Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW
“Rainbow”
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 116598RBOW) is a 40 mm 18k yellow 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 is no longer in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 116598RBOW
- Nickname
- Rainbow
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.4 mm
- Case material
- 18k yellow gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Black
- Bezel
- Rainbow gem-set
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4130
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 44
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- Discontinued
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
116598RBOW Rainbow
116598RBOW-0001
Gem-set indexes · Multicolour gems; baguette; bezel (36 per WatchBase, stone type stated as coloured diamonds - likely sapphires, verify) · “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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116598RBOW (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k yellow gold | Black | 4130 | — |
| 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 116598RBOW?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW has a 40 mm case, 12.4 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4130, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW still in production?
- Discontinued.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW made of?
- The case is 18k yellow gold. Bracelet or strap: Bracelet.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116598RBOW nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Rainbow”.
In the glossary
Catalog facts checked October 2026.