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Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (Steel Dial), reference 126509

Rolex

Cosmograph Daytona (Steel Dial)

Ref. 126509

$58,200 · AED 213,700

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Case40mm 18ct white gold
DialSteel-toned, black counters
MovementCalibre 4131
ComplicationChronograph
BraceletOyster, 18ct white gold
Water100m
ConditionExcellent
Year2025

The white gold Daytona reads like steel from a distance; only the weight gives it away. On reference 126509 this steel-toned dial carries black counters, and calibre 4131 has run the model since the 2023 update.

This Rolex Cosmograph Daytona wears a 40mm 18ct white gold case and a steel-toned dial with black counters. Calibre 4131 inside, on an 18ct white gold Oyster bracelet.

Fun fact: Calibre 4131 uses Rolex's Chronergy escapement and runs for 72 hours on a full wind.

The collection

Cosmograph Daytona

Rolex's chronograph, named for Daytona Beach and read against a tachymetric scale

Rolex introduced the Cosmograph in 1963 and named it for Daytona Beach in Florida, laying it out as a driver's instrument with three counters and a tachymetric scale on the bezel for reading average speed over a measured distance. Screw down pushers arrived on reference 6240 in 1965, sealing the chronograph into the Oyster case. The movement went from hand wound to an automatic based on the Zenith El Primero in 1988, to Rolex's own calibre 4130 in 2000 and the calibre 4131 in 2023. The case grew from 37 mm on the first series to 40 mm with that 1988 generation and has stayed there since, in steel, gold and platinum.

Sizes in the family

40 mm across the current line, 37 mm on the first series references

Who it suits

For a buyer who wants a chronograph rather than a dress watch, and who is choosing on metal rather than on case size.

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