Reference:116500LN: Difference between revisions
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==Core facts== | ==Core facts== | ||
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| white with black subdials ("Panda", 116500LN-0001) or black with grey-silver subdials (116500LN-0002) | | white with black subdials ("Panda", 116500LN-0001) or black with grey-silver subdials (116500LN-0002) | ||
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| predecessor | | predecessor | ||
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[[File:Ref 116500LN generation-compare.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=116500LN and 126500LN side by side|116500LN and 126500LN Panda side by side]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN generation-compare.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=116500LN and 126500LN side by side|116500LN and 126500LN Panda side by side]] | ||
The 116500LN replaced the 116520 after its sixteen-year run. Both use the 40mm steel case family and caliber 4130; the 116500LN changes to a black Cerachrom bezel and contrasting subdial layouts. | The 116500LN replaced the 116520 after its sixteen-year run. Both use the 40mm steel case family and caliber 4130; the 116500LN changes to a black Cerachrom bezel and contrasting subdial layouts. The reference specification is separate from allocation and resale conditions. | ||
At Baselworld 2016 Rolex presented the ceramic-bezel 116500LN alongside the existing steel-bezel model. The 116520 was then discontinued as the new reference reached the market; published histories do not give a long production overlap. | At Baselworld 2016 Rolex presented the ceramic-bezel 116500LN alongside the existing steel-bezel model. The 116520 was then discontinued as the new reference reached the market; published histories do not give a long production overlap. | ||
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==What changed from the 116520== | ==What changed from the 116520== | ||
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The 116500LN | The 116500LN retains the 116520 case, caliber 4130, and bracelet architecture. The principal documented changes are the Cerachrom bezel, Chromalight, and contrasting subdial treatment. | ||
==Production outline== | ==Production outline== | ||
Published sources treat the 116500LN as one production generation. The two dial layouts, caliber 4130, Cerachrom bezel, and Oyster bracelet remain consistent; minor printing differences in collector photographs are not an established factory variant system. | Published sources treat the 116500LN as one production generation. The two dial layouts, caliber 4130, Cerachrom bezel, and Oyster bracelet remain consistent; minor printing differences in collector photographs are not an established factory variant system. | ||
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==Movement notes== | ==Movement notes== | ||
[[File:Ref 116500LN movement.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Caliber 4130 rotor side with Daytona engraving|Caliber 4130, rotor side]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN movement.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Caliber 4130 rotor side with Daytona engraving|Caliber 4130, rotor side]] | ||
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==Dial map== | ==Dial map== | ||
===Panda (white dial)=== | ===Panda (white dial)=== | ||
[[File:Ref 116500LN hero panda.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=116500LN Panda catalog press shot|The 116500LN-0001 Panda, catalog press shot]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN hero panda.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=116500LN Panda catalog press shot|The 116500LN-0001 Panda, catalog press shot]] | ||
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===Black dial=== | ===Black dial=== | ||
The 116500LN-0002 is the black-dial option. Layout matches the Panda: three subdials at 6, 9, and 3, applied white-gold indices, no date. The subdials are finished in a silver-grey snailed treatment that reads as a softer contrast against the black base than the crisp black-on-white of the Panda. The DAYTONA signature stays red, and the minute track sits in white printing. | The 116500LN-0002 is the black-dial option. Layout matches the Panda: three subdials at 6, 9, and 3, applied white-gold indices, no date. The subdials are finished in a silver-grey snailed treatment that reads as a softer contrast against the black base than the crisp black-on-white of the Panda. The DAYTONA signature stays red, and the minute track sits in white printing. | ||
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===Dial printing drift=== | ===Dial printing drift=== | ||
Forum threads track small printing differences across the run on both dials. Slightly thinner font weight on some mid-run bottom-line text, minor spacing shifts in the lower half, and subtle subdial-texture variation all show up under macro lighting. None of it has hardened into a named variant, and no collector taxonomy for the 116500LN has formed. These observations remain descriptive; no named dial variant has been established for the run. | Forum threads track small printing differences across the run on both dials. Slightly thinner font weight on some mid-run bottom-line text, minor spacing shifts in the lower half, and subtle subdial-texture variation all show up under macro lighting. None of it has hardened into a named variant, and no collector taxonomy for the 116500LN has formed. These observations remain descriptive; no named dial variant has been established for the run. | ||
==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes== | ==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown notes== | ||
===Case=== | ===Case=== | ||
The case is 40mm in 904L Oystersteel, about 12.2mm thick, with brushed top surfaces and polished flanks. Lug-to-lug runs at roughly 47mm, unchanged from the 116520. The case dimensions and bracelet architecture remain close to the 116520, while the bezel material changes to Cerachrom. | |||
The case is 40mm in 904L Oystersteel, about 12.2mm thick, with brushed top surfaces and polished flanks. Lug-to-lug runs at roughly 47mm, unchanged from the 116520. The | |||
===Bezel=== | ===Bezel=== | ||
[[File:Ref 116500LN bezel.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Panda 116500LN bezel macro|Monobloc Cerachrom: platinum PVD graduations on fired ceramic]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN bezel.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Panda 116500LN bezel macro|Monobloc Cerachrom: platinum PVD graduations on fired ceramic]] | ||
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Cerachrom reached the Daytona before this reference did. The Everose 116515LN carried a ceramic bezel from 2011 and the platinum 116506 from 2013. The 116500LN brought that bezel material to the steel Daytona for the first time. | Cerachrom reached the Daytona before this reference did. The Everose 116515LN carried a ceramic bezel from 2011 and the platinum 116506 from 2013. The 116500LN brought that bezel material to the steel Daytona for the first time. | ||
The numeral geometry moved with the material. Aluminum-insert tachymeter scales sat on a flat radial layout; the 116500LN numerals follow a subtly curved axis matched to the ceramic's surface tension and firing tolerances. The difference is | The numeral geometry moved with the material. Aluminum-insert tachymeter scales sat on a flat radial layout; the 116500LN numerals follow a subtly curved axis matched to the ceramic's surface tension and firing tolerances. The difference is easiest to see when the two bezels are compared directly. | ||
Ceramic resists ordinary scratching and colour change, but it can chip or crack under impact. Inspect the bezel for chips, cracks, and damaged numerals rather than assuming it is indestructible. | Ceramic resists ordinary scratching and colour change, but it can chip or crack under impact. Inspect the bezel for chips, cracks, and damaged numerals rather than assuming it is indestructible. | ||
===Crystal=== | ===Crystal=== | ||
Flat sapphire, and no Cyclops, because the Daytona carries no date. Thickness and radius match the 116520 exactly. Rolex's published documentation specifies no anti-reflective coating. | Flat sapphire, and no Cyclops, because the Daytona carries no date. Thickness and radius match the 116520 exactly. Rolex's published documentation specifies no anti-reflective coating. | ||
===Crown=== | ===Crown=== | ||
[[File:Ref 116500LN crown.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Crown side of the 116500LN showing Triplock crown, guards and screw-down pushers|Crown side: Triplock crown, guards, screw-down pushers]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN crown.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Crown side of the 116500LN showing Triplock crown, guards and screw-down pushers|Crown side: Triplock crown, guards, screw-down pushers]] | ||
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===Pushers=== | ===Pushers=== | ||
[[File:Ref 116500LN pushers.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Panda 116500LN pusher-side macro|Screw-down pushers and the Triplock crown flank]] | [[File:Ref 116500LN pushers.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Panda 116500LN pusher-side macro|Screw-down pushers and the Triplock crown flank]] | ||
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==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes== | ==Bracelets, end links, clasps, and packaging notes== | ||
===Bracelet=== | ===Bracelet=== | ||
Oyster, 20mm at the lugs, solid links throughout, with solid end links coded into the case. Measurement and construction are identical to the 116520 bracelet. | Oyster, 20mm at the lugs, solid links throughout, with solid end links coded into the case. Measurement and construction are identical to the 116520 bracelet. | ||
===Clasp=== | ===Clasp=== | ||
The clasp is Oysterlock with Easylink. Oysterlock is the locking safety flap Rolex uses across the modern Professional line; Easylink is the toolless extension, a flip-out internal tab that adds five millimetres in a single step. The Glidelock on the ceramic Submariner adjusts continuously across a wider range. Easylink gives one fixed increment, less travel but faster to deploy on the wrist. | The clasp is Oysterlock with Easylink. Oysterlock is the locking safety flap Rolex uses across the modern Professional line; Easylink is the toolless extension, a flip-out internal tab that adds five millimetres in a single step. The Glidelock on the ceramic Submariner adjusts continuously across a wider range. Easylink gives one fixed increment, less travel but faster to deploy on the wrist. | ||
The cited bracelet specification remains the same between the 116520 and the 116500LN. The 126500LN reworked the clasp architecture, which leaves the 116500LN as the last Daytona on the older Oysterlock. | |||
===Packaging=== | ===Packaging=== | ||
Standard Rolex green box of the 2010s-2020s era with warranty card, Superlative Chronometer tag, booklets, and hang tags. Warranty format during the 116500LN run was the credit-card-style card rather than the earlier paper card. Full-set records may include the card, tag, and both booklets; 2016 examples can show transitional hang-tag formatting. | |||
Standard Rolex green box of the 2010s-2020s era with warranty card, Superlative Chronometer tag, booklets, and hang tags. Warranty format during the 116500LN run was the credit-card-style card rather than the earlier paper card. Full-set | |||
==Special editions== | ==Special editions== | ||
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==Market and collector context== | ==Market and collector context== | ||
Auction results and asking prices vary by date, condition, papers, and venue. They do not establish a fixed value for every 116500LN. | |||
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The 126500LN replaced it in 2023 with caliber 4131 and revised case details. Auction comparisons should keep the two references separate. | The 126500LN replaced it in 2023 with caliber 4131 and revised case details. Auction comparisons should keep the two references separate. | ||
== Related references == | ==Related references== | ||
* [[Reference:116508|Daytona 116508]], Yellow Gold, Cal 4130 (2016–2023) | * [[Reference:116508|Daytona 116508]], Yellow Gold, Cal 4130 (2016–2023) | ||
* [[Reference:116505|Daytona 116505]], Everose Gold (2008–2023) | * [[Reference:116505|Daytona 116505]], Everose Gold (2008–2023) | ||