This Rolex Daytona, reference 116523, is a 40mm case in Steel and Yellow Gold used condition, featuring a Black Diamond standard dial, a Standard YG bezel, a Oyster bracelet, dated circa 2003. This piece is customized — aftermarket-modified (setting or dial added outside the manufacturer); not original factory condition. Priced dealer-direct and shipped fully insured.
Since 1963 the Daytona has been Rolex's purpose-built racing chronograph, and the movement story tells the rest. Manual-wind originals led, the Paul Newman dials among them. The 16520 added a Zenith-based automatic in 1988, the 116520 brought the fully in-house caliber 4130 in 2000, and the 126-series refined it as caliber 4131 in 2023. Each step kept demand ahead of supply. That scarcity is your liquidity. Wire saves over card. Read the full Daytona buying guide ›
Think of a Rolex as both a watch and a position you can exit. The 1905 Geneva manufacture, started by Hans Wilsdorf, pioneered waterproof cases, self-winding movements, and date functions, earning a precision reputation that runs past horology. The Oyster, Perpetual movement, and Cyclops lens need no introduction. Submariners, GMT-Master IIs, and Daytonas in steel trade above retail, which is why wire-versus-card savings change your real cost. Browse all Rolex ›
Rolex · 116523
Customized — aftermarket-modified. Diamond setting or dial added outside the manufacturer; not original factory condition.
Rolex Daytona, Steel and Yellow Gold, 40mm case, Black Diamond standard dial, Standard YG bezel. Circa 2003. Custom / aftermarket-modified — not original factory condition.
