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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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Admin: Fact fix: ref 116503 succeeded the 116523 in 2016 with a fixed 18ct yellow gold engraved tachymetric bezel, never Cerachrom (Rolex 116503 datasheet, 2016, via web.archive.org; rolex.com collection page May vs Aug 2016) - so 'last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona' was false; the real break is COSC-only vs Superlative -2/+2. Hedge the unverified 126503 winner-watch attribution

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Fact fix: ref 116503 succeeded the 116523 in 2016 with a fixed 18ct yellow gold engraved tachymetric bezel, never Cerachrom (Rolex 116503 datasheet, 2016, via web.archive.org; rolex.com collection page May vs Aug 2016) - so 'last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona' was false; the real break is COSC-only vs Superlative -2/+2. Hedge the unverified 126503 winner-watch attribution

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	=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===		=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===

	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. ~~Wind Vintage~~ later ~~listed the watch~~ 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.

	The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.		The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.

Admin: Fix 2011 Rolex 24 GT-class attribution: winner was The Racer's Group #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Lally/Pumpelly/Gaughan/Henzler/Bertheau); TRG/Nadeau Motorsports was a separate entry that finished 37th DNF. Source: 2011 24 Hours of Daytona results.

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Fix 2011 Rolex 24 GT-class attribution: winner was The Racer's Group #67 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup (Lally/Pumpelly/Gaughan/Henzler/Bertheau); TRG/Nadeau Motorsports was a separate entry that finished 37th DNF. Source: 2011 24 Hours of Daytona results.

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	=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===		=== The 2011 Rolex 24 At Daytona GT Champion 116523 ===

	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 ~~TRG / Nadeau Motorsports~~. 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. Wind Vintage later listed the watch 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. Wind Vintage later listed the watch NOS with full box and papers, and that listing remains the canonical published documentation of the example.

	The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.		The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.

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	The 2016 ceramic-bezel transition to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last engraved-gold-bezel 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 ceramic-bezel transition to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last engraved-gold-bezel 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 ==

			* [[Reference:3525\|Daytona 3525]] — "Monoblocco", WWII Chronograph (1939–1945)
			* [[Reference:6234\|Daytona 6234]] — Pre-Daytona (1955–1961)
			* [[Reference:6238\|Daytona 6238]] — the 'Pre-Daytona' Chronograph
			* [[Reference:6239\|Daytona 6239]] — First Cosmograph, Paul Newman Dials
			* [[Reference:6240\|Daytona 6240]] — First Screw-Down-Pusher Daytona (1965–1969)
			* [[Reference:6241\|Daytona 6241]] — "John Player Special", 14k Gold (1966–1969)

			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]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	\| predecessor \|\| 16523 (Zenith caliber 4030, 1988–2000)		\| predecessor \|\| 16523 (Zenith caliber 4030, 1988–2000)
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	\| successor \|\| 116503 (~~Cerachrom~~ Rolesor, ~~2017~~)		\| successor \|\| 116503 (Rolesor, 18k yellow gold engraved bezel, 2016)
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	\| siblings \|\| 116520 steel, 116528 yellow gold, 116519 white gold, 116518 yellow gold on leather		\| siblings \|\| 116520 steel, 116528 yellow gold, 116519 white gold, 116518 yellow gold on leather
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	The 116523 succeeds the [[Reference:16523\|16523]], the Zenith-era Rolesor Daytona that ran from 1988 to 2000. Case profile carries over almost unchanged: the same 40mm Oyster shell, the same screw-down pushers, the same engraved tachymetre bezel in 18k yellow gold. The change is internal. The Zenith-based cal 4030 left in 2000, and the fully in-house cal 4130 took its place.		The 116523 succeeds the [[Reference:16523\|16523]], the Zenith-era Rolesor Daytona that ran from 1988 to 2000. Case profile carries over almost unchanged: the same 40mm Oyster shell, the same screw-down pushers, the same engraved tachymetre bezel in 18k yellow gold. The change is internal. The Zenith-based cal 4030 left in 2000, and the fully in-house cal 4130 took its place.

	It runs alongside the rest of the in-house first-generation family on the same cal 4130: the 116520 in steel, the 116528 in solid yellow gold, the 116519 in white gold, and the 116518 in yellow gold on a leather strap. The 116523 occupies the middle slot — gold for presence, steel for everyday wear, the Rolesor compromise that has been part of the Sport-model catalogue since the 1970s. The 116503 replaced it with a revised yellow-gold tachymetre bezel and an updated Rolesor execution. The 116523 is the last engraved-gold-bezel ~~Rolesor Daytona~~ Rolex ~~made~~.		It runs alongside the rest of the in-house first-generation family on the same cal 4130: the 116520 in steel, the 116528 in solid yellow gold, the 116519 in white gold, and the 116518 in yellow gold on a leather strap. The 116523 occupies the middle slot — gold for presence, steel for everyday wear, the Rolesor compromise that has been part of the Sport-model catalogue since the 1970s. The 116503 replaced it with a revised yellow-gold tachymetre bezel and an updated Rolesor execution. The 116523 is the last Rolesor Daytona of the COSC-only era: the 116503 kept the engraved gold bezel but moved to Rolex's Superlative Chronometer certification, tested to -2/+2 seconds a day after casing.

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	\| 2009–2014 \|\| Black, White, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Chromalight introduction; the 78493 bracelet is documented on 116523 production through this era		\| 2009–2014 \|\| Black, White, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Chromalight introduction; the 78493 bracelet is documented on 116523 production through this era
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	\| 2014–2016 \|\| Black, white, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Final production years before the ~~ceramic-bezel~~ 116503 succession in ~~2017~~		\| 2014–2016 \|\| Black, white, MOP, champagne \|\| Chromalight \|\| 78493 \|\| SEL \|\| Final production years before the 116503 succession in 2016
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	The presentation watch does two things for the reference. It ties the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name, which the steel 116520 cannot claim: by the in-house era the trophy watches were Rolesor and gold. It also puts a grey-rhodium soleil dial on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap, a configuration the standard catalogue text does not enumerate. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations went out for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented.		The presentation watch does two things for the reference. It ties the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name, which the steel 116520 cannot claim: by the in-house era the trophy watches were Rolesor and gold. It also puts a grey-rhodium soleil dial on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap, a configuration the standard catalogue text does not enumerate. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations went out for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented.

	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 ~~documented~~ winner watches ~~used~~ the two-tone 126503, ~~which makes~~ the 2011 116523 ~~less of an isolated oddity and more of~~ 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.

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	The Rolesor 116523 trades at a meaningful discount to its yellow gold sibling. Revolution's 2017 coverage of the Eric Clapton 116528 sale at Bishop & Miller and Bonhams documented the yellow gold reference at a GBP 15,000 secondhand market floor at the time; the Rolesor 116523, carrying steel where the 116528 carries solid gold, has historically traded below that figure.		The Rolesor 116523 trades at a meaningful discount to its yellow gold sibling. Revolution's 2017 coverage of the Eric Clapton 116528 sale at Bishop & Miller and Bonhams documented the yellow gold reference at a GBP 15,000 secondhand market floor at the time; the Rolesor 116523, carrying steel where the 116528 carries solid gold, has historically traded below that figure.

	The 2016 ~~ceramic-bezel transition~~ to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last ~~engraved-gold~~-~~bezel~~ 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.