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[[File:Ref 116520 hero.webp|thumb|right|320px|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116520 (WatchFinder)]] | [[File:Ref 116520 hero.webp|thumb|right|320px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116520|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116520 (WatchFinder)]] | ||
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== Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | == Case, bezel, crystal, and crown == | ||
[[File:Ref 116520 case-asymmetric-lugs.webp|thumb|right|280px|Fratello's caliper-measured asymmetric lug — 38.5mm true case width (Fratello)]] | [[File:Ref 116520 case-asymmetric-lugs.webp|thumb|right|280px|alt=Fratello's caliper-measured asymmetric lug — 38.5mm true case width|Fratello's caliper-measured asymmetric lug — 38.5mm true case width (Fratello)]] | ||
The 116520 case is steel, marketed as 40mm, with an engraved tachymetre bezel and a flat sapphire crystal. Fratello's Ben Hodges measured a 116520 case at 38.5mm with calipers and published the figure in 2021 — the steel Daytona case is consistently smaller than the 40mm spec line states, which Fratello attributes to Rolex's case-machining tolerances. Gold and platinum Daytonas of the same generation measure closer to the marketed figure; the discrepancy is specific to the steel case. Treat the marketed 40mm as a nameplate, the measured 38.5mm as a forensic fact. | The 116520 case is steel, marketed as 40mm, with an engraved tachymetre bezel and a flat sapphire crystal. Fratello's Ben Hodges measured a 116520 case at 38.5mm with calipers and published the figure in 2021 — the steel Daytona case is consistently smaller than the 40mm spec line states, which Fratello attributes to Rolex's case-machining tolerances. Gold and platinum Daytonas of the same generation measure closer to the marketed figure; the discrepancy is specific to the steel case. Treat the marketed 40mm as a nameplate, the measured 38.5mm as a forensic fact. | ||