Exquisite, exemplary and extraordinary, it would not be an overstatement to call the present timepiece a fine artwork for the wrist. The present watch is particularly desirable with a gorgeous champagne-colored dial and 18K yellow gold case, conferring a perfectly luxurious flair onto the watch. Donning an awe-inspiring “Paul Newman” champagne dial with gold indexes inside the sunken subsidiary registers, this timepiece is one of the most majestic iterations of the vintage Daytona line. “Paul Newman” dials are highly prized among connoisseurs today, making this execution an incredibly rare masterpiece from the 1960s.

The ref. 6241 was the first Cosmograph Daytona reference featuring with black acrylic bezel ever commercialized by Rolex, and was above all a rare series within the Daytona family. Our research suggests that about 2000 examples were made in stainless steel, 300 in 18K yellow gold and 400 in 14K gold during the production run from 1966 to 1969. The reference 6241 was also the first reference to include the wording “Daytona” on the dial.

Created over half a century ago, the present watch is still extremely beautiful with its wondrous state of preservation. The case and the dial are crisp and well defined, with very light traces of gentle wear seen on the original satin surfaces. This grand Paul Newman Daytona is by all means a trophy watch that would please even the most discerning Daytona collectors.