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Rolex The Tropical Oyster Paul Newman ref. 6263

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Year of issue: 1972
Reference number: 6263
Condition: mint
Status: available
Dealer country: Monaco
Dealer name: Corrado Mattarelli
Price in EUR € On request
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Description

Outstanding example of Rolex “Daytona ref. 6263”, manufactured in 1972. 

Introduced in 1969, Reference 6263 evolved from earlier models, inheriting features from reference 6240, the first Daytona fitted with a black acrylic bezel and screw down pushers, making the case fully waterproof and earning it the designation of “Oyster”. 

Along with reference 6265, it featured the upgraded caliber 727.

The present example is definitely one of the most beautiful and important Paul Newman ever appeared in the market.

Fitted with a stunning Mark 2 “Panda” dial, it is preserved in outstanding overall condition.

The dial is absolutely flawless, with no marks or scratches. The white grené surface is clean and very bright and all the luminous hour markers are perfectly intact. 

The stunning warm chocolate brown tone of the outer minute track enhances its incredible charme and rarity, making it the “nec plus ultra” of all Paul Newman models.

Case n.: 3.048xxx

Mov.: Cal 727

Diam.: 37,5 mm

Box & Papers: none

Manufactured in: 1972

Dealer

Corrado Mattarelli

The Rolex Daytona "Paul Newman"

Due to the coolness of Mr Paul Newman italian collectors started to call his “Exotic” Daytona giving the nickname Paul Newman. From origin Rolex asked their dial maker Singer to produce a special run chronograph dials because those where not selling quite well back in the days. The successful flight to the moon with the Omega Speedmaster was working negatively for the sales of the Rolex Daytona. Due to the oil crisis made the racing imago wasn’t very populair and Rolex needed to come up with something new. Except the development by Singer of the “Exotic” dial, Rolex developed the “screw down oyster-waterproof” pusher making their Daytona Cosmograph a sales hit. Learn more about the specifics of Rolex Paul Newman dials by checking the following article: Learning to understand the exotic Paul Newman dial designs.