Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116519LN

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Daytona → 116519LN

Rolex introduced the 116519LN in 2017: a 40 mm white-gold Daytona with a black Cerachrom bezel, calibre 4130 and Oysterflex. Christie's dates the launch to 2017 and the reference's discontinuation to 2023. Auction guarantees document watches delivered in the launch year.

Core facts

Detail	Documented specification
Reference	116519LN
Model	Cosmograph Daytona; self-winding chronograph
Catalogue period	Introduced 2017; discontinued 2023, per Christie's catalogue essay
Case	40 mm, 18 ct white gold; screw-down back and pushers
Bezel	Black monobloc Cerachrom with moulded tachymetric scale; Rolex's 2022 sheet describes platinum deposited into the scale by PVD
Crystal and water resistance	Scratch-resistant sapphire; 100 metres / 330 feet
Crown	White-gold Triplock screw-down crown
Movement	Calibre 4130; column wheel and vertical clutch; 28,800 vph and approximately 72 hours' reserve
Certification	Superlative Chronometer: COSC certification and Rolex testing after casing
Strap and clasp	Oysterflex, Oysterlock safety clasp and Easylink comfort extension

Where it sits in the line

The 116519LN is the white-gold, ceramic-bezel Daytona on Oysterflex. The earlier 116519 is a separate reference: Rolex's 2015 catalogue specifies an engraved white-gold bezel and leather strap. At the 2017 launch, Rolex also offered yellow-gold 116518LN and Everose 116515LN versions on Oysterflex.

Rolex introduced Oysterflex in 2015 on the Everose Yacht-Master. Its flexible metal blades are overmoulded with high-performance elastomer. The 116519LN has an Oysterlock clasp and Easylink extension, which adjusts the strap by about 5 mm. Rolex lists Glidelock on the 2023 successor, 126519LN.

Production outline

Rolex's 2017 catalogue lists the 116519LN-0024 with a steel-and-black dial. Christie's dates the reference to 2017–2023, and auction records show guarantees issued in September and December 2017.

Serials from this period use random alphanumeric characters. They can place a watch in the modern serial system, but do not give a public year code; see Serial numbers by year.

Movement notes

The 116519LN uses calibre 4130, Rolex's self-winding chronograph movement introduced in 2000. Rolex specifies a column wheel and vertical clutch. Sotheby's two circa-2021 catalogues list 44 jewels; Phillips lists 31 for its circa-2017 lot. The published counts vary by catalogue. The later 126519LN uses calibre 4131. See Calibre 4130 for the movement's development and lineage.

Dial map

The documented configurations include:

Dial	Evidence
Steel and black	Rolex's archived 2017 catalogue page for model 116519LN-0024; also described in Christie's auction records
Black with diamond-set markers	Rolex's 2017 Oysterflex Daytona launch coverage and Sotheby's 2024 lot 40
White mother-of-pearl with diamond-set markers	Sotheby's 2022 lot 40, a circa-2021 example
Meteorite with black	Rolex newsroom photographs identify model 116519LN-0038

Rolex's archived catalogue calls this configuration “Steel and black.”

Hardstone and coloured mother-of-pearl “Beach” dials belong to the earlier plain 116519, which has an engraved metal bezel and leather strap. Sotheby's also documents a white mother-of-pearl dial with diamond-set markers on an LN example.

Steel-and-black dial
Black dial with diamond-set markers
Meteorite and black dial, model 116519LN-0038

Case, bezel, crystal and crown

Rolex's 2022 specification gives a 40 mm 18 ct white-gold Oyster case, screw-down case back, Triplock crown, screw-down chronograph pushers, sapphire crystal and 100-metre water resistance. The black Cerachrom bezel is a single piece with a moulded tachymetric scale. Rolex says it deposits platinum into the recessed numerals and graduations by PVD.

Cerachrom bezel and white-gold case, Christie's lot 4, 2024
Case back and Oysterflex blade lugs, Christie's lot 4, 2024

Oysterflex and clasp

Rolex catalogued the reference on Oysterflex from its 2017 launch. The strap has two flexible metal blades overmoulded with elastomer and cushions on the inside; its Easylink extension adjusts the length by about 5 mm. Antiquorum's 2023 Monaco entry records one 116519LN on a leather strap with a white-gold deployant clasp. The catalogue does not say whether that strap was fitted at delivery.

Oysterflex strap and white-gold Oysterlock clasp on a Daytona 116519LN — Oysterflex and Oysterlock clasp, Christie's lot 117, 2020

Selected auction records

Sale	Watch and catalogue details	Published result
Phillips, Hong Kong, 5 June 2021, lot 861	Circa 2017; case 1R162510; guarantee dated 13 November 2017; 40 mm, Oysterflex	HKD 352,800
Christie's, Hong Kong, 27 May 2019, lot 2217	Circa 2017; case Y6L60788; guarantee dated 4 December 2017; steel-and-black dial	HKD 237,500
Christie's, New York online, 10 December 2020, lot 117	Circa 2018; guarantee dated 2 June 2018; steel-and-black dial	USD 40,000
Christie's, The Champion Collection Part II, 20 April 2022, lot 69	Circa 2017; guarantee dated 24 September 2017; silvered-and-black dial	HKD 819,000
Antiquorum, Monaco, 19 January 2023, lot 120	Case 3M09U800; retailed 16 December 2018; catalogue lists a leather strap and white-gold deployant clasp	EUR 36,400
Christie's, Dubai online, 19 October 2023, lot 145	Case 9099A270; circa 2018; silver-grey dial	USD 44,100
Christie's, New York, 10 June 2024, lot 4	Case H6812453; circa 2018; grey dial	USD 37,800

Christie's and Phillips state that their published results include buyer's premium. Antiquorum's page gives the result published for its sale.

Related references

Daytona 116515LN — Everose, Oysterflex
Daytona 116518LN — yellow gold, Oysterflex
Daytona 116500LN — steel, Cerachrom
Daytona 116509 — white gold with engraved bezel and Oyster bracelet
Daytona 126519LN — successor with calibre 4131
Daytona family index
Bracelets and clasps
Movements
Serial numbers by year

Sources