Reference Points: The Rolex Daytona

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Жыл бұрын

For one of the most famous models in the history of horology, the Rolex Daytona remains stubbornly misunderstood. It arrived late in the annals of the tool watch. For years - generations, even - it was a minor player, which makes its current status all the more impressive. We'll go reference by reference and year by year with the chronograph that has auto racing coursing through its springs. But to understand the Daytona, one must first understand Rolex: the maker of myths.
We did a Reference Points before where we covered the Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona, but this time we'll be going through the non-Newman varieties.
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@mdfu1 Жыл бұрын

Back to basics, and I’m loving it. Democratizing watch scholarship is what made Hodinkee great, not hype-mongering. More of this please.

@youraveragepasser-by7367 Жыл бұрын

Exactly ^^^

@TheMarinheiro14 Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t concur more. Tried to watch their latest “week on the wrist”, the one with the Patek Aquanaut, and I just couldn’t do it. It just sounded so pretentious and uppity

@Ammah786 Жыл бұрын

agreed

@gs2162 Жыл бұрын

"The Daytona now is a Daytona." That's just stellar commentary right there. Bring this robot back for more insightful commentary asap!

@gs2162 Жыл бұрын

These 2 have sparkling personalities.

@Theo-ul8qm Ай бұрын

Scintillating

@eea1119 Жыл бұрын

Now we’re talking

@Ninoitaliano Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this reference points! Wish you guys would do more of them. It’s probably my favorite from Hodinkee besides talking watches. Well the older versions of talking watches

@scottlin306 Жыл бұрын

Stop scamming people

@watch_MrG Жыл бұрын

As a Daytona fanboy, I really appreciated this kind of content. Great job HODINKEE ❤

@jonathansavage8221 Жыл бұрын

Great work Hodinkee! I really enjoyed this video and I learnt a lot too. Thank you.

@MarcelitoRecords Жыл бұрын

Love this format, pure knowledges

@nikhilmathur6042 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Daytona is pretty special created the same year my dad was born and easily my favorite model. Was able to get my first Daytona few months ago it’s the black dial ceramic

@derrickmartinez2147 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations

@nineelevensouth 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely spectacular video. Thanks for taking the time to walk us through start to finish.

@jeanlefranc3817 Жыл бұрын

Where is Eric Wind ? This guy does a pretty good job of sounding like a robot, but he definitely cannot beat Eric.

@markroszkowski2537 Жыл бұрын

This is great!! You should do this for the date/datejust!

@meetseth3 Жыл бұрын

That 116523 exotic Blue Racing dial @24:58 is absolutely stunning. Never seen a dial quite like that one before in a Daytona, super unqiue.

@cezarb4047 Жыл бұрын

I love how nerdy it is, ‘hey here’s a word that’s slightly further away from other words’. Beautiful watch, I love the earlier simple look

@bobmclennan1727 Жыл бұрын

This was informative from a visual standpoint, but I'd love to see a companion piece to this video that explores the evolution of the Daytona's movement (especially now that a brand new one has entered the picture.)

@karolpiotrowski3511 Жыл бұрын

This is really informative video, a lot of work must have gone into it!

@curtbrown9598 Жыл бұрын

Finally!!!Back to what makes Hodinkee great. Take a page from Rolex, subtle changes that drive quality and stay close to your DNA. Do this and the masses will continue to follow you.

@greeeklover12 11 ай бұрын

Amazing you had all those Daytona's to show us! Picture is 1000 words! Keep up the excellent work!!!!!

@francoroche4662 Жыл бұрын

Love these! Keep em coming. Datejust🤞🏽

@iamsabit1337 Жыл бұрын

Finally a great video from Hodinkee!

@phmwu7368 Жыл бұрын

All "Reference Points" are excellent Hodinkee videos !

@GOLDshred Жыл бұрын

Small correction regarding the ceramic models: The 116515LN did come out in 2011, followed by the 116506 in 2013, 116500LN in 2016, and then the 116518LN & 116519LN in 2017. Thank you for an amazing episode!

@floridamankyle5461 Жыл бұрын

That 116506 is a Masterpiece, but the one Daytona not on the table is the sublime 116519, the Daytona Beach models, in Green or Blue, those are a Dream Watch for me.

@jh-il5sb Жыл бұрын

talk about geeking out on a single watch model!......thanks for the history lesson, amazing.

@conorbarry1928 Жыл бұрын

Big fan of the videos that share knowledge like this, rather than only opinion

@fullymechanical9055 Жыл бұрын

I think I remember reading that the Daytona was a very hard sell for the crown in the early days. Thanks for the vid, learnt a lot.

@jolness1 Жыл бұрын

They had to often sell them as a bundle according to someone I know who sold Rolex in the 70s on.

@modernworldiscrap 3 ай бұрын

…the 16520 in 1988 changed the game forever

@RolexTimex Жыл бұрын

Hodinkee is back!

@mzaycobriton Жыл бұрын

More of this please! 🙌🏻

@Canteaus Жыл бұрын

You see hodinkee? People dont just complain, we can also compliment when you do what we ask for

@jolness1 Жыл бұрын

My grandfather had a white dial, zenith powere daytona. Was his only extravagant purchase that I know of. Sadly, it went to my uncle and he sold it close to 15yrs ago without telling anyone. I am on the list for a white dial one at the AD. I am happy to wait, it's a watch I have wanted to own since he first explained how they worked to me when I was 6.

@Pabloandresariza Жыл бұрын

Love these.

@thewatchagent2998 10 ай бұрын

Wow. Amazing. Well said and put

@sinantuna2859 Жыл бұрын

I love the blue racing dial in the two tone case. It's so unique and my ultimate rolex

@meetseth3 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. I didnt even know that existed. That blue racing dial is exotic looking

@sinantuna2859 Жыл бұрын

@@meetseth3 yeah for some reason its very unpopular, and also its very rare. Im not a rolex fan boy and this one just really appeals to me

@zetoch Жыл бұрын

Now THAT is HODINKEE.

@JJ-fb1pw Жыл бұрын

Back to what made Hodinkee great

@cheemomugdoo799 Жыл бұрын

A platinum Daytona is one of the least sensible purchases a person could make, yet if I won the lottery it's probably the first watch I would buy. It's so under the radar, as most people will just think it's steel, until they pick it up.

@a004 Жыл бұрын

Great episode

@wuaw2011 Жыл бұрын

Finally! Thank you!

@Traveljournalist Жыл бұрын

very precious video !

@osmogarfield1239 Жыл бұрын

Did that 116520 at 19:01 had an "APH"-dial?

@Theo-ul8qm Жыл бұрын

The model I am most conflicted about in this lineup is the 50th anniversary platinum daytona. The brown bezel and subdial rings seem like a strange choice to me. I’ve always thought black would look so much better, and I’ve seen the watch in person as well. Anyone else feel the same?

@cemozd Жыл бұрын

Guys, do you have any plans on creating a reference points video on the legendary Rolex Datejust. Come on I think it deserves it :)

@mhjceulen7652 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@andyman3445 Жыл бұрын

Love this

@Jasperroodog Жыл бұрын

awesome video

@IlluminatingWatches Жыл бұрын

I read that the 6062 was marketed as cosmograph which makes sense with the moon phase and stars. Still confused as to why they dusted off the name for the Daytona…

@dachanist Жыл бұрын

6:08 I like that the history of the Daytona requires an explanation of the Speedmaster as a "failed" racing watch that became the space/moon watch.

@davecorry7723 7 ай бұрын

Watching with my pre-ceramic 116518 on wrist. Man, I love me some Daytona ...

@jeromef2001 7 ай бұрын

Man this is the most beautiful of all! Incredible daytona

@fieryhound Жыл бұрын

Please do a Reference point on the Rolex Date!

@kallenavn2783 10 ай бұрын

Nice to se that Alexander Skarsgard has found the joy of watch collecting

@JoeyJiggles Жыл бұрын

I would love this about the GMT!

@derosa1989 Жыл бұрын

they did it already, two years ago. check the playlist for Reference Points

@JoeyJiggles Жыл бұрын

@@derosa1989 thank you

@batpapi52 10 ай бұрын

I miss this hodikee

@gmshadowtraders Жыл бұрын

Dealers used to kick Daytonas under the table cos they were embarrassed to show them back in the day. Lol

@_BLacKWaTeR_ Жыл бұрын

Damn I was really hoping to see the mythical “Chairman’s” dial Daytona. Gold with pale blue dial

@a.zwilling3818 Жыл бұрын

WOW. All this references from the Daytona modell in a collection of one person, this would be worth more than 5 million dollars

@josephzamorajr Жыл бұрын

Ooof amazing

@Burak-hq3oc Жыл бұрын

Small correction - later versions of the 116520 came with chromalight markers. So that ref hasn’t *always* featured super luminova, as stated in the video.

@kta_0187 17 күн бұрын

Why is it always hard to find an Oyster Cosmograph with smooth pushers instead of the screw ones.

@redhaharfouch8519 Жыл бұрын

How much does this table cost?

@birthdaybatter815 Жыл бұрын

You can get it on Amazon for $119.99

@slobdog21 Жыл бұрын

Never knew the Daytona could be so interesting 😏

@brockadcock2735 6 ай бұрын

"I turned the 6 upside down its a 9 now" -Drake.... or was that Rolex????

@haruhitotsushima9655 Жыл бұрын

cada loco con sus temas

@structurescience 9 күн бұрын

Flew to Rotterdam on Saturday to buy Chrono24's cheapest 116528 in Europe. It's _abbbbbbbbbbbbbbbsolutely_ gorgeous. My last watch!

@MunworthCrowell Жыл бұрын

full disclosure i liked this video before even watching it. that's how good i know it's going to be

@Nextman916 Жыл бұрын

the 116505 should be on here for being the first everose daytona debuted

@fingerslinguine Жыл бұрын

Aw was hoping to see the eye of the tiger daytona

@structurescience Жыл бұрын

Dream watch.

@Micantropo78 Жыл бұрын

jeeeeeeeeeezzz😍

@simonassouline1230 Жыл бұрын

Many iterations of the Daytona, but they all carry the same DNA! Without Paul Newman, Daytona would have never reached it’s complete hype!

@tassantos9148 Жыл бұрын

First comment....great stuff. The icon!

@audemarspiguet4237 Жыл бұрын

Those subdials on the Rainbow are not meteorite?

@mahmoud-khaled-abo-elmagd 7 ай бұрын

12:18 ❤❤

@mchockney3664 Жыл бұрын

I'd consider myself a fan of wristwatches, yet my left foot fell asleep while watching this.

@hassanzarif8479 Жыл бұрын

This is what you would call "Dayotna Heaven"

@fewescideas Жыл бұрын

😍

@davidkaplan5517 Жыл бұрын

Where do the millions in watches come from for these videos

@FlyWithMe_666 Жыл бұрын

5:08 Dude, nobody but you calls it the “Le Mah’” 😂

@nycLPplayer Жыл бұрын

I didn't know the McPoyle brothers were into watches. Sorry....had to.

@TriforceRich Жыл бұрын

While the Zenith era may be the most "affordable", I honestly believe it is the weakest era aesthetically. The modern Daytona is a masterclass.

@johnm5131 5 ай бұрын

the big issue is that Rolex gave up its motorsport heritage and created a "flex" watch for status seekers. When I started in motorsports, lots of drivers had REF6263 daytonas (like Newman). Today, only the D-bag posers have the new daytonas. And why should drivers wait for years on a "list" to get a tool-watch??

@joey0359 Жыл бұрын

9:40

@papricep6248 Жыл бұрын

There are thousands of dollars of watches on that table.

@kevinngomez5451 Жыл бұрын

They should be teaching this at school

@aussieexpatwatches Жыл бұрын

First! Much over due!!!

@Nordic_Sky Жыл бұрын

That Rainbow Daytona is fuggly. I'm sorry.

@robynsjp Жыл бұрын

No Daytona for me. I have never been convinced. It is a luxury piece, but it lacks the legitimate status of a Heuer, synonymous with car racing Formula One legends - Rindt, Andretti, Siffert, Ickx, Regazzoni.... It tried space, and failed. It remains a top quality luxury piece, and the Paul Newman is stunningly beautiful. But personally that legitimacy issue is a problem. The vintage ones - 1960s - are top notch, but unaffordable compared to a much more legitimate 1960s 321, or a great column wheel Heuer or UG Nina Rindt or Evil Nina. So no Daytona for me. Modern ones are just jewelry, this is for people who love luxury for the sake of luxury and that's OK.

@TheMcleapfrog 2 ай бұрын

Smh it’s gold crystal not gold meteorite. There are no pure gold meteorites and it doesn’t even look like a Widmanstätten pattern. I would know because I own one, besides that I liked the video.

@spencertr0nic Жыл бұрын

We’re they not allowed to touch these watches or what?

@gackerman99 5 ай бұрын

other watches exist

@peachlandtaxi919 Жыл бұрын

Shiny ceramic bezels are a pest ⌚ Offset subdial layout is so ugly its weird VALJOUX 72 for the win

@anthonycoralejo4682 3 ай бұрын

One of the most interesting watches to talk about and you got two of the most boring guys to talk about it 😂

@jeanlefranc3817 Жыл бұрын

No two ways about it, the Speedmaster is cooler.

@MrArche123 Жыл бұрын

white dial 16528 has fat hands. my 2 16528 watches have skinny hands. I do not think they are supposed to have fat hands

@luisgonzalez1637 10 ай бұрын

get the foo with the deep voice please

@donjuan150 Жыл бұрын

OMG....will you ever give up on Rolex?? Some new content already.

@tylermorrisofficial 3 ай бұрын

Rolex is the best

@Frank-ro5bp Жыл бұрын

Everything past the big red is straight vomit.

@slimeballz Жыл бұрын

I don't wear a watch because I am timeless. But if I were to wear one it would be a Daytona.

@RolexTimex Жыл бұрын

And the Daytona is overrated in the Rolex lineup

@g83plude Жыл бұрын

wow the rolex daytona never heard of it

@liamberkelaar8496 Жыл бұрын

need someone more enthusiasm, this guy put me to sleep.

@joebro391 Жыл бұрын

The Daytona really died when they switched to automatic movements. I know people still want and purchase the new models, but they have none of the passion that the manual-wound references have; and they are HIDEOUS

@LMGLUDA Жыл бұрын

Nobody paid attention to the Daytona until the automatic ones, then collectors started looking into the vintage ones. The thing is vintage ones were hard sellers in the 60s, 70s and also 80s. They were soon outdated as automatic chronographs started appearing in 1969, and the screw down crown was not comfortable on a manual wound watch. The automatic Daytonas actually revived the model, it became the first hard to get Rolex.

@joebro391 Жыл бұрын

@@LMGLUDA I definitely see your point. And hind sight is 20/20, but they lost something. The designs of the automatics are awful, to me. But of course, who am I?

@LMGLUDA Жыл бұрын

@@joebro391 that's a completely different topic, I quite like the automatic ones, with the 116500 being my favourite modern Daytona. Same as I love the current Explorer II, but the original 1655 has something special. I can see that. That's completely personal.