Reference:116505 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Remove duplicate and bound 116505 variant claims

2026-09-29T07:42:23Z

Remove duplicate and bound 116505 variant claims

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	Caliber 4130 sits inside every 116505, the same first in-house Rolex chronograph that launched on the 116520 in 2000. It couples the chronograph through a vertical clutch and handles start, stop, and reset on a column wheel, running at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels with a 72-hour reserve and COSC certification. The blue Parachrom hairspring is standard on production from around 2005 onward. The chronograph layout places the hour and minute counters on one side of the movement. Service work and replaced parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.		Caliber 4130 sits inside every 116505, the same first in-house Rolex chronograph that launched on the 116520 in 2000. It couples the chronograph through a vertical clutch and handles start, stop, and reset on a column wheel, running at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels with a 72-hour reserve and COSC certification. The blue Parachrom hairspring is standard on production from around 2005 onward. The chronograph layout places the hour and minute counters on one side of the movement. Service work and replaced parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.

	By the Everose launch the 4130 was an established Rolex movement. Published technical descriptions identify its column wheel, vertical clutch, 44 jewels, 28,800 vph frequency and approximately 72-hour reserve. Service history and any replaced movement parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.

	The 116505 is described as COSC-certified, and later Rolex documentation uses the post-2015 Superlative Chronometer standard. The certification language and warranty documentation should be read from the period of the individual watch.		The 116505 is described as COSC-certified, and later Rolex documentation uses the post-2015 Superlative Chronometer standard. The certification language and warranty documentation should be read from the period of the individual watch.
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	The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension Rolex rolled onto the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116505 ever offered.		The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension Rolex rolled onto the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116505 ever offered.

	Finishing follows the standard modern precious-metal Daytona formula, with brushed outer links, polished centre links, and a polished clasp cover~~. It presents dressier than the steel 116520, though the clasp hardware is the same Oysterlock and Easylink~~.		Finishing follows the standard modern precious-metal Daytona formula, with brushed outer links, polished centre links, and a polished clasp cover.

	==Special branches==		==Special branches==

	The cited ~~record does not show a single provenance lot that defines the 116505 in the way documented Newman, RCO or Clapton examples do. It does show a range of dial configurations, including~~ chocolate, black, ivory, sundust and meteorite, with diamond and baguette markers in some catalogues.		The cited records document chocolate, black, ivory, sundust and meteorite dials, with diamond and baguette markers in some catalogues. Each configuration remains tied to its period source and individual watch.

	The meteorite dial is a documented ~~late-run variant~~. ~~Rolex introduced~~ it ~~across the cal 4130 generation gold Daytonas in 2021, which gave the 116505 two production years with the option~~ before the 2023 cal 4131 transition. The meteorite base shows a natural Widmanstätten pattern, so individual dials differ. Dealer descriptions sometimes distinguish the meteorite dial by price, but that does not establish a reference-wide rule.		The meteorite dial is documented in later catalogue records. The cited material does not establish a single introduction year or how long it was available before the 2023 cal 4131 transition. The meteorite base shows a natural Widmanstätten pattern, so individual dials differ. Dealer descriptions sometimes distinguish the meteorite dial by price, but that does not establish a reference-wide rule.

	The ~~2021 release split~~ bezel and bracelet ~~across~~ the ~~metals. The~~ white-gold 116519LN ~~paired~~ a black Cerachrom bezel with Oysterflex, while the yellow-gold 116508 and Everose 116505 ~~kept~~ engraved metal bezels and Oyster bracelets. The ~~116505 version keeps~~ the Everose case, engraved ~~metal~~ bezel and Oyster bracelet.		The related metal references use different bezel and bracelet combinations: the white-gold 116519LN pairs a black Cerachrom bezel with Oysterflex, while the yellow-gold 116508 and Everose 116505 use engraved metal bezels and Oyster bracelets. The 116505’s documented configuration is the Everose case, engraved bezel and Oyster bracelet.

	The cited auction record does not include a Tiffany & Co.-signed 116505. Earlier signed Daytona examples belong to a different period and should not be used to infer a 116505 branch.		The cited auction record does not include a Tiffany & Co.-signed 116505. Earlier signed Daytona examples belong to a different period and should not be used to infer a 116505 branch.

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: ground dial and service claims, humanize prose, and repair gallery

2026-09-29T03:25:52Z

Deep audit: ground dial and service claims, humanize prose, and repair gallery

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	\| family \|\| Daytona (Cosmograph, automatic)		\| family \|\| Daytona (Cosmograph, automatic)
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	\| production \|\| 2008–2023 ~~(fifteen years)~~		\| production \|\| approximately 2008–2023
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	\| case \|\| 40mm, 18k Everose gold		\| case \|\| 40mm, 18k Everose gold
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	==Movement notes==		==Movement notes==

	Caliber 4130 sits inside every 116505, the same first in-house Rolex chronograph that launched on the 116520 in 2000. It couples the chronograph through a vertical clutch and handles start, stop, and reset on a column wheel, running at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels with a 72-hour reserve and COSC certification. The blue Parachrom hairspring is standard on production from around 2005 onward. ~~Hour~~ and minute counters ~~share a single~~ side of the movement, and ~~mainspring replacement does not require uncasing~~.		Caliber 4130 sits inside every 116505, the same first in-house Rolex chronograph that launched on the 116520 in 2000. It couples the chronograph through a vertical clutch and handles start, stop, and reset on a column wheel, running at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels with a 72-hour reserve and COSC certification. The blue Parachrom hairspring is standard on production from around 2005 onward. The chronograph layout places the hour and minute counters on one side of the movement. Service work and replaced parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.

	By the Everose launch the 4130 was an established Rolex movement. Published technical descriptions identify its column wheel, vertical clutch, 44 jewels, 28,800 vph frequency and approximately 72-hour reserve. Service history and any replaced movement parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.		By the Everose launch the 4130 was an established Rolex movement. Published technical descriptions identify its column wheel, vertical clutch, 44 jewels, 28,800 vph frequency and approximately 72-hour reserve. Service history and any replaced movement parts should be recorded separately from the factory specification.
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	==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==		==Bracelets, end links, and clasps==

	The bracelet is the 18k Everose gold Oyster with solid end links, integral to the first link rather than a separable stamped piece, machined throughout in Everose. It is the gold parallel to the steel 78490 that carried the 116520 across its run. ~~The 116505's own gold~~ bracelet reference ~~number appears in~~ the ~~boxed-set~~ paperwork rather than ~~on the bracelet, and auction catalogue text generally identifies~~ it ~~by material rather than by number~~.		The bracelet is the 18k Everose gold Oyster with solid end links, integral to the first link rather than a separable stamped piece, machined throughout in Everose. It is the gold parallel to the steel 78490 that carried the 116520 across its run. Auction catalogues generally identify the bracelet by material; record any bracelet reference from the watch or its paperwork rather than inferring it.

	The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension, the lever-and-keeper micro-extension Rolex added to the cal 4130 generation around 2002–2003. ~~Every~~ 116505 ~~carries it from launch~~; ~~the~~ early~~-production Oysterlock-without-Easylink configuration found on a small share of 116520 and 116528 production never reached~~ the ~~Everose reference. The~~ clasp ~~blade carries a year code, a single letter through 2010~~ and ~~a three-character random alphanumeric from 2011,~~ and ~~on solid-end-link bracelets the~~ date ~~code, part number~~, ~~and Rolex crown are stamped into~~ the ~~underside of~~ the ~~end link rather than~~ the ~~clasp blade alone~~. See [[Reference:Bracelets]] for the ~~full~~ date-code ~~key~~.		The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension, the lever-and-keeper micro-extension Rolex added to the cal 4130 generation around 2002–2003. The cited 116505 examples use Easylink; whether an early exception exists should be checked from the clasp and period documentation rather than assumed. Clasp and bracelet codes date those components, not automatically the watch head. Record the code and its location, then compare it with the bracelet and service history. See [[Reference:Bracelets]] for the date-code guide.

	The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension Rolex rolled onto the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116505 ever offered.		The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension Rolex rolled onto the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116505 ever offered.
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	==Special branches==		==Special branches==

	The ~~116505 has no~~ single~~-artifact~~ provenance lot of the ~~kind that anchors~~ the ~~16520 (~~Newman), ~~the 6263 (~~RCO ~~/ Big Red),~~ or ~~the 116528 (~~Clapton). ~~What it has instead is~~ a ~~documented~~ dial~~-variant programme~~, chocolate ~~through~~ black, ivory, sundust and meteorite, ~~each available~~ with diamond or baguette markers~~, and that programme is how Rolex used the Everose case to separate the reference from the engraved yellow-gold 116528~~.		The cited record does not show a single provenance lot that defines the 116505 in the way documented Newman, RCO or Clapton examples do. It does show a range of dial configurations, including chocolate, black, ivory, sundust and meteorite, with diamond and baguette markers in some catalogues.

	The meteorite dial is ~~the headline~~ late-run variant. Rolex introduced it across the cal 4130 generation gold Daytonas in 2021, which gave the 116505 two production years with the option before the 2023 cal 4131 transition. The meteorite base shows a natural Widmanstätten pattern, so individual dials differ. A price ~~premium is reported in dealer and market commentary~~, but ~~the article~~ does not ~~treat it as~~ a reference-wide rule.		The meteorite dial is a documented late-run variant. Rolex introduced it across the cal 4130 generation gold Daytonas in 2021, which gave the 116505 two production years with the option before the 2023 cal 4131 transition. The meteorite base shows a natural Widmanstätten pattern, so individual dials differ. Dealer descriptions sometimes distinguish the meteorite dial by price, but that does not establish a reference-wide rule.

	The 2021 release split bezel and bracelet across the metals. The white-gold 116519LN paired a black Cerachrom bezel with Oysterflex, while the yellow-gold 116508 and Everose 116505 kept engraved metal bezels and Oyster bracelets. The 116505 ~~meteorite is~~ the ~~full-~~metal ~~Everose execution of that programme~~.		The 2021 release split bezel and bracelet across the metals. The white-gold 116519LN paired a black Cerachrom bezel with Oysterflex, while the yellow-gold 116508 and Everose 116505 kept engraved metal bezels and Oyster bracelets. The 116505 version keeps the Everose case, engraved metal bezel and Oyster bracelet.

	Tiffany & Co. ~~and other retailer-double~~-signed 116505 examples ~~have~~ not surfaced in the public auction record at the volume that defines the earlier 16528 generation. By the late 2000s the retailer dial-signing programme behind the documented Tiffany Daytonas of the 1980s and 1990s had largely ended at most of the historical partners, and the 116505 ~~sits on the post-programme side of that line~~.		The cited auction record does not include a Tiffany & Co.-signed 116505. Earlier signed Daytona examples belong to a different period and should not be used to infer a 116505 branch.

	==Historical market and auction record==		==Historical market and auction record==
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	Auction and dealer records cover multiple 116505 dial and metal configurations. Results depend on condition, dial, completeness, venue and provenance; the cited sources do not establish a reference-wide price hierarchy.		Auction and dealer records cover multiple 116505 dial and metal configurations. Results depend on condition, dial, completeness, venue and provenance; the cited sources do not establish a reference-wide price hierarchy.

	[[File:Ref 116505 historical-example.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, Sotheby's Important Watches October 2021, lot 2068\|A brushed Everose 116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, sold at Sotheby's Important Watches, Hong Kong, October 2021, lot 2068 — ~~one exception to the otherwise headline-light~~ auction ~~record above~~.]]		[[File:Ref 116505 historical-example.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, Sotheby's Important Watches October 2021, lot 2068\|A brushed Everose 116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, sold at Sotheby's Important Watches, Hong Kong, October 2021, lot 2068 — an individual auction example.]]

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	See also the [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].		See also the [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	~~== Gallery ==~~

	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	Ref 116505 hero.webp\|Everose-gold 116505 with black dial		File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|Everose-gold 116505 with black dial
	Ref 116505 historical-example.webp\|Everose 116505 auction example		File:Ref 116505 historical-example.webp\|Everose 116505 auction example
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Klaudiusz: Deep correctness, source, image and anti-slop audit: qualified production, dial, meteorite, movement, bracelet and market claims, cleaned related links, and added gallery.

2026-09-28T17:11:22Z

Deep correctness, source, image and anti-slop audit: qualified production, dial, meteorite, movement, bracelet and market claims, cleaned related links, and added gallery.

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Klaudiusz: Image: source landscape hero from Phillips HK XIX lot 927; move prior hero (Eric Clapton provenance example) into auction-record section

2026-09-13T17:35:54Z

Image: source landscape hero from Phillips HK XIX lot 927; move prior hero (Eric Clapton provenance example) into auction-record section

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=116505 in ~~brushed~~ Everose gold with black dial, ~~formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.~~\|116505 in ~~brushed~~ Everose gold with black dial~~, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.~~]]		[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=116505 in Everose gold with black dial and rose-gold subdial rings, three-quarter view\|116505 in Everose gold with black dial and rose-gold subdial rings]]
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	The 116505 trades mostly through dealer and private channels rather than at major auction. Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips have catalogued individual lots across the production span, with chocolate-dial and meteorite-dial examples drawing the strongest bids. Buyers here are paying for the material and the movement, not for a headline provenance record.		The 116505 trades mostly through dealer and private channels rather than at major auction. Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips have catalogued individual lots across the production span, with chocolate-dial and meteorite-dial examples drawing the strongest bids. Buyers here are paying for the material and the movement, not for a headline provenance record.

			[[File:Ref 116505 historical-example.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, Sotheby's Important Watches October 2021, lot 2068\|A brushed Everose 116505 formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE, sold at Sotheby's Important Watches, Hong Kong, October 2021, lot 2068 — one exception to the otherwise headline-light auction record above.]]

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==

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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex Cosmograph Daytona~~ 116505\|~~Rolex Cosmograph Daytona~~ 116505]]		[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=116505 in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.\|116505 in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.]]
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	<div class="rp-lead">		<div class="rp-lead">
	[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=116505 ~~in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.~~\|116505 ~~in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.~~]]		[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505]]
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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116505'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116505'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=116505 in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.\|116505 in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.]]
			</div>

	The 116505 is the first Daytona made entirely in Rolex's Everose gold. Launched at Baselworld 2008, it shares the cal 4130 architecture and 40mm Oyster case profile of the steel 116520 and full-yellow-gold 116528, finished in the warm pink alloy Rolex patented in 2005 to keep rose-gold colour stable across the life of the watch. Production ran fifteen years on a single reference number before the cal 4131 successor 126505 took over in early 2023.		The 116505 is the first Daytona made entirely in Rolex's Everose gold. Launched at Baselworld 2008, it shares the cal 4130 architecture and 40mm Oyster case profile of the steel 116520 and full-yellow-gold 116528, finished in the warm pink alloy Rolex patented in 2005 to keep rose-gold colour stable across the life of the watch. Production ran fifteen years on a single reference number before the cal 4131 successor 126505 took over in early 2023.
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	Dial breadth is what separates the 116505 from its yellow-gold and Rolesor siblings. The Everose case carries a wider catalogue of dial colours and stone treatments than any other cal 4130 generation Daytona, running chocolate, black, ivory, sundust pink, and, from 2021, meteorite, with diamond-marker and baguette variants layered onto each base. Within the modern line it is the engraved-Everose option, sitting between the engraved-bezel yellow-gold 116528 and the Cerachrom-bezel 116515LN.		Dial breadth is what separates the 116505 from its yellow-gold and Rolesor siblings. The Everose case carries a wider catalogue of dial colours and stone treatments than any other cal 4130 generation Daytona, running chocolate, black, ivory, sundust pink, and, from 2021, meteorite, with diamond-marker and baguette variants layered onto each base. Within the modern line it is the engraved-Everose option, sitting between the engraved-bezel yellow-gold 116528 and the Cerachrom-bezel 116515LN.

	[[File:Ref 116505 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Daytona 116505 in Everose gold\|116505 in brushed Everose gold with black dial, formerly in the collection of Eric Clapton CBE. Sotheby's Important Watches 2021, lot 2068.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''116505'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116505'''</small>

	The 116505 is the first Daytona made entirely in Rolex's Everose gold. Launched at Baselworld 2008, it shares the cal 4130 architecture and 40mm Oyster case profile of the steel 116520 and full-yellow-gold 116528, finished in the warm pink alloy Rolex patented in 2005 to keep rose-gold colour stable across the life of the watch. Production ran fifteen years on a single reference number before the cal 4131 successor 126505 took over in early 2023.		The 116505 is the first Daytona made entirely in Rolex's Everose gold. Launched at Baselworld 2008, it shares the cal 4130 architecture and 40mm Oyster case profile of the steel 116520 and full-yellow-gold 116528, finished in the warm pink alloy Rolex patented in 2005 to keep rose-gold colour stable across the life of the watch. Production ran fifteen years on a single reference number before the cal 4131 successor 126505 took over in early 2023.
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2026-08-08T22:57:39Z

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