It is very laborious, expensive and time consuming for any watchmaking firm to create lavishly set masterpieces. It is even more so for Rolex, as the manufacture has extremely high standards in quality. As such, Rolex hardly manufactured heavily embellished wristwatches. In contrast, the Cosmograph Daytona has always been considered a ‘technical’ watch, traditionally cased in stainless steel.

Yet, as tastes and demands evolved, diamond-set Daytonas started to appear on the market around the time the Zenith caliber was introduced. When Rolex’s superior craftsmanship is coupled with the famous Daytona caliber 4030, the outcome is sublime.

John Goldberger's Opinion

This watch features two components that Rolex is particularly gifted at creating: exquisite gem-setting and legendary movements.

Fitted with a baguette diamond-set bezel and pavé dial, the present watch features wonderfully well-matched emeralds set in yellow gold chatons, in lieu of numerals. Rolex’s craftsmanship is second to none, and I really appreciate the level of skill required to manufacture this watch.

The watch is furthermore fitted with Rolex’s legendary Zenith ‘El Primero’ movement, Rolex’s first automatic Daytona movement. This movement is now discontinued, and highly sought after among collectors today.
Preserved in pristine condition, the watch illustrated here is accompanied by its important accessories such as guarantee, product literature, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.