Besides the recent Rolex Explorer two wristwatch version for 2011, Rolex supplies the newest wide range of Daytona wristwatches for adult males this year at the Baselworld present. 2011 is clearly the fiftieth anniversary of the Daytona, therefore people buy two different types of newest types. Rolex is certainly further rumored to published an overhauled Daytona for next year. Until then we have the more regular looking product that at this time comes with Rolex's very beautiful ceramic bezel that they call their "Cerachrom" bezel. The dark-colored bezel is a retro-nod to several elderly Daytona versions and is in dark colored ceramic with pink colored gold numerals applied with an fascinating technique call "magnetron cathode sputtering." Yes, much more of that please.
The case is 40mm wide and in 18k Rolex Everose pink silver (that is said never to lose colour). This reference 116515LN will come on a black color alligator strap for now. As is Rolex's custom, I anticipate more models of this style coming out over the following few years, including designs with a bracelet, Rolesor (two tone), and metal types. As you can see, the wristwatch comes with both white and chocolate dials. There also seems to be the selection of Arabic numeral hour markers or baton style hour markers. Hands on the dial are in matching pink colored gold.
Inside the watch is the same outgoing Rolex made reference 4130 automatic chronograph movement. It's my opinion that if Rolex makes an updated, greater Daytona watch they are willing to fit it with a latest movement. Could everyone see a Rolex Daytona 2 in the coming years? Tendencies appears to be denote a "maybe" on that.
The black ceramic bezel is in line with what the GMT Master and Submariner designer watches now have. Rolex appear to be enjoying the pristine looking scratch-free material enough to use it in more swiss watches.
Besides the new ceramic bezeled Daytona there are some other brand new styles for 2011 that I think are really handsome. These are typically Paul Newman Daytona homages that Rolex is giving itself. Again, expect more of these in the future years. My favorite version is in all 18k Everose gold, with a polished bezel and gold dial with dark colored chronograph subsdials and red color chronograph seconds hand. How nice is that? And at 40mm in width it isn't large, but it isn't very small just like the real vintage designs. This model also comes in a two-tone variant in a similar style but with Arabic hour numerals and a slightly different palette on the dial.
Rolex is hinting here that the Rolex Daytona range will see a few changes in in the future. I don't consider they will discontinue the 40mm wide type, but I expect a new, larger Daytona with a new movement to come from the house of Rolex soon.
