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Daytona · 2000 to 2016 · Discontinued
“In-House Steel Daytona”
Rank #11 of 113 rated pieces in the Rolex Vault
Market range: the middle half of 75 recorded eBay sales in the last 12 months.
Median recorded eBay sale price for each quarter with 3 or more sales. Dashed line marks the 2010 retail price.
Sixteen years of the first in-house Daytona, with the steel bezel the ceramic era abandoned. The last 'honest tool' Daytona look.
Trades at more than double its 2010 retail and holds a firm floor.
The first in-house Daytona: Rolex's own 4130 replaced the Zenith movement in 2000 and ran 16 years, the longest single steel Daytona generation of the modern era. The 'APH' dial error and cream-aging early dials are the collector trapdoors.
It spent years as 'the cheap ceramic-era-adjacent Daytona' before the 2020s repriced every steel Daytona at once. Still the value door into the modern Daytona club, with the thickest supply and the gentlest premiums.
Our verdict: The classic steel Daytona without ceramic-era pricing. Liquid, loved, done appreciating fast but never falling far.
| Sizes | 40mm |
|---|---|
| Case & bracelet | Oystersteel (stainless) |
| Factory bracelet | Oyster |
| Factory bezels | Steel engraved tachymeter |
| Notable dials | White; Black; early 'APH' error dials premium |
| Caliber | 4130 |
| Production | 2000 to 2016 (discontinued) |
| Sold | Example | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $24,850 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $17,000 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $22,990 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $21,500 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $22,250 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Pre-owned · eBay sale ↗︎ | $20,700 |
Recorded eBay completed sales, logged at our last data refresh.
Recorded eBay sales from the last 12 months put the typical Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116520 at $21,000, with the middle half selling between $19,100 and $23,300 (75 sales). Condition, box and papers move the price within that range.
Yes. The typical sale of $21,000 is about 150% above the $8,400 retail (2010).
The Crown Index grades it S (90/100) from real resale data, and today's call is wait for a dip. It holds its value well, but the market price is steep right now. Past prices are not a forecast.
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