The Holy Grail.... $17 Million Dollar Rolex

[Timmis]

Paul Newman’s very own Rolex Daytona just sold at auction for $15.5 million plus fees came to over $17 million!





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[SearChart]

Hot Damn!

[traf]

Almost $18m, unless 750k is chump change to you


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[Jimbogigolo]

I’d pass. Probably even if it were $500.


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[Maiden]

Originally Posted by Jimbogigolo

I’d pass. Probably even if it were $500.


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Well I wouldn't if I could sell it for more, but I get the point. A mass produced watch that was a poor seller, hyped up by auction houses and the nouveau rich. No horilogical value or significance at all really. Certainly not 15 million dollars worth. But the market is the market.

[GolfPunk]

You Always get the ‘Daytona haters’ bashing this fantastic watch at every opportunity

[Cru Jones]

Yup.....As confirmed by the half-dozen other threads on this very same topic. ;-)

[Wacker23]

Drop in the bucket.

[bbuckbbuck]

Here's what I don't understand: Is this like the only one in existence? Or is it so valuable because it was actually owned and worn by Newman? Is this like "The" Newman Daytona? Is that the point?

[Shamorai]

But did it come with box and papers?

[Forum-Dweller]

Let's be honest. That strap is really ugly.

[ferrissteve11]

It was Paul Newman's actual watch, and the name of the model 'Newman' Daytona has been in the popular Rolex lexicon for years. Doesn't seem overly surprising that it brought what it did.

[rolex75216]

I'm only $15.999,99.99 million short!

[Mersey]

Wow! You're rich, you have $1.7 million in taxes and fees.