off catalogue beauty! The Rolex Daytona 116506 with hindu arabic dial

Описание: Want to chat with Oscar? Something you'd like to see? Leave a comment and he'll get right back to you! Interested in a watch? Whatsapp Oscar on +447950422331

Please like and Subscribe to our Channel and hit the alerts button to get notified of new episodes weekly Sundays 6pm GMT.

This is the link to our Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/officialwat...

Oscar is dressed by our dear friends at Hawes & Curtis
https://www.hawesandcurtis.co.uk

Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with any of the brands shown or mentioned on our channel or website.

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116506 “Hindu-Arabic” Dial.

This is one of the Don’s of the Daytona range, rarely seen but totally recognisable - it’s the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona with a Hindu-Arabic dial.

This watch is specifically made for the Middle Eastern market, and rumour has it that it only ever sold through a couple of boutiques in the region.

It is an “off catalogue” piece, which, in short, means that unless you’re one of the brands top clients, you’re not going to see one, unless of course you subscribe O.W ;-)

All factors combined - there are very few of them out there.

Daytona’s (and Day-Dates) with these particular numerals are highly sought after by collectors who seek something that sets their Rolex apart from the standard references.

This is a reference 116506 with a full platinum case and bracelet which as well as being reassuringly “present” on the wrist is also exceptionally durable as when platinum “scratches” or marks, the metal is displaced rather than lost so wear rate on platinum pieces is minimised in comparison to other precious metals.

The heavy metal giveaway on these watches is always the ice blue dial which is reserved solely for Rolex platinum pieces. If you see a white gold or steel Rolex sporting an ice blue dial.. it's aftermarket so best avoided.
Platinum is also one of the purest metals comprising of 95% platinum and 5% cobalt.
One of its most interesting properties is that despite being a precious metal it is exceptionally durable, more so than gold. The difference between the two is the way that each metal behaves when scratched, and let's face it, if you wear and love a watch, it's going to get scratches. When you scratch or mark platinum, what you’re actually doing is displacing the metal. It simply moves aside in a furrow without loss. Sounds like a disaster, but with a gold counterpart, you’ll lose metal to scratches and over time (a lot of time, granted) the surface will eventually wear down
Not so with platinum, the amount you get, is pretty much the amount you’ll be left with despite scuffs and marks. It is much more robust which is why it's considered to be boss level. Not to mention the weight on the wrist, which just feels outright decadent.
The ice blue dial matches perfectly with the silvery platinum and the numerals create flashes of light across the dial due to their lack of lume and mirror polished finish.The deep chocolate Cerachrom bezel adds a layer of both protection and contrast with the subdial rings.
Looks-wise, this is an absolute belter of a watch, but, the movement is genuinely something else.
When Rolex finished its run of “Zenith” Daytonas in 2000, it introduced it introduced the fully in-house calibre 4130 which is, in my opinion, is one of the finest chronograph movements ever built, and not just by Rolex.
At the time, it was hugely innovative with a 72 hour power reserve thanks to an oversized mainspring barrel - to put that into vague context - it took another 20 years before the 72 hour reserved trickled down to the Submariner range.
The 4130 is a column wheel chronograph movement with vertical clutch that used 77 fewer parts than the Zenith El Primero, and uses 12 screws as opposed to 40.
Fewer parts = fewer problems, less maintenance.
It was the pinnacle of Rolex engineering at the time and, I still think that it is unrivalled, so this is the perfect movement, in the heart of what I consider to be the perfect Daytona.


.