Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502
“Albino”
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium (reference 126502) is a 40 mm Rolesium (Oystersteel/platinum) watch with a white grand feu enamel dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 4131 with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was introduced in 2026 and is still in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 126502
- Nickname
- Albino
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Thickness
- 12.2 mm
- Case material
- Rolesium (Oystersteel/platinum)
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oyster, Oystersteel bracelet
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- White grand feu enamel
- Bezel
- Anthracite Cerachrom tachymeter bezel in platinum
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4131
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2026 – today (current)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126502 (This watch) | 40 mm | Rolesium (Oystersteel/platinum) | White grand feu enamel | 4131 | 2026– |
| 126500LN | 40 mm | Oystersteel | — | 4131 | 2023– |
| 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– |
| 126538TBR | 40 mm | 18k yellow gold, diamond-set | Golden | 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 Rolesium 126502?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 has a 40 mm case, 12.2 mm thick.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4131, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 still in production?
- Yes, it is a current reference.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 come out?
- It was introduced in 2026.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 made of?
- The case is Rolesium (Oystersteel/platinum). Bracelet or strap: Oyster, Oystersteel bracelet.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Rolesium 126502 nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Albino”.
Catalog facts checked September 2026.