{"product_id":"rolex-cosmograph-daytona-paul-newman-watch-ref-6239","title":"Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman Watch Ref. 6239","description":"    \n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand\u003c\/b\u003e: Rolex\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel\u003c\/b\u003e: Daytona\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference\u003c\/b\u003e: 6239\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e: 1968\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial\u003c\/b\u003e: Steel\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDial Color\u003c\/b\u003e: Black\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e: 36.5 mm\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatch Movement\u003c\/b\u003e: Manual-Wind\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracelet\/Strap\u003c\/b\u003e: Steel\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBox\/Paper\u003c\/b\u003e: Watch Only\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent Condition with Very Minor Wear\n        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU\u003c\/b\u003e: 214628\n\n    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \n            \u003cbr\u003e\nThis watch just arrived - additional photos will be uploaded soon or are available upon request.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFew watches have become as inseparable from a name as the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman. Introduced in 1963, the Ref. 6239 established the blueprint for the Daytona, most notably moving the tachymeter scale from the dial to the bezel and giving Rolexs chronograph the sporting architecture that would define the collection for decades.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe present example, with a serial 1.87 million serial, dates to circa 1968.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIts defining feature is the black exotic dial that collectors would later christen the Paul Newman. Produced by Singer, these dials were originally an alternative to the conventional Daytona dial and were not particularly successful when new. Here, the black ground is contrasted by white, engine-turned subsidiary registers, an outer red seconds track and the arcing red DAYTONA signature above six oclock. The distinctive square-ended markers within the registers complete one of the most recognizable dial designs of the 20th century.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe association is more than a collector-created nickname. Newmans own Ref. 6239 was also produced in 1968 and famously became the watch through which this once-overlooked dial acquired its mythology.\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt approximately 36.5mm, with pump pushers, steel tachymeter bezel and manually wound chronograph movement, the Ref. 6239 retains the compact proportions and purposeful simplicity of the earliest Daytonas. More than half a century later, the combination remains remarkably compelling: an important early Daytona paired with the dial that ultimately became the defining icon of vintage Rolex collecting.\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        ","brand":"Rolex","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ 36.5 mm \/ Steel","offer_id":50629860589807,"sku":"214628","price":325000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0207\/2436\/files\/214628-1.jpg?v=1787877395","url":"https:\/\/thekeystone.com\/products\/rolex-cosmograph-daytona-paul-newman-watch-ref-6239","provider":"The Keystone Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}