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	This page covers the dial across all six host references. The host references each have their own article, linked in the table below.		This page covers the dial across all six host references. The host references each have their own article, linked in the table below.

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	== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==		== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==

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	= Paul Newman Daytona =		= Paul Newman Daytona =

	The Paul Newman Daytona is the best-known exotic dial in vintage Rolex. ~~It is~~ a dial~~, not a reference:~~ a Singer-made Cosmograph ~~dial~~ with block markers, sub-dial cross-hairs, and 15/30/45 numerals instead of the standard 20/40/60~~. Rolex~~ fitted it to six manual-wind Daytona references, and ~~the~~ dial was unpopular when new. A half-century later Paul Newman's own watches fixed the type at the top of the vintage Rolex market.		The Paul Newman Daytona is the best-known exotic dial in vintage Rolex. The name describes a dial — a Singer-made Cosmograph layout with block markers, sub-dial cross-hairs, and 15/30/45 numerals instead of the standard 20/40/60 — fitted to six manual-wind Daytona references between 1963 and 1988. The dial was unpopular when new and sat on dealers' shelves for years. A half-century later Paul Newman's own watches fixed the type at the top of the vintage Rolex market.

	This page ~~consolidates~~ the ~~exotic~~ dial across all six host references. ~~For the~~ host references ~~themselves~~, ~~see~~ the ~~individual reference articles linked~~ below.		This page covers the dial across all six host references. The host references each have their own article, linked in the table below.

	[[File:Paul Newman wearing 6239.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona\|Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona]]		[[File:Paul Newman wearing 6239.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona\|Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona]]
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	== Mark 1 through Mark 4 progression ==		== Mark 1 through Mark 4 progression ==

	Rolex never documented a Paul Newman Mk~~-mark~~ progression. The typology is collector consensus, first formalised by Stefano Mazzariol and carried into English-language editorial by Ross Povey at Revolution, Benjamin Clymer and Paul Boutros at Hodinkee, and the Phillips ~~auction team~~ across Daytona Ultimatum (2018) and ~~the~~ Made for Racing essay. The four-mark scaffold below is the commonly-cited progression~~. Mk~~ transition ~~serials~~ are approximate.		Rolex never documented a Paul Newman Mk progression. The typology is collector consensus, first formalised by Italian dealer Stefano Mazzariol in the 1990s and later carried into English-language editorial by Ross Povey at Revolution, Benjamin Clymer and Paul Boutros at Hodinkee, and the Phillips catalogue text across Daytona Ultimatum (2018) and James Marks's Made for Racing essay. The four-mark scaffold below is the commonly-cited progression; transition dates between marks are approximate and overlap heavily across host references.

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	MK1.5, MK1.75, and ~~other sub-mark labels~~ surface in collector literature — Jose Pereztroika~~'s (~~Perezcope) forensic analysis of the Phillips "Neanderthal" 6240 ~~works at MK1~~.~~75 granularity — but the~~ four-mark scaffold above is the consensus framing in most auction ~~catalogue text~~ and ~~most~~ editorial treatments.		Sub-mark labels (MK1.5, MK1.75 and finer) surface in the deeper collector literature; Jose Pereztroika of Perezcope works at MK1.75 granularity in his forensic analysis of the Phillips "Neanderthal" 6240. The four-mark scaffold above remains the consensus framing in most auction catalogues and editorial treatments.

	== The five colour types ==		== The five colour types ==
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	== Authentication ==		== Authentication ==

	Paul Newman authentication is the densest forensic category in vintage Rolex. The canonical English-language treatments are the Phillips Made for Racing essay by James Marks (2018) and the Hodinkee Reference Points piece by Benjamin Clymer (2013); Jose Pereztroika's ~~forensic~~ dossiers ~~at Perezcope~~ on the Neanderthal 6240, the Albino 6263, and the Unicorn 6265 ~~— each a~~ disputed authenticity ~~case~~ in adjacent categories ~~— document~~ the failure modes ~~that~~ apply to Paul Newman authentication as well.		Paul Newman authentication is the densest forensic category in vintage Rolex. The canonical English-language treatments are the Phillips Made for Racing essay by James Marks (2018) and the Hodinkee Reference Points piece by Benjamin Clymer (2013). Jose Pereztroika's Perezcope dossiers on the Neanderthal 6240, the Albino 6263, and the Unicorn 6265 cover disputed authenticity cases in adjacent categories, and the failure modes they document apply to Paul Newman authentication as well.

	Authentication starts ~~with~~ the dial back and the print. Singer ~~stamps need~~ to match the mark period~~. The~~ sub-dial crosshairs and 15/30/45 numerals have to be ~~printed correctly, not added~~ later~~. Case, dial~~, and serial range ~~have~~ to line up. ~~Service~~-replacement Paul Newman dials exist, so a correct service dial ~~and~~ an original-delivery dial ~~are not~~ the ~~same thing~~.		Authentication starts at the dial back and the print. The Singer stamp style has to match the mark period it claims, the sub-dial crosshairs and 15/30/45 numerals have to be original printing rather than later additions, and the case serial range has to line up with the dial generation. The catch is that service-replacement Paul Newman dials exist as factory product, so a correct service dial reads identically to an original-delivery dial under the loupe; provenance documentation does the rest of the work.

	== Disputed examples ==		== Disputed examples ==
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	The "Albino" 6263 has three known examples. Hodinkee's 2013 coverage treated the variant as factory Rolex; Perezcope's December 2025 dossier argues it is a Tom Bolt construction of 1990s origin. Sotheby's Abu Dhabi sold a third Albino in December 2025 with "origins unknown" catalogue language. See [[Reference:6263]].		The "Albino" 6263 has three known examples. Hodinkee's 2013 coverage treated the variant as factory Rolex; Perezcope's December 2025 dossier argues it is a Tom Bolt construction of 1990s origin. Sotheby's Abu Dhabi sold a third Albino in December 2025 with "origins unknown" catalogue language. See [[Reference:6263]].

	Lemon dial attribution on gold Paul Newmans is the third open question. Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection records that gold-case Paul Newman Daytonas (6263 / 6265) are always the Lemon variant, ~~but~~ some auction catalogues continue to list gold-case PNs under other colour-type labels. ~~The underlying question is whether the~~ Lemon ~~attribution~~ is Rolex~~-issued~~ or collector-settled.		Lemon dial attribution on gold Paul Newmans is the third open question. Bob Ridley's 2017 Revolution bench dissection records that gold-case Paul Newman Daytonas (6263 / 6265) are always the Lemon variant, while some auction catalogues continue to list gold-case PNs under other colour-type labels. Whether "Lemon" is Rolex's own factory designation or a collector-settled retroactive label has not been resolved in the published literature.

	== Source list ==		== Source list ==

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	* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/interview-aurel-bacs Interview: Aurel Bacs] — A Collected Man		* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/interview-aurel-bacs Interview: Aurel Bacs] — A Collected Man
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vintage-rolex-daytona-the-gold-standard Vintage Rolex Daytona: The Gold Standard] — Karyn Orrico, Sotheby's		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vintage-rolex-daytona-the-gold-standard Vintage Rolex Daytona: The Gold Standard] — Karyn Orrico, Sotheby's
	* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White ~~(pseudonym: Chevalier)~~, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra

	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
	[[Category:Paul Newman]]		[[Category:Paul Newman]]
	[[Category:Family]]		[[Category:Family]]

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	== RCO — Rolex Cosmograph Oyster / Oyster Sotto ==		== RCO — Rolex Cosmograph Oyster / Oyster Sotto ==

	RCO (Rolex Cosmograph Oyster) is the rarest standard-production Paul Newman ~~dial~~. The ~~name describes the dial text layout~~: ~~instead of the standard "ROLEX OYSTER COSMOGRAPH" four-line stack at 12 o'clock, the RCO reads~~ "ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER" ~~with "OYSTER" printed ''below''~~ the ~~Cosmograph line rather than above it — hence the Italian collector shorthand "Oyster Sotto", meaning "Oyster underneath"~~. ~~The RCO is documented~~ only on ~~the~~ 6263 and ~~the~~ 6265~~, both screw-pusher Oyster references of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and is absent from the 6239 / 6240 / 6241 / 6262 / 6264 run~~.		RCO (Rolex Cosmograph Oyster), also called Oyster Sotto, is the rarest standard-production Paul Newman layout. The tell is simple: "ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER" instead of the standard text order. Documented examples sit only on 6263 and 6265 host watches.

	The Oyster Sotto Paul Newman 6263 took the headline at Christie's "Lesson One: The Legendary Rolex Daytona" (Geneva, 10 November 2013) and again at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum (Geneva, 12 May 2018), and has consistently traded as the second-most-expensive Paul Newman variant behind Newman's own examples. The RCO Mk1 is the earliest sub-generation, with a tighter text layout than later RCOs, and commands a further premium within the RCO category. RCO 6265s surface less frequently than RCO 6263s and are rarer still.		The Oyster Sotto Paul Newman 6263 took the headline at Christie's "Lesson One: The Legendary Rolex Daytona" (Geneva, 10 November 2013) and again at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum (Geneva, 12 May 2018), and has consistently traded as the second-most-expensive Paul Newman variant behind Newman's own examples. The RCO Mk1 is the earliest sub-generation, with a tighter text layout than later RCOs, and commands a further premium within the RCO category. RCO 6265s surface less frequently than RCO 6263s and are rarer still.
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	JPS denotes a Paul Newman dial on a yellow gold case where the dial is black and the sub-dial surrounds and hour markers are gold-toned, echoing the black-and-gold livery of the John Player Special-sponsored Lotus Formula 1 team of the 1970s. Mario Andretti won the 1978 Drivers' Championship in the Lotus 79 wearing that livery. The JPS nickname is a collector invention applied retroactively; Rolex never used it.		JPS denotes a Paul Newman dial on a yellow gold case where the dial is black and the sub-dial surrounds and hour markers are gold-toned, echoing the black-and-gold livery of the John Player Special-sponsored Lotus Formula 1 team of the 1970s. Mario Andretti won the 1978 Drivers' Championship in the Lotus 79 wearing that livery. The JPS nickname is a collector invention applied retroactively; Rolex never used it.

	The 6241 in 14k yellow gold is the most ~~populous~~ JPS ~~host~~. Fewer than 400 were produced~~, all bound~~ for the North American market ~~on US import-tax treatment favouring 14k over 18k, and it is the reference most readers mean when they say "JPS Daytona"~~. The ~~JPS configuration~~ also appears on ~~6263 yellow~~ gold ~~examples~~, though ~~the gold-case 6263 is~~ more often ~~documented with~~ the Lemon dial, per Bob Ridley's 2017 bench dissection in Revolution. A JPS 6241 14k yellow gold sold at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum (2018), and the Revolution piece remains the canonical published forensic treatment of the configuration.		The 6241 in 14k yellow gold is the main JPS host and the watch most collectors mean when they say JPS Daytona. Fewer than 400 were produced for the North American market. The same look also appears on some gold 6263s, though those are more often described under the Lemon branch.

	== Six host references ==		== Six host references ==

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	= Paul Newman Daytona =		= Paul Newman Daytona =

	The Paul Newman Daytona is the ~~most heavily~~-~~traded~~ exotic dial in vintage Rolex. It is a dial, not a reference: a Singer-made Cosmograph dial with ~~art-deco~~ block markers, cross-hairs ~~through each sub-dial~~, and 15/30/45 numerals ~~on the minute register~~ instead of the standard 20/40/60. Rolex fitted it to six manual-wind ~~Cosmograph~~ references ~~between roughly 1963 and 1988 — the 6239~~, ~~6241, 6262, 6263, 6264, and 6265 —~~ and the dial was unpopular when new. A half-century later ~~the actor~~'s own 6239 holds the Rolex auction record at USD 17,752,500, hammered at Phillips New York on 26 October 2017, and a second Newman-owned 6263 sold at Phillips in December 2020 for USD 5,475,000. Together those two sales fixed the ~~Paul Newman~~ at the top of the vintage Rolex market.		The Paul Newman Daytona is the best-known exotic dial in vintage Rolex. It is a dial, not a reference: a Singer-made Cosmograph dial with block markers, sub-dial cross-hairs, and 15/30/45 numerals instead of the standard 20/40/60. Rolex fitted it to six manual-wind Daytona references, and the dial was unpopular when new. A half-century later Paul Newman's own watches fixed the type at the top of the vintage Rolex market.

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	== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==		== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==

	A Paul Newman dial is ~~a Singer-made Cosmograph dial carrying a specific set of printing and design choices that distinguish it from the standard Cosmograph dial of the same era. The identifying features run as a set~~: ~~a dial with only some of them is not a Paul Newman.~~		A Paul Newman dial is defined by four things: block markers, cross-hairs in each sub-dial, 15/30/45 numerals on the 30-minute register, and a contrasting outer chapter ring. The 15/30/45 register is the fastest authentication tell.

	~~The hour~~ markers ~~are art~~-~~deco block markers at five~~-~~minute intervals rather than the standard applied baton markers. On panda and Oyster Sotto variants the blocks stand proud of the~~ dial ~~and read flat across the top;~~ on ~~tri-colour variants they sit within~~ the ~~printed outer chapter ring. Each of the three sub-dials (running seconds,~~ 30-minute, ~~12-hour) carries~~ a ~~cross-hair through its centre point, which standard Cosmograph sub-dials do not~~. The ~~30-minute sub-dial is numbered at~~ 15, 30~~, and~~ 45 ~~rather than the standard 20/40/60 four-position count; that single detail~~ is the ~~clearest~~ authentication tell ~~and is routinely used for auction identification. The printed chapter ring at the dial edge carries a contrast-colour border absent from the standard Cosmograph dial~~.

	Paul Newman dials are made by Singer, the Geneva dial supplier behind the majority of period Cosmograph dials. The Singer stamp on the dial back reads "Singer" in period-correct typography, and the stamp style shifts across the Mk1 to Mk4 progression. The stamp alone is not diagnostic — Singer also supplied the standard Cosmograph dial of the same era — but the stamp style is routinely cross-checked against the Mk-mark the dial purports to be.		Paul Newman dials are made by Singer, the Geneva dial supplier behind the majority of period Cosmograph dials. The Singer stamp on the dial back reads "Singer" in period-correct typography, and the stamp style shifts across the Mk1 to Mk4 progression. The stamp alone is not diagnostic — Singer also supplied the standard Cosmograph dial of the same era — but the stamp style is routinely cross-checked against the Mk-mark the dial purports to be.

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	This page consolidates the exotic dial across all six host references. For the host references themselves, see the individual reference articles linked below.		This page consolidates the exotic dial across all six host references. For the host references themselves, see the individual reference articles linked below.

	[[File:Paul Newman wearing 6239.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona\|Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona ~~(GQ)~~]]		[[File:Paul Newman wearing 6239.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona\|Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona]]

	== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==		== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==