History of the Rolex Daytona

Rolex is a world-renowned watchmaking brand which has made a very prominent mark in the industry over the years. It has gained a lot of popularity and is one of the most favourite celebrity watch brands as well. When the company started the watchmaking business, their designs were quite different and simple according to the type of watches that were in demand at the time. However, Rolex did not stay in the same place from where it started, as the time went by. The best part about this watchmaking brand is that it learned to mould itself according to the time and changes that occurred over the years.

As the years passed by, the watch designs by Rolex also changed. Soon the company released a collection of watches called the Rolex Daytona which were first introduced in the year 1963 and took everyone by surprise at the innovation and design of these watches. The purpose behind the  Rolex Daytona was to lend a hand to the professional racers to track their speeds. The tachymeters on the Rolex Daytona go up to an average of around 400 kilometres per hour which is an amazing feat attached to this watch.

This unique watch feature on the Rolex Daytona ended up attracting a celebrity race car driver, Paul Newman who is most famous for his acting capabilities. However, as most people are unaware of this fact, he was also an outstanding driver and during his peak time, he had a number of racing cars as a collection as well. He was so in love with the Rolex Daytona that he always wore it for every single race so that the style of Rolex Daytona that he so proudly donned, ended up having his name attached to it. Anyone who is a Paul Newman fan and likes to collect watches knows the distinct features of a Paul Newman Rolex Daytona.

With the fame that the Rolex Daytona received with Paul Newman’s name attached to it, it had to become an even bigger success. Over the years, the company worked on several designs of the Rolex Daytona and tried to bring in several unique features into the mix to make it something that had never been done before. Rolex wanted the Daytona collection to standout, and it did. With the new Rolex Daytona watches, the watchmaking company increased the quality and performance of the calibre so that its frequency shot up to a remarkable 21,600 compared to the 18,000 frequency of previous models.

During the 80s and 90s era, the designs of the watches that were being demanded by people tilted more towards the sporty look rather than the clean, simple look. So Rolex made sure it jumped on the bandwagon before anyone else and switched up the colour combinations on their Daytona watches so they looked more attractive and tough. By the 2000s, Rolex had gotten so good at their game, that they designed an outstanding calibre which enhanced the longevity of the watches remarkably.