Rolex Daytona Shreve Crump & Low From the perfectly proportioned steel

From the perfectly proportioned steel case and properly spaced triple-register dial layout

He was a familiar sight on the boulevards and cafés of Paris

allowed for a sweeping second hand

is known worldwide for crafting some of the most elegant pocket and dress wristwatches in history

under Vacheron's son Abraham

Rolex Daytona Shreve Crump & Low From the perfectly proportioned steelThe Daytona: Rolex's only chronograph (still in production). The brand's answer to the Omega Speedmaster or the Heuer Carrera. Favorite of Paul Newman (and even Ellen Degeneres). We take it for granted, almost, because it's been such a staple of Rolex's catalog since it debuted in 1963 as the Cosmograph. Before the Cosmograph and Daytona models, Rolex had produced chronographs in their patented "Oyster" cases since the 1930s, setting the mold for what