Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW
“Rainbow”
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116595RBOW) is a 40 mm 18k Everose gold watch with a black 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 2018.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116595RBOW
- Nickname
- Rainbow
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.5 mm
- Case material
- 18k Everose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, 18k Everose gold
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Black
- Bezel
- Rainbow sapphire-set
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2018 – today (discontinued)
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116595RBOW Rainbow
116595RBOW-0001
Gem-set indexes · Multicolour sapphire; baguette; bezel; also diamond-set lugs and crown guard; 11 baguette sapphires on dial to match bezel; carats not published · “Rainbow”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116595RBOW (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k Everose gold | Black | 4130 | 2018– |
| 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 116595RBOW?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW has a 40 mm case, 12.5 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW still in production?
- Discontinued.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW come out?
- It was introduced in 2018.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW made of?
- The case is 18k Everose gold. Bracelet or strap: Oyster, 18k Everose gold.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116595RBOW nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Rainbow”.
In the glossary
Catalog facts checked October 2026.