“The Legend”

This Ref. 6263, popularly known as "The Legend", was once the most expensive Daytona to sell at auction, and was the subject of a dramatic bidding war between two men four years ago, with the successful bidder even stepping out as the hammer fell. It's one of only three yellow-gold Oyster Paul Newman Daytona models believed to exist, and it has a tremendously gorgeous lemon grené Paul Newman dial. Many collectors believed for years that a model with screw-down rather than pump pushers would never appear at auction.

Rolex experimented with different dial layouts before releasing the Reference 6263 in 1969. This was one of the very first versions ever released. The white graphics on the subdial counters contrast sharply with the gold sub dial elements of the Paul Newman models Ref. 6239 and 6241. According to Phillips, it is the most costly Rolex Daytona gold version. Phillips sold the extremely rare yellow-gold chronograph with matching bracelet for 3.7 million Swiss francs in May 2017.

Price: 3.7 million Swiss Francs