In 2000, Rolex launched the new Daytona models, featuring a fully in-house calibre and with minor aesthetic modification to the dial. Great was the excitement in the collectors community when, a few years later, it was in fact noticed that even these new models can present topicalization. The phenomenon would appear to occur only on some examples made between 2000 and 2002 (P, K and possibly Y serial numbers) with white dial. With time the stark white dials was noticed to become an off-white, cream tonality, perfectly exemplified by the present piece. Because such a situation is present only for the first two years of the production of the model, it is a fair assumption that either Rolex itself or the raw material supplier realized the defect and rectified the situation.

Considering the appeal and collectability that tropical dials - both from vintage times and from the nineties as well - have among Rolex collector, it is a very educated guess that Cream Dial 116520 will become one of the most sought-after variations of the modern Rolex production, and certainly destined to be more and more actively hunted down.

Given the overall condition of the present piece, the presence of its original punched Guarantee, and its freshness to the market, this without a doubt one of the most attractive Cream 116520 to appear on the market; an unmissable opportunity for the most discerning Rolex collectors.