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	The 2016 ceramic-bezel transition to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with the early Sotheby's-documented gold-trim configurations and for the rarer sunburst and Tahitian MOP dials.		The 2016 ceramic-bezel transition to the 116503 reset Rolesor Daytona pricing along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116523 became the last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with the early Sotheby's-documented gold-trim configurations and for the rarer sunburst and Tahitian MOP dials.


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:3525\|Daytona 3525]] — "Monoblocco", WWII Chronograph (1939–1945)
			* [[Reference:6234\|Daytona 6234]] — Pre-Daytona (1955–1961)
			* [[Reference:6238\|Daytona 6238]] — the 'Pre-Daytona' Chronograph
			* [[Reference:6239\|Daytona 6239]] — First Cosmograph, Paul Newman Dials
			* [[Reference:6240\|Daytona 6240]] — First Screw-Down-Pusher Daytona (1965–1969)
			* [[Reference:6241\|Daytona 6241]] — "John Player Special", 14k Gold (1966–1969)

			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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Klaudiusz: [bot-audit] proposal #35 ref=116523 agents=researcher,auditor,bar_raiser (FlaggedRevs pending review)

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''116523'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''116523'''</small>

	The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the ~~Cerachrom~~-bezel 116503 in ~~2017~~. The 116523 is the steel-bracelet workhorse's dressier sibling: the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish meant for a different wrist.		The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the revised yellow-gold-bezel 116503 in 2016. The 116523 is the steel-bracelet workhorse's dressier sibling: the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish meant for a different wrist.

	[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor]]		[[File:Ref 116523 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116523 — two-tone Rolesor]]
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	The 116523 succeeds the [[Reference:16523\|16523]], the Zenith-era Rolesor Daytona that ran from 1988 to 2000. Case profile carries over almost unchanged: the same 40mm Oyster shell, the same screw-down pushers, the same engraved tachymetre bezel in 18k yellow gold. The change is internal. The Zenith-based cal 4030 left in 2000, and the fully in-house cal 4130 took its place.		The 116523 succeeds the [[Reference:16523\|16523]], the Zenith-era Rolesor Daytona that ran from 1988 to 2000. Case profile carries over almost unchanged: the same 40mm Oyster shell, the same screw-down pushers, the same engraved tachymetre bezel in 18k yellow gold. The change is internal. The Zenith-based cal 4030 left in 2000, and the fully in-house cal 4130 took its place.

	It runs alongside the rest of the in-house first-generation family on the same cal 4130: the 116520 in steel, the 116528 in solid yellow gold, the 116519 in white gold, and the 116518 in yellow gold on a leather strap. The 116523 occupies the middle slot — gold for presence, steel for everyday wear, the Rolesor compromise that has been part of the Sport-model catalogue since the 1970s. The ~~2017~~ 116503 replaced it with a ~~Cerachrom~~ bezel and ~~a revised cal 4130~~, and that successor sits outside this article's scope. The 116523 is the last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona Rolex made.		It runs alongside the rest of the in-house first-generation family on the same cal 4130: the 116520 in steel, the 116528 in solid yellow gold, the 116519 in white gold, and the 116518 in yellow gold on a leather strap. The 116523 occupies the middle slot — gold for presence, steel for everyday wear, the Rolesor compromise that has been part of the Sport-model catalogue since the 1970s. The 116503 replaced it with a revised yellow-gold tachymetre bezel and an updated Rolesor Daytona execution, and that successor sits outside this article's scope. The 116523 is the last engraved-gold-bezel Rolesor Daytona Rolex made.

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	The headline detail is shared across the generation: cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].		The headline detail is shared across the generation: cal 4130 is Rolex's first wholly in-house chronograph. Thirty-seven years of bought-in chronograph bases — the Valjoux 72 family from 1963 onward, the Zenith El Primero base from 1988 — ended when the 4130 launched in 2000. The 116523 sits in the first model year of that transition. For the full caliber lineage and the 4030-to-4130 architecture comparison see [[Reference:Movements#cal-4130]].

			The 4130 generation also gives the quickest visual separation from the 16523: the running seconds moves from 9 o'clock to 6 o'clock, while the 12-hour chronograph register moves from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock. On a 116523 that subdial layout is the most reliable at-a-glance marker of the in-house movement generation.

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	The sodalite stone-dial pattern that runs across the gold-only 116528 and the white gold 116519 is not directly attested on the Rolesor 116523 in the published record. Stone dials and diamond-set variants on Rolesor Daytonas surface at auction sporadically, but documentation is thin and the gap is best left named rather than filled. Where a 116523 carries a stone or diamond configuration, the lot record should be checked directly.		The sodalite stone-dial pattern that runs across the gold-only 116528 and the white gold 116519 is not directly attested on the Rolesor 116523 in the published record. Stone dials and diamond-set variants on Rolesor Daytonas surface at auction sporadically, but documentation is thin and the gap is best left named rather than filled. Where a 116523 carries a stone or diamond configuration, the lot record should be checked directly.

			Diamond-set dials should be treated separately from stone-dial claims. A documented black diamond-set 116523 keeps the normal Rolesor case, yellow-gold tachymetre bezel, and Oyster bracelet, so the dial can be part of the reference's production vocabulary without implying a gem-set bezel or altered case. The safe rule is narrow: catalogue-backed diamond dials belong in the dial map; aftermarket gem bezels and coated cases do not.

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	The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.		The presentation watch matters for two reasons. It anchors the 116523 to the race that gives the Daytona its name in a way the steel 116520 does not: by the in-house era, Rolesor and gold variants had become the trophy watches of choice rather than the steel reference. And it documents a grey-rhodium soleil dial configuration on the Rolesor that the standard catalogue text does not enumerate, putting a sunburst grey 116523 on record as a Rolex-issued specification rather than a non-original swap. Whether other 116523 trophy presentations were issued for GT-class wins in adjacent years is not documented in the published record.

			The trophy context is broader than that single caseback. Rolex became title sponsor of the 24-hour Daytona race in 1992, and engraved Daytona watches became part of the victory ritual alongside the trophy. Later documented winner watches used the two-tone 126503, which makes the 2011 116523 less of an isolated oddity and more of an earlier Rolesor expression of the same race-prize pattern.

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	The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the Cerachrom-bezel 116503 in 2017. The 116523 is the steel-bracelet workhorse's dressier sibling: the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish meant for a different wrist.		The 116523 is the Rolesor (steel-and-gold) Daytona of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Steel case, 18k yellow gold bezel, steel-and-gold Oyster bracelet, caliber 4130 inside. It launched at Baselworld 2000 alongside the steel [[Reference:116520\|116520]] and the full yellow gold 116528, ran for sixteen years, and gave way to the Cerachrom-bezel 116503 in 2017. The 116523 is the steel-bracelet workhorse's dressier sibling: the same cal 4130 architecture in a finish meant for a different wrist.

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