No other watch is engineered quite like a Rolex.

The Cosmograph Daytona,

introduced in 1963, was designed to meet the demands of professional
race-car drivers and quickly earned its iconic status. With its patented
chronograph mechanism and bezel with tachometric scale, it allows
drivers to perfectly measure elapsed circuit time and calculate average
speed. The Cosmograph Daytona is presented here in Rolex-patented
Everose gold.

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 TOM KRISTENSEN

Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Eight times.

Winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Five times.
The dominant force in endurance racing.
The harder the track, the greater his will to conquer it.

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SIR JACKIE STEWART

Goodwood 1964. Team bosses are amazed as a young Scot, testing an F3 Cooper for the very first time, beats lap time after lap time
set by a leading Formula 1 driver. So begins the career of John Young “Jackie” Stewart. A career that brings 27 wins in 99 starts and
three Formula 1 World Championships. In addition he’s been a marksman, a team owner and a campaigner for dyslexia awareness. But
possibly his greatest victory came from almost single-handedly revolutionising motorsport safety. So, although Sir Jackie himself may
have retired from racing, the mark he’s left remains as visible as ever.

THE ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA LE MANS 24 HOURS SIR MALCOM CAMPBELL

In racing, sustaining top speeds for ex-
tended periods of time is routine. But for
24 hours straight, on a track only 20% illu-
minated throughout the night? This takes
a rare caliber of competitor, and is what
makes the Rolex 24 At Daytona, at Daytona
International Speedway, one of the sport’s
most challenging events. A marathon of
speed and patience, drivers from all walks
of racing converge for the honor to com-
pete. Proper rest and resilient machine are
crucial. And since 1962 the debate has
been this: what’s harder making it around
the track, or around the clock?
Lasting a full 24 hours, the duration of Le
Mans makes it one of the most demanding
circuits in motor racing. Hurtling through
the black of night only partly explains the
challenge. It’s the hours that test a driver’s
steely disposition. Nearly half the starters
don’t finish, so winning requires more than
ingeniously designed cars, superhuman
drivers and seamlessly aligned teams. It
calls for an endurance for which there is no
equal.
As early as the 1930s, Rolex was already
producing its first chronographs. In 1935,
while automobile technology was still in its
early stages, British daredevil Sir Malcolm
Campbell, with a Rolex on his wrist, set the
world land speed record and entered histo-
ry by exceeding 300 miles (484 kilometres)
per hour in his famous “Bluebird”. An extra-
ordinary achievement for the times!

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ON-BOARD INSTRUMENTATION
The Cosmograph Daytona was designed as the ultimate
timing tool for drivers in endurance races. While the central
sweep seconds hand allows an accurate reading of 1/8
second, the two counters at 9 and 3 o’clock respectively
measure time in hour and minute increments, allowing the
driver to map his course times accurately and determine
how he must drive in order to achieve victory.
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TACHYMETER
The Daytona’s engraved bezel can be used
as a tachymeter to calculate speed by mea-
suring elapsed time over a pre-determined
distance. The Cosmograph Daytona is the-
refore a perfect instrument for measuring
speed of up to 400 units per hour whether
expressed in kilometres or miles.
START. DRIVE. STOP.
At Rolex, form and function work together.
Rolex engineers have applied the most
advanced technologies to craft the
perfect spring to activate the chronograph
mechanism when finger pressure is
exerted on the pushers. The result is not
only reliable operation of the chronograph,
but also a crisp, clear “click”, well-known by
the wearers of this one-of-a-kind timepiece.
4130 CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT
Inside the elegantly designed exterior, the
Cosmograph Daytona is a masterpiece of
watch making art. The 4130 chronograph
calibre movement was conceived and
assembled exclusively by Rolex in 2000 for
the Cosmograph Daytona and incorporates
just 290 components – far fewer than a
standard chronograph – making it a much
admired symphony of simplicity. It has
a 72-hour Power reserve (66 hours if the
stopwatch is in use) and, inside, the blue
Parachrom hairspring, made from a unique
alloy impervious to magnetic fields, gives it
up to 10 times more resistance to shocks
than conventional hairsprings.
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COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA
40 mm
COSC certification chronometer
Engraved tachymeter
Sapphire crystal
Waterproof to 100 m/330 feet
Self-winding
Oysterlock bracelet with Oysterclasp with Easylink

STEEL STEEL AND YELLOW GOLD WHITE GOLD

White Dial Silver Dial Black Dial

116520 116523 116509

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COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA
40 mm
COSC certification chronometer
Engraved tachymeter
Sapphire crystal
Waterproof to 100 m/330 feet
Self-winding
Leather strap with gold folding safety clasp

WHITE GOLD yellow GOLD

Slate Dial White Dial

116519 116518

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COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA
40 mm
COSC certification chronometer
Engraved tachometer
Sapphire crystal
Waterproof to 100 m/330 feet
Self-winding
Oysterlock bracelet with Oysterclasp with Easylink

YELLOW GOLD EVEROSE GOLD

Black Dial Pink Dial

116528 116505

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