Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116520) is a 40 mm stainless steel 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 2000 to 2016.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116520
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.4 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, stainless steel bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Bezel
- Steel tachymeter bezel
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2000–2016
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116520 Black
116520-0015
Stick/dot indexes
116520 White
116520-0016
Stick/dot indexes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116520 (This watch) | 40 mm | Stainless steel | — | 4130 | 2000–2016 |
| 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 116520?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 has a 40 mm case, 12.4 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 still in production?
- No. It was made until 2016.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 come out?
- It was introduced in 2000 and made until 2016.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 made of?
- The case is stainless steel. Bracelet or strap: Oyster, stainless steel bracelet.
- Which dials was the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 made with?
- The catalog lists 2 dials: Black, White.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.