Short answer
Rolex does not make a Daytona with reference 116516. No such model exists in any Rolex catalog, past or present. The number appears only in the replica market, where sellers use it as a listing code. "V6" is a version label a seller attaches to a batch. Neither number is verifiable, and neither comes from Rolex.
replica rolex daytona 116516 v2
Real Daytona references near that number
Daytona references follow a pattern. The digits after "116" separate metal, bezel, and dial type.
- 116500: steel case, ceramic bezel, current generation
- 116520: steel case, steel bezel, previous generation
- 116523: steel and yellow gold, steel bezel
- 116518: yellow gold, ceramic bezel
- 116519: white gold, ceramic bezel
- 116505: Everose gold, ceramic bezel
- 116506: platinum, ice-blue dial
116516 sits inside that numeric range but matches no catalog entry. Replica sellers pick numbers that look close to real ones.
replica rolex daytona 116516 v5
What "V6" means in replica listings
"V6" is not a Rolex term. In the replica trade, sellers tag batches with version numbers: V1, V2, up to V10 and higher. The label has no fixed meaning across sellers. A V6 from one seller and a V6 from another are unrelated products. No independent body certifies these versions. A buyer cannot confirm what changed between a V5 and a V6.
replica rolex daytona 116516 v3
Why a reference number matters
A real Rolex reference points to a case size, material, movement, and dial. Rolex publishes those specs, and buyers use them to verify a watch. A code like 116516 V6 points to nothing outside the seller's own listing. It carries no spec sheet, no serial range, and no service history.
Legal status in the United States
Counterfeit watches are illegal to traffic in the US. 18 U.S.C. 2320 makes trafficking in counterfeit goods a federal crime. CBP seizes counterfeit shipments at the border. Rolex holds trademarks on its name, crown logo, and case designs, and files infringement suits. A private buyer rarely faces charges, but goods can be seized and destroyed, and the purchase carries no warranty and no recourse.
What a replica does not copy
Rolex builds its own movements in-house. The Daytona uses a chronograph movement with a vertical clutch and column wheel, certified as a Superlative Chronometer to -2/+2 seconds per day. Replica movements come from third parties. Case, bracelet, and dial finishing is done by hand at Rolex. That finishing is not reproduced at replica price points.