Rolex Ceramic Daytona Review

In 2013 celebrating 50 years of the cosmograph daytona rolex created the platinum with a ceramic bezel.

Rolex ceramic daytona review. It was a ceramic bezel on a stainless steel daytona that everyone wished for. Presently you will find many versions of this watch with the metal of the case dial strap or bracelet making up the possibilities. The rolex daytona 116520 has been with us for over 16 years from its debut in 2000 until its replacement the part ceramic 116500 hands on here debuted in 2016 the steel daytona has not only been a rare bird that rolex has often made extremely difficult to obtain but also an icon among luxury chronographs. Prior to last year s launch of the ref.

We would have liked a new colour combination for the black dial as it looks mighty similar to the old one. The limited availability of the zenith base calibre only added fuel to the fire. But even if rolex wanted to make more it couldn t. If rolex were apple the brand would probably have introduced our test watch with the words the new daytona is the best one we ve ever built this claim would have been true despite the few small changes made in the newest version because the ceramic bezel does indeed make the daytona both more resistant to scratches and more handsome.

The new reference of the stainless steel daytona is 116500ln and it replaces 116520 which we reviewed in detail here the 116520 was launched in the year 2000 and featured rolex s first in house chronograph reference caliber 4130. Coinciding with an already buoyant market the response from collectors was immediate. Rolex cosmograph daytona review. Here are the very basics that you need to know.

The rolex daytona is a recognized icon in the world of luxury watches and until recently was only available after a wait of up to two years through authorized rolex dealers. As with the release of the ceramic daytona in 2016 a frenzy ensued. In fact i started to drastically change my mind about the rolex daytona in 2016 when the crown introduced the version that we were all expecting a steel watch with a kind of panda dial and main attraction a black ceramic bezel yes i know that it still shines yes it still has the screwed pushers but yet i was part. The new rolex cosmograph daytona 116500ln finally has its ceramic bezel that many rolex fans have been wanting for a long time.

Everyone wanted a zenith daytona. The rolex cosmograph daytona reference 116506 had a 40mm diameter in common with earlier models but unlike the vintage adjacent model many were thinking might mark five decades of cosmograph it was an unashamedly ultra luxurious platinum watch on a platinum bracelet with a chestnut brown cerachrom bezel and an ice blue dial. Both prized and revered by collectors the rolex daytona can measure and calculate elapsed time and average speed via the chronograph and. But the cerachrom was only available on everose gold and platinum models thus completely out of reach for many.