How many Daytona references does the catalogue hold, and what is the price range?
Calibre code is recorded on 18 of 18 listings; case size on 10; material on 26. Bracelet and dial colour are not recorded as fields in our product record at all, which is why they are not columns here — the blanks in the table below are the record, not a rendering fault. Prices are the published figures on the product pages and move with stock.
Which Daytona reference numbers are in the catalogue?
| Reference | Listings | Case | Material | Calibre | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116520 | 1 | 40mm | — | DD4130 | $1,235 |
| 126500LN | 2 | 40mm | Ceramic | DD4131 | $1,430 |
| 126502LN | 1 | 40mm | — | DD4131 | $1,545 |
| 126506 | 1 | 40mm | Platinum | DD4131 | $1,480 |
| 126508 | 1 | 40mm | Yellow Gold | DD4131 | $1,565 |
| 126509 | 2 | 40mm | White Gold | DD4131 | $1,235 |
| 126515LN | 4 | 40mm | Everose Gold, Rose Gold, Diamond +1 | DD4131 | $1,520–$1,525 |
| 126518LN | 3 | 40mm | Rubber, Yellow Gold | DD4131 | $1,520 |
| 126519LN | 2 | 40mm | White Gold, Rubber, Diamond | DD4131 | $1,505 |
| 126529LN | 1 | 40mm | — | DD4132 | $1,480 |
Each reference opens one representative listing. Where several listings share a reference they differ by dial or finish, which is recorded in the listing title rather than as a separate field.
What do the DD4130, DD4131 and DD4132 calibre codes mean?
Three codes appear against this line, and they map cleanly onto the reference generations rather than onto a quality ladder. DD4130 is recorded against the 116520 — the earlier 40mm Daytona. DD4131 is recorded against the current-generation references: 126500LN, 126506, 126508, 126509, 126515LN, 126518LN and 126519LN. DD4132 is recorded against 126529LN.
That is the whole of what our records support. We are not going to tell you that one code keeps better time than another, because we have not measured the three side by side on a timegrapher and a number we have not taken is not a number we publish. What we can tell you is what is fitted to the watch you are looking at, and the table above tells you that per reference. If a seller answers "which is better" without telling you how they measured it, you have learned something about the seller rather than the watch.
Why does the case metal matter more than the calibre code?
8 materials are recorded across the line, and Rubber accounts for 8 of the listings. In plain terms the spread runs from stainless steel at the lower end to white and everose gold at the upper end, with the ice-blue platinum-style pieces at the top of our published range. The table carries the actual figures per reference, so you can see the gap rather than take a description of it: the difference between the cheapest and dearest reference here is $330.
That gap is mostly metal, not mechanism. A Daytona is a chronograph with three sub-dials and two pushers, and every reference in this line carries the same 40mm case size — so the variables a buyer can actually see on the wrist are the case metal, the dial finish and the bracelet, and only the first two are recorded as fields in our catalogue.
How should you read a Daytona listing on this site?
Start at the reference number, not the nickname. Nicknames are useful for talking to someone else about a watch and useless for ordering one — two listings can share a nickname and carry different references, and a reference is what determines the calibre code, the case and the price. Then check the material, then the price on the page itself rather than in a screenshot, because stock moves and the published figure is the one that binds.
The step that matters most comes after you pay: photographs and video of your own watch, sent for approval before dispatch. A chronograph has more places to go wrong than a three-hander — sub-dial alignment, pusher feel, and how the chronograph hand returns to zero are all things a photograph or a short video can show you and a stock image cannot. Nothing ships until you have seen them and said yes. If you want the wider picture of how this line fits against everything else we carry, the guide to the Rolex range covers the other families.
What do Daytona buyers ask before ordering?
Straight answers, no filler.
What is the difference between DD4130, DD4131 and DD4132?
They are three calibre codes recorded against different Daytona references in our catalogue. DD4130 is recorded against the 116520, which is the earlier 40mm reference. DD4131 is recorded against the current-generation 1265xx references — 126500LN, 126506, 126508, 126509, 126515LN, 126518LN and 126519LN. DD4132 is recorded against 126529LN. What we will not tell you is which of the three is more accurate, because that would be a measurement claim and we have not put them on a bench against each other. The codes are what our records say is fitted; the honest answer to "which is better" is that we have not measured it.
Why do some rows show a dash instead of a material or a size?
Because the field is genuinely empty in our product record, not because it was filtered out. Our listings carry reference, calibre, case size and materials for most pieces, but bracelet and dial colour are not recorded as separate fields at all, so you will not see them as columns here. Where a size or material is missing we print a dash and tell you the count of blanks above the table. A store that fills every cell of every table is usually filling some of them in.
Which Daytona should I start with?
That depends on two things you can decide before you look at the price: which metal you want on the wrist, and whether you want the modern 1265xx case or the earlier 116520. Steel references sit at the lower end of the range in our catalogue and gold and platinum pieces at the upper end — the spread is on the page in the table rather than in a recommendation. We do not publish a "best" pick, because the right answer changes with what you already wear.
Is the movement covered if something goes wrong?
Yes. Every order carries a 2-year movement warranty, and a movement fault is handled as a warranty matter rather than as a return. Before dispatch you get photographs and video of your own watch and nothing ships until you approve them — that step is where a Daytona buyer catches a sub-dial alignment or a pusher issue before it leaves, rather than after.
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