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In This episode of ABOUT TIME Michael unboxes a rare. fully wrapped, fully stickered 2010 Rolex Steel Daytona 116520

The 2010 Rolex Daytona 116520 is an iconic steel chronograph celebrated for its in-house Caliber 4130 movement, a first for the Daytona line. It features a 40mm stainless steel case, a steel bezel with a tachymetric scale, and an Oyster bracelet with an Easylink extension. Key features include a 72-hour power reserve, screw-down pushers for water resistance, and a dial with sub-dials positioned to accommodate the new movement.

Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal.
Dial: Glossy black or white, with a white gold coronet, hands, and indices to prevent tarnishing. The chronograph registers are positioned slightly higher than the center pinion.
Bracelet: Three-piece link Oyster bracelet with an Oysterlock clasp and a 5mm Easylink extension system.
Movement: In-house Caliber 4130 automatic chronograph movement with a 72-hour power reserve.
Water Resistance: 100 meters, achieved through a screw-down crown and pushers.

In-house movement on the 116520 was a landmark reference as it was the first Daytona to feature a fully in-house, self-winding chronograph movement, the Caliber 4130. This was a significant moment in Rolex's history. Today, the Rolex 116520 Daytona is regarded as one of the world’s most famous watches, and it is a model that has become almost synonymous with the Rolex brand itself.

No longer in production, yet still offering all the benefits of Rolex’s current in-house chronograph movement, the Rolex Daytona 116520 may just represent the best value for the money among all of the different steel Daytona references.

First launched in 1963, the Rolex Daytona is the brand’s line of chronograph watches, inspired by the world of automotive racing. It’s important to note that while the Daytona wasn’t Rolex’s first chronograph wristwatch, it was the first model to feature its tachymeter scale engraved on the bezel rather than printed along the dial’s periphery. Now one of the defining traits of the Rolex Daytona collection, this external tachymeter bezel traces its origins back to the ref. 6239, the very first Daytona introduced in 1963.

When Rolex finally introduced its own in-house Caliber 4130 movement for the Daytona, the collection received one of the best mechanical chronograph movements ever created. Reliably powering watches for the last twenty years and still in use today, the Cal. 4130 can be found inside every single modern Rolex Daytona watch!

Movement improvements on the Caliber 4130 movement included a free-sprung balance with a balance bridge and a blue oxidized hairspring for increased shock resistance and accuracy. The new movement required a slight repositioning of the sub-dials to accommodate it. The 116520 was produced from 2000 to 2015, making 2010 a mid-to-late production year for this reference. This model also saw the introduction of the Easylink extension system on the clasp, which became a standard feature on many later Rolex watches.

The current-production stainless steel Rolex Daytona is the reference 116500LN. While it is easily one of the hottest and most desirable luxury watches in the world with multi-year waiting lists present at dealers ever since it was first announced in 2016, there is one key detail that separates it from the original design DNA of Rolex’s legendary racing chronograph.

The very first Rolex Daytona featured a stainless steel bezel engraved with a tachymeter scale, and in many ways, a steel tachymeter bezel represents Rolex’s original vision for the watch. Even when Rolex experimented with black acrylic bezels during the first Daytona generation with manually-wound movements, a stainless steel bezel was always still an option within the brand’s catalog. However, ever since the reference 116520 was discontinued in 2016, there has not been a Rolex Daytona with a stainless steel bezel.

While the solid gold and two-tone models are still fitted with metallic bezels rather than Cerachrom (ceramic) ones, these bezels are crafted from solid 18k gold rather than traditional stainless steel. As Rolex continues to fit ceramic bezels to a greater number of its models, the likelihood that a steel bezel Daytona will return to the lineup becomes increasingly thin. While there is no way to predict the future, there is a very good chance that the reference 116520 is the last Rolex Daytona to ever feature a stainless steel tachymeter bezel.

t’s also worth noting that the stainless steel ref 116520 trades hands for noticeably higher values than its two-tone steel and gold counterparts. While Rolex Daytona two-tone watches initially cost several thousand dollars more than the Rolex Daytona stainless steel models when purchased at retail, the exact opposite pricing can be observed on the secondary market.


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