On Saturday, December 12, 2020, Phillips and Bacs & Russo held the “Racing Pulse New York Watch Auction” (Racing Pulse New York Watch Auction), which will present one of the most important Rolex watches in the world – Ref . 6263 Paul Newman “Big Red” watch. For over 20 years, Paul Newman (Paul Newman) has often worn this watch and left many precious photos until he gave it to his daughter Claire Olivia (Claire Olivia) in 2008. Best Rolex replica.
For more than ten years, Claire has treasured this watch. According to Claire, the look was a gift from Paul Newman’s wife, Joanne Woodward, in 1983, on his 25th wedding anniversary. This watch is well preserved; the original dial is designed with a “black + white” inverted panda dial, the “Big Red” Daytona logo is decorated above the 6 o’clock position, and the words “Drive slowly Joanne” are engraved on the bottom cover. Swiss replica watches.
Paul Newman, who wore several generations of Daytona watches throughout his life, not only raised the international profile of the series but also contributed to the popularization and development of watch collections in the 1980s. Ref. 6263 was not the first famous Daytona worn by Paul Newman. In 1983, after receiving an anniversary gift from his wife, he gave the Ref. 6239 he had worn to his daughter Elinor Teresa’s boyfriend.
On October 26, 2017, the Rolex Ref.6239 “Paul Newman” Daytona was sold for US$15.5 million (plus buyer’s commission for US$17,752,500, equivalent to RMB 120 million), setting a new watch auction record. It is reported that the Ref. 6263 Paul Newman “Big Red” watch auctioned on December 12, 2020, is estimated to exceed $1 million, and there is no doubt that the wrist will set a new auction record.
Series: Daytona
Brand: Rolex
Gender: Men’s
Case Size: 40mm
Model: m116500ln-0001
Case Thickness: 16mm
Engine: Rolex Calibre 7750/Mingzhu Engine