Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506
“Ice Blue”
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116506) is a 40 mm platinum watch with a blue dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 4130 with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was introduced in 2013.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116506
- Nickname
- Ice Blue
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.4 mm
- Case material
- Platinum
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, platinum
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Blue
- Bezel
- Chestnut brown Cerachrom tachymeter
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2013 – today (discontinued)
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116506 Ice Blue Sunburst #0001
116506-0001
Sunburst; ice blue; stick/dot indexes · “Ice Blue”
116506 Ice Blue Sunburst #0002
116506-0002
Sunburst; ice blue; baguette-cut indexes · Diamond; baguette; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source (stone type inferred from listing title Ice Blue Baguette Diamond) · “Ice Blue”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116506 (This watch) | 40 mm | Platinum | Blue | 4130 | 2013– |
| 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 116506?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 has a 40 mm case, 12.4 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 still in production?
- Discontinued.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 come out?
- It was introduced in 2013.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 made of?
- The case is platinum. Bracelet or strap: Oyster, platinum.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Ice Blue”.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.