cosmograph daytona

The Oyster Perpetual
cosmograph daytona
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The Spirit of the Daytona
Features
Introduction
THE PARACHROM HAIRSPRING
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4130 MOVEMENT
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CERTIFIED SWISS CHRONOMETER
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Style
A CHRONOGRAPH MADE FOR THE ROAD
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Function
The Daytona Collection
DISCOVER THE WATCHES
THE 400 SCALE FOR SPEED
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ON-BOARD INSTRUMENTATION
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START, DRIVE, STOP
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Spirit
HISTORY OF THE CHRONOGRAPH
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GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMULA 1
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ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
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THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS
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cosmograph
daytona
40 mm in Everose gold
The Cosmograph Daytona, introduced in 1963, was
designed to meet the demands of professional racing
drivers. With its highly reliable chronograph and bezel with
tachymetric scale, it allows drivers to perfectly measure
average speeds up to 400 kilometres or miles per hour, as
they choose. An icon eternally joined in name and function
to the high-performance world of motor sport.
Introduction
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Style of the Daytona
a chronograph
made for the road
With its state-of-the-art technology, evocative heritage and
sporting aura, the Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona
swiftly became an iconic watch. Its dial carries in red letters
the name “Daytona” – the most famous motor racing circuit
in the United States. Available in 904 L steel, 18 ct gold
and Rolesor versions with a variety of dials, robust Oyster
bracelets as well as elegant leather straps both equipped
with high security Oysterlock clasps, the Cosmograph
Daytona is tailored for the track and the concert hall.
Style
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Function of the Daytona
the 400 scale
for speed
The Cosmograph Daytona’s engraved bezel
functions as a tachymeter by measuring elapsed
time over a given distance. Combined with the
chronograph, its scale provides a perfect instrument
for measuring speed of up to 400 units per hour,
whether expressed in kilometres or miles.
Function
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Function of the Daytona
on-board
instrumentation
The Cosmograph Daytona was designed as a high-precision
personal timing tool for drivers in endurance races. Rolex
resorted to pioneering yet elegantly simple engineering,
by incorporating fewer components than in a standard
chronograph and enhance reliability. The central sweep
seconds hand allows an accurate reading of 1/8 second,
while the two counters on the dial display elapsed time in
hours and minutes. Drivers can accurately map out their
track times and tactics without fail: the Daytona is a watch
for winners.
Function
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Function of the Daytona
start, drive,
stop
At Rolex, form and function work in harmony.
The Daytona’s chronograph functions are activated
by pushers that screw down like the winding
crown when they are not in use, guaranteeing
waterproofness to 100 metres. One press to start,
stop or reset the chronograph produces a crisp,
clear click that was perfected using the most
advanced technology. Rolex watchmakers also
perfected the mechanism to suit the ideal finger
pressure on the pushers, and engineered it to provide
an instantaneous and accurate start to the timing
without sacrificing reliability.
Function
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Spirit of the Daytona
history of
the chronograph
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 history by exceeding 300 miles (484 kilometres)
per hour in his famous “Bluebird”. Rolex unveiled the
Cosmograph Daytona in 1963, in tribute to its growing
ties with motor sport and speed. The rest, as they say,
is history.
1935
the origins
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Spirit of the Daytona
global partnership
with formula 1®
Rolex has forged a long-term partnership with Formula 1® as Global Partner and
Official Timepiece, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to motor racing and
its support of world sport at the very highest level. This new association with the
pinnacle of motor sports brings together two leaders in their fields who share a
passion for performance, precision, excellence and superlative engineering.
Spirit
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Spirit of the Daytona
rolex 24 at daytona
In the late 1950s, Rolex formed a lasting alliance with one of North America’s
most renowned circuits, the Daytona International Speedway. A bond celebrated
by the Cosmograph Daytona since the 1960s. Today, Rolex sponsors the Rolex
24 at Daytona, the only race of its kind in North America. It sits alongside the
24 Hours of Le Mans as one of the most famous and revered endurance races
in the world, and draws a cult following that simply calls the race “the Rolex”.
Spirit
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Spirit of the Daytona
the 24 hours
of le mans
The oldest and one of the most prestigious motor races
in the world has withstood the test of time: it still pushes
man and modern machine to their limits. Tradition,
technology, endurance and excellence, all the ingredients
are there for Rolex’s support. Every year in June, the circuit
and a closed stretch of nearby public road is taken over by
the 24-hour race as the world’s greatest sports car drivers
do battle through night and day, come rain or shine.
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Features
the parachrom
hairspring
In a mechanical watch, the oscillator is the guardian
of time. Conventional oscillator hairsprings are made
of ferromagnetic alloys, leaving them vulnerable
to magnetic fields, temperature variations and
shocks that interfere with their precision. After years
of research, Rolex created the blue Parachrom
hairspring, which is finer than a human hair. Crafted
from a highly stable paramagnetic alloy that includes
niobium and zirconium, it is insensitive to magnetic
fields and up to 10 times more resistant to shocks.
Historically, the unique blue colour of the hairspring
has been a sign of prestige reserved for only the
most accurate timepieces.
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Features
4130 movement
The Cosmograph Daytona is equipped with calibre 4130,
a self-winding mechanical chronograph movement entirely
developed and manufactured by Rolex. Its architecture
incorporates far fewer components than a standard
chronograph, thereby enhancing the movement’s reliability.
Like all Rolex Perpetual movements, the 4130 is a certified
Swiss chronometer, a designation reserved for highprecision watches that have successfully passed the Swiss
Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) tests.
The chronograph movement features a Parachrom
hairspring, offering greater resistance to shocks and to
temperature variations.
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Features
certified swiss
chronometer
The four simple words Superlative Chronometer
Officially Certified on a Rolex watch dial mean that
the very movement inside the timepiece has endured
15 days and nights of testing by COSC (Contrôle
Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres – Swiss Official
Chronometer Testing Institute), an independent notfor-profit association.
To receive COSC certification as a Swiss
chronometer, a watch must demonstrate extreme
precision in a variety of positions and temperatures.
Rolex is unique in the industry: this is the standard
level of quality required of every Rolex wristwatch
movement.
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
904L steel
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116520
116520
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
904L steel and 18 ct yellow gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116523
116523
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct yellow gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116528
116528
116528
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct white gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116509
116509
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct Everose gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116505
116505
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct yellow gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116518
116518
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct white gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116519
116519
Collection
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The Daytona Collection
cosmograph daytona
CASE 40 mm
18 ct Everose gold
Waterproof to 100 metres / 330 feet
MOVEMENT Mechanical, self-winding
116515LN
116515LN
Collection
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