製造商: Rolex 年份: Circa 1969 型號: 6239 錶殼號碼: 2'004'745 型號名稱: Daytona "Paul Newman" 材料: Stainless steel 機芯: Manual, cal. 722-1, 17 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: Stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet, one end link stamped 57, max length 190mm 錶扣: Stainless steel Rolex deployant clasp stamped 3.67 尺寸: 36.5mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement and bracelet signed 配件: Accompanied by an additional Rolex Mk 1 acrylic Daytona bezel.
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An archetypal “Paul Newman” Daytona, this reference 6239 perfectly embodies the Hollywood legend. It is immediately recognizable thanks to its three-dimensional ivory dial with "Art Deco style" numerals. It was during the filming of “Winning” that Paul Newman fell in love with racing. His wife, Joanne Woodward, consequently gifted this exact Daytona variant to her husband, inscribed with phrase “DRIVE CAREFULLY ME”. It is thanks to this particular design that exotic-dialed Cosmographs are now synonymous with the philanthropic icon.
Having resided in a private collection for many years, this timepiece is preserved in impressive condition and has aged gracefully over time. Showcasing full lugs, the satin finishes are crisp. The lug-holes remain a considerable distance from the edge of the case, evidence of its original condition. Most notably, this watch is offered with an additional acrylic Rolex "Mk 1" Daytona bezel in addition to the original one. Preferring the watch with black acrylic, the consigner had worn this timepiece often with the accompanying bezel in the past.
Reference 6239 was introduced in 1963, which was a breakthrough year for Rolex. Named the "Cosmograph”, the model featured for the very first time a tachymeter scale on the bezel. While originally announced as the "Le Mans" it was eventually called "Daytona”.
Founded in 1905 England by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis as Wilsdorf & Davis, it soon became known as the Rolex Watch Company in 1915, moving its headquarters to Geneva in 1919. Like no other company, the success of the wristwatch can be attributed to many of Rolex's innovations that made them one of the most respected and well-known of all luxury brands. These innovations include their famous "Oyster" case — the world's first water resistant and dustproof watch case, invented in 1926 — and their "Perpetual" — the first reliable self-winding movement for wristwatches launched in 1933. They would form the foundation for Rolex's Datejust and Day-Date, respectively introduced in 1945 and 1956, but also importantly for their sports watches, such as the Explorer, Submariner and GMT-Master launched in the mid-1950s.
One of its most famous models is the Cosmograph Daytona. Launched in 1963, these chronographs are without any doubt amongst the most iconic and coveted of all collectible wristwatches. Other key collectible models include their most complicated vintage watches, including references 8171 and 6062 with triple calendar and moon phase, "Jean Claude Killy" triple date chronograph models and the Submariner, including early "big-crown" models and military-issued variants.
