Rolex Paul Newman Daytona Reference 6239

This is a rare Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona Reference 6239 with a spectacular white dial. This watch has resided in a private collection for over 25 years. I’ve been hunting it for years and am excited to finally be able to offer it for sale.

The first “Paul Newman” exotic dials we see on the Daytona reference 6239 are in the 1.6M range. From my experience, those are all black. Starting at the 1.7M serial range, we see white-dial “Paul Newmans” like the one Paul himself wore which was slightly later 2.005M serial that went for $17.8M at auction in October 2017.

These earliest white dial reference 6239s have an extremely vibrant white and red and pop. They also have a thin seconds register hand and flared hour and minute hand that the later ones in 1.9M-2M range and beyond do not. Those have thicker and straight hands with a pointed tip. These early ones are extremely rare and I really like the vintage aspect of the thin subsidiary hand and flared hour/minute hands like on the earliest reference 6239 and reference 6240 examples. The other notable aspect of the earliest Paul Newman Daytona dials is the large T SWISS T below 6:00. Later examples have more of a “sing-a-song” T SWISS T that is smaller and goes up and down like a rollercoaster.

Overall, you could dedicate years looking for a beautiful early “Paul Newman'“ dial like the present example. It is just not something you can find or source. The case is lightly polished, but very strong overall and I consider this one of the most beautiful “Paul Newman” Daytona examples I’ve held. The serial number is 1.8 million.

The watch does not come with box and papers. This is a rare opportunity to find an outstanding example of an early Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona with white dial

SOLD (Item A00313)