The Rolex Daytona La Montoya 116520 reproduces the customised Cosmograph that the Geneva workshop Artisans de Genève built on the steel Daytona 116520 as a tribute to racing driver Juan Pablo Montoya, a winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. Instead of a solid dial it shows the chronograph movement through an open-worked plate, and a forged-carbon bezel replaces the engraved steel tachymeter of the standard 116520.

Rolex Daytona La Montoya 116520: Dial and Bezel

The dial is skeletonised, so bridges, wheels and the column-wheel area are visible between the hands. Each of the three counters is coded in its own colour: yellow numerals on the 12-hour counter at 9 o’clock, blue on the 30-minute counter at 3 and red on the running seconds at 6, with a red tip on the 12 o’clock marker. Luminous dot markers sit on an outer ring, and the central hands are steel batons with lume. The bezel is a black forged-carbon ring with a marbled grain and a white scale reading TACHYMETRE, where a stock Daytona says UNITS PER HOUR, which makes the watch easy to identify at a glance.

Specifications

• Model: Cosmograph Daytona, Artisans de Genève La Montoya style
• Base reference: 116520
• Case diameter: 40 mm
• Case material: Oystersteel
• Bezel: forged carbon, white TACHYMETRE scale
• Dial: skeletonised, yellow, blue and red counter accents
• Bracelet: Oyster, Oystersteel
• Crystal: sapphire
• Water resistance: 100 m
• Movement: skeletonised automatic chronograph clone, exact calibre unverified (the genuine La Montoya uses a skeletonised Rolex Cal. 4130)
• Price: $1,289 (single version)

Case, Bracelet and Movement

The 40 mm Oystersteel case keeps the crown guards and screw-down pushers of the 116520, and the three-link Oyster bracelet with Oysterlock clasp follows the stock steel Daytona. Because the dial is open, movement finishing is on show in a way it never is on a standard Daytona; the exact clone calibre inside has not been confirmed against a source, so it is listed as unverified. Factories such as BT and Clean build Daytona chronograph clones around a column wheel and vertical clutch, and our notes on how clone Daytona chronographs are assembled explain what to check on arrival, from pusher feel to subdial spacing. For the standard dial versions of the same steel reference, browse the Rolex Daytona replica collection.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Daytona 116520 White Dial, Rolex Daytona 116523 Panda and Rolex Daytona 116520 Black Dial.

Rolex Daytona La Montoya 116520 Replica FAQ

What is the Artisans de Geneve La Montoya Daytona?

It is a customised steel Daytona 116520 created by the independent Geneva workshop Artisans de Genève with Juan Pablo Montoya, featuring a skeletonised movement, a forged-carbon bezel and colour-coded counters. Artisans de Genève is not part of Rolex; it modifies watches supplied by their owners.

What does the Rolex Daytona La Montoya 116520 replica cost?

It costs $1,289, and it is sold as a single version without the A-grade option offered on most Daytona cards. The price covers the skeleton dial, carbon bezel, Oystersteel case and Oyster bracelet shown in the photos.