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Daytona 116503

Name: Rolex Daytona 116503
Brand: Rolex
Availability: InStock

40mm Consistent Pricing

Low $21,335

Median $22,549

High $24,575

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The Rolex Daytona 116503 puts a warmer face on the brand’s racing chronograph: yellow gold on the bezel, crown, pushers and bracelet center links, with steel keeping the contrast crisp. Dial choice changes its character considerably—white emphasizes the chronograph layout, black sharpens the gold accents, and champagne draws the whole watch together.

Introduced in 2016 to replace the 116523, this generation brought revised tachymeter-bezel graphics while retaining Rolex’s automatic 4130, whose vertical clutch allows a smooth chronograph start. It’s the reference to consider if you prefer a metal bezel and the dial proportions that preceded the 2023 redesign. Spend a moment with the chronograph: the screw-down pushers must be unscrewed before use, and the central seconds hand and elapsed-time counters should reset cleanly to zero. Those threaded pushers are part of the Daytona ritual, but less convenient if you routinely time things on impulse.

MovementAutomatic

Caliber4130

Case MaterialTwo-Tone

Case Size40mm

Water Resistance100m