Rolex Cosmograph Daytona in Platinum
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Cosmograph Daytona in Platinum

A platinum Daytona with an ice-blue dial and a chestnut brown ceramic bezel.

Rolex made the first Cosmograph in 1963 for racing drivers. This one is cast in platinum, the metal Rolex reserves for its most valuable watches.

The dial is ice blue with brown-edged counters, set into a chestnut brown Cerachrom bezel with a tachymetric scale.

Calibre 4131 is a manufacture chronograph that runs for about 72 hours. The case is waterproof to 100 metres.

Reference
126506
Introduced
1963 (Daytona)
Case
40 mm, platinum
Movement
Calibre 4131, self-winding chronograph
Power reserve
About 72 hours
Water resistance
100 m
Functions
Hours, minutes, small seconds; chronograph
Notable
Platinum case, chestnut Cerachrom bezel

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