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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> '''Paul Newman Daytona'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] › '''Paul Newman Daytona'''</small>

	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.		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.

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	\|description=Everything about the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona — the exotic dial's Mk1 through Mk4 progression, the five color types, RCO Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon, and the six host references (6239, 6241, 6262, 6263, 6264, 6265). Newman's own 6239 sold for USD 17.75M at Phillips in 2017; his Big Red 6263 sold for USD 5.48M at Phillips in 2020.		\|description=Everything about the Rolex Paul Newman Daytona — the exotic dial's Mk1 through Mk4 progression, the five color types, RCO Oyster Sotto, JPS, Lemon, and the six host references (6239, 6241, 6262, 6263, 6264, 6265). Newman's own 6239 sold for USD 17.75M at Phillips in 2017; his Big Red 6263 sold for USD 5.48M at Phillips in 2020.
	\|keywords=Paul Newman Daytona, Paul Newman Rolex, exotic dial, Singer dial, MK1 Paul Newman, Big Eyes, RCO, Oyster Sotto, JPS Daytona, Lemon dial, 6239, 6241, 6263, 6265, Winning Icons		\|keywords=Paul Newman Daytona, Paul Newman Rolex, exotic dial, Singer dial, MK1 Paul Newman, Big Eyes, RCO, Oyster Sotto, JPS Daytona, Lemon dial, 6239, 6241, 6263, 6265, Winning Icons

Admin: Correct source label: the cited Clymer 2013 Hodinkee article is 'Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona', not a Reference Points entry (per the article's own Sources footer / hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer)

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Correct source label: the cited Clymer 2013 Hodinkee article is 'Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona', not a Reference Points entry (per the article's own Sources footer / hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer)

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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 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.		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 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 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.		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.

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Admin: Fact fix: SJX Watches cal 4130 LIGA article is bylined Richard Lee, not JX Su (watchesbysjx.com, 2020-11-17)

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Fact fix: SJX Watches cal 4130 LIGA article is bylined Richard Lee, not JX Su (watchesbysjx.com, 2020-11-17)

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	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome
	* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080120/38 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Ref. 6263, case 6'392'137 — Lot 38] — Phillips, New York, 12 December 2020		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080120/38 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Ref. 6263, case 6'392'137 — Lot 38] — Phillips, New York, 12 December 2020
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/12/paul-newman-rolex-daytona-6263-big-red-auction.html Breaking News: Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona 6263 "Big Red" Sells for US$5.48m] — ~~JX Su~~, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/12/paul-newman-rolex-daytona-6263-big-red-auction.html Breaking News: Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona 6263 "Big Red" Sells for US$5.48m] — Richard Lee, SJX Watches
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — ~~JX Su~~, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — Richard Lee, SJX Watches
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/05/penultimate-picks-from-daytona-ultimatum-at-phillips.html Penultimate Picks from Daytona Ultimatum at Phillips] — ~~JX Su~~, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/05/penultimate-picks-from-daytona-ultimatum-at-phillips.html Penultimate Picks from Daytona Ultimatum at Phillips] — Richard Lee, SJX Watches
	* [https://perezcope.com/2022/11/03/rolex-daytona-6240-paul-newman-neanderthal-a-myth-goes-extinct/ Rolex Daytona 6240 Paul Newman "Neanderthal" — A Myth Goes Extinct] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope		* [https://perezcope.com/2022/11/03/rolex-daytona-6240-paul-newman-neanderthal-a-myth-goes-extinct/ Rolex Daytona 6240 Paul Newman "Neanderthal" — A Myth Goes Extinct] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope
	* [https://perezcope.com/2025/12/03/not-quite-whiter-than-white-the-reality-of-the-rare-rolex-albino-daytona-ref-6263/ Not Quite Whiter Than White: The Reality of the Rare Rolex 'Albino' Daytona Ref. 6263] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope		* [https://perezcope.com/2025/12/03/not-quite-whiter-than-white-the-reality-of-the-rare-rolex-albino-daytona-ref-6263/ Not Quite Whiter Than White: The Reality of the Rare Rolex 'Albino' Daytona Ref. 6263] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope

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 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.
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 * [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, Morning Tundra
 [[Category:Daytona]]
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Admin: Fix Newman Big Red provenance per Phillips lot NY080120/38: engraving is "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" (Joanne Woodward, 1983), Newman gifted the watch to daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008 (not a gift from Nell); add the Phillips lot to Sources

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Fix Newman Big Red provenance per Phillips lot NY080120/38: engraving is "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" (Joanne Woodward, 1983), Newman gifted the watch to daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008 (not a gift from Nell); add the Phillips lot to Sources

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	~~= Paul Newman Daytona =~~

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

			[[File:Paul Newman dial steel panda 6263.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Steel Paul Newman exotic dial on a 6263 - silver base, black sub-registers with white rings, 15/30/45 numerals on the 30-minute counter.\|Archetypal steel exotic dial: silver base, black registers, 15/30/45 sub-dial. (Phillips)]]

	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.		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.
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	== The five colour types ==		== The five colour types ==

			[[File:Paul Newman dial Lemon gold 6263.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Lemon Paul Newman dial in a gold 6263 case - yellow lacquer dial base with dark sub-registers.\|Gold-case exotic dial, "The Legend". (Phillips)]]

	Beyond the Mk progression, Paul Newman dials classify into five colour types based on dial and sub-dial colour combinations. Each colour type appears across multiple Mk generations.		Beyond the Mk progression, Paul Newman dials classify into five colour types based on dial and sub-dial colour combinations. Each colour type appears across multiple Mk generations.
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	== RCO — Rolex Cosmograph Oyster / Oyster Sotto ==		== RCO — Rolex Cosmograph Oyster / Oyster Sotto ==

			[[File:Paul Newman dial Oyster Sotto 6263.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=RCO Oyster Sotto Paul Newman dial on a 6263 - "ROLEX COSMOGRAPH OYSTER" text order with OYSTER printed beneath.\|RCO "Oyster Sotto" - the rarest steel Paul Newman. (Phillips)]]

	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.		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.
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	== JPS — John Player Special ==		== JPS — John Player Special ==

			[[File:Paul Newman dial JPS gold 6241.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=John Player Special Paul Newman dial on a 14k gold 6241 - black dial with gold-toned sub-register surrounds and hour markers.\|"John Player Special" - black-and-gold exotic dial in gold. (Phillips)]]

	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.
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	== Landmark sales ==		== Landmark sales ==

			[[File:Ref 6239 Newman watch.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Paul Newman's own 6239 Cosmograph Daytona, caseback engraved "Drive carefully me", sold at Phillips Winning Icons 2017.\|Newman's own 6239 - the exotic dial that named the type. (Phillips)]]

	Paul Newman dials have redrawn the vintage Rolex market three times in the 2010s and 2020s. The sales below are the records that shifted the category.		Paul Newman dials have redrawn the vintage Rolex market three times in the 2010s and 2020s. The sales below are the records that shifted the category.
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	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.		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.

	~~== Gallery ==~~

	~~<gallery widths="200" heights="200">~~
	~~File:Ref 6239 Newman watch.webp\|Newman's own 6239 — the exotic dial that named the type. (Phillips)~~
	~~File:Paul Newman dial steel panda 6263.webp\|Archetypal steel exotic dial: silver base, black registers, 15/30/45 sub-dial. (Phillips)~~
	~~File:Paul Newman dial Oyster Sotto 6263.webp\|RCO "Oyster Sotto" — the rarest steel Paul Newman. (Phillips)~~
	~~File:Paul Newman dial JPS gold 6241.webp\|"John Player Special" — black-and-gold exotic dial in gold. (Phillips)~~
	~~File:Paul Newman dial Lemon gold 6263.webp\|Gold-case exotic dial, "The Legend". (Phillips)~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	== ~~Source list~~ ==		== Sources ==

	* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made For Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — James Marks, Phillips		* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made For Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — James Marks, Phillips

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	* [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, Morning Tundra		* ''The Vintage Rolex Field Manual'' — Colin A. White, Morning Tundra


			== Related references ==

			* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]
			* [[Reference:6239\|Daytona 6239]] — the first Cosmograph, and the original Paul Newman dial
			* [[Reference:6241\|Daytona 6241]] — 'John Player Special', the black-and-gold exotic
			* [[Reference:6262\|Daytona 6262]] — pump-pusher, exotic dials
			* [[Reference:6264\|Daytona 6264]] — pump-pusher with screw-down bezel
			* [[Reference:6263\|Daytona 6263]] — screw-pusher Oyster — RCO and Paul Newman dials
			* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] — steel-bezel screw-pusher

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

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	\| [[Reference:6262\|6262]] \|\| 1970–1972 \|\| MK2, MK3 \|\| Brief transitional metal-bezel pump-pusher reference. Paul Newman dials on the 6262 are less populous than on 6239 / 6263		\| [[Reference:6262\|6262]] \|\| 1970–1972 \|\| MK2, MK3 \|\| Brief transitional metal-bezel pump-pusher reference. Paul Newman dials on the 6262 are less populous than on 6239 / 6263
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	\| [[Reference:6263\|6263]] \|\| 1969–1988 \|\| MK2, MK3, MK4 \|\| The longest-running Paul Newman host and the reference that carries the rare RCO / Oyster Sotto variant. Newman's own "Big Red" 6263, engraved "~~Drive slowly Dad~~", sold at Phillips New York for USD 5,475,000 in December 2020		\| [[Reference:6263\|6263]] \|\| 1969–1988 \|\| MK2, MK3, MK4 \|\| The longest-running Paul Newman host and the reference that carries the rare RCO / Oyster Sotto variant. Newman's own "Big Red" 6263, caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" by Joanne Woodward, sold at Phillips New York for USD 5,475,000 in December 2020
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	\| [[Reference:6264\|6264]] \|\| 1970–1972 \|\| MK2, MK3 \|\| Acrylic black bezel sibling of the 6262. Paul Newman dials on the 6264 are among the rarest Newman host combinations		\| [[Reference:6264\|6264]] \|\| 1970–1972 \|\| MK2, MK3 \|\| Acrylic black bezel sibling of the 6262. Paul Newman dials on the 6264 are among the rarest Newman host combinations
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	\| 12 May 2018 \|\| Various Paul Newman lots including Oyster Sotto 6263, Neanderthal 6240, RCO 6265 \|\| Phillips "Daytona Ultimatum", Geneva \|\| Multiple seven-figure results \|\| A 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. Reset the market ceiling across the Paul Newman category. The Oyster Sotto 6263 hammered at CHF 1,662,500 (USD ~1.66M)		\| 12 May 2018 \|\| Various Paul Newman lots including Oyster Sotto 6263, Neanderthal 6240, RCO 6265 \|\| Phillips "Daytona Ultimatum", Geneva \|\| Multiple seven-figure results \|\| A 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. Reset the market ceiling across the Paul Newman category. The Oyster Sotto 6263 hammered at CHF 1,662,500 (USD ~1.66M)
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	\| 12 December 2020 \|\| Paul Newman's own "Big Red" 6263 \|\| Phillips, New York \|\| 5,475,000 \|\| The second Newman-owned Paul Newman to surface at auction. Caseback engraved "~~Drive slowly Dad~~" ~~from~~ Newman's daughter ~~Nell; that~~ engraving is the authentication pivot		\| 12 December 2020 \|\| Paul Newman's own "Big Red" 6263 \|\| Phillips, New York \|\| 5,475,000 \|\| The second Newman-owned Paul Newman to surface at auction. Caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" by Joanne Woodward, who bought the watch in 1983; Newman gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008. That engraving is the authentication pivot
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	\| 2017–present \|\| Reference auction lots \|\| Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's \|\| Standard panda PN 6239: USD 150K–500K range; RCO 6263: USD 500K–1M+ range \|\| The standard Paul Newman has appreciated from pre-2013 five-figure prices into six-figure territory across the 2017–2020 reset. The RCO sub-branch trades at roughly 3–5x the standard Paul Newman of the same mark		\| 2017–present \|\| Reference auction lots \|\| Phillips, Sotheby's, Christie's \|\| Standard panda PN 6239: USD 150K–500K range; RCO 6263: USD 500K–1M+ range \|\| The standard Paul Newman has appreciated from pre-2013 five-figure prices into six-figure territory across the 2017–2020 reset. The RCO sub-branch trades at roughly 3–5x the standard Paul Newman of the same mark
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	* [https://revolutionwatch.com/a-movement-in-history-the-zenith-driven-rolex-daytona/ A Movement in History: The Zenith-driven Rolex Daytona] — Ross Povey, Revolution Watch		* [https://revolutionwatch.com/a-movement-in-history-the-zenith-driven-rolex-daytona/ A Movement in History: The Zenith-driven Rolex Daytona] — Ross Povey, Revolution Watch
	* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome		* [https://monochrome-watches.com/history-rolex-daytona-chronograph-1963-in-depth-review/ In-Depth: The History of the Rolex Daytona, The Emblematic Racing Chronograph] — Erik Slaven, Monochrome
			* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/NY080120/38 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Ref. 6263, case 6'392'137 — Lot 38] — Phillips, New York, 12 December 2020
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/12/paul-newman-rolex-daytona-6263-big-red-auction.html Breaking News: Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona 6263 "Big Red" Sells for US$5.48m] — JX Su, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2020/12/paul-newman-rolex-daytona-6263-big-red-auction.html Breaking News: Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona 6263 "Big Red" Sells for US$5.48m] — JX Su, SJX Watches
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — JX Su, SJX Watches		* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2013/11/spectacular-results-at-christies-rolex-daytona-lesson-one-auction-in-geneva-including-a-million-dollar-paul-newman.html Spectacular Results at Christie's Rolex Daytona "Lesson One" Auction in Geneva] — JX Su, SJX Watches