Rolex Daytona 116520

Rolex Daytona CHROMALIGHT DIAL!!

Basic Info Listing code : R6L1Q4 Brand : Rolex Model : Daytona Reference number : 116520 Dealer product code : 561.25 Movement : Automatic Case material : Steel Bracelet material : Steel Year of production : 2015 Condition : Used (Very good) Scope of delivery : Original box, original papers Gender : Men's watch/Unisex Location : United States of America, Florida, Jupiter Price : 27,995 Availability : Item is in stock Caliber Movement : Automatic Caliber/movement : 4130 Base caliber : Rolex 4130 Power reserve : 72 h Number of jewels : 44 Case Case material : Steel Case diameter : 40 mm Water resistance : 10 ATM Bezel material : Steel Crystal : Sapphire crystal Dial : Black Dial numerals : No numerals Bracelet/strap Bracelet material : Steel Bracelet color : Steel Clasp : Fold clasp Clasp material : Steel Functions Chronograph Other Product safety : Show information Rolex Daytona Reference#116520- Chroma Light Dial- Glows BLUE Collectors Set!! A few small flea bites on crystal. Hardly noticeable The reference 116520 is the 40 mm stainless steel Cosmograph Daytona produced from 2000 to 2016. It was the first stainless Daytona powered by Rolex’s fully in-house caliber 4130, which is one of the most respected chronograph movements Rolex has ever made.   Your 2015 example is especially desirable because it is a late-production watch, which means it has the Chromalight luminous dial and hands:    •   Bl­ue-glowing lume    •   Lo­nger-lasting glow than the older green Super-LumiNova    •   Sh­arper white lume plots in daylight    •   Fo­und on the final years of 116520 production The black dial gives the watch a very modern, stealthy look:    •   Gl­oss black main dial    •   Si­lver recessed subdials    •   Ap­plied white gold hour markers    •   Re­d “Daytona” text above the 6 o’clock register    •   Sa­pphire crystal    •   En­graved steel tachymeter bezel    •   Oy­ster bracelet with polished center links   ⸻ About the “special blue glow” Chromalight dial This is the part collectors really care about. Earlier 116520s used green-glowing Super-LumiNova, while later ones (roughly 2008/2009 onward through 2016) switched to Chromalight, Rolex’s proprietary blue-emission lume. Your 2015 black dial absolutely should glow blue, and it is considered the final evolution of the 116520 dial before Rolex replaced it with the ceramic-bezel 116500LN in 2016.   So in practical collector terms, yours is: the last steel-bezel Daytona generation with blue Chromalight lume That’s a big reason these trade at a premium. ⸻ Was it the last Daytona to get Chromalight? Small correction: it was not the last Daytona overall to use Chromalight. Rolex still uses Chromalight on:    •   ce­ramic 116500LN    •   cu­rrent 126500LN    •   pr­ecious metal Daytonas    •   Oy­sterflex Daytonas What makes the 116520 special is that it was the: last stainless Daytona with the engraved steel bezel and the last pre-ceramic Daytona generation available with factory blue Chromalight lume That combo is what makes the 2014–2016 black dial Chromalight pieces especially sought after. ⸻ Why collectors love the 2015 black Chromalight 116520 Your watch sits in a “sweet spot”:    •   la­te serial / final production years    •   bl­ue lume    •   in-house 4130    •   st­eel bezel    •   no ceramic    •   cl­assic proportions    •   mo­re understated than the newer ceramic models A strong 2015 full set example often commands a premium over earlier 116520s because collectors specifically hunt for the blue-lume late dials. My honest take: the 2015 black Chromalight 116520 is one of the best modern Rolex Daytonas ever made, because it gives you the vintage steel-bezel feel with modern movement and modern lume.