The 100th Anniversary Oyster Case Quartet
The new 4-piece off-catalog gem-set Daytona collection was introduced during Watches and Wonders Geneva in April 2026. You won’t find these watches on Rolex’s official website or in standard dealership brochures. These are off-catalog models, which means Rolex only offers them to top-tier VIP clients with massive purchase histories. Authorized dealers usually sell these timepieces together as a complete four-watch set rather than single units.
Specs for the 4 Gem-Set Daytona References
Each of the four watches shares a 40mm case profile, diamond-set lugs, and diamond-set crown guards. However, Rolex has introduced a different precious metal with a specific natural stone dial and a matching baguette-cut gem bezel for each reference.
Yellow Gold Ref. 126598TML (Green Tourmaline)
The 126598TML uses an 18-carat Yellow Gold case and a matching solid Oyster bracelet. Rolex sets the bezel with baguette-cut green tourmalines. Although most people incorrectly called these “green sapphires,” the TML in the reference number stands for “tourmaline.” The green tourmaline offers a deep, rich forest-green hue that can range from cool bluish-greens to warmer olive tones.
The Rolex Daytona watch, reference 126598TML, is very unique thanks to the tourmaline featuring pleochroism. It means the watch can show different colors when viewed from different angles, causing the bezel to appear alive with shifting shades depending on the light and angle. The watch features a natural yellow or champagne stone dial. Rolex gave this model green contrasting sub-dials to match the bezel.
White Gold Ref. 126599SAVL (Purple Sapphire)
The Rolex Daytona 126599SAVL has an 18-carat White Gold case and Oyster bracelet. The bezel features 36 baguette-cut purple sapphires. “SAVL” in the reference points to these specific sapphires. The dial uses a pale green stone, and the sub-dials are purple to match the sapphire bezel. Similarly, this model is unique from another similar off-catalog piece, reference 126599TSA, which pairs a blue sapphire bezel with a black obsidian dial. The 126599SAVL has an estimated standalone value between $1.2 million and $1.8 million.
Everose Gold Ref. 126595SARO (Ruby)
Rolex has manufactured the 126595SARO using its proprietary 18-carat Everose gold. The bezel features 36 baguette-cut pink-red rubies. The dial is cut from natural turquoise stone and finished with ruby hour markers and pink sub-dials that pull color from the ruby bezel. A Daytona usually features a tachymeter scale on the bezel for racing. However, the 36 baguette-cut pink-red rubies on this model completely replace the tachymeter. Thus, this feature transforms a racing watch into a pure luxury, high-jewelry timepiece.
Read: How Tachymeter Works
Platinum Ref. 126596SABV (Gradient Sapphire)
The Rolex Daytona Platinum 126596SABV is the flagship watch of the set. The brand has made the case and the Oyster bracelet from 950 platinum, which is one of the densest metals in the world. The bezel features multi-colored gradient sapphires indicated by the “SABV” code. The dial is made from a rare natural opal stone with an opalescent finish.
It includes sapphire hour markers and gradient sub-dials, and because it is platinum, the watch has an exhibition sapphire case back. The clear back shows a solid Yellow Gold oscillating weight on the movement, a feature exclusive to platinum Rolex models. Moreover, this watch has a standalone value between $1.2 and $1.5 million. It carries a massive premium over standard platinum Daytona watches like the 126506.
Daytona Gem-Set Quartet Features Caliber 4131 Movement
A Caliber 4131 runs inside all four watches in this collection. It is the latest in-house automatic chronograph movement, which operates with a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour and provides a 72-hour power reserve. The movement includes the patented Chronergy escapement and a blue Parachrom hairspring to protect against magnetic fields and daily wear shocks.
Price of Rolex 4‑Piece Off‑Catalog Daytonas
The complete four-watch set carries a valuation of roughly 3.7 million to 5 million Swiss Francs, which translates to $4 million to $5 million (AED 17.6 million to AED 18 million). Standard customers can’t walk into a store in Dubai and buy these luxury watches. Rolex has reserved off-catalog watches for its most significant collectors. Buyers must have a long, multi-million-dollar spend history with their authorized dealer to receive an offer for this quartet.
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Rolex is Renovating Daytona
The gem-set quartet proves Rolex is pushing the Daytona further away from its racetrack roots and deeper into the pure high-jewelry domain. The company is keeping these heavy stone-dial watches off the books, which means Rolex wants to control its hyper-luxury image. These timepieces ensure the highest-tier client stays engaged. It shows that extreme exclusivity, rather than basic retail availability, remains the ultimate currency in modern watch collecting today.
