Next year, the Rolex Daytona will celebrate its 60th anniversary. To mark the occasion, particularly at a time when certain models have become semi-affordable again, we're giving the watch a top-to-bottom reevaluation. As we'll see, the Daytona wasn't always the behemoth it is today. For years – generations, even – it was a minor player, which makes its current status all the more impressive. In the ensuing paragraphs, we'll go reference by reference and year by year with the chronograph that has auto racing coursing through its springs. But to understand the Daytona, one must first understand Rolex: the maker of myths.