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The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line and the family that now anchors the brand's collector market. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.
The Cosmograph Daytona is Rolex's chronograph line, identified by its three subdials and tachymetric bezel. Rolex launched it in 1963, ran the manual-wind generation to 1988, switched to Zenith-based automatics that same year, and brought the movement in-house with cal 4130 in 2000.


The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 era from 2000 to 2016. Current ceramic-era production sits outside this page.
The map runs in four blocks: the 6238 Pre-Daytona, then the manual-wind Daytona from 1963 to 1988, the Zenith automatic from 1988 to 2000, and the in-house 4130 generation introduced in 2000. The table also includes later ceramic-bezel references.


Origins from 1937 to 1963 sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|pre-Daytona chronographs]].
Origins from 1937 to 1963 sit on a dedicated page. The Antimagnetique, Monoblocco, and 4xxx tonneau Oyster chronographs that hand the layout to the [[Reference:6239|6239]] are tracked under [[Reference:pre-daytona-chronographs|pre-Daytona chronographs]].
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== Zenith automatic (1988–2000) ==
== Zenith automatic (1988–2000) ==


Rolex reworked the Zenith El Primero into caliber 4030 by cutting the beat rate, removing the date, and fitting a Rolex balance and escapement. The 16520 is the steel reference; 16518, 16519, 16523, and 16528 are the gold and Rolesor parallels. The 16520 dial map is the main collector battleground of the era.
Rolex reworked the Zenith El Primero into caliber 4030 by cutting the beat rate, removing the date, and fitting a Rolex balance and escapement. The 16520 is the steel reference; 16518, 16519, 16523, and 16528 are the gold and Rolesor parallels. The 16520 article explains the dial-mark systems and their dating limits.


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== Variant spotlights ==
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== Auction record and disputed examples ==


Headline and disputed variants get their own pages, where the provenance and the authentication arguments run at full length:
The linked articles document the provenance and competing attributions behind these examples:


* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).
* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the exotic dial family across six manual-wind host references (6239 / 6241 / 6262 / 6263 / 6264 / 6265). Mk1–Mk4 progression, five color types, RCO / Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon. Newman's own 6239 at USD 17,752,500 (Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017) and Big Red 6263 at USD 5,475,000 (Phillips NY, December 2020).
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== Related families ==
== Related families ==


* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] — the parallel dive-watch line. Same case-era splits and the other half of the steel-sports-Rolex collector market.
* [[Reference:submariner|Submariner]] — dive watches with an elapsed-time bezel.
* [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] — the parallel pilot line. Acrylic, sapphire, and ceramic crystal eras run on the same calendar.
* [[Reference:gmt-master|GMT-Master]] — travel watches with a 24-hour hand and bezel.
* [[Reference:sea-dweller|Sea-Dweller]] — the deeper-rated Submariner sibling. COMEX provenance overlaps the manual-wind Daytona auction record.
* [[Reference:sea-dweller|Sea-Dweller]] — saturation-diving watches with a helium escape valve.




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* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
* [[Reference:Movements|Movements]] — the Valjoux 72 manual-wind family (722 / 722-1 / 727), the Zenith-derived cal 4030, and the in-house cal 4130.
* [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
* [[Reference:Serial-numbers|Serial numbers]] — the three Rolex serial systems (numeric pre-1987, letter 1987–2010, random alphanumeric 2010+) with year-decoder tables.
* [[Reference:daytona-glossary|Glossary]] — every named dial variant, movement caliber, bracelet reference, and auction landmark consolidated with per-term definitions and links to the owning reference article.
* [[Reference:daytona-glossary|Glossary]] — definitions of dial nicknames, movement terms and bracelet references, with links to the relevant articles.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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