Anthony Marquié and Grégoire Rossier are the authors of the Only and Story collections of reference books about the most iconic watches. Both have scientific backgrounds: Anthony trained as an aeronautical engineer - although he soon turned to an international career in finance - and Grégoire has a PhD in biology with a specialization in bioinformatics. Passionate about watches and collectors' watches, they have dedicated a significant part of their activities to this sector for many years, until they created the consulting company WATCHFID (www.watchfid.com) in 2020, whose services are entirely dedicated to collectors of vintage and prestige watches. Tiffany To is currently a Senior International Specialist, auctioneer and Head of Sale at Phillips Fine Watches, having started in the auction industry over 8 years ago. Vintage watches, particularly vintage Rolex, are a lifelong passion of hers. The scholarship, history and discovery of the unknown makes every day in this horological world an interesting and fascinating one.

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In 1963, Rolex launched a new chronograph destined to become a legend: the COSMOGRAPH DAYTONA. It was used by racing drivers, as well as by other sports personalities and celebrities, the most famous doubtless being American actor Paul Newman, who unwittingly made a significant contribution to the Daytona's incredible and enduring success. After 25 years, in 1988, Rolex decided to update its star model by equipping it with an automatic caliber that definitively replaced the previous manual winding movements. It thus became probably one of the most coveted watches in history. Since then, the Cosmograph Daytona has continued to evolve, incorporating a host of technical innovations from the ever more efficient movement to other components such as the ceramic bracelet and bezel. It is now available in a much wider range, including versions in precious metal and/or set with stones. The brand has nonetheless always managed to retain the distinctive DNA that makes the Daytona instantly recognizable. After a first volume dedicated to manual winding models (1963-1988), Watchprint.com and the authors are publishing this second volume devoted entirely to automatic models (from 1988 to the present day). Together, the two books will provide readers with a comprehensive guide to the entire production history of the most famous chronograph of all time.