Phillips will auction Rolex Ref. 6263 Paul Newman replica watch

On Saturday, December 12, 2020, Phillips and Bacs & Russo will hold the “Racing Pulse New York Watch Auction” (Racing Pulse New York Watch Auction), which will present one of the most important Rolex watches in the world — —Ref. 6263 Paul Newman “Big Red” watch. For more than 20 years, Paul Newman (Paul Newman) often wore this watch, and left many precious photos, until in 2008 he gifted it to his daughter Claire Olivia (Claire Olivia).

For more than 10 years, Claire has been cherishing this watch. According to Claire, the watch was a gift from Paul Newman’s wife Joanne Woodward (Joanne Woodward) on his 25th wedding anniversary in 1983. This watch is well preserved. The original dial adopts a “black + white” reverse panda plate design, with the “Big Red” Daytona logo at the top of the 6 o’clock position, and the words “Drive slowly Joanne” engraved on the back cover.
Paul Newman has worn several generations of Daytona replica watches throughout his life. He not only enhanced the international popularity of the series, but also promoted the popularity and development of watch collections in the 1980s. In fact, Ref. 6263 is not the first famous Daytona watch worn by Paul Newman. In 1983, after receiving his wife’s anniversary gift, he decided to gift the Ref. 6239 he had worn before to his daughter Elinor Teresa’s boyfriend at the time.
On October 26, 2017, the replica Rolex Ref. 6239 “Paul Newman” Daytona was sold for US$15.5 million (plus buyer’s commission totaling US$17,752,500, equivalent to RMB 120 million), setting a new watch auction record . It is reported that the Ref. 6263 Paul Newman “Big Red” watch, which will be auctioned on December 12, 2020, is valued at more than US$1 million. There is no doubt that this watch will set a new auction record.