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This page is the consolidated reference for the exotic dial across all six host references. For the host references themselves, see the individual reference articles linked below.
This page is the consolidated reference for 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|320px|Paul Newman wearing his 6239 Cosmograph Daytona (GQ)]]


== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==
== What defines a Paul Newman dial ==
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- '''Lemon dial attribution on gold Paul Newmans''': Revolution's 2017 Ridley bench dissection records that gold-case Paul Newman Daytonas (6263 / 6265) are always the Lemon variant; some auction catalogues continue to list gold-case PNs under other color-type labels. The underlying question is whether the Lemon attribution is Rolex-issued or collector-settled.
- '''Lemon dial attribution on gold Paul Newmans''': Revolution's 2017 Ridley bench dissection records that gold-case Paul Newman Daytonas (6263 / 6265) are always the Lemon variant; some auction catalogues continue to list gold-case PNs under other color-type labels. The underlying question is whether the Lemon attribution is Rolex-issued or collector-settled.


== Still open ==
Production volumes for Paul Newman dials by Mk generation and by host reference are not published. Rolex has never issued figures, and dealer estimates vary widely. The RCO sub-branch is the best-documented category with approximate production in the low hundreds; standard Paul Newman Mk2 and Mk3 examples number in the low thousands across all six host references combined per most published estimates.
The MK1.5 / MK1.75 / MK2.5 intermediate-mark labels that surface in specialist literature are not settled consensus. Perezcope's forensic work at that granularity applies on specific lots rather than as a general framework, and most auction houses continue to use the four-mark scaffold above.


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


- `src-phillips-made-for-racing-daytona`
* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made For Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — James Marks, Phillips
- `src-phillips-daytona-ultimatum-2018`
* [https://www.phillips.com/auctions/auction/CH080318 Phillips — Daytona Ultimatum (Geneva, 12 May 2018)] — Pucci Papaleo (curator); Aurel Bacs (auctioneer), Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo
- `src-phillips-golden-pagoda-6239`
* [https://www.phillips.com/article/163220169/rolex-daytona-golden-pagoda-paul-newman-6239-phillips-decade-one The Golden Pagoda: An Incredible Rolex Daytona Paul Newman Ref. 6239] — Logan Baker, Phillips
- `src-hodinkee-first-daytona-clymer`
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-first-rolex-daytona-by-benjamin-clymer Historical Perspectives: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss Underline Daytona?)] — Benjamin Clymer, Hodinkee
- `src-hodinkee-vintage-nerd-dissection-daytona-part-1`
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-part-1-3 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 1/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee
- `src-hodinkee-vintage-nerd-dissection-daytona-part-2`
* [https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-vintage-watch-nerds-critical-dissection-of-the-rolex-daytona-past-to-present-pt-23 In-Depth: A Vintage Watch Nerd's Critical Dissection of the Rolex Daytona, Past to Present (Part 2/3)] — Paul Boutros, Hodinkee
- `src-revolution-jps-6241`
* [https://revolutionwatch.com/rolex-john-player-special-paul-newman-daytona-ref-6241/ The Rolex "John Player Special" Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6241] — Bob Ridley (Watchmakers International), Revolution Watch
- `src-revolution-zenith-driven-daytona`
* [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
- `src-monochrome-daytona-history-in-depth`
* [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
- `src-sjx-paul-newman-big-red-6263`
* [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
- `src-sjx-christies-lesson-one-2013`
* [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
- `src-sjx-daytona-ultimatum-picks`
* [https://watchesbysjx.com/2018/05/penultimate-picks-from-daytona-ultimatum-at-phillips.html Penultimate Picks from Daytona Ultimatum at Phillips] — JX Su, SJX Watches
- `src-perezcope-neanderthal-6240`
* [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
- `src-perezcope-albino-6263`
* [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
- `src-acollectedman-pre-daytona`
* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/rolex-pre-daytona-forgotten-classic Is the Rolex Pre-Daytona a Forgotten Classic?] — Russell Sheldrake, A Collected Man
- `src-acollectedman-bacs-interview`
* [https://www.acollectedman.com/blogs/journal/interview-aurel-bacs Interview: Aurel Bacs] — A Collected Man
- `src-sothebys-vintage-daytona-gold-standard`
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vintage-rolex-daytona-the-gold-standard Vintage Rolex Daytona: The Gold Standard] — Karyn Orrico, Sotheby's
- `src-vintage-rolex-field-manual-chevalier`
* The Vintage Rolex Field Manual, Chevalier Edition — unknown, Morning Tundra


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