Cosmograph Daytona "Rainbow"

Few modern Rolex creations capture the capabilities of the manufacture’s gem-setting workshops quite like the Rainbow Daytona. Reserved for the most exclusive off-catalogue configurations, these watches are produced in exceptionally limited numbers, combining the familiar architecture of the Daytona with a level of gem-setting rarely encountered in modern sports watches.

The centrepiece is, of course, that remarkable bezel. Set with 36 baguette-cut sapphires, each stone is individually selected and meticulously arranged to create a seamless graduation of colour, moving through vivid pinks, reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues and purples. Achieving such consistency in colour, clarity and brilliance across the spectrum requires an extraordinary level of selection and craftsmanship.

This particular configuration takes things considerably further than the already spectacular “standard” Rainbow Daytona. Its dial is entirely pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, punctuated by baguette-cut sapphire hour markers which echo the colours of the bezel. Perhaps our favourite detail, however, is the contrast provided by the three crystallised Everose gold chronograph registers. Their extraordinary, almost meteorite-like texture creates a beautifully irregular pattern against the brilliance of the surrounding diamonds. Factory diamond-set lugs and crown guards complete this remarkable configuration. Despite the extraordinary gem-setting, the watch remains unmistakably a Daytona, retaining the familiar proportions and beautifully balanced design that have made the reference so enduring. It is a demonstration of what Rolex can achieve when traditional watchmaking meets the highest levels of jewellery craftsmanship.

This 2025 example comes to us completely unworn and fully complete with its entirety of accessories from new.The watch is available for purchase worldwide. Please get in touch for further information and pricing.