The Story Behind The Iconic £1 Million 'Paul Newman' Rolex

Paul Newman still represents, for many, the ultimate in Old Hollywood glamour: the Renaissance-jawed silver screen charmer with eyes that could take him straight under any and every velvet rope On top of all that, Newman has, by way of the virtues listed above, done some great promotional work for Rolex down the years, especially when it comes to the Daytona: a model now known as the 'Paul Newman', because, well, Paul Newman liked wearing it and that's the kind of effect he had on things The real difference between a Paul Newman Daytona and a plain old Daytona lies in the seemingly minute but hugely significant difference in dial design.

For the uninitiated: a Paul Newman Daytona features an art deco style font for the numerals of the chronograph, and the chronograph register markers, or 'hashes' are squared at the end Funnily enough, the highly-coveted 'Paul Newman' Daytona was initially a design that sat unsold on Rolex store shelves Legend has it that in 1984 Newman gave his £135 million Daytona to his daughter's then boyfriend, James Cox, who did not own a watch, saying it "Keeps good time".

The Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona 6264 is one of thirteen rare men's and women's watches currently featuring in Xupes new Hard To Find category. . Source