Two Rare Gold Rolex Daytona ‘Paul Newmans’ Are Headed to Auction

Finding a Rolex Daytona “Paul Newman” is like finding a needle in a horological haystack, but, thankfully, Sotheby’s has done the legwork for you. The auction house is offering not one but three at the Important Watches sale in Geneva this month.

This specific configuration of the Daytona dates back to 1963, when the Crown debuted a Daytona (Ref. 6239) with what it called an “exotic dial.” It subsequently released six variations throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s,…