Rolex Daytona Paul Newman Auction

The rolex daytona collection was launched in 1963 as a duo of two references.

Rolex daytona paul newman auction. 6239 that featured a metal tachymeter bezel and the ref. The most expensive rolex watch ever sold was a paul newman daytona paul newman s very own personal example and possibly no timepiece is more iconic and representative of the world of vintage watch collecting than the rolex paul newman daytona. Paul newman was once the most bankable movie star in the world and tonight at phillips auction house in new york he became the undisputed king of the watch world when his 1968 rolex daytona sold. Described as the vintage sports watch to own this 1969 paul newman daytona is one of the original early models and has the unique and highly sought after black and cream exotic dial.

On october 25 2017 paul newman s personal paul newman rolex daytona reference 6239 was auctioned off by phillips auction house at a final price of 17 75 million us dollars final hammer bid includes buyer s premium. Paul newman s affiliation with the rolex daytona began with his appearance in the 1969 indy car film winning in which he appeared to wear the model. Two pieces of paul newman daytona will be up for auction this month in geneva and hong kong respectively estimated at. Rare paul newman rolex daytona sells for 500 000 in online auction.

The wall street journal originally broke the story in june of 2017 announcing that the watch had been consigned to phillips. A circa 1970 rolex paul newman daytona with a rare panda dial set a new record for a watch sold online when it fetched 500 000 in sotheby s online important watches sale on thursday. It would be remiss in this discussion not to mention that eye watering sale of the 1968 rolex daytona owned by paul newman at a phillips auction in new york in 2017 where the watch sold for a staggering us 15 5 million the final price amounted to us 17 752 500 after the buyer s premium. It continues to rise in price due to its scare supply and commands high prices when they are offered at auctions.

The watch is considered to be one of the most pristine examples to appear at auction in recent years and handily met its high estimate of 500 000. It is the legendary monumental and sought after rolex exotic dial daytona watch owned by paul newman a watch so synonymous with its owner it s known as simply paul newman s paul newman. June 26 2020 by emili vesilind.