Daytona Ref. 116503 "Champagne"

A two-tone Daytona with a taste for champagne.

Reference 116503 is a two-tone stainless steel and 18k yellow gold model with richness and depth. Combining the everyday practicality of a steel case and bracelet with the luxury of gold center links, bezel, and crown—it’s a modern Daytona with a distinctly different character.

Introduced within the six-digit Daytona generation, the 116503 is powered by Rolex’s in-house 4130 movement, the column-wheel automatic chronograph introduced in 2000 to replace the outsourced Zenith-based caliber.

This example is fitted with a darker champagne dial, its warm tone picking up the yellow gold throughout the watch, with glossy gold subdial registers and the model’s signature red “Daytona” text. For collectors, it’s an appealing way to enter the gold Daytona market.