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	The 2017 introduction of the 116518LN and its rapid market acceleration through the late 2010s — the Cerachrom yellow gold Daytona on Oysterflex caught the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN — has dragged the 116518 along behind it. Used prices on the engraved-bezel reference firmed in the years after its discontinuation, with full-set examples carrying matching box, papers, and original Rolex strap commanding a clear premium over partial-set examples. The 116518 trades on material and configuration terms rather than on headline provenance, with the rarer dial variants (MOP, sodalite where documented, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) carrying the auction-grade price band.		The 2017 introduction of the 116518LN and its rapid market acceleration through the late 2010s — the Cerachrom yellow gold Daytona on Oysterflex caught the same allocation-economy dynamics as the steel 116500LN — has dragged the 116518 along behind it. Used prices on the engraved-bezel reference firmed in the years after its discontinuation, with full-set examples carrying matching box, papers, and original Rolex strap commanding a clear premium over partial-set examples. The 116518 trades on material and configuration terms rather than on headline provenance, with the rarer dial variants (MOP, sodalite where documented, factory diamond markers, factory pavé with confirmed provenance) carrying the auction-grade price band.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:116520\|Daytona 116520]] — Steel, Cal 4130 (2000–2016)
			* [[Reference:116528\|Daytona 116528]] — 2000–2016
			* [[Reference:116505\|Daytona 116505]] — Everose Gold (2008–2023)
			* [[Reference:116500LN\|Daytona 116500LN]] — Ceramic Bezel (2016–2023)
			* [[Reference:116508\|Daytona 116508]] — Yellow Gold, Cal 4130 (2016–2023)
			* [[Reference:16519\|Daytona 16519]] — White Gold Zenith (1989–2000)

			See also the [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]], [[Reference:Movements\|movement reference]], [[Reference:Bracelets\|bracelet & clasp guide]], and [[Reference:Serial-numbers\|serial numbers by year]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	Cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph movement. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000 across the five-configuration cal 4130 Daytona family. The 116518 is the leather-strap point of entry into that transition.		Cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph movement. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000 across the five-configuration cal 4130 Daytona family. The 116518 is the leather-strap point of entry into that transition.

	The ~~practical difference~~ is ~~not~~ only the ~~longer reserve~~. In use, the vertical clutch gives the chronograph seconds hand a clean start without the jump associated with lateral-clutch chronographs, and period hands-on reporting found the 4130-generation Daytona holding tight daily rates even with frequent chronograph use. That is why the 116518 should not be treated as merely a gold 16518 with a new reference number: the dial layout, register positions, and chronograph feel all belong to the 4130 architecture.		The longer reserve is only part of the practical difference. In use, the vertical clutch gives the chronograph seconds hand a clean start without the jump associated with lateral-clutch chronographs, and period hands-on reporting found the 4130-generation Daytona holding tight daily rates even with frequent chronograph use. That is why the 116518 should not be treated as merely a gold 16518 with a new reference number: the dial layout, register positions, and chronograph feel all belong to the 4130 architecture.

	For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison, see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].		For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison, see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].

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	Cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph movement. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000 across the five-configuration cal 4130 Daytona family. The 116518 is the leather-strap point of entry into that transition.		Cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph movement. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000 across the five-configuration cal 4130 Daytona family. The 116518 is the leather-strap point of entry into that transition.

			The practical difference is not only the longer reserve. In use, the vertical clutch gives the chronograph seconds hand a clean start without the jump associated with lateral-clutch chronographs, and period hands-on reporting found the 4130-generation Daytona holding tight daily rates even with frequent chronograph use. That is why the 116518 should not be treated as merely a gold 16518 with a new reference number: the dial layout, register positions, and chronograph feel all belong to the 4130 architecture.

	For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison, see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].		For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison, see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].
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	The 116518 is a leather-strap reference. Every documented original-equipment example shipped on alligator leather with an 18k yellow gold deployant buckle. No factory Oyster bracelet was offered for the 116518 — that configuration is the [[Reference:116528\|116528]]. Aftermarket gold Oyster fitments do appear on individual 116518 cases at the dealer tier, generally pulled from a 116528 or a Day-Date 18238 and refitted to the 20mm 116518 lug spacing. These reconfigurations are not original delivery and trade as such on the secondary market.		The 116518 is a leather-strap reference. Every documented original-equipment example shipped on alligator leather with an 18k yellow gold deployant buckle. No factory Oyster bracelet was offered for the 116518 — that configuration is the [[Reference:116528\|116528]]. Aftermarket gold Oyster fitments do appear on individual 116518 cases at the dealer tier, generally pulled from a 116528 or a Day-Date 18238 and refitted to the 20mm 116518 lug spacing. These reconfigurations are not original delivery and trade as such on the secondary market.

			The preceding 16518 used fixed gold end pieces between case and strap, a precious-metal Daytona detail the steel references never carried. The 116518 inherits the same originality burden: a correct watch head can sit on a replaced strap, end-link, or deployant, so each component has to be verified individually rather than assumed correct from the presence of leather alone.

	The deployant buckle is 18k yellow gold throughout the run, in the standard Rolex deployant geometry of the period. Strap material was always alligator from Rolex, with black, brown, and burgundy as standard colours and other tones available through the catalogue. Strap is a wear item; owners typically replaced it multiple times across the watch's life, and a surviving 116518 with its original Rolex-stamped strap and the original deployant in untampered condition is the period-correct configuration. A later aftermarket strap with the original deployant is the more common surviving form, and a fully refurbished strap-and-deployant set with no original Rolex components is normal at the dealer tier.		The deployant buckle is 18k yellow gold throughout the run, in the standard Rolex deployant geometry of the period. Strap material was always alligator from Rolex, with black, brown, and burgundy as standard colours and other tones available through the catalogue. Strap is a wear item; owners typically replaced it multiple times across the watch's life, and a surviving 116518 with its original Rolex-stamped strap and the original deployant in untampered condition is the period-correct configuration. A later aftermarket strap with the original deployant is the more common surviving form, and a fully refurbished strap-and-deployant set with no original Rolex components is normal at the dealer tier.
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	===Tiffany & Co. and other double-signed dials===		===Tiffany & Co. and other double-signed dials===

	~~Tiffany~~-signed ~~116518s appear sporadically at major auction houses, following~~ the ~~broader~~ Tiffany-~~signed Rolex tradition of~~ the ~~period~~. The signature is applied on the dial below the 6 o'clock Cosmograph block, on the standard champagne or black layouts. Cartier-signed and Vacheron-signed examples on the cal 4130 yellow gold Daytona references are thinner on the ground than in the Zenith-era 16518 catalogue — by the 2000s, the double-signed Rolex phenomenon had narrowed considerably as retailer dial programmes ended at most of the historical partners. No 116518-specific double-signed lot anchors a market-grade record in the published literature comparable to Phillips's Van Cleef & Arpels "Le Roi Soleil" 16518 (Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018, Lot 18).		Double-signed dials are a weakly documented area for the 116518. The better-published Tiffany Daytona material sits with earlier references, especially manual-wind and Zenith-era watches, so any six-digit 116518 double signature needs original-sale documentation or major-house cataloguing before it belongs in the reference taxonomy. The signature is applied on the dial below the 6 o'clock Cosmograph block, on the standard champagne or black layouts. Cartier-signed and Vacheron-signed examples on the cal 4130 yellow gold Daytona references are thinner on the ground than in the Zenith-era 16518 catalogue — by the 2000s, the double-signed Rolex phenomenon had narrowed considerably as retailer dial programmes ended at most of the historical partners. No 116518-specific double-signed lot anchors a market-grade record in the published literature comparable to Phillips's Van Cleef & Arpels "Le Roi Soleil" 16518 (Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018, Lot 18).

	===Beach dial sub-branches===		===Beach dial sub-branches===

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	The 116518 is also the reference most often confused with its post-2017 successor. Rolex retired the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap Daytona around 2015 and replaced it in 2017 with the [[Reference:116518LN\|116518LN]] — same case metal, but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel and a black Oysterflex elastomer-and-titanium strap in place of leather. The two share five characters of reference number and almost nothing else mechanically beyond the cal 4130. This article covers the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap reference only.		The 116518 is also the reference most often confused with its post-2017 successor. Rolex retired the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap Daytona around 2015 and replaced it in 2017 with the [[Reference:116518LN\|116518LN]] — same case metal, but with a Cerachrom ceramic bezel and a black Oysterflex elastomer-and-titanium strap in place of leather. The two share five characters of reference number and almost nothing else mechanically beyond the cal 4130. This article covers the engraved-gold-bezel leather-strap reference only.

	[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=Reference 116518 yellow gold Daytona on leather strap with white dial\|Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.]]		[[File:Ref 116518 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Reference 116518 yellow gold Daytona on leather strap with white dial\|Reference 116518 in 18k yellow gold with white dial on alligator strap, circa 2000. Sotheby's Watches Online 2020.]]

	==Core facts==		==Core facts==

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	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
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	The 116518 is the full yellow gold Daytona on a leather strap of the in-house cal 4130 generation — the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it carries the same 40mm 18k yellow gold case, the same engraved gold tachymetre bezel, and the same caliber 4130 movement that defines the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What makes it specific is the configuration: gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.		The 116518 is the full yellow gold Daytona on a leather strap of the in-house cal 4130 generation — the strap-and-deployant counterpart to the bracelet-mounted [[Reference:116528\|116528]] and the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-era [[Reference:16518\|16518]]. Produced from 2000 to roughly 2015, it carries the same 40mm 18k yellow gold case, the same engraved gold tachymetre bezel, and the same caliber 4130 movement that defines the rest of the in-house first-generation Daytona line. What makes it specific is the configuration: gold case on alligator with a yellow gold deployant clasp, no factory Oyster bracelet, and one of the broadest dial catalogues in the cal 4130 family.