Description
No Daytona generates more desire than the Rainbow, the gem-set flagship that transforms Rolex’s legendary chronograph into a work of high jewelry. Its defining feature is a bezel set with graduated sapphire baguettes that sweep through the entire spectrum, a feat of sourcing and matching so demanding that only a handful can be produced each year. Coupled with diamond-set lugs and vivid sapphire hour markers, it is among the rarest and most instantly recognizable watches Rolex makes.
Cased in 18-karat white gold, the 40mm Daytona carries a bezel of square-cut sapphires graduating from violet through blue, green, yellow, and red, while brilliant diamonds pavé the lugs and crown guards. The glossy black dial provides contrast, its baguette-cut sapphire markers echoing the bezel’s colors above three crystal-finished subdials that shimmer like frost. Screw-down pushers flank the crown to work the chronograph, and the matching white gold Oyster bracelet completes the spectacle.
