Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN
“Le Mans”
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" (reference 126529LN) is a 40 mm 18k white gold watch with a black (Paul Newman-style) dial. It runs on the automatic caliber 4132 with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It was made from 2023 to 2024.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 126529LN
- Nickname
- Le Mans
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Oysterflex strap
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Black (Paul Newman-style)
- Bezel
- Black Cerachrom tachymeter bezel
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4132
- Power reserve
- 72 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- 2023–2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126529LN (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k white gold | Black (Paul Newman-style) | 4132 | 2023–2024 |
| 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 "Le Mans" 126529LN?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN has a 40 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4132, with a 72-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN still in production?
- No. It was made until 2024.
- When did the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN come out?
- It was introduced in 2023 and made until 2024.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN made of?
- The case is 18k white gold. Bracelet or strap: Oysterflex strap.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Le Mans" 126529LN nicknamed?
- Dealers and collectors call it the “Le Mans”.
Catalog facts checked September 2026.