Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116505) is a 40 mm 18k Everose gold watch. It runs on the automatic caliber 4130 with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was introduced in 2011.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116505
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.4 mm
- Case material
- 18k Everose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, Everose gold
Dial and bezel
- Bezel
- Everose gold tachymeter
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2011 – today (discontinued)
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116505 Black Stick/dot indexes
116505-0002
Stick/dot indexes
116505 Black
116505-0008
Black
116505 Black Diamond-set indexes
116505-0015
Diamond-set indexes · Diamond; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source
116505 Chocolate Sunburst
116505-0004
Sunburst; Arabic numerals per source
116505 Chocolate
116505-0013
Chocolate
116505 Ivory Stick/dot indexes
116505-0005
Stick/dot indexes
116505 Ivory
116505-0010
Ivory
116505 Pink Sunburst #0001
116505-0001
Sunburst; stick/dot indexes
116505 Pink Sunburst #0006
116505-0006
Sunburst; baguette-cut indexes · Diamond; baguette; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source (stone type not stated by source)
116505 Pink
116505-0009
Pink
116505 Pink Baguette-cut indexes
116505-0012
Baguette-cut indexes · Diamond; baguette; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source (stone type inferred from WatchBase label only)
116505 Silver
116505-0014
Meteorite
How it compares within the Cosmograph Daytona family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
| Reference | Size | Material | Dial | Caliber | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116505 (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k Everose gold | — | 4130 | 2011– |
| 126500LN | 40 mm | Oystersteel | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126502 | 40 mm | Rolesium (Oystersteel/platinum) | White grand feu enamel | 4131 | 2026– |
| 126505 | 40 mm | 18k Everose gold | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126509 | 40 mm | 18k white gold | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126515LN | 40 mm | 18k Everose gold | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126519LN | 40 mm | 18k white gold | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126579RBR | 40 mm | 18k white gold, diamond-set | Black | 4131 | 2023– |
| 126598TBR | 40 mm | 18k yellow gold, diamond-set | Golden | 4131 | 2023– |
About the Cosmograph Daytona family
The Cosmograph Daytona arrived in 1963 with ref. 6239, a manual-wind chronograph with the tachymeter scale moved onto the bezel. Later vintage references such as the 6263 and 6265 added screw-down pushers. In 1988 the ref. 16520 introduced automatic winding with caliber 4030, based on a Zenith El Primero, and in 2000 the ref. 116520 moved to the in-house caliber 4130.
The ceramic-bezel steel ref. 116500LN followed in 2016, and the current generation, with references such as the 126500LN, uses caliber 4131. Gold versions on Oysterflex, such as the 126518LN in yellow gold and 126515LN in Everose, sit alongside white gold and platinum models. Dealers date a Daytona by reference, caliber, bezel material and dial details, and pay close attention to box, papers and the date on the warranty card.
Quick answers
- What size is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 has a 40 mm case, 12.4 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 still in production?
- Discontinued.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 come out?
- It was introduced in 2011.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 made of?
- The case is 18k Everose gold. Bracelet or strap: Oyster, Everose gold.
- Which dials was the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116505 made with?
- The catalog lists 5 dials: Black, Chocolate, Ivory, Pink, Silver.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.