Its without question that winners at Rolex 24hrs at Daytona are given watches to commemorate their achievement. So that is about 7-8 watches per year.

I had the chance to discuss this issue with a Daytona driver and previous winner of the race. He is also a watch collector. I will withhold the name for the usual reasons.

Its pretty clear that winning is like watch collecting, you always need one more. Secondly, the real prize for many IS that winning watch! Drivers coveted those winning SS daytonas.. very important.

He was aware that one recently came to market at a very high price.

He also confirmed that until a few years ago, the watches had a black dial but now they all come with a white dial.

He also confirmed that the watches do not have the name of the drivers in the caseback as they are given about 30 min after the end of the race, so no time to engrave.

We had a pretty interesting conversation and hopefully next year, he will be able to add another winning daytona watch to his collection..