Rolex

The ref. 6239 belongs to the early manually wound Daytona family. Its exotic dial, later known as the Paul Newman, is a specific configuration rather than a separate movement or model. Dial originality and the documented history of an individual watch are therefore central to understanding the collectible example.

Paul Newman's own ref. 6239 sold at Phillips in 2017. That watch's personal history belongs to the auctioned example; the nickname does not establish Newman's ownership of other watches with this dial.