116520 - Middle Child Treatment?

[Halifax Daytona UK]

I have and love the 116520 (APH) so much I bought a 116509 with the blue dial although it’s a great watch the white dial is better. It’s neo-vintage

[karleone]

Originally Posted by PenDelicate

One of Rolex's curious quirks: offering the steel 116520 alongside the six-digit gold Daytona for 16 years, but with bezel-text oriented horizontally on the steel Daytona while the text on the gold models was oriented radially.

On the 116528 the text is oriented horizontally. Moved to radially on 116508.

[karleone]

The 116520 is a great watch but the polished bezel is a scratch magnet and they never look good when repolished. The ceramic bezel is a huge improvement

[Andad]

Picture is worth a thousand words...
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[PenDelicate]

Originally Posted by karleone

On the 116528 the text is oriented horizontally. Moved to radially on 116508.

Oh! I presumed because the 116518 had radial text, all the gold models of the era did.

So there's even variation among the gold models? So strange.

[karleone]

Originally Posted by PenDelicate

Oh! I presumed because the 116518 had radial text, all the gold models of the era did.

So there's even variation among the gold models? So strange.

Yes only on the full yellow gold. And same for the two tones (116523 with the horizontal text and then 116503 with radial text)

[Krash]

I’m a middle child and my older brother and younger sister always thought I was the one who got all the love and special treatment. lol


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