The 126505 is the full Everose gold Daytona with the rose gold Panda dial. Full gold case and bracelet, rose gold sunburst dial with black subdials. It is the all-gold version of the Panda, and the least common of the full-gold Daytonas because rose gold has always been the smaller share of the gold market.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Factory | VS Factory (VSF) |
| Reference | 126505 (Daytona, full Everose gold, rose gold Panda dial) |
| Movement | DD4131 automatic chronograph, fully functional, 1:1 architecture |
| Case dimensions | 40mm diameter |
| Material | 904L steel with 18K rose gold plating, case and bracelet |
| Bezel | Rose gold plated with engraved tachymeter scale |
| Dial | Sunburst rose gold with glossy black subdials |
| Bracelet | Oyster, rose gold plated, Oysterlock clasp with 5mm Easylink |
The dial. Sunburst rose gold with black subdials. This is the rose gold take on the Panda. The base dial is rose gold, matching the case, and the subdials are glossy black. The contrast is the same idea as the white Panda, but in gold it reads warmer and heavier. The subdials have the narrower rings of the new generation. It is a dial that shifts with the light and blends into the case, which makes the whole watch read as one continuous gold surface broken up by the black registers.
The gold. Full Everose plating on the case and bracelet. The tone is the key thing. Everose is a specific copper-leaning rose gold that avoids the two failures, too pink and too brassy. VSF's plating lands in the warm middle. The entire watch is gold, which is a different statement from the two-tone or Oysterflex versions.
The bezel. Solid rose gold with the tachymeter engraved directly into the metal. This is different from the ceramic-bezel Daytonas. The gold bezel is the classic Daytona look, and the engraved scale ties it to the all-gold profile.
The movement. DD4131, the VSF 4131 clone. Column wheel and vertical clutch, fully functional chronograph, smooth pushers.
The bracelet. Oyster in rose gold plate, polished centers against brushed outers, Oysterlock clasp with the 5mm Easylink.
The takeaway. The 126505 is the full-gold Daytona in rose gold, and the rose gold Panda dial is what makes it distinct. It is the warmest of the all-gold Daytonas and the least common, since most full-gold buyers go yellow. Same 4131 movement and new-gen case as the rest of the line. If you want an all-gold Daytona but find yellow too loud and white gold too quiet, the rose gold sits in the middle and does it with more nuance. The rose gold Panda is a genuinely uncommon look.