A Rolex Daytona Has Watch Collectors Green With Envy

Two years ago, dealers could barely move a Rolex Daytona with this emerald-colored sunburst dial A former LVMH executive who became the chief executive of Rolex in 2014, has helped move the Swiss watchmaker further into the high-end luxury market "It's risk-free fun," said Jacek Kozubek, a partner at HQ Milton, a well-known secondary-market Rolex dealer in San Francisco.

No one outside Rolex knows how many green 116508s exist Rolex is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf Foundation, which is so private that it doesn't even have a website "Rolex is great at being everywhere and nowhere at once," said Benjamin Clymer, the founder of Hodinkee.

William Barthman, an authorized Rolex dealer in the financial district of Manhattan, has a two-year waiting list. . Source