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Production runs Baselworld 2011 to 2023 on a single reference number. The 2017 strap transition is the practical generation marker within the run, and the 2023 126515LN transition closes the cal. 4130 116515LN generation.

The 2011 launch configuration is the leather strap. Black alligator-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over clasp, the same clasp architecture Rolex used on the leather-strap 116519 white-gold Daytona. The leather configuration ran from launch through early 2017. ~~WatchBase catalogues the~~ suffix codes ~~that~~ map this period: -0004 chocolate / leather, -0009 sundust pink / leather, plus the standard ivory and black-dial leather variants. The leather era is roughly six years of production.

The 2011 launch configuration is the leather strap. Black alligator-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over clasp, the same clasp architecture Rolex used on the leather-strap 116519 white-gold Daytona. The leather configuration ran from launch through early 2017. The suffix codes map this period: -0004 chocolate / leather, -0009 sundust pink / leather, plus the standard ivory and black-dial leather variants. The leather era is roughly six years of production.

The 2017 Baselworld release moved the reference to Oysterflex without changing the reference number. Rolex described the change as the same Daytona on a sportier strap; the case, movement, dial, and bezel carry over. The Oysterflex era is the longer of the two, running 2017 through 2024 and counting at the time of writing.

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===Leather strap (2011–2017)===

The launch configuration is a black calf-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over deployant clasp. The clasp blade carries the Rolex crown on the underside; the leather strap itself is interchangeable with Rolex's service stock and was sold separately as a service replacement during the leather era. ~~WatchBase catalogues the~~ leather-strap suffix codes through 2017, and the four core dial-on-leather configurations (chocolate, black, ivory, sundust) define the production market for the leather era.

The launch configuration is a black calf-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over deployant clasp. The clasp blade carries the Rolex crown on the underside; the leather strap itself is interchangeable with Rolex's service stock and was sold separately as a service replacement during the leather era. The leather-strap suffix codes run through 2017, and the four core dial-on-leather configurations (chocolate, black, ivory, sundust) define the production market for the leather era.

===Oysterflex strap (2017–present)===

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 Production runs Baselworld 2011 to 2023 on a single reference number. The 2017 strap transition is the practical generation marker within the run, and the 2023 126515LN transition closes the cal. 4130 116515LN generation.
-The 2011 launch configuration is the leather strap. Black alligator-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over clasp, the same clasp architecture Rolex used on the leather-strap 116519 white-gold Daytona. The leather configuration ran from launch through early 2017. WatchBase catalogues the suffix codes that map this period: -0004 chocolate / leather, -0009 sundust pink / leather, plus the standard ivory and black-dial leather variants. The leather era is roughly six years of production.
+The 2011 launch configuration is the leather strap. Black alligator-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over clasp, the same clasp architecture Rolex used on the leather-strap 116519 white-gold Daytona. The leather configuration ran from launch through early 2017. The suffix codes map this period: -0004 chocolate / leather, -0009 sundust pink / leather, plus the standard ivory and black-dial leather variants. The leather era is roughly six years of production.
 The 2017 Baselworld release moved the reference to Oysterflex without changing the reference number. Rolex described the change as the same Daytona on a sportier strap; the case, movement, dial, and bezel carry over. The Oysterflex era is the longer of the two, running 2017 through 2024 and counting at the time of writing.
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 ===Leather strap (2011–2017)===
-The launch configuration is a black calf-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over deployant clasp. The clasp blade carries the Rolex crown on the underside; the leather strap itself is interchangeable with Rolex's service stock and was sold separately as a service replacement during the leather era. WatchBase catalogues the leather-strap suffix codes through 2017, and the four core dial-on-leather configurations (chocolate, black, ivory, sundust) define the production market for the leather era.
+The launch configuration is a black calf-leather strap with stitched edges and an 18k Everose Oysterlock fold-over deployant clasp. The clasp blade carries the Rolex crown on the underside; the leather strap itself is interchangeable with Rolex's service stock and was sold separately as a service replacement during the leather era. The leather-strap suffix codes run through 2017, and the four core dial-on-leather configurations (chocolate, black, ivory, sundust) define the production market for the leather era.
 ===Oysterflex strap (2017–present)===