Rolex Tiffany Daytona

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About the Rolex Tiffany Daytona

Two completely different watches get called the Tiffany Daytona, they have nothing to do with each other, and they are separated by a great deal of money. One is a current-production yellow gold Daytona with a turquoise lacquer dial. The other is a vintage Daytona whose dial carries the Tiffany & Co. name because the jeweller retailed it decades ago. Establishing which one you are looking at is the first job. Every Daytona we list is inspected by our watchmakers and carries the WatchGuys 2 Year Warranty. For the full model reference table, see our Rolex Daytona reference breakdown.

Two Watches, One Nickname

The modern Tiffany Daytona is reference 126518LN, launched at Watches and Wonders in 2025. Rolex calls the dial turquoise blue. Nobody else does, because the colour lands close enough to the jeweller's trademark shade that the nickname attached instantly and stuck. There is no partnership, no collaboration, and no Tiffany involvement of any kind. The other Tiffany Daytona is a genuine article in a different sense: vintage references sold through Tiffany & Co. retail stores carried the jeweller's name printed on the dial beneath the Rolex coronet, and those double-signed examples are among the most collectible Daytonas that exist. Same nickname, entirely unrelated watches. Our Tiffany dial Rolex collection covers the turquoise colourway across the wider catalogue.

The 126518LN: Turquoise on Yellow Gold

The modern reference is a 40mm case in solid 18k yellow gold, running roughly 12.2mm thick and around 47mm lug to lug, on a black Oysterflex rubber strap with an Oysterlock clasp. The dial is matte turquoise lacquer with three black snailed sub-dials at three, six, and nine, gold applied markers and hands, and the red Daytona signature. The bezel is black Cerachrom with a gold tachymeter scale moulded in. Inside is the current-generation automatic chronograph with a 72-hour power reserve, and the watch is water resistant to 100 metres. At roughly 160 grams it carries real gold weight without the bulk a full gold bracelet would add, which is a large part of why the Oysterflex pairing works. See the reference in our Rolex Daytona 126518 collection.

Why It Photographs Badly and Wears Well

This is the most consistently reported thing about the watch and it is worth knowing before you judge it. The initial reaction to the press images was lukewarm, including from people who went on to like it. The dial is a solid saturated matte lacquer rather than a metallic sunburst, and matte colour flattens badly under studio lighting, so photographs show it as a flat block of blue that reads as loud. In person the black sub-dials break up the turquoise, the gold markers tie the dial to the case rather than fighting it, and the whole thing resolves into something considerably more balanced than the pictures suggest. If you have only seen this reference online, handle one before deciding either way.

Tiffany & Co. Signed Dials Are a Separate Category

Through much of the twentieth century Rolex supplied watches to authorised retailers who were permitted to add their own name to the dial, and Tiffany & Co. was among the most prominent. A Daytona with Tiffany & Co. printed below the Rolex signature is a genuinely double-signed watch, and on vintage references those examples trade at very large premiums over identical unsigned ones. They are also the single most faked detail in vintage Rolex, because adding a line of text to a dial is far easier than faking a case or movement. Authentication on a double-signed Daytona means provenance, dial printing analysis, and ideally documented history, not a seller's assurance. Browse the wider category in our vintage Rolex collection.

The Turquoise Dial Before 2025

The 126518LN was not the first turquoise Daytona. Reference 116519 from the early 2000s offered a turquoise dial in white gold as part of the Beach series, with Roman numerals rather than baton markers and a matching turquoise alligator strap. That is a very different watch: white metal instead of yellow, a leather strap instead of Oysterflex, and a dial treatment closer to mother of pearl than to flat lacquer. Buyers searching for a turquoise Daytona will encounter both, and they are worth understanding as separate propositions rather than as generations of the same idea. Our Beach Daytona collection covers that era.

Tiffany Daytona Price

We do not publish a fixed range on this reference. The 126518LN is recent enough that the market has not settled, the release went from overlooked at announcement to heavily requested within months, and asking prices across dealers have moved accordingly. Publishing a number here would be out of date quickly and would anchor you to something that may not reflect what pieces are actually changing hands for. What we can say is that it trades well above its retail figure, as most gold Daytonas do, and that the Oysterflex configuration keeps it below the full gold bracelet references. Tiffany & Co. signed vintage Daytonas price on an entirely different basis, driven by reference, condition, and provenance rather than by the signature alone. Call or text and we will give you a live number on either.

Yellow Gold Only

Rolex has kept the turquoise lacquer dial to yellow gold on the Daytona, and there is no steel version of the 126518LN. Buyers who want a turquoise Rolex at a lower entry point are usually better served by the Oyster Perpetual, where the colour first appeared and where it has been produced in steel across several sizes. That is a different watch in every respect, but it is the honest answer for someone whose attachment is to the colour rather than to the chronograph. If it is specifically a gold Daytona you want, the turquoise dial is one of several options and our yellow gold Daytona collection covers the rest.

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Why Buy a Tiffany Daytona From WatchGuys

One version of this watch is a current gold reference where the risks are completeness and market pricing. The other is a vintage double-signed dial where a single line of printed text can multiply the value, which makes it one of the most attractive targets for forgery in the entire Rolex market. Both are handled here, and they are handled differently.

Common Questions

Tiffany Daytona FAQ

• Is the Tiffany Daytona Made by Tiffany & Co.?

  No. The modern Tiffany Daytona is reference 126518LN, and Rolex describes its dial simply as turquoise blue. The nickname attached because the shade lands close to the jeweller's trademark colour, but there is no partnership or collaboration of any kind. Confusingly, genuine Tiffany-connected Rolexes do exist, but they are vintage watches sold through Tiffany retail stores with the jeweller's name printed on the dial, which is a completely separate matter.

• Which Rolex Daytona Is the Tiffany Daytona?

  Reference 126518LN, launched at Watches and Wonders in 2025. It is a 40mm solid 18k yellow gold case with a matte turquoise lacquer dial, three black sub-dials, gold applied markers and hands, a black Cerachrom bezel with a gold tachymeter scale, and a black Oysterflex strap. It runs the current-generation chronograph movement with a 72-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 100 metres.

• What Is a Tiffany & Co. Signed Daytona?

  A vintage Daytona sold through a Tiffany & Co. retail store, with the jeweller's name printed on the dial beneath the Rolex signature. Rolex permitted certain authorised retailers to do this for much of the twentieth century. Double-signed examples trade at very large premiums over identical unsigned watches, which also makes the signature the most forged detail in vintage Rolex. Authentication requires print analysis and provenance, not a seller's word.

• How Much Is a Tiffany Daytona?

  We deliberately do not publish a fixed range. The 126518LN is recent enough that the market has not settled, and it went from an overlooked release to a heavily requested one within months, so asking prices have moved quickly and vary widely between dealers. It trades well above retail, as most gold Daytonas do. Tiffany-signed vintage references price on a completely different basis, driven by reference, condition, and provenance. Contact us for a live figure on either.

• Why Is It Also Called the Alcaraz Daytona?

  Because the tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, a Rolex ambassador, has been photographed wearing the 126518LN frequently enough that the association stuck alongside the Tiffany nickname. Rolex nicknames often accumulate this way, attaching to a colour, a wearer, or both at once. It is the same watch either way, and listings use both terms, so searching one and not the other will show you an incomplete picture of what is available.

• Is There a Steel Tiffany Daytona?

  No. Rolex has kept the turquoise lacquer dial to yellow gold on the Daytona, so there is no steel equivalent of the 126518LN. Anyone attached to the colour rather than to the chronograph is usually better served by the Oyster Perpetual, where the turquoise dial first appeared and has been produced in steel across several sizes at a far lower entry point. A turquoise-dial steel Daytona you encounter has been modified after leaving the factory.

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