Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116518LN) is a 40 mm 18k yellow gold watch. It runs on the automatic caliber 4130 with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was made from 2017 to 2023.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116518LN
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oysterflex strap
Dial and bezel
- Bezel
- Black Cerachrom tachymeter bezel
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2017–2023
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116518LN Black
116518LN-0035
Black
116518LN Black Diamond-set indexes
116518LN-0038
Diamond-set indexes · Diamond; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source
116518LN Champagne
116518LN-0034
Champagne
116518LN Champagne Diamond-set indexes
116518LN-0036
Diamond-set indexes · Diamond; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source
116518LN Silver
116518LN-0076
Meteorite; gloss
116518LN White
116518LN-0033
White
116518LN White Mother-of-pearl
116518LN-0037
Mother-of-pearl; diamond-set indexes · Diamond; dial indexes; count/carats not published in source
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116518LN (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k yellow gold | — | 4130 | 2017–2023 |
| 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 116518LN?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN has a 40 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN still in production?
- No. It was made until 2023.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN come out?
- It was introduced in 2017 and made until 2023.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN made of?
- The case is 18k yellow gold. Bracelet or strap: Oysterflex strap.
- Which dials was the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116518LN made with?
- The catalog lists 4 dials: Black, Champagne, Silver, White.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.