Gold on rubber, and it works
By Julien Moreau, Geneva ยท
Gold, on rubber. My younger self would have been appalled.
Rolex introduced the Oysterflex in 2015, and it has turned out to be one of the brand's better ideas: a metal blade inside an elastomer strap, comfortable and smart. On the 126518LN, a yellow gold Daytona with a black dial and black ceramic bezel, the strap takes the weight and the flash out of a gold chronograph. 40 mm by 12.2 mm, the 4131 with 72 hours, closed back, 100 m.
At thirty-one to thirty-three thousand dollars, the objection is obvious: you pay for gold and wear rubber, and rubber ages. But on a hot day in Monaco I can think of nothing better, and I do not go to Monaco.