Reference:116518 - Revision history

Klaudiusz: Tighten 116518 dial and strap evidence wording

2026-09-29T08:35:32Z

Tighten 116518 dial and strap evidence wording

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: Daytona grounding, image-gap review, and anti-slop prose

2026-09-29T02:30:14Z

Deep audit: Daytona grounding, image-gap review, and anti-slop prose

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	[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Reference~~ 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap~~, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.~~\|~~Reference~~ 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap~~, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.~~]]		[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Daytona 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial and alligator strap\|Rolex Daytona 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial and alligator strap]]
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	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-daytona-lot-362-194?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Daytona "Panda" dial, lot 194, Antiquorum Monaco, 2023-07-25]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-daytona-lot-362-194?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Daytona "Panda" dial, lot 194, Antiquorum Monaco, 2023-07-25]
	* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-cosmograph-daytona-lot-368-115?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Cosmograph Daytona, black dial, lot 115, Antiquorum Geneva, 2024-05-11]		* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-cosmograph-daytona-lot-368-115?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Cosmograph Daytona, black dial, lot 115, Antiquorum Geneva, 2024-05-11]
			* [https://www.rolex.com/en-us/watches/cosmograph-daytona/beyond-the-racetrack Cosmograph Daytona history]; Rolex, caliber 4130 and 2017 Oysterflex chronology

	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]

Klaudiusz: Deep audit: grounded 4130 dial, strap, and auction claims

2026-09-28T21:22:24Z

Deep audit: grounded 4130 dial, strap, and auction claims

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Admin: Ground Auction record in four verified Antiquorum lots (2019-2024)

2026-09-14T14:13:09Z

Ground Auction record in four verified Antiquorum lots (2019-2024)

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	==Auction record==		==Auction record==

	The 116518 has produced no headline lot in the way the 16518 produced Phillips's "Le Roi Soleil" Van Cleef & Arpels signed watch in 2018~~. Auction interest in the cal 4130 generation~~ has ~~concentrated on~~ the ~~steel 116520 and on~~ the ~~rarer dial variants~~ of ~~the gold cases; the Patrizzi dials that drive Zenith~~-~~era bidding belong to the prior generation~~. ~~Standard champagne 116518s have anchored the floor of the cal 4130 yellow gold leather market through the 2010s and into the 2020s,~~ with diamond-~~marker~~, ~~MOP and Tahitian MOP variants pulling~~ the ~~premium~~ end. ~~Public auction records on standard examples are thinner than~~ on the ~~steel 116520, because the~~ gold ~~leather~~ configuration ~~trades more often in~~ the ~~dealer market than at~~ the ~~major houses~~.		The 116518 has produced no headline lot in the way the 16518 produced Phillips's "Le Roi Soleil" Van Cleef & Arpels signed watch in 2018, but Antiquorum has taken at least four 116518s to the block across recent seasons, all clustering in the mid five figures. A mother-of-pearl dial (case P594357, circa 2001) sold for EUR 16,250 against a EUR 14,000–18,000 estimate at Antiquorum Monaco in July 2019. A black dial with diamond indexes (case 963L4944, sold new per its 2013-dated Rolex guarantee card) brought HK$225,000 against an HK$180,000–280,000 estimate at Antiquorum Hong Kong in June 2023. A white "Panda" dial (case M227027, year 2011) made EUR 24,700 against a EUR 15,000–25,000 estimate, above the high end, at Antiquorum Monaco in July 2023. Most recently, a black dial (case Y942608, year 2003, with a 2022 Rolex service warranty) sold for CHF 23,750 against a CHF 18,000–24,000 estimate at Antiquorum Geneva in May 2024. Every one of the four ships on the factory leather-and-18k-yellow-gold-deployant configuration the reference is defined by, and none approaches the provenance record the Zenith-era 16518 built.

	The 116518LN arrived in 2017 and accelerated hard through the late 2010s, catching the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN~~, and it dragged~~ the discontinued 116518 along ~~behind~~ it~~. Used prices~~ on the ~~engraved-bezel reference firmed~~ in the years ~~after discontinuation, with full sets — matching box, papers and original Rolex strap — commanding a clear premium over partial sets~~. The 116518 trades on material and configuration rather than headline provenance, and the rarer dials (MOP~~, sodalite where documented~~, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) carry the auction~~-grade band~~.		The 116518LN arrived in 2017 and accelerated hard through the late 2010s, catching the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN. Whether that pulled the discontinued 116518 along with it is not something the four lots above can settle on their own — they span 2019 to 2024 and stay in a narrow band regardless of what the 116518LN was doing in the same years. The 116518 trades on material and configuration rather than headline provenance, and the rarer dials (MOP, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) are the ones likely to carry a premium, though the auction record surveyed here does not include one.

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	* [https://revolutionwatch.com/hard-to-thrill/ Revolution editorial, "Hard to Thrill", Revolution, 2017-06-20]		* [https://revolutionwatch.com/hard-to-thrill/ Revolution editorial, "Hard to Thrill", Revolution, 2017-06-20]
	* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ David Boettcher, "Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference", vintagewatchstraps.com, 2026-04-18]		* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ David Boettcher, "Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference", vintagewatchstraps.com, 2026-04-18]
			* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-daytona-lot-322-261?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Daytona, MOP dial, lot 261, Antiquorum Monaco, 2019-07-16]
			* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-daytona-lot-361-116?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Daytona, black dial diamond indexes, lot 116, Antiquorum Hong Kong, 2023-06-13]
			* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-daytona-lot-362-194?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Daytona "Panda" dial, lot 194, Antiquorum Monaco, 2023-07-25]
			* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-116518-cosmograph-daytona-lot-368-115?browse_all=1 Rolex Ref. 116518 Cosmograph Daytona, black dial, lot 115, Antiquorum Geneva, 2024-05-11]

	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]

Admin: Layout: restore the original lead caption

2026-09-06T22:57:43Z

Layout: restore the original lead caption

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	[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Rolex Cosmograph Daytona~~ 116518\|~~Rolex Cosmograph Daytona~~ 116518]]		[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.\|Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.]]
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2026-09-06T22:51:41Z

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	[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=~~Reference~~ 116518 ~~in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.~~\|~~Reference~~ 116518 ~~in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.~~]]		[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518]]
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Admin: Layout: hero promoted to lead

2026-09-06T22:26:52Z

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116518'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116518'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.\|Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.]]
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	The 116518 is the yellow gold, leather-strap Daytona of the in-house cal 4130 generation, the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it shares the 40mm 18k yellow gold case, engraved gold tachymetre bezel and caliber 4130 movement that run through the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What separates it is the configuration: a gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.		The 116518 is the yellow gold, leather-strap Daytona of the in-house cal 4130 generation, the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it shares the 40mm 18k yellow gold case, engraved gold tachymetre bezel and caliber 4130 movement that run through the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What separates it is the configuration: a gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.
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	The 116518 is also the reference most often confused with its post-2017 successor. Rolex retired the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap Daytona around 2015 and replaced it in 2017 with the 116518LN, same case metal but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel and a black Oysterflex elastomer-and-titanium strap in place of leather. The two share five characters of reference number, the case metal and the cal 4130; everything a buyer actually looks at is different. This article covers the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap reference only.		The 116518 is also the reference most often confused with its post-2017 successor. Rolex retired the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap Daytona around 2015 and replaced it in 2017 with the 116518LN, same case metal but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel and a black Oysterflex elastomer-and-titanium strap in place of leather. The two share five characters of reference number, the case metal and the cal 4130; everything a buyer actually looks at is different. This article covers the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap reference only.

	[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Reference 116518 yellow gold Daytona on leather strap with white dial\|Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.]]

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

Admin: site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

2026-09-05T01:19:34Z

site-wide: layout classes (core-facts card, breadcrumb, entry-point cards)

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''116518'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116518'''</small>

	The 116518 is the yellow gold, leather-strap Daytona of the in-house cal 4130 generation, the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it shares the 40mm 18k yellow gold case, engraved gold tachymetre bezel and caliber 4130 movement that run through the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What separates it is the configuration: a gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.		The 116518 is the yellow gold, leather-strap Daytona of the in-house cal 4130 generation, the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it shares the 40mm 18k yellow gold case, engraved gold tachymetre bezel and caliber 4130 movement that run through the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What separates it is the configuration: a gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.
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Admin: site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

2026-09-05T00:35:41Z

site-wide: domain move BezelBase → Rolexopedia (rolexopedia.net)

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	\|keywords=Rolex 116518, Daytona yellow gold, Cosmograph Daytona, caliber 4130, alligator strap, deployant clasp, MOP dial, racing dial		\|keywords=Rolex 116518, Daytona yellow gold, Cosmograph Daytona, caliber 4130, alligator strap, deployant clasp, MOP dial, racing dial

Admin: Cleanup: remove stale Category:Working Draft — page is fully published, category has no functional gate in code

2026-08-09T23:55:04Z

Cleanup: remove stale Category:Working Draft — page is fully published, category has no functional gate in code

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	The 116518LN arrived in 2017 and accelerated hard through the late 2010s, catching the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN, and it dragged the discontinued 116518 along behind it. Used prices on the engraved-bezel reference firmed in the years after discontinuation, with full sets — matching box, papers and original Rolex strap — commanding a clear premium over partial sets. The 116518 trades on material and configuration rather than headline provenance, and the rarer dials (MOP, sodalite where documented, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) carry the auction-grade band.		The 116518LN arrived in 2017 and accelerated hard through the late 2010s, catching the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN, and it dragged the discontinued 116518 along behind it. Used prices on the engraved-bezel reference firmed in the years after discontinuation, with full sets — matching box, papers and original Rolex strap — commanding a clear premium over partial sets. The 116518 trades on material and configuration rather than headline provenance, and the rarer dials (MOP, sodalite where documented, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) carry the auction-grade band.


	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
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	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
	~~[[Category:Working Draft]]~~