Rolex Cosmograph Daytona — Reviews and Buying Guide for Patek, Moser, Panerai, Vacheron, and More

Contact Team Mosso for pricing and availability. Email: tmosso@thewatchbox.com Contact tmosso@thewatchbox.com for pricing and availability; Either I have it, or I can get it. In the 60 years since the release of the original Rolex Daytona in 1963, Rolex’s signature race day timer has become arguably the world’s most sought-after chronograph. Out of the gate, the Daytona found a niche in the world of automobile racing, becoming a favorite of race car drivers, crew members, and other motorsports enthusiasts, and could be spotted on the wrists of gentleman drivers like Paul Newman. Its status as a favorite watch in the racing world did not translate to mass appeal, with stories of Daytona’s being sold drastically under retail to disinterested customers. It wasn’t until the Daytona’s landmark 1988 redesign that the (then) most complicated Rolex sports watch took its place alongside the Submariner and the GMT Master at the apex of the Rolex catalog. That year brought all of the features that define today’s Rolex Daytona including a 40mm case, sapphire crystal, an external metal tachymetre bezel, screw-down crowns, 100-meter water resistance, COSC Swiss chronometer certification, and automatic winding. Sometimes lost in the shuffle is the Daytona we have today. Yellow gold and found on Rolex’s supremely comfortable and wearable Oysterflex bracelet, this Daytona evokes one of the line's most famous variants, the John Player Special. With its black and gold color scheme and rev