Rolex
Cosmograph Daytona
Oyster, 40 mm, yellow gold
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- REFERENCE 126508
- Model Case Oyster, 40 mm, yellow gold
- Bezel Fixed, with engraved tachymetric scale, in 18 ct yellow gold
- Water Resistance Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
- Movement Perpetual, mechanical chronograph, self-winding
- Calibre 4131, manufacture Rolex
- Power Reserve Approximately 72 hours
- Bracelet Oyster, three-piece solid links
- Dial Bright black and golden set with diamonds
- Certification Superlative Chronometer (COSC + Rolex certification after casing)
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Bright black and golden dial
This model features a bright black and golden, diamond-set dial with snailed counters, gold applique hour markers and hands with a Chromalight display, a highly-legible luminescent material. The central sweep seconds hand allows an accurate reading of 1/8 second, while the two counters on the dial display the lapsed time in hours and minutes. Drivers can accurately map out their track times and tactics without fail.
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The tachymetric scale
With its tachymetric scale, its three counters and its pushers, the Cosmograph Daytona was designed to be the ultimate timing tool for endurance racing drivers. The bezel features a tachymetric scale to read average speed over a given distance based on elapsed time. This scale offers optimal legibility, making the Cosmograph Daytona the ideal instrument for measuring speeds up to 400 units per hour, expressed in kilometres or miles. -
18 ct yellow gold
By operating its own exclusive foundry, Rolex has the unrivalled ability to cast the highest quality 18 ct gold alloys. According to the proportion of silver, copper, platinum or palladium added, different types of 18 ct gold are obtained: yellow, pink or white. They are made with only the purest metals and meticulously inspected in an in-house laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, before the gold is formed and shaped with the same painstaking attention to quality. Rolex's commitment to excellence begins at the source.
Launched in 1963, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona was designed to meet the needs of professional racing drivers. The Cosmograph Daytona is the benchmark for those with a passion for driving and speed.
It is available in a variety of versions and materials, including with a dial made from metallic meteorite – a rare natural material from outer space – with black chronograph counters at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock.
