Original price was: $1,949.00.$1,349.00Current price is: $1,349.00.
The 126518LN Golden Noir keeps its black-and-gold contrast deliberately clean. Its black lacquer dial, gold chronograph registers and ceramic tachymeter bezel sit on an Oysterflex-style elastomer strap rather than a full bracelet. QF gives this edition an approximate 155g weighted construction, which adds substance without changing the low-profile strap silhouette. It is the more restrained black-and-gold Daytona for a buyer who prefers a clear dial over decorative markers.
Black lacquer gives the gold register rings a precise boundary, while the ceramic bezel keeps the tachymeter scale visually separate from the gold-tone case. With standard applied markers rather than a stone-set perimeter, the dial retains more open black space. That makes this the less ornate member of the black-and-gold Daytona group, even though the case still brings warmth at the lugs, pushers and clasp.
QF lists a tungsten-steel alloy construction under 18K gold PVD with an approximate 155g total weight. The Oysterflex-style elastomer strap offsets that mass with a close, flexible fit, and its Oysterlock clasp keeps the visual line clean. The listed Clone Calibre 4131 has a vertical-clutch and column-wheel chronograph layout, which matches the sporting purpose of the three-register dial. The practical difference is felt when the watch moves from a shirt cuff to a bare wrist: the case stays substantial, while the strap does not add the visual bulk of a full Oyster bracelet.
A clean marker layout makes the Golden Noir easier to pair with business clothing and less dependent on evening light. The gold rings still carry the reference, but there are fewer bright points competing with the hands and registers. Buyers who want the dial itself to provide the decoration should choose the M126518LN-0006 instead; this version is the quieter answer within the same black-and-gold family.
Wear this one where a full bracelet or stone-set dial would distract from the rest of the outfit. It works well with black, charcoal and navy because the bezel and dial create a dark frame, followed by the gold-tone case at the wrist edge. Before dispatch, our QC team checks the black lacquer finish, gold register rings, tachymeter engraving, chronograph reset, strap fit at the end links and Oysterlock closure.
It combines a black lacquer dial and black ceramic tachymeter bezel with gold register rings and a yellow-gold-tone case.
The Golden Noir dial uses standard markers, while the M126518LN-0006 adds stone-set hour markers for a more decorative effect.
Our watch desk can explain differences in case proportion, dial layout and wearing style.
QC proof before dispatch
