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

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	[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]		[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]

	The trophy context extends beyond that caseback. Rolex became title sponsor of the 24-hour Daytona race in 1992, and engraved Daytona watches became part of the victory ritual alongside the trophy. Later winner watches are reported on the two-tone 126503, though Rolex's own race coverage names no reference, so the 2011 116523 reads as an earlier Rolesor expression of the same race-prize pattern.

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Deep audit: humanize prose, qualify provenance, and repair image gallery placement

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	Every 116523 is described with caliber 4130 in the cited reference record. The movement uses a column wheel and vertical clutch, runs at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels and has an approximately 72-hour reserve. The regulating spring and certification wording should be checked against the production period and service history. The 4130 moves the running seconds to six and the 12-hour counter to nine compared with the 4030-era layout.		Every 116523 is described with caliber 4130 in the cited reference record. The movement uses a column wheel and vertical clutch, runs at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels and has an approximately 72-hour reserve. The regulating spring and certification wording should be checked against the production period and service history. The 4130 moves the running seconds to six and the 12-hour counter to nine compared with the 4030-era layout.

	~~The headline detail is shared across the~~ generation: cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].		Across this generation, cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].

	The 4130 also gives the quickest visual separation from the 16523. Running seconds moved from 9 o'clock to 6, and the 12-hour chronograph register moved from 6 to 9, ~~which makes~~ the subdial layout ~~the most reliable at-~~a~~-glance marker of~~ the ~~in-house generation~~.		The 4130 also gives the quickest visual separation from the 16523. Running seconds moved from 9 o'clock to 6, and the 12-hour chronograph register moved from 6 to 9, so the subdial layout is a useful visual check when comparing the two generations.

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	\| 2014–2016 \|\| Black, white, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Final production years before the 116503 succession in 2016		\| 2014–2016 \|\| Black, white, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Final production years before the 116503 succession in 2016
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			The cited 116523 record includes black and white dials with gold surrounds, mother-of-pearl, champagne and anthracite or grey-rhodium examples. Some variants are supported by a single auction lot, so the table records documented configurations rather than a complete factory catalogue.

	[[File:Ref 116523 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 grey-rhodium soleil dial\|116523 grey-rhodium soleil dial]]		[[File:Ref 116523 dial-detail.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 grey-rhodium soleil dial\|116523 grey-rhodium soleil dial]]

	The cited 116523 record includes black and white dials with gold surrounds, mother-of-pearl, champagne and anthracite or grey-rhodium examples. Some variants are supported by a single auction lot, so the table is a record of documented configurations rather than a complete factory catalogue.

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	== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==		== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown ==

	~~[[File:Ref 116523 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 caseback\|116523 caseback]]~~

	The case is the steel 40mm Oyster form used in the 4130 Daytona family, with an engraved 18k yellow-gold tachymeter bezel and a Rolesor crown component as documented on examples. Cerachrom arrived with the 2016 116500LN generation; the 116523 record is associated with the engraved gold bezel. Case measurements and replaced components should be recorded from the individual watch.		The case is the steel 40mm Oyster form used in the 4130 Daytona family, with an engraved 18k yellow-gold tachymeter bezel and a Rolesor crown component as documented on examples. Cerachrom arrived with the 2016 116500LN generation; the 116523 record is associated with the engraved gold bezel. Case measurements and replaced components should be recorded from the individual watch.

			[[File:Ref 116523 caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 caseback\|116523 caseback]]

	<span id="bracelets-end-links-and-clasps"></span>		<span id="bracelets-end-links-and-clasps"></span>
	== Bracelets, end links, and clasps ==		== Bracelets, end links, and clasps ==

	~~[[File:Ref 116523 clasp-and-bracelet.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 Rolesor Oyster bracelet and Oysterlock clasp\|116523 Rolesor Oyster bracelet and Oysterlock clasp]]~~

	The 78493 steel-and-yellow-gold Oyster bracelet is documented on 116523 examples. Easylink appears on later cal 4130 bracelets, while early examples may use an Oysterlock without the comfort extension; the exact transition should be checked on the clasp. Bracelet and clasp codes date those components, not automatically the watch head. The 78493 attribution should be confirmed against the bracelet and end links on the individual watch.		The 78493 steel-and-yellow-gold Oyster bracelet is documented on 116523 examples. Easylink appears on later cal 4130 bracelets, while early examples may use an Oysterlock without the comfort extension; the exact transition should be checked on the clasp. Bracelet and clasp codes date those components, not automatically the watch head. The 78493 attribution should be confirmed against the bracelet and end links on the individual watch.

			[[File:Ref 116523 clasp-and-bracelet.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=116523 Rolesor Oyster bracelet and Oysterlock clasp\|116523 Rolesor Oyster bracelet and Oysterlock clasp]]

	The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension that came to the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink is the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116523 ever offered.		The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension that came to the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink is the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116523 ever offered.
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	=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===		=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===

			The 2011 presentation watch is an individual example, not a separate configuration. The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona — the season-opening endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, that year presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 — was won in GT class by The Racer's Group, whose #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup was shared by Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Brendan Gaughan, Wolf Henzler, and Steven Bertheau. The trophy watch awarded to the winning team was a Rolesor 116523, G-serial circa 2010, with a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraved with the 2011 GT Champion mark. The watch later surfaced NOS with full box and papers, and that listing is the principal published record for the example.

			The presentation watch documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraving on one 116523. It documents that watch and event; it does not establish a general trophy-watch programme or a standard dial branch.

	[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]		[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]
	The signature variant of this reference is a single watch, not a configuration. The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona — the season-opening endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, that year presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 — was won in GT class by The Racer's Group, whose #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup was shared by Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Brendan Gaughan, Wolf Henzler, and Steven Bertheau. The trophy watch awarded to the winning team was a Rolesor 116523, G-serial circa 2010, with a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraved with the 2011 GT Champion mark. The watch later surfaced NOS with full box and papers, and that listing remains the canonical published documentation of the example.

	The presentation watch documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraving on one 116523. It is evidence for that watch and event; it does not establish a general trophy-watch programme or a standard dial branch.		The trophy context extends beyond that caseback. Rolex became title sponsor of the 24-hour Daytona race in 1992, and engraved Daytona watches became part of the victory ritual alongside the trophy. Later winner watches are reported on the two-tone 126503, though Rolex's own race coverage names no reference, so the 2011 116523 reads as an earlier Rolesor expression of the same race-prize pattern.

	The trophy context ~~is broader than~~ that ~~single~~ caseback. Rolex became title sponsor of the 24-hour Daytona race in 1992, and engraved Daytona watches became part of the victory ritual alongside the trophy. Later winner watches are reported on the two-tone 126503, though Rolex's own race coverage names no reference, so the 2011 116523 reads as an earlier Rolesor expression of the same race-prize pattern.

	<span id="tiffany-co.-and-other-co-signed-dials"></span>		<span id="tiffany-co.-and-other-co-signed-dials"></span>
	=== Tiffany & Co. and other co-signed dials ===		=== Tiffany & Co. and other co-signed dials ===

	Double-signed Tiffany & Co. dials on the cal 4130 generation appear sporadically at major auction houses. These follow the broader Tiffany-signed Rolex tradition rather than a 116523-specific phenomenon, and the earlier 16523 generation produced more documented examples. No 116523-specific Tiffany lot ~~has surfaced at major auction~~ with a ~~market-grade~~ record.		Double-signed Tiffany & Co. dials on the cal 4130 generation appear sporadically at major auction houses. These follow the broader Tiffany-signed Rolex tradition rather than a 116523-specific phenomenon, and the earlier 16523 generation produced more documented examples. No 116523-specific Tiffany lot with a detailed auction record is cited here.

	<span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>		<span id="historical-market-and-auction-record"></span>
	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	Sotheby's has catalogued the 116523 from launch examples through to late production. The GT Champion watch is ~~what lifts the reference above routine auction coverage~~.		Sotheby's has catalogued the 116523 from launch examples through to late production. The GT Champion watch is included because its engraving and provenance are documented.

	Auction and dealer prices vary with case condition, dial, bracelet, papers and venue. The cited sources do not establish a reference-wide discount, price trend or premium for one 116523 dial. The 116503 comparison is primarily a chronology and specification change.		Auction and dealer prices vary with case condition, dial, bracelet, papers and venue. The cited sources do not establish a reference-wide discount, price trend or premium for one 116523 dial. The 116503 comparison is primarily a chronology and specification change.
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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 116523 hero.webp\|Rolesor 116523 Daytona		File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|Rolesor 116523 Daytona
	Ref 116523 dial-detail.webp\|Grey-rhodium dial example		File:Ref 116523 dial-detail.webp\|Grey-rhodium dial example
	Ref 116523 caseback.webp\|Caseback and Rolesor case		File:Ref 116523 caseback.webp\|Caseback and Rolesor case
	Ref 116523 clasp-and-bracelet.webp\|Rolesor bracelet and clasp		File:Ref 116523 clasp-and-bracelet.webp\|Rolesor bracelet and clasp
	Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|GT Champion presentation engraving		File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|GT Champion presentation engraving
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	== Movement notes ==		== Movement notes ==

	Every 116523 is described with caliber 4130 in the cited reference record. The movement uses a column wheel and vertical clutch, runs at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels and has an approximately 72-hour reserve. ~~Hairspring~~ and certification wording should be checked against the production period and service history. The 4130 moves the running seconds to six and the 12-hour counter to nine compared with the 4030-era layout.		Every 116523 is described with caliber 4130 in the cited reference record. The movement uses a column wheel and vertical clutch, runs at 28,800 vph on 44 jewels and has an approximately 72-hour reserve. The regulating spring and certification wording should be checked against the production period and service history. The 4130 moves the running seconds to six and the 12-hour counter to nine compared with the 4030-era layout.

	The headline detail is shared across the generation: cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].		The headline detail is shared across the generation: cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116523'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116523'''</small>
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	The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.		The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.


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

	~~[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]~~

	<span id="the-2011-rolex-24-at-daytona-gt-champion-116523"></span>		<span id="the-2011-rolex-24-at-daytona-gt-champion-116523"></span>
	=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===		=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===

			[[File:Ref 116523 gt-champion-caseback.webp\|thumb\|right\|280px\|alt=GT Champion caseback engraving\|GT Champion caseback engraving]]
	The signature variant of this reference is a single watch, not a configuration. The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona — the season-opening endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, that year presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 — was won in GT class by The Racer's Group, whose #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup was shared by Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Brendan Gaughan, Wolf Henzler, and Steven Bertheau. The trophy watch awarded to the winning team was a Rolesor 116523, G-serial circa 2010, with a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraved with the 2011 GT Champion mark. The watch later surfaced NOS with full box and papers, and that listing remains the canonical published documentation of the example.		The signature variant of this reference is a single watch, not a configuration. The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona — the season-opening endurance race at Daytona International Speedway, that year presented by Crown Royal Cask No. 16 — was won in GT class by The Racer's Group, whose #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup was shared by Andy Lally, Spencer Pumpelly, Brendan Gaughan, Wolf Henzler, and Steven Bertheau. The trophy watch awarded to the winning team was a Rolesor 116523, G-serial circa 2010, with a grey-rhodium soleil dial and a caseback engraved with the 2011 GT Champion mark. The watch later surfaced NOS with full box and papers, and that listing remains the canonical published documentation of the example.

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	The 2016 renumbering to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last COSC-only Rolesor Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with the early Sotheby's-documented gold-trim configurations and for the rarer sunburst and Tahitian MOP dials.		The 2016 renumbering to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last COSC-only Rolesor Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with the early Sotheby's-documented gold-trim configurations and for the rarer sunburst and Tahitian MOP dials.


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

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	[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 116523 ~~Daytona~~\|Rolex 116523 ~~Daytona~~]]		[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor]]
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	[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex ~~Cosmograph~~ Daytona ~~Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor~~\|Rolex ~~Cosmograph~~ Daytona ~~Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor~~]]		[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 116523 Daytona\|Rolex 116523 Daytona]]
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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116523'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116523'''</small>

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			[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor]]
			</div>

	The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.		The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.

	~~[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor]]~~

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''116523'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''116523'''</small>

	The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.		The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. It is the steel workhorse's dressier sibling, the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish aimed at a different buyer.
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