{"id":5271,"date":"2017-10-31T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T13:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/auction-world-record-for-a-rolex-n2236\/"},"modified":"2017-10-31T14:17:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T13:17:24","slug":"auction-world-record-for-a-rolex-n2236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/auction-world-record-for-a-rolex-n2236\/","title":{"rendered":"Auction: World record for a Rolex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thursday, October 26th in New-York, during the Winning Icons-Legendary Watches of the 20th, it took only 12 minutes for a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona to set the new world record for a proposed wristwatch at auction. The speed at which this timepiece was auctioned and the amount disbursed &#8211; nearly $17,8 million! &#8211; have a very simple explanation: very rare, the instrument belonged to the actor Paul Newman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Translated by Charlotte SITRUK <br \/><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/bddaytonapaulnewman2.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Newman with his Daytona - DouglasKirkland\/Corbis\/Getty Images \" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/bddaytogrosplan.jpg\" alt=\"Rolex Daytona of Paul Newman (reference 6239)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood star and a distinguished racing driver, Paul Newman has made the \u201cDaytona\u201d &#8211; with a white and black dial &#8211; his favorite watch, thus becoming inseparable from the Rolex\u2019s iconic chronograph. So much that the references of the two-tone dial are nicknamed \u201cPaul Newman\u201d by many fans of the watchmaking industry and a part of the most sought watches by collectors who snatch it at gold prices.<\/p>\n<p>These instruments are used to create the event at auction. Thus, the first time that a Rolex\u2019s price was above the million dollar was on November, 11th of 2011, for an Oster Sotto \u201cPaul Newman\u201d Daytona ref. 6263 at Christie\u2019s. In May 2016, the same model was acquired for twice this first amount. Early 2017, the record was pulverized for the second consecutive time at Phillips with an Oyster Cosmograph Paul Newman in pink gold 18k, also known as \u201cthe Legend\u201d with an adjudged price of $3,7 million.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/bdPNdaytona.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Newman's original Daytona auctioned on October, 26th of 2017\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, no surprise that the price will explode when one of the models worn by the actor himself was proposed this 26th October at Phillips, setting a new world record, which will remain forever in the annals in the auction sale of watches. Paul Newman\u2019s Daytona, in perfect state, was won by an anonymous that participated to the auction through the phone. This historic sale, which starting price was set to one million dollar, has quickly exceeded everyone\u2019s expectations. And it happened at such pace that Aurel Bacs, the auctioneer, once the $10 million was crossed in just few minutes, asked several times his colleagues to confirm.Finally, Aurel Bacs will give a hammer blow of $17,75 million, or 15,29 million euro, which will end the debate and will gave to this rare chronograph the worldwide record, which was hold by a Patek Philippe since November 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/bdPNdayto2.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Newman wearing his Daytona and his wife Joanne Woodward - Credit: Keystone France via Getty Images \" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can precise that this event, which was host by \u201cPhillips in Association with Bacs &amp; Russo\u201d, has totalized a $28,9 million gain and gathered iconic pieces from the most prestigious Manufactures, beyond others, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin or Audemars Piguet. The history will also retain that while Aurel Bacs was closing the sale of Paul Newman\u2019s model from Rolex, he has these few words: \u201cIt is history now\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/bdpaulnewmanrolexdayto.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Newman, Hollywood star and famous pilot, always with his Rolex Daytona - RonGalella\/GettyImages\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday, October 26th in New-York, during the Winning Icons-Legendary Watches of the 20th, it took only 12 minutes for a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona to set the new world record for a proposed wristwatch at auction. 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