Rolex Daytona was born in 1963. Although Rolex had already launched chronographs with Oyster-style cases before this (1953), it is now commonly used as a "Cosmograph" to appear on the dial of the watch as a symbol of the birth of Daytona. In 1965, Rolex began to use the name "daytona". Rolex Daytona has historically been a chronograph for motorsports. The feature at that time was that the speed ring was located on the watch bezel. Get here.

Rolex Daytona has a very clear and complete historical development context. From the 6239 born in 1963, after 6240, 6241, 6262, 6263 and other models (mainly using Valjoux72 manual chronograph movement), all the way to the 16520 (using Zenith el primero automatic chronograph movement) launched in 1988, began to appear The current Rolex Daytona style. Until the 116520 in 2000 and the 116500 (Rolex self-produced 4130 automatic chronograph movement) on sale today, everyone is very familiar with it.

Due to scarcity and short supply, today, whether it is an antique Daytona or a Daytona for sale, the value is rising all the way, making it the strongest Rolex. The auction record for the most expensive watch in history was also created by Rolex Daytona. Daytona can be said to be the most popular chronograph among the famous watches, not one of them.