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Important Watches
Rolex
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers and bracelet, Circa 1968
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:06 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Reference 6239 'Paul Newman' Daytona
A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with registers and bracelet, Circa 1968
Dial: white
Caliber: cal. 722 mechanical, 17 jewels
Case: stainless steel, screw down case back
Case number: 1'782'162
Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp
Size: 36 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 170 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Box: yes
Papers: no
Accessories: Rolex presentation box
The iconic ‘Daytona’ was introduced in the United States in 1963, and available in the US and Europe until 1969. The reference was the first to have the ‘Cosmograph’ dial designation and was produced with several dial configurations. Some with or without ‘Daytona’ print, whilst others were offered with an ‘exotic’ dial, manufactured by Singer and with either a 2-colored dial in white or black or a 3-colored dial in white or black with red accents.
This exotic dial later became known as 'Paul Newman' dial, after the actor. It is characterized by its square markers in the chronograph scale and subsidiary dials, as well as the alternating patterning of the coloration. At the time, these exotic dialed variants proved unpopular, and so they were sold in significantly fewer numbers than those with non-exotic dials.