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Posted on 10/27/17 at 4:27 pm to Covingtontiger77
Meh
Posted on 10/27/17 at 4:27 pm to Covingtontiger77
Paul Newman was a big deal in racing. Historical significance is a huge differentiator for collectibles. Someone wanted this more than another person.
Will he donate all the proceeds to charity?
Will he donate all the proceeds to charity?
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:34 pm to Covingtontiger77
I got a seiko I'll sell you for half that.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:40 pm to Covingtontiger77
Damn. My Rolex was only appraised for a little over 6k.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:46 pm to Covingtontiger77
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What in the frick am I missing here?
There's some really rich guy with $17m to throw away who really loved Paul Newman. Or he was trying to impress some woman he is with and $17m really is nothing to him.
This post was edited on 10/27/17 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:48 pm to pjab
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Paul Newman was a big deal in racing. Historical significance is a huge differentiator for collectibles
Yeah, the Steve McQueen rolex is a really big deal for the same reason, iirc.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:49 pm to Peazey
Odds are pretty good the Rolex company bought it
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:55 pm to Wildcat In Germany
I built my watch collection from buying and selling early Daytona's mostly screw crown 6263 exotic dials and the prices they fetch today are incredible.
There is a subset of early Daytonas that are called Paul Newmans because of a picture in an Italian magazine with the picture below. That pump pusher 6239 has become the grail of Rolex collecting and the fact he wore it most every day on the narrow Bund strap melds PN and the watch into one. When it surfaced and was listed for auction the entire watch world knew it would bring a stunning price. The funny thing is in the watch world it is a very basic sports watch with a very utilitarian movement and not remotely haute horlogerie.
BTW a "normal" 6239 w/exotic (3 color) dial in similar condition is worth 60-80k. Some of the other more rare Daytonas car run 150k to 400k. In the late 80s when I was buying you could have your pick for 800-3000 bucks, expect something like the Spirit of Japan dials.
There is a subset of early Daytonas that are called Paul Newmans because of a picture in an Italian magazine with the picture below. That pump pusher 6239 has become the grail of Rolex collecting and the fact he wore it most every day on the narrow Bund strap melds PN and the watch into one. When it surfaced and was listed for auction the entire watch world knew it would bring a stunning price. The funny thing is in the watch world it is a very basic sports watch with a very utilitarian movement and not remotely haute horlogerie.
BTW a "normal" 6239 w/exotic (3 color) dial in similar condition is worth 60-80k. Some of the other more rare Daytonas car run 150k to 400k. In the late 80s when I was buying you could have your pick for 800-3000 bucks, expect something like the Spirit of Japan dials.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 7:59 pm to supatigah
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Odds are pretty good the Rolex company bought it
Actually, the odds are pretty low. While Patak and a few others are known to chase their own watches for their museums Rolex historically haven't really done much if any of that. I can think of three people who I know were in the running but there are maybe 2 dozen Rolex collectors that it may have been but it could be someone buying it more for the Newman brand.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:24 pm to Peazey
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Or he was trying to impress some woman he is with and $17m really is nothing to him.
Dude, any man dropping $17 million on a watch doesn't have try to impress any woman.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:34 pm to MardiGrasCajun
It's a joke, dude. Probably a bad joke but a joke.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 8:36 pm to Red Stick Tigress
quote:While they had met before IIRC, they got involved making The Long Hot Summer in LA in 1957
Joanne Woodward attended LSU. She's in one of my dad's yearbooks. Guess she met Paul and quit school or started acting and quit school.
Gumbo 1949
Paul Newman's navy enlistment photo
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As a radioman-gunner, his unit was assigned to the USS Bunker Hill along with other replacements shortly before the Battle of Okinawa in the spring of 1945. The pilot of his aircraft had an ear infection which kept their plane grounded. The rest of their squadron flew to the Bunker Hill. Days later, a kamikaze attack on the vessel killed a number of service members, including the other members of his unit.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 9:52 pm to Obtuse1
I wonder if John Mayer won the bid on it. I know he is a huge watch collector.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 10:14 pm to Wildcat In Germany
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Damn. My Rolex was only appraised for a little over 6k.
Datejust???
Posted on 10/27/17 at 11:13 pm to Covingtontiger77
An idiot born every day.
Posted on 10/27/17 at 11:39 pm to supatigah
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probably the most famous individual watch in the world
At the NASA space museum in Houston they have an Omega moon watch on display. I wonder how much Armstrong’s watch would go for? Shepherd’s? Did Gagarin wear one?
Posted on 10/28/17 at 12:42 am to SlapahoeTribe
That’s a whole lot of cheddar
Posted on 10/28/17 at 12:45 am to Covingtontiger77
Paul Newman was the man but that seems a little steep.
Posted on 10/28/17 at 12:54 am to Covingtontiger77
Jesus. Give me a McLaren F1 and a “cheapo” Patek Phillipe instead
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