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	The 116528 is the full yellow gold Daytona of the in-house era: the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-based 16528, on a solid 18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet. Produced from 2000 to 2016, it ran alongside the steel 116520 and the Rolesor 116523 as the gold-bracelet flagship of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Same 40mm case profile as the 116520, same vertical-clutch column-wheel movement, same 72-hour reserve, wrapped in 18k yellow gold from bezel to bracelet end link.		The 116528 is the full yellow gold Daytona of the in-house era: the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-based 16528, on a solid 18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet. Produced from 2000 to 2016, it ran alongside the steel 116520 and the Rolesor 116523 as the gold-bracelet flagship of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Same 40mm case profile as the 116520, same vertical-clutch column-wheel movement, same 72-hour reserve, wrapped in 18k yellow gold from bezel to bracelet end link.

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	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-33 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 3/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee		* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-33 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 3/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee
	* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com		* [https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/ Vintage Watch Straps — Rolex bracelet and clasp reference] — David Boettcher, vintagewatchstraps.com
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White ~~(pseudonym: Chevalier)~~, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

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	The 78490 / 78690 attribution dispute that runs across the steel 116520 literature is documented in that article; see [[Reference:116520]] for the full treatment. The full-gold 116528 bracelet is the gold-cast parallel to the steel 78490 rather than carrying its own disputed history, and auction catalogue text generally identifies it by material rather than by reference number.		The 78490 / 78690 attribution dispute that runs across the steel 116520 literature is documented in that article; see [[Reference:116520]] for the full treatment. The full-gold 116528 bracelet is the gold-cast parallel to the steel 78490 rather than carrying its own disputed history, and auction catalogue text generally identifies it by material rather than by reference number.

	The clasp is ~~the modern Oysterlock with~~ Easylink ~~5mm comfort extension~~, a lever-and-keeper inside the clasp body that gives a five-millimetre micro-adjustment without tools. Easylink arrived on the cal 4130 generation around 2002 to 2003; the earliest 116528 production carried the Oysterlock without it~~. The clasp blade carries a year code — single letter through 2010~~, ~~then a random three-character alphanumeric from 2011 —~~ and ~~on SEL bracelets~~ the ~~date~~ code~~, part number, and Rolex crown are stamped into~~ the ~~underside of the end link itself~~ rather than the ~~clasp blade alone. See [[Reference:Bracelets]] for the full date-code key~~.		The clasp story is straightforward. Early 116528s can predate Easylink, later ones carry it, and the clasp code still dates the bracelet rather than the watch head.

	The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension that came to the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink is the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116528 ever offered.		The Daytona never adopted the Glidelock micro-extension that came to the Submariner-line clasps in 2010. Easylink is the only on-bracelet adjustment the 116528 ever offered.
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	=== Eric Clapton's 116528 ===		=== Eric Clapton's 116528 ===

	The 116528's best-known provenance is Eric Clapton's ~~2014~~ example, sold ~~at Bishop & Miller (UK) on 21 April~~ 2017 ~~for GBP 28,000 hammer~~. ~~The watch was re-consigned to Bonhams shortly after and sold a second time in 2017 at the Bonhams Hong Kong watch~~ sale~~. The Bishop & Miller result was the reference's headline public transaction of the year and established~~ the celebrity~~-provenance~~ premium ~~over~~ the ~~generic-~~market ~~floor that Revolution placed at around GBP 15,000~~ for the reference ~~at that time. Clapton's 116528 was a standard-configuration black-dial gold Daytona; the premium reflected provenance rather than dial variant~~.		The 116528's best-known provenance is Eric Clapton's example, sold in 2017. That sale matters because it sets the celebrity premium against the ordinary market for the reference.

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	Production runs from 2000 to 2016, sixteen continuous years. The 116528 tracks the 116520's production chronology across that span — there is no distinct 116528 generation timeline, only the shared cal 4130 platform with full-gold finishing. The watch opens the in-house era in 2000 alongside the 116520 and 116523.		Production runs from 2000 to 2016, sixteen continuous years. The 116528 tracks the 116520's production chronology across that span — there is no distinct 116528 generation timeline, only the shared cal 4130 platform with full-gold finishing. The watch opens the in-house era in 2000 alongside the 116520 and 116523.

	The serial ~~format transitions from~~ letter-prefix ~~to random alphanumeric in~~ mid-2010, ~~the cutover~~ that ~~affected the entire Rolex catalogue~~. ~~Pre~~-~~2010 examples carry the conventional letter prefix; from mid~~-~~2010 onward the~~ serial ~~is an eight~~-~~character random alphanumeric string with no public~~ year ~~mapping. See [[Reference:Serial-numbers]] for the full key. Sotheby's Important Watches Hong Kong (2021) catalogued a 116528 with case P421022, a P-serial confirming first~~-~~year 2000 cal 4130~~ production. The 2019 Sotheby's Capsule Collection catalogued a later black-dial 116528 estimated USD 20,000–30,000. The 2019 Sotheby's Watches Online London sale catalogued case Y'239'786, a white-dial 116528 estimated GBP 12,000–18,000, with the Y-prefix dating to early 2003.		The serial story is simple: letter-prefix through mid-2010, random after that. The documented P- and Y-serial auction examples are enough to anchor first-year and early-run production.

	The lume transitions mid-life. Early 116528 production carries Luminova; Super-Luminova replaces it within the first few years; Chromalight arrives later in the run. The exact cutover years are debated, and published sources do not converge on specific dates. Every 116528 sits on the post-tritium side of the 1998–2000 cutover that ended radioactive lume on Rolex Sport models.		The lume transitions mid-life. Early 116528 production carries Luminova; Super-Luminova replaces it within the first few years; Chromalight arrives later in the run. The exact cutover years are debated, and published sources do not converge on specific dates. Every 116528 sits on the post-tritium side of the 1998–2000 cutover that ended radioactive lume on Rolex Sport models.
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	== Historical market and auction record ==		== Historical market and auction record ==

	The 116528 auction record is anchored by the 2017 Bishop & Miller Clapton sale ~~at GBP 28,000 hammer. Revolution's 2017 coverage documents the generic-market floor at around GBP 15,000 for~~ a ~~standard-configuration 116528 at that time.~~ Sotheby's ~~Important Watches Hong Kong (April 2021) catalogued a first-year P421022 example;~~ the ~~2019 Sotheby's Capsule Collection catalogued a black-dial 116528 at USD 20,000–30,000; the 2019 Sotheby's Watches Online London sale catalogued a white-dial example at GBP 12,000–18,000~~. ~~Together these four lots~~ bracket the ~~production run with~~ auction~~-house catalogue text and set the working price range~~.		The 116528 auction record is anchored by the 2017 Bishop & Miller Clapton sale and a small group of Sotheby's lots across the run. That is enough to bracket the watch, even if it never became a headline auction reference.

	The 2016 Cerachrom-bezel transition to the post-116528 full-gold Daytona reset the reference's market along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116528 became the last engraved-gold-bezel full-yellow-gold Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with matching box and papers and for the rarer dial variants (MOP, sodalite, diamond markers, "Mexican" red).		The 2016 Cerachrom-bezel transition to the post-116528 full-gold Daytona reset the reference's market along the same line as the steel 116520 to 116500LN transition. The 116528 became the last engraved-gold-bezel full-yellow-gold Daytona, and used prices have climbed in the years that followed, particularly for full-set examples with matching box and papers and for the rarer dial variants (MOP, sodalite, diamond markers, "Mexican" red).

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	The 116528 is the full yellow gold Daytona of the in-house era: the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-based 16528, on a solid 18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet. Produced from 2000 to 2016, it ran alongside the steel 116520 and the Rolesor 116523 as the gold-bracelet flagship of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Same 40mm case profile as the 116520, same vertical-clutch column-wheel movement, same 72-hour reserve, wrapped in 18k yellow gold from bezel to bracelet end link.		The 116528 is the full yellow gold Daytona of the in-house era: the cal 4130 successor to the Zenith-based 16528, on a solid 18k yellow gold Oyster bracelet. Produced from 2000 to 2016, it ran alongside the steel 116520 and the Rolesor 116523 as the gold-bracelet flagship of Rolex's first in-house chronograph generation. Same 40mm case profile as the 116520, same vertical-clutch column-wheel movement, same 72-hour reserve, wrapped in 18k yellow gold from bezel to bracelet end link.

	[[File:Ref 116528 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116528 — in-house cal 4130 in 18k yellow gold\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116528 — in-house cal 4130 in 18k yellow gold ~~(WatchFinder)~~]]		[[File:Ref 116528 hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116528 — in-house cal 4130 in 18k yellow gold\|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 116528 — in-house cal 4130 in 18k yellow gold]]

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