Story of an Icon: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona History 

Armand, I watch all your videos. But the 'Story of an Icon' series are my favorites, and especially the Rolex ones. Getting my morning coffee ready right now so I can savor this. Thank you for all the work you put into these.

**********Ten Star Rating for the wonderful attention to detail and excellent presentation, also for the hard research you must have put in to this in depth presentation of Daytona history. Good on you Armand.

Another lesson with a perfect timing as many people will be looking up the Daytona history after the auction

Thank you Armand for your time. No one does it better then you at laying out such a clear & concise timeline in a very easy to grasp overview of this iconic watch as you do so well in all your other shows.

Thank You, Armand! I can finally stop pestering you on Instagram about making this video.

Thank you very much for making the video of Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. This is the long-awaited video and thank you for taking your time to make an informative and educational video, which is well delivered and professionally executed. I am not surprised that the Paul Newham Daytona sold at auction for $17.8M, which has set a new precedence for time-pieces. One could say if paintings can sell for significantly millions of dollars more, it is only a matter of time before the auction prices on the time-pieces catches up. Very much appreciated. Amazing channel, and I learned a lot about this iconic and sought-after time piece.

Thank you for taking the time to make your videos. I've learned so much from them.

My absolut favorite is the 16520 black dial from the late 80s that you show here however there are a few which i almost loathe like the diamond incrusted version ghastly!

The video pic, awesome... I open the video.. and then... that song... sir you deserved a subscriber

A lot of work and efforts spent to make this content!

Thank you for such great and informative story!

Armand! Just saw a Patek ad playing on your YT channel. Really cool and nicely targeted. Not sure if this is AI or human intervention but I think congrats are in order. Keep up the great work.

Another excellent show from one of the best in the business, and as for my favourite, I would say the ever-rose on the leather strap. Finally 17mil is way too much.

Wow. Such extensive research

Great video Armand, thank you.

Ahhh, thank you again, Armand !

Excellent video! Cheers! 🥃

Good video. Would be great if you could make a similar one on the history of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms, and indeed all their diver variations including the barracuda.

Who could possibly dare to give this video a thumb down?

Woo Hoo watch video!

Hello, amazing video but why didn't you talk about the beach Daytona and other limited run series

Great video. If Phillips Auctioneers showed this video as a lead up to the Paul Newman sale it would present a greater understanding of the model's evolution & importance. $17M is crazy nevertheless. I wonder whether it will retain top position? I would say the only two watches that could possibly beat it would have to be John Lennon's Patek 2499 or Sean Connery's Rolex Submariner from Dr No and Goldfinger....and maybe on the long odds, the Dalai Lamas Rolex Datejust after he passes away.

Very informative thnx very much!

Great episode.

Can you do a video - Story of an Icon: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms?

I have a stainless Daytona with in inverted 6. How often are these replicated. I believe mine ie Authentic

cool video.... im lucky to have a 16523

You showed 116520 produced in year 2000. But I brought two in 1995-96 they already have ref 116520. Why?

i like it

Please, can someone tell me the title of the intro music? It ends around 0:20.

I've got a 2006 two-tone!!

There is nothing wrong with the Ice Blue Daytona. It is STUNNING.

I have a 116503. Feel your finger round the crown and the guard, then the pushers. Then, feel the edges. Now, i also have the Jade Dragon SBGC207. If you have one, repeat the same. Now, you can feel the difference between machine made watches and handmade watches. If you want to know what 'sharpness' mean, you compare it with a Grand. Also, my son get rashes wearing the Rolex but not the Grand. Strange!

It's easy to set up

One of my least favorite Rolex line of watches, until I realized that it was used in my favorite movie (Kill Bill 2) by Uma.

Now we know why NASA chose the Omega to be the official watch of the space program. Damn, that first Rolex was not planned out at all. Looked like a Hyundai with a BMW badge taped on it. Just terrible!

Ah #%&! I definitely sold my Daytona six months too soon.

Intro music from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

pop shield

intro game still weak

$17M+ for a watch is ridiculous , I can't understand the reasoning behind it. Paul Newman was an actor, not JFK, MLK,Tesla, Hitler or anybody of that magnitude. I mean, for a scratched up crusty old watch? I wonder what that watch is going to be worth a few generations down the line when people put in prospective what a watch for an actor they have never heard of is worth. You can do much more with that money then be famous for buying that old watch. Donate that about to a college or hospital and have your name on the side of a building, if you want to be famous for something! Hell, feed a country! They might build a statue of you in a village somewhere, but instead your going to be famous for buying a used watch that really should be only worth a couple of thousand dollars, for $17M+!!!