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The Rolex Daytona 116515 still uses the 4130 automatic chronograph movement. You’re all familiar with it, so I’d like to say a few words today about the polishing of Rolex movements. From my experience with watches, as well as what I have seen and heard, it can be said that although Rolex is not exhaustive, the polishing of Rolex’s movements is very conscientious.

The reason I use the word “conscientious” is that even though we don’t see through the case back and cannot view the movement directly, Rolex still applies polished decorations to the movement, including the upper bridge and the lower bridge, where the movement is visible and where it is not. Nowadays, many famous watch movements are “simplified” in their polishing and decoration.

Many renowned watches with similar positioning to Rolex may have thoroughly polished movements, but the lower bridge of the movement is only polished in a few places, or not at all. When the movement is disassembled, apart from the polishing of the upper layer, the rest of the movement is often in an “unfinished” state, which is far inferior to Rolex.

Objectively speaking, the Daytona 4130 calibre, except for the lower bridge, the lower part of the timing wheel train, and other places that have not been decorated with Geneva stripes, has been polished in most other areas, including the bottom of the barrel. Without comparing it to Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin, Rolex is definitely among the most outstanding in terms of movement decoration in its class of high-end watches.

For those who have worn Rolex, you will understand that Rolex is all about being “practical and comfortable.” Although Rolex may not have standout features such as complications, ultra-thinness, skeletonization, or artistic craftsmanship, Rolex excels in balancing size and thickness, practical functions (movement performance, waterproofing, and anti-magnetism), and the adjustable buckle of the strap, which directly affects wearability. This makes Rolex very pleasant to wear. Additionally, on this basis, the watch can be elevated to an extremely luxurious level through the use of precious metals, diamonds, and gemstones (such as the Rainbow Daytona). That’s the simplicity of Rolex.