Rolex Cosmograph Daytona was introduced in 1963, which leads into this 50th anniversary of this highly sought-after chronograph. The Rolex Daytona has a long history and especially the stainless steel models always performed well amongst collectors and connoisseurs. From the hand-wound models from the 1960s to the 1980s via the self-winding versions with Zenith movement (1988-2000) to the current line-up of stainless steel Daytonas (2000-).
The use of brown – or marone – reminded me of the so-called Patrizzi Daytona which is a stainless steel Rolex Daytona 16520 from the mid-1990s that suffered from some discolouration which turned the black rings around the sub dial into brown / marone colored rings.
Rolex Daytona replica 116506 remains to have the same case diameter, same movement, bracelet and so on. Which is a good thing. Would a new 42mm (or even larger) case would be welcomed by the buyers out there? I don’t think the majority out there would prefer a larger case. The use of platinum is something that’s perhaps makes this watch only available for the happy few, even in the pre-owned or grey market. It does make it a special watch of course, but one can ask himself whether the platinum makes it very distinctive from the stainless steel. Platinum looks more like stainless steel than white gold does, only the use of the Ice blue dial with brown accents and the brown Cerachrom ceramic bezel will make it recognizable for others being a platinum reference 116506.
The use of brown – or marone – reminded me of the so-called Patrizzi Daytona which is a stainless steel Rolex Daytona 16520 from the mid-1990s that suffered from some discolouration which turned the black rings around the sub dial into brown / marone colored rings.
Rolex Daytona replica 116506 remains to have the same case diameter, same movement, bracelet and so on. Which is a good thing. Would a new 42mm (or even larger) case would be welcomed by the buyers out there? I don’t think the majority out there would prefer a larger case. The use of platinum is something that’s perhaps makes this watch only available for the happy few, even in the pre-owned or grey market. It does make it a special watch of course, but one can ask himself whether the platinum makes it very distinctive from the stainless steel. Platinum looks more like stainless steel than white gold does, only the use of the Ice blue dial with brown accents and the brown Cerachrom ceramic bezel will make it recognizable for others being a platinum reference 116506.
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