Being one of the most iconic timepieces ever launched by Rolex, the Daytona was officially born in the early 1960s, marking a new era of sports chronograph wristwatches. The first reference to bear the “DAYTONA” signature was the ref. 6239. Featuring for the first time a tachymeter inscribed on the bezel instead of the dial like its previous “Pre-Daytona” models, the Daytona certainly exuberated a refreshed appeal for Rolex chronographs.

Around the same period, some rare reference variations were introduced with a different dial design from the ones produced by Rolex. Dial supplier Singer created these exotic dials. Extremely rare, these exotic dials at the time of its launch were not popular among collectors. Hence, the production of these dials was extremely scarce. Spotted on the wrist of Hollywood giant and esteemed racing driver Paul Newman in an Italian magazine was a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239 with a rare Singer-made dial in white. Noticed by collectors, these dials were later nicknamed after the famed Hollywood actor, “Paul Newman” dial.

The present example is a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239 “Paul Newman” that features the rare and elusive dial in black. From circa 1969 with a 1.9 million serial, the present example is indeed one of the later examples of the reference before it was discontinued. Offered in attractive overall condition with a nice and original dial with nice lumes, it is also accompanied by its rare original guarantee with its original case back sticker intact. Highly attractive and very rare, this present example will surely garner interest from esteemed vintage Rolex collectors from around the world.