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General

Collection (differs)
Evolution 9
Cosmograph Daytona
Status
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2021
2023
Nickname
White Birch
Not known
Retail price
US$9,800
€24,100

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness (differs)
11.7 mm
11.9 mm
Lug to lug
47 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
22 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Bezel (differs)
Fixed
Tachymeter
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Box, Anti-reflective inside
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
No
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
Antimagnetic
60 gauss
Not known
Weight
178 g
Not known

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
80 h
72 h
Frequency (differs)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels
Not known
47
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
  • Date
  • Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock
  • Chronograph via centre seconds hand, 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock and 12-hour counter at 9 o'clock
  • Stop seconds for exact time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour
White
White
Material
Not known
Brass
Pattern (differs)
Textured
Sunburst
Indices
Baton
Baton
Hands (differs)
Dauphine
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Not known
Oyster
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Clasp (differs)
Triple folding
Folding clasp
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