

Rather than a straight-up knockoff, we'd steer you towards watches that offer some of the same aesthetic appeal and functionality but their own character. The Daytona is the poster boy of the expensive, hard-to-get Rolex grail, so you're not alone in wanting one - and brands are keen to offer you an alternative. I love the tri-colored sub dials and the exhibition case back, but the sub dials overlap slightly which can make the chrono tough to read. For me, there are a pros and cons to this watch. It's that important and influential of a watch, and the reasons for this are complicated (see above linked articles). Looks: The watch that looks the closed to the Daytona is the Zenith Chronomaster Sport (maybe even better then the Rolex). The Daytona has taken different forms over the years since its introduction in 1963, but pretty much any chronograph watch with certain common features will beg comparison to it.

And now, Zenith is taking that debt back with a black ceramic bezel twist that dawns a new era and a new name, in the Zenith Chronomaster Sport. The 9,700 Chronomaster Sport sure has a lot in common with the Daytona. F.P.Journe Octa Sport Titanium Grey Dial ARS2 2020 Box & Papers. Zenith Is Taking a Shot at the Rolex Daytona with Its Newest Chronograph The Chronomaster Sport builds upon the El Primero platform, offering a new design that incorporates one of the most important watch movements ever made. This all happened when I was merely 12 years old, in 1988. Some people call the Zenith Chronomaster Sport the Zaytona. Rolex Daytona White Dial 116500LN - 2022 Box & Papers 33,650. That, of course, is just the base price of the watch in steel - if you’re lucky enough to pay retail for it, which ain't likely: a shortage of Rolex’s steel sports watches, hype and other factors mean long waiting lists and massively inflated prices, with the pre-owned and vintage markets often being even crazier. A modified version of the El Primero movement powered the Daytona for 12 years, and marked the first automatic Daytona models.

Want a Rolex Daytona? Well, to get the iconic chronograph’s 40mm profile and prestigious name on your wrist will cost you $15,100. Zenith Chronomaster Sport Equal in esteem to the Daytona, the Zenith Chronomaster Sport is a combination of best practices from the brand’s past chronograph legends.
