About 20 years ago, Rolex removed the manual-winding Rolex Daytona model from its catalog and replaced it with a modern version, featuring not only modern details such as a larger case, refreshed dial, and sapphire crystal, but also an automatic movement to drive the chronograph. Like the original Daytona collection, the second series reached cult status among Rolex fans, due in large part to the limited production of this particular model.
While the era of replica Rolex automatic chronographs continues to this day, a major update occurred in 2000. At that time, Rolex replaced the Zenith El Primero 4030 movement, which had powered the automatic Daytona chronograph since 1988, with the fully in-house developed Rolex caliber 4130, which remains the engine of the Daytona collection today. 
The model numbers of Daytona watches indicate the series in which they were originally made. The first series Daytona has a four-digit model number; the second series Daytona has a five-digit model number, but the third series Daytona has a six-digit model number. All second and third series Daytona watches were self-winding chronographs, while the first series was a manual-winding chronograph.
Today, Rolex maintains its reputation for precision timekeeping and excellence in timekeeping that no other watchmaker in the world can compete with. From its humble beginnings in 1905, Wilsdorf’s dream of making quality watches exceeded even his expectations. The modern Rolex company produces more than 2,000 replica watches a day, bringing in billions of dollars in revenue each year at https://www.ticketwatches.com.
The original Daytona collection, featuring a smaller 38mm case and a hand-wound movement based on the Valjoux, was produced from 1963 until 1988. Perhaps most surprisingly for any Rolex buyer today, the Daytona models were initially cheaper than other Rolex models. Today, however, these original Daytona models are considered the ultimate prize for collecting vintage Rolex watches; many enthusiasts regard them as the “Holy Grail” of Rolex watch collecting.
One of the more popular modern Rolex collections is the Daytona, which debuted in 1963. As the name suggests, the Daytona collection was inspired by motorsports and caught the attention of race car drivers – including legendary actor and racing enthusiast Paul Newman. From the 1970s until his death in 2008, Newman reportedly wore a Rolex Daytona every day, and it is because of him that vintage Rolex Daytona watches with exotic dials are now famous as “Paul Newman Daytona” watches.