Omega And Rolex Chronographs - Reviewing My Favorite Chronograph Watches

Buying chronograph watches means choosing from a huge range of options. From the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona to the Patek Philippe Chronograph 5070, watch buyers have a huge range of options. The Rolex Daytona takes pride of place in tonight's episode as Tim Mosso recounts his favorite chronographs for watch collectors with an eye towards value and rarity. Launched in 2000, the Rolex Daytona "Daytona Beach" series was a collection of four white gold Daytona chronographs with colorful dials and lizard leather straps to match. The most exotic dial in the quartet was cut from green "chrysoprase" or "chrysophrase." Fundamentally a type of silica, the mineral gains its rich green hue due to the presence of nickel metal deposits in the stone. This 40mm white gold Rolex Cosmograph included rich Roman numerals to match. Because all Rolex chrysoprase dials were cut from a natural material, no two watches were exactly alike. Of all the Rolex "Daytona Beach" models, the chrysoprase dial is the most valuable and the most sought by collectors of Rolex watches. This model is capable of anchoring a collection of Rolex watches, or it can serve as the basis upon which to build a complete set of the Rolex Daytona Beach set of green, blue, yellow, and pink dials. Internally, the Rolex 116519 is identical to post-2000 examples of the famous Rolex chronograph. Caliber 4130 is an automatic winding chronograph movement with 72 hours of power reserve, a COSC Swiss chronometer certification,