Daytona 116520 LNSK010-01

The micromechanical autopsy of this metamorphosis reveals that all the original components of the famous calibre 4130, the one that inhabits the Daytona chronographs, have been preciously preserved. All but one. The oscillating mass, a.k.a. the rotor, that famous piece usually made of a heavy steel and brass alloy which constantly supplies the caliber with energy through its to-and-fro motions. In this incredible Daytona Skeleton which has become LNSK010-01 (LN for Label Noir), this mass is made of platinum and a transparent bottom allows you to visually taste it. The very compact mass of this material makes it heavier, therefore more mobile.

The originality of this aesthetics so well done comes from this systematic inversion between polished and satin finishes using the SuperMattLight technique. The result of this process is an unrivalled softness, an almost unreal light absorbency. As a result, what was shiny in the original Daytona becomes matt in this squellete version, and vice versa. It's sober, deliciously organic, particularly uncluttered. Like the hands and the bezel, which seem to have escaped any modification, the familiar crown, the distinctive sign of Rolex, has been preserved at 12 o'clock, as the culmination of an inner bezel on which some SuperLuminova tips have been sprinkled. As for the pushbutton protection devices, they have been kept as they are.