A Rare and Highly-Desirable Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona, ref. 6239

CIRCA: 1968
REF: 6239
CASE NUMBER: 1998773
CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel
CASE DIMENSIONS: 36 mm diameter
BRACELET MATERIAL: Stainless steel Oyster bracelet with deployant clasp
BRACELET SIZE: 8 inches
MOVEMENT: Manual mechanical
FUNCTIONS: Time and chronograph
CALIBER: Valjoux 722

Crafted in stainless steel, featuring a cream dial with applied square and luminous indexes, black outer track with red calibrations and “T SWISS T” designation, luminous hands with a center sweep second hand, three subdials for small seconds, 30-minutes and 12-hour registers, 200-unit graduated bezel; powered by a manual mechanical movement; screw-down case back and winding crown; fitted with a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet measuring 8 inches, case diameter 36 mm; weight 74.6 g.

There is probably no more desirable vintage watch model today than vintage Rolex Daytonas featuring the exotic or “Paul Newman” dials. These watches earned their nickname from the fact that Paul Newman wore one of these Daytona with the exotic dials featuring square markers in the subsidiary registers for many years. Paul’s watch sold for over $17 million last October in New York. The present watch has a serial number not too far from his personal watch and is the same reference with the same white dial variation. It was consigned by a gentleman who purchased it from the son of the original owner. It was exceptionally preserved and is fresh to the market, a rare opportunity to purchase a stunning example of a “Paul Newman” Daytona just like Paul himself wore.