Daytona has gained popularity especially among the new collectors.
Strangely, in terms of Pricing for the Steel Rolex Daytona Ref 16520 commands higher prices then the model that of the ref 116520 that come after. For the Gold and Steel models, the newer model ref 116523 actually commands higher prices than the ref 16523.
Not sure if its because of I am getting old as the watches that I am collecting more and more are from the late 1990s and early year 2000, which I have avoided during my early year of collecting. The below watch ihas been discontinued in 2016 and it is from one of the earliest batch produced in the year 2000... Not vintage yet... but getting there slowly...