High End Breaking News: Paul Newman’s Personal “Paul Newman” Daytona Up For Sale Low Price Replica

Most impressive is its thinness: at the moment I can’t think of another automatic chronograph with a vertical clutch that is as lean as the Daytona equipped with its 4130 caliber. This mentioned, it needs to be said that the lack of a second timezone or a date hint helps shave off significant millimeters, but even so, there are many non-chronograph watches out there these days that appear considerably chunkier on the wrist compared to the 116520. The steel Daytona comes completely about the three-link Oyster bracelet — naturally too in steel. Matched with the Daytona’s flat instance and medium-long lugs, I learned that I needed to pay additional attention to getting the bracelet sized exactly right — when I wore it just a little loose, as I wear all my other watches on a bracelet, the Daytona would slip into the top or underside of my wrist and also would have difficulty staying at the middle. Removing a connection solved the matter, however, again, this isn’t something I have experienced with other steel bracelet watches so far. Just be sure you get the sizing right.The long clasp also generates an area under the wrist where there’s a lot of quite unsightly gap between it and the wrist if you don’t get the sizing somewhat thinner than usual. Once you become spoiled by the fantastic fit of the Jubilee bracelet, these things begin to stand outside. A wonderful attribute (the like of that every single watch marketed for more, state, $2k should have) is your “Easylink” comfort extension connection which you can pop out to add right around 5mm into the bracelet.This cannot be adjusted, the further segment is either folded out or locked back into the clasp — but for daily wear, this extra bit is perfectly sufficient. This noted, frankly, I don’t really understand why Rolex uses another system from the Submariner’s “Glidelock” system which permits incremental alterations — the Daytona’s clasp is briefer than that of the Submariner, however a briefer Glidelock would still be preferable.

Not long after Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona became the most expensive watch ever sold at auction – for US$17.5m if you’re wondering – Phillips auctioneers has announced Daytona Ultimatum, a thematic sale dedicated to the Rolex chronograph.

Conceived as a compact offering of the prime examples of the Daytona, the auction is scheduled for May 12, 2018. While the watches will not come from a one collection, they will be curated by a single expert, just like how noted horological author John Goldberger put together a selection of vintage sports Rolex for Phillips’ Hong Kong sale last year.

The curator’s identity seems to have been the inspiration for the forcefully worded sale title. Phillips declined to reveal his name, but name of the sale ultimately makes it obvious: the Italian collector and expert Pucci Papaleo. He’s best known for the gargantuan book titled, unsurprisingly, ULTIMATE ROLEX DAYTONA, a 7kg tome that costs over US$4000.

According to Phillips’ specialist Arthur Touchot, Daytona Ultimatum will consist of a small number of watches, well under the 50 lots of the recently concluded Heuer-only auction, perhaps “around 30, plus or minus a couple”. According to Mr Touchot, the watches in the sale will be both pristine and complete with paraphernalia like “boxes, tags, papers”. He adds that the condition of the Daytonas in the line-up means that it’s unlikely that any collector will be ever able to buy a similar watch at a similar price in the future, hence the “ultimatum” moniker.

Not the ultimate but still pretty flash

Notably, most of the Daytonas in the sale will be manual-wind models, meaning those powered by the Valjoux 72 that came before 1988, when Rolex unveiled the first automatic Daytona that was powered by the Zenith El Primero movement.

The timing of the sale smartly capitalises on the momentum from the world record for Paul Newman’s watch, but perhaps not in the manner market observers might expect. While watch enthusiasts might have seen enough of the Daytona, the endless publicity in the mainstream media about Paul Newman’s Daytona has broadened the appeal of the Rolex chronograph beyond the traditional watch collector audience.

Even executives at rival auction houses have privately conceded the astounding US$17m price has resulted in a spate of walk-in clients having dug up an old Daytona at home and hoping for a windfall – the rising tide that floats all Daytonas (bless their screw-down crowns and pushers). Though the upcoming sale will be curated by a recognised expert (with the watches probably from known collectors), the likelihood of new faces and new money raising their paddles is high.

Correction December 16, 2017: An earlier version of the article stated that the sale will only include one example of each reference; that is incorrect.

High End Breaking News: Paul Newman’s Personal “Paul Newman” Daytona Up For Sale Low Price Replica

By yourtrustytime On December 19, 2017 In Brand List, Rolex, Rolex Replica Tagged rolex watches 62523n18 replica, rolex watches 78488 price in india replica

Change from being one of the most versatile, stylish and tasteful watches to among the very dull and sedative timekeepers. I wish I didn’t need to, but feel like I should, so I will say that layout tastes and the effects of a watch’s aesthetic are down to personal tastes, so your experience will differ from mine — but I will say there’s a good chance that a while into wearing the steel Daytona you’ll come to a similar decision as mine.The Daytona supplies one unquestionably iconic aesthetic and beholding a piece of that can feel equally rewarding and infirmative. Here’s my issue with it: many iconic designs which you see gazillions around you’re only valued by die-hard lovers and enthusiasts if stated designs have intriguing particulars and numerous factors. Think of this 911, for example. It’s everywhere, but it is possible to alter its specification, and of course different specific editions, limited production runs, technological variants and other factors; therefore, while a substantial percentage of 911 drivers may be yahoos who know nothing about the vehicle, true enthusiasts stay loyal since there are always details that they find fascinating.This steel Rolex Watch 8007 Replica Daytona 116520, over its 16-years, I feel, has failed to offer a refreshing range of fascinating details — let alone offer many of these. Rolex’s reasons to keep things this very consistent are to be discussed in a different article — because this does occur for a few logical reasons — but their cumulative effect on the steel Daytona ownership experience are very much pertinent here.

Like Jane Birkin’s own Hermes bag or the Mao jacket Mao Zedong himself wore, Paul Newman’s “Paul Newman” Daytona is the watch that created a cult object.

Two things set the watch, actually a 2 Hand Rolex Watches Replica Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239, apart from typical celebrity memorabilia. Paul Newman did own the watch, but more importantly gave his name to this type of “exotic” dial Rolex Daytona, precisely he was often pictured wearing the watch (though he himself had no hand in the bestowing of the nickname).

And perhaps even more crucial – “Paul Newman” Daytonas are already stupendously expensive items, having become the sort of trophy that’s sufficiently famous (and eminently Instagram-able) such that even casual watch enthusiasts covet one. A average, even poorly maintained, example is worth US$100,000, give or take.

Paul Newman pictured in the 1970s with the Daytona. Credit Douglas Kirkland/Corbis via Getty Images

All of the priciest Daytonas to date, however, cost that much because they are rare, and not because of any celebrity connection. The record price for a “Paul Newman” Daytona was set just earlier this year, when a ref. 6263 in yellow gold, one of perhaps three known, sold for just over US$3.83m to a London-based vintage watch dealer.

The ref. 6263 that’s the current record holder

But unlike the other record-setting Cosmograph Daytonas, the Paul Newman “Paul Newman” is an ordinary specimen of a Daytona, a trait that might ironically add to its appeal.

Bearing the serial number “2’005’325”, it’s a ref. 6239, steel with pump pushers and a black-on-white “panda” dial. On most days such a watch would average US$100,000 to US$120,000. And most of the time, there will be several available from both dealers and auction houses.

This commonplace quality might, in fact, boost its desirability, much like other valuable, perhaps even iconic, yet intrinsically ordinary objects – status symbols that are disconcerting ordinary yet wildly expensive. Think of Damien Hirst’s pickled shark in a tank or a carbon and polymer Richard Mille.

Paul Newman wore the watch nearly everyday for about 15 years, so the watch unsurprisingly shows mild, honest wear.

The dial has some minor spotting, but notably well preserved tritium on the hour markers. The case is worn, but is substantial and retains strong lines.

He had received the watch as a gift from his wife Joanne Woodward in 1968, as he was filming Winning, a tale about a race car driver winning the Indianapolis 500. Woodward likely purchased the watch at Tiffany & Co., explaining the inventory number “D61798” engraved on the back of one of the lugs.

More significantly is the engraving on the case back: “Drive Carefully Me”, Woodward’s message to Newman. Winning inspired Newman to become a real life race car driver, where he found moderate success, including a second place at the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 1984, Newman gave the watch to James Cox, who was then seeing his daughter, Nell. As Nell Newman writes in the letter that accompanies the watch, in the summer of 1984, when Cox was working on a tree house on the Newman family’s property, Newman discovered Cox did not own a wristwatch. So Newman took off his Rolex and handed it to Cox, who has owned it till today.

Cox, an entrepreneur who is still friends with Nell Newman and today the treasurer of her foundation, is selling the watch for a good cause. Part of the sale proceeds will go to charity: some to the Nell Newman Foundation, and another sum to Newman’s Own Foundation, the enterprise established by Paul Newman in 1982 that sells organic foods and donates all its profits.

The Paul Newman “Paul Newman” is estimated “in excess of US$1m”. Speculation on the final price has been frenzied, with many citing the US$5.1m achieved by the Rolex ref. 6062 “Bao Dai” as the obvious benchmark. Even the mildly preposterous figure of US$10m has been bandied about, despite only one watch ever having surpassed that number at auction. The price realised will probably fall somewhere in between.

Paul Newman’s Daytona is lot 8 in the Phillips’ New York watch auction that takes place in the evening of October 26, at the Phillips sale room located at 450 Park Avenue. The full online catalogue is available here.

High End Breaking News: Paul Newman’s Personal “Paul Newman” Daytona Up For Sale Low Price Replica

By yourtrustytime On December 19, 2017 In Brand List, Rolex, Rolex Replica Tagged do rolex watches have a second hand replica, rolex watch questions replica

First, it’s white gold. This fact alienates nearly all of the steel-is-real classical Rolex Watches 50000 Replica constituency in addition to the yellow-gold-or-bust South Beach/Sunset Strip mogul cadre. And the 16519 is an Oyster-case Rolex on a strap, which means that this specific Cosmograph is confined to the turf side of Daytona Beach’s surf-turf divide. Additionally, Daytona buyers have preferred bracelets since the model’s inception, and the Rolex 16519 offered no pleasure on such count.In other words, a white gold Daytona doesn’t make sense to most traditional Rolex collector mindsets, save one; this is an infrequent variant of an all-time-great Rolex chronograph.Although the steel Daytona 16520 was the star of the Zenith-era Cosmographs, it had been more common than dealer waitlists of this time indicated; the white gold version is the rarity. Rolex didn’t launch a white golden Daytona before 1997, and the caliber 4030 “El Primero” Daytona disappeared in 1999 because Rolex re-tooled for its fabrication caliber 4130. The white gold version’s premium cost, nominal flaunt-factor, and short production run stored the 16519 uncommon. Moreover, its late appearance in approximately 1997 nearly coincides with the 1998 phase-out of Rolex tritium dials mid-way during that model year. To discover a full-set white gold “Zenith” Daytona with a “T” dial would be to encounter a rare permutation of a rare commodity.Beneath the variant-specific personality is a basic sports chronograph that must be considered more than a turning point for the Daytona lineup; this creation was a milestone Rolex.The 1988 Cosmograph Daytona altered customer perception of the version. After spending its first quarter-century as a minimally adored, oddly proportioned, and manually wound apply for technicians, physicians, and also the strange race car driver, the Daytona received massive upgrades in “five-digit” guise. Rolex additional automatic winding by a Zenith El Primero foundation, a sapphire crystal, all-metal tachymeter bezels, greater water resistance, universal COSC chronometer certification, and the same glossy gold-index dials that most other model lines obtained after 1985.

Rolex typically accounts for the biggest proportion of turnover at any watch auction – a Rolex wristwatch just sold for over US$5m last week – with the star performers being late 20th century sports models, the very same watches that form the core of contemporary Rolex collecting. But there is more to Rolex than the “Paul Newman” Daytona and “gilt” Submariner.

Here are five Rolex highlights from Christie’s upcoming Hong Kong watch auction that range from valuable watches that are in vogue, to the intriguing and affordable.

And also remember to check out the top picks from Patek Philippe, as well as modern complications and independent makers, in the same auction.

[The full catalogue is available here.]

Lot 2420 – Rolex Oyster Imperial ref. 2081

This 1930 Oyster Imperial is an early waterproof Rolex wristwatch that has a cushion-shaped steel case equipped with all the signature Oyster case features – a screw-down crown, fluted case back and screw-in bezel. And it is fitted with an attractive black lacquer dial, albeit one with cracks on its surface.

But more intriguingly it strongly resembles early Panerai watches, which were of course manufactured by Rolex since Panerai was founded as an instrument manufacturer rather than watchmaker.

In fact, this Oyster Imperial (along with many other Rolex watches of the period), heavily resembles what Panerai now labels the Radiomir 1940, which was historically the ref. 3646, a transitional model between the earlier Radiomir watches and later Luminor models.

That being said, the Oyster Imperial is a dinky little watch, with a case that’s just 32mm in diameter. Consequently it is estimated at a modest HK$25,000 to HK$40,000, or US$3300 to US$5200, an eminently reasonable sum for a historically interesting wristwatch.

Lot 2424 – Rolex Oyster chronograph ref. 3481 “Anti-Magnetic”

Yet another early and under appreciated, albeit undersized, wristwatch by Rolex – the Oyster chronograph ref. 3481. Produced in the late 1930s, the ref. 3481 was one of the earliest Rolex chronographs (almost contemporaneous with the more exotic Zerographe), the predecessor of better known watches like the Cosmograph Daytona.

This example dates to 1939 and is marked “Anti-Magnetic” on the dial.

It’s in handsome condition, with a well maintained case and appealing dial. Despite showing visible age, the dial remains appealing as the discolouration is mostly even.

Like many other watches of the period the case is small, just 29mm wide.

Notably, it is accompanied by a period Rolex box marked “Philippe Beguin”, a now defunct store in Geneva that was once a prominent Rolex retailer, the very same shop, in fact, that sold the Last Emperor of Vietnam the diamond-dial ref. 6062 “Bao Dai” that recently became the most expensive Rolex ever sold.

This is estimated at HK$80,000 to HK$120,000, or US$11,000 to US$16,000.

Lot 2427 – Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 in 18k yellow gold

Unlike the preceding lots this GMT-Master is more in keeping with current tastes in vintage Rolex collecting. Dating from 1971, it’s a typical yellow gold GMT-Master of the period, featuring a matte brown dial and matching bezel. While not an exceedingly rare watch in itself, what sets this apart is its remarkable condition.

Having been worn little over the 45 years since it left the factory, the watch is in remarkably crisp and original condition. The case retains its signature bevels lengthwise along the lugs, as well as fresh hallmarks.

More significantly, the back of the lugs are practically unmarked, meaning a bracelet was never fitted to the watch.

This example boasts an attractive combination of qualities: being new enough to hardly look like a vintage watch, yet with barely enough wear to make it easy to wear, unlike an actual, unused “new old stock” wristwatch.

This is estimated at HK$100,000 to HK$200,000, or US$13,000 to US$26,000.

Lot 2446 – Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265 in yellow gold

Even more in tune with today’s tastes than the GMT-Master is this Daytona ref. 6265 in yellow gold. This 1979 example is in top condition, with a well preserved case that maintains its proper, original appearance along with all the gold hallmarks still visible.

A top of the line chronograph in its day, the ref. 6265 was only chronometer certified in its precious metal guises, either 14k or 18k gold.

While it’s fitted to a black bezel that’s originally meant for the ref. 6263, the watch is accompanied by the 18k yellow gold bezel that’s correct for the ref. 6265.

The watch is also fitted to a correct Rolex Oyster rivet bracelet that is in similarly excellent condition. This carries an estimate of HK$550,000 to HK$850,000, or US$72,000 to US$110,000.

Lot 2447 – Rolex Daytona ref. 6263 “Paul Newman Panda”

The double-barrelled nickname means this Daytona ref. 6263 is a notably pricey example. It combines several particularly desirable features: a “Paul Newman” type dial, the “Panda” colour scheme with black registers on a white dial, as well as the screw-down pushers typical of the ref. 6263.

More importantly, this example is in sterling condition, having come from a Japanese collector who acquired it 25 years ago. The case is crisp and well preserved, as is the dial. There is slight discolouration to the centre of the 30-minute sub-dial, which is not particularly appealing visually but perhaps of interest to diehard Rolex collectors since it indicates the sub-dial might be turning “tropical”.

Additionally, this “Panda” is reassuringly correct, having “Mark 1” pushers, a “Mark 1” bezel as well as a crown that lacks the three spheres of the Triplock logo – typically parts that have long been replaced with newer components on such watches. And the bracelet is period correct, as is the case back that is stamped “6239” inside.

This is estimated at HK$1.5m to HK$3.0m, or US$200,000 to US$300,000.

Preview and sale information

The preview exhibition for Christie’s Important Watches takes place daily from May 26 to 28, 10:30am to 6:30pm at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The auction takes place on May 29, starting at 2:00pm, at the same venue.

And the full catalogue as well as online bidding is available right here.

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