Achraf Hakimi's Watches: A Documented Daytona Rotation

Last updated: June 2026

Achraf Hakimi has been photographed in more than one Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Two have surfaced in social-media documentation we have located: the platinum Daytona Reference 126506 with baguette diamond hour markers (documented by the watch-reporting Instagram account luxandco in a June 17, 2025 post citing Hakimi at the UEFA Champions League Final) and a steel Cosmograph Daytona "Panda" (Ref. 116500LN, white dial with black subdials, ceramic bezel) per outfitinspiration.ma's Instagram coverage in June 2024. One sits at the very top of the catalog; the other is the people's Daytona, arguably the hardest steel Rolex to source through AD allocation.

This article also carries Morocco's 2026 World Cup watch coverage. There is no separate Morocco country piece in this cluster, so we use Hakimi as the visual anchor for a national narrative that became one of the defining storylines of Qatar 2022. Hakimi was named in Morocco's final 26-man 2026 World Cup squad on May 26, 2026, under head coach Mohamed Ouahbi (per ESPN), and wears the captain's armband. For wider tournament context, see our complete 2026 World Cup watches guide.

The Documented Daytona Rotation

Hakimi's public watch footprint runs through the Daytona line. Two pieces are documented in primary-source coverage we can verify:

Hakimi may own other watches; what we have located in publicly accessible social-media coverage is the Daytona rotation above. We are not attributing specific watches to specific matches or tournaments beyond what the source itself does. The platinum 126506 was reported by the watch-reporting account luxandco in a June 17, 2025 post citing Hakimi at the 2025 UCL Final (PSG's first European title, beating Inter in Munich on May 31). The steel Panda 116500LN was reported by outfitinspiration.ma's Instagram coverage in June 2024.

The Platinum Daytona 126506 (Baguette Diamond Markers)

Rolex Daytona Platinum Ice Blue Baguette Dial (Ref# 126506) - $145,000

The 126506 is the platinum member of the current Daytona family, introduced at Watches and Wonders 2023 alongside the rest of the calibre 4131 refresh. It uses 950 platinum, the same dial-side platinum that Rolex reserves for its most elite references (the Day-Date Ice Blue, the platinum Yacht-Master). The Daytona platinum has been a small-production reference since the original 116506 launched in 2013.

The 126506 with baguette diamond hour markers is the higher-spec variant within the platinum family. Each marker is a baguette-cut diamond, set individually. The dial is Rolex's ice blue colorway, which has been an unofficial platinum-only signal in the modern catalog (steel and gold Day-Dates do not get ice blue). The bezel is the brown Cerachrom (Rolex's ceramic) that has been on the platinum Daytona since 2013.

On the pre-owned market, the 126506 with baguette markers sits well above its non-baguette platinum sibling and well above the gold Daytonas of the same generation. Allocation through authorized dealers has been tight since launch. This reflects industry experience and is not financial advice.

The Steel Panda Daytona (Ref. 116500LN)

Rolex Panda Daytona 40mm Stainless Steel - White Panda Index Dial - Ceramic Bezel (Ref# 116500LN) - $34,000

The 116500LN is the modern steel Cosmograph Daytona, introduced in 2016 with the calibre 4130 movement and the black Cerachrom (Rolex's ceramic) bezel that replaced the prior steel-bezel generation. The Panda nickname applies to the white-dial variant: white dial with three black subdials, the visual contrast that gives the colorway its name. Rolex's other 116500LN configuration is the "Reverse Panda" with a black dial and white subdials.

The 116500LN matters beyond the dial colorway. From 2016 through its replacement by the 126500LN at Watches and Wonders 2023, it was the hardest steel Rolex sport reference to source through authorized dealers. AD allocation was tight to the point of joke status in the collector community. Secondary market pricing through that window ran roughly two to three times retail. The Panda configuration drew particular demand for its visual lineage. It is the dial layout on Paul Newman's wrist in the archive photography that built the line's modern legend.

The Cosmograph Daytona is a chronograph (a stopwatch function built into the movement, originally designed in 1963 for tracking lap times in motorsport). The Panda nickname is enthusiast shorthand, not Rolex's own term. We do see the 116500LN come through the pre-owned market regularly; current pricing varies by year, condition, and box-and-papers status.

Morocco at Qatar 2022: The Editorial Context

Morocco's 2022 World Cup run is the editorial weight that brings Hakimi into a 2026 cluster article. The Atlas Lions became the first African and Arab nation to reach a World Cup semi-final, a result that reshaped expectations for the continent at the global level. They topped Group F ahead of Croatia and Belgium, then beat Spain on penalties in the round of 16, beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-final, and lost 2-0 to eventual finalists France in the semi.

Hakimi was central to the run. He scored the decisive Panenka penalty against Spain to send Morocco through. He played right-back across all seven Morocco matches in the tournament. We are not attributing a specific watch to specific match-day or post-match photography from Qatar 2022. The Daytona rotation we have documented above is sourced from social-media posts in 2024 and 2025; the 2022 wristshot record is not something we can responsibly tie to a specific reference.

Watches at major tournaments often become tied to the result in the press archive. Argentina's 2022 win wedded Messi's Day-Date photography to the lifting of the trophy. Morocco's semi-final run did the same for the Atlas Lions story without producing the same level of single-watch documentation. The editorial significance of Morocco 2022 stands on its own; we just won't manufacture a watch tie-in that the primary record does not support.

Morocco Going Into 2026: Building on the 2022 Breakthrough

Morocco qualified for the 2026 World Cup as one of CAF's nine direct qualifiers, the expanded slot allocation for Africa under the new 48-team tournament format. There has been a change in the dugout. Walid Regragui, who took over shortly before Qatar 2022 and led the team through the semi-final run, resigned in March 2026 following the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. Mohamed Ouahbi, promoted from the under-20 side he led to the 2025 U-20 World Cup title, is the head coach going into 2026. For more on the dugout side of the tournament, see the 2026 World Cup managers' watches.

Hakimi is in Morocco's confirmed 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, named on May 26, 2026, and captains the side. He continues to play right-back for Paris Saint-Germain and remains Morocco's most globally recognizable player.

The 2026 tournament is hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with matches running from June 11 to July 19. Morocco is widely expected to be among the African contenders watched most closely, given the 2022 semi-final result.

Why Hakimi's Article Carries Morocco's Watch Coverage

This cluster does not have a separate Morocco country article. That is an editorial decision built on the documentation we have. Outside Hakimi's Daytona rotation, the Morocco squad does not have a deep public-photography record of wristshots in the way that France, Brazil, or Argentina do. Rather than pad a country article with speculation, we anchor Morocco's coverage on the player whose pieces are documented and use his role in the 2022 run to carry the national narrative.

That framing is deliberate. Hakimi has two well-documented watches in public primary-source coverage. That does not mean those are his only watches; it means those are what verifiable sources have captured. We do not speculate about additional pieces, and we do not fabricate Morocco squad watch claims. If 2026 produces new documented wristshots, this article gets updated.

Within the broader cluster, the Hakimi-Morocco piece sits alongside other Daytona-anchored stories: Harry Kane's Rainbow Daytona at England-Iran 2022 and Luka Modrić's 50-Daytona Ballon d'Or giveaway. Hakimi's rotation runs the breadth of the line, from the steel Panda at one end to the platinum 126506 with baguette markers at the other.

Sources: luxandco Instagram (post dated June 17, 2025, URL instagram.com/p/DLAeB2VNzl4), a watch-reporting account citing Hakimi at the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final wearing the platinum Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 126506 with baguette diamond hour markers. outfitinspiration.ma Instagram (June 2024, URL instagram.com/outfitinspiration.ma/p/C8rwvqbKlPa), a Moroccan fashion account showing Hakimi wearing the steel Cosmograph Daytona "Panda" Ref. 116500LN. Both are third-party social-media reports rather than wristshots from Hakimi's own accounts; we treat them as sourcing rather than primary self-attribution. rolex.com brand archive for product specifications. Morocco named its final 26-man 2026 World Cup squad on May 26, 2026 under head coach Mohamed Ouahbi, with Hakimi included as captain (per ESPN); current as of June 2026. Secondary market pricing varies by condition, year, and dealer. No dedicated Morocco country article exists in this cluster; this article serves as the documented Morocco coverage. This article reflects industry experience and is not financial advice.