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The bracelet is a 950 platinum Oyster, three-link, with brushed centre links and polished outer links, fitted with solid end links integral to the case. Rolex did not produce the 116506 on a strap; every example shipped on the matching platinum Oyster, and that bracelet is what gives the watch its on-wrist mass. The Sotheby's 2020 Important Watches lot of a 2013-production 116506 (case 288CN710) records the platinum Oyster as the original delivery configuration, and every subsequent Sotheby's lot of the reference confirms the same bracelet pairing.

The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension — the same lever-and-keeper micro-adjustment system Rolex rolled across the cal-4130 Daytona line in the early 2000s, executed here in 950 platinum. The Glidelock toolless extension that arrived on the ceramic Submariner generation in 2010 never crossed onto the Daytona; Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116506 ever offered. ~~The Rubber B~~ comparison of the 116506 to the 126506 records the clasp as one of the architectural changes between the two generations: the 126506 reworked the Oysterlock mechanism, which leaves the 116506 as the last platinum Daytona with the older clasp design.

The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension — the same lever-and-keeper micro-adjustment system Rolex rolled across the cal-4130 Daytona line in the early 2000s, executed here in 950 platinum. The Glidelock toolless extension that arrived on the ceramic Submariner generation in 2010 never crossed onto the Daytona; Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116506 ever offered. A documented comparison of the 116506 to the 126506 records the clasp as one of the architectural changes between the two generations: the 126506 reworked the Oysterlock mechanism, which leaves the 116506 as the last platinum Daytona with the older clasp design.

The platinum Oyster bracelet on the 116506 is a single fitment across the production run. Sotheby's lot descriptions, the Fratello launch coverage~~, and Rubber B's generation-comparison piece all~~ describe the same platinum Oyster on every documented example. End-link references and clasp date codes follow the modern Daytona conventions catalogued at [[Reference:Bracelets]].

The platinum Oyster bracelet on the 116506 is a single fitment across the production run. Sotheby's lot descriptions and the Fratello launch coverage describe the same platinum Oyster on every documented example. End-link references and clasp date codes follow the modern Daytona conventions catalogued at [[Reference:Bracelets]].

The 116506 bracelet reference to record is 78596, not the steel Daytona 78590. Some warranty cards show the bracelet reference, and the platinum folding clasp carries platinum-specific hallmarks, including the St. Bernard head, a balance mark, and 950PT alloy marking. Gold and platinum deliveries also used the larger Rolex presentation box rather than the smaller steel-model box, so box size is a period-and-material clue rather than a proof of any particular sub-reference.

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 The bracelet is a 950 platinum Oyster, three-link, with brushed centre links and polished outer links, fitted with solid end links integral to the case. Rolex did not produce the 116506 on a strap; every example shipped on the matching platinum Oyster, and that bracelet is what gives the watch its on-wrist mass. The Sotheby's 2020 Important Watches lot of a 2013-production 116506 (case 288CN710) records the platinum Oyster as the original delivery configuration, and every subsequent Sotheby's lot of the reference confirms the same bracelet pairing.
-The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension — the same lever-and-keeper micro-adjustment system Rolex rolled across the cal-4130 Daytona line in the early 2000s, executed here in 950 platinum. The Glidelock toolless extension that arrived on the ceramic Submariner generation in 2010 never crossed onto the Daytona; Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116506 ever offered. The Rubber B comparison of the 116506 to the 126506 records the clasp as one of the architectural changes between the two generations: the 126506 reworked the Oysterlock mechanism, which leaves the 116506 as the last platinum Daytona with the older clasp design.
+The clasp is the modern Oysterlock with the Easylink 5mm comfort extension — the same lever-and-keeper micro-adjustment system Rolex rolled across the cal-4130 Daytona line in the early 2000s, executed here in 950 platinum. The Glidelock toolless extension that arrived on the ceramic Submariner generation in 2010 never crossed onto the Daytona; Easylink remains the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116506 ever offered. A documented comparison of the 116506 to the 126506 records the clasp as one of the architectural changes between the two generations: the 126506 reworked the Oysterlock mechanism, which leaves the 116506 as the last platinum Daytona with the older clasp design.
-The platinum Oyster bracelet on the 116506 is a single fitment across the production run. Sotheby's lot descriptions, the Fratello launch coverage, and Rubber B's generation-comparison piece all describe the same platinum Oyster on every documented example. End-link references and clasp date codes follow the modern Daytona conventions catalogued at [[Reference:Bracelets]].
+The platinum Oyster bracelet on the 116506 is a single fitment across the production run. Sotheby's lot descriptions and the Fratello launch coverage describe the same platinum Oyster on every documented example. End-link references and clasp date codes follow the modern Daytona conventions catalogued at [[Reference:Bracelets]].
 The 116506 bracelet reference to record is 78596, not the steel Daytona 78590. Some warranty cards show the bracelet reference, and the platinum folding clasp carries platinum-specific hallmarks, including the St. Bernard head, a balance mark, and 950PT alloy marking. Gold and platinum deliveries also used the larger Rolex presentation box rather than the smaller steel-model box, so box size is a period-and-material clue rather than a proof of any particular sub-reference.