Nicknamed “Eye of the Tiger” for the way it stares back like a big cat on the prowl, this off-catalogue Daytona shares its name with the Rocky III anthem and was made for collectors who live for the main event. Never shown on the official website and offered to only a select few, it is a piece most people will only ever see on a screen. Think of it as the heavyweight champ of your watch box, bold, loud and always ready for the final round.

Presents itself in mint condition with little to no signs of wear. Set against a field of 243 diamonds, black lacquer stripes curl across the dial like a tiger’s coat, joined by eight diamond hour markers, silver sub-dials ringed in black and a pop of red Daytona text. Crowned by 36 trapeze-cut diamonds, the bezel throws fire like a disco ball at Studio 54 whenever light touches it. Finished in a mix of mirror polish and soft brushing, the 40mm 18K white gold case glows cool and bright from every angle.

Functions include hours, minutes, running seconds and a chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour counters. Powered by the Rolex caliber 4130 with about 72 hours of power reserve, it winds itself as you wear it. Sitting at 3 o’clock, a screw-down Triplock crown winds it when unscrewed and turned forward, then sets the hands when pulled out one more click. Flanking it, two screw-down pushers run the chronograph, with the top pusher at 2 o’clock starting and stopping it and the bottom pusher at 4 o’clock snapping the hands back to zero. Flip open the Oysterlock clasp and slide out the hidden Easylink to gain about 5mm of comfort on a warm day.

Comes as a complete set, double-boxed with the warranty card, warranty card holder, Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona booklet, guarantee manual, and green Superlative Chronometer hang tag.

Born two years after the yellow gold original debuted at Baselworld 2019, it belongs to a family of wild cat Daytonas that reaches back to the 2004 Leopard. Like Shere Khan strolling through the jungle, it never needs to raise its voice to own the room. For the collector who already has the classics and wants the one piece nobody else at the table is wearing, the hunt might just end here.