Rolex
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519
The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (reference 16519) is a 40 mm 18k white gold watch. It runs on the automatic caliber 4030 with a 54-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 m. It is no longer in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- 16519
- Collection
- Cosmograph Daytona
- Case size
- 40 mm
- Case material
- 18k white gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Water resistance
- 100 m
Movement
- Movement
- Automatic
- Caliber
- 4030 (base Zenith El Primero 400)
- Power reserve
- 54 hours
- Frequency
- 28,800 vph
- Jewels
- 31
- Functions
- Chronograph, Tachymeter
Production
- Production
- Discontinued
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
16519 Pink
Mother-of-pearl; Diamond indexes
16519 White
Leather strap
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16519 (This watch) | 40 mm | 18k white gold | — | 4030 | — |
| 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 16519?
- The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519 has a 40 mm case.
- What movement does the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519 use?
- It uses the automatic caliber 4030, with a 54-hour power reserve.
- How water resistant is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519?
- It is water resistant to 100 metres.
- Is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519 still in production?
- Discontinued.
- What is the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519 made of?
- The case is 18k white gold.
- Which dials was the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 16519 made with?
- The catalog lists 2 dials: Pink, White.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.