Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239, rocked the watch world when it sold at Phillips New York for US$17.8m – at the time a world record for a wristwatch (a figure that was surpassed in 2019 when a unique Patek Phillipe Grandmaster Chime sold for US$31m).
The watch itself was a well-worn model of a highly covetable ‘Paul Newman’, or exotic dial, Daytona but its phenomenal hammer price came down to one important factor: this was THE ‘Paul Newman’, the watch that was owned by the actor himself and the reason behind the ref.
6239’s ultimate claim to ‘cool’.The good news for all collectors with a few dollars to spend is, that on 12 December 2020, Phillips New York will once again be selling a Rolex Daytona owned by Paul Newman with a pre-sale.
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