Second Paul Newman Rolex Daytona

 

Second

Paul Newman 

Rolex Daytona

"BIG RED" Daytona Reference 6263

Coming to Auction with Philipps

Looking back in the rear-view mirror it was probably easy to surmise it was just a matter of time before Paul Newman's second Rolex Daytona came to the auction market as Philipps just announced they will soon be auctioning this second "Paul Newman Daytona Grail". I plan to publish a deep dive on this magnificent Rolex Daytona watch soon so stay tuned...This is going to be a fascinating holiday season...

And yes, I was the first to document and showcase the fact that Paul Newman's daughter Clea Newman owned and was wearing her father's second Rolex Daytona [Reference 6263] watch back on October 24, 2017.

"Dad gave it (his Rolex Daytona) to me straight from his wrist...and it had been given to him by my mother (Joanne Woodward), so although it is his watch, it is also somehow hers too, which makes it very much the most precious thing I own." 

—Clea Newman (Paul Newman's youngest daughter)

Hunter Biden Rolex Collection...

 

Hunter Biden

Rolex Collection

A Reader wrote in recently inquiring about what watch Joe Biden wore during the most recent Presidential Debate and it turns out Joe was wearing a Seiko Chronograph which Nick Gould identified as a watch Biden had been wearing for 10+ years. This naturally made me curious, and I happened to notice Democrat candidate for the Presidency of the United States son, Hunter Biden wears multiple different Rolex models. In the photo below from Popular Mechanics we see Hunter Biden rocking a Batman GMT-Master.

We see Hunter Biden again in the image wearing his Batman Rolex GMT-Master in the photo below.

In this next photo we see Hunter Biden wearing a Rolex Explorer model with the classic 3, 6, 9 dial.

In this last image we see Hunter Biden wearing a Rolex Datejust on a Jubilee Bracelet. 

The image below was the first image I noticed where it looked like Hunter Biden was wearing a Rolex.

Cuban Leadership & Rolex Fulgencio Batista —A President of Cuba Wearing A 1942 Rolex Prince

Cuban Leadership & Rolex 

Fulgencio Batista

A President of Cuba Wearing

A 1942 Rolex Prince

I would like to begin this article by thanking Eagle Eyed horological researcher, Nick Gould @Niccoloy for his invaluable contribution to this story. Below we see Fulgencio Batista wearing a Rolex Prince dress watch back in 1942. The Rolex Prince was an extremely popular dress watch for Rolex from the time it was introduced up until the 19660.

The photo below shows a similar Rolex Prince model to the one Batista is wearing in the photo above. The photo above was taken in 1942 when Batista visited President Roosevelt in Washington D.C. at the time.

1936 Italian Rolex Prince Ad

The Italian Art-Deco Rolex ad below was originally published in 1936.

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro is pictured below back in the 1950s wearing his Big Crown Rolex Submariner "Reference 6538" that he wore when he overthrew then Cuban President Fulgencio Batista during the Cuban Revolution which which was a coup d'état.

In the photo below we see Fidel Castro wearing his Rolex Datejust with a Rolex President Bracelet.

Raul Castro

Many members of the Castro family wear Rolex. In the photo below we see Raul Castro who was Fidel Castro's brother wearing a Rolex Oyster Perpetual model which was also discovered by Nick Gould.

In this next photo below we see Raul Castro wearing his Pepsi GMT-Master standing next to fellow Cuban Revolutionary, Che Guevara.

Che Guevara

Speaking of Che Guevara and Rolex GMT, we see him pictured below wearing his GMT-Master.

 

Rolex X-Files

The Right Stuff

Walter Cunningham

Rolex Daytona & Rolex GMT-Master

Nick Gould's recent surprise discovery of NASA Apollo Astronaut Wally Schirra wearing a Rolex Daytona took me by surprise. 

I was taking with Nick about the other NASA Apollo 7 Astronaut who wore a 'Paul Newman' Rolex Daytona which was Walter Cunningham. Cunningham's 1966 Rolex Daytona [Reference 6239] is pictured below in a photo from when it was auctioned by Christie's Auction House back in 2013 for 245,000 CHF.

Walter Cunningham is pictured below wearing his Pepsi GMT-Master. It is fascinating to note two NASA Apollo 7 team members were not only both named Walter (Schirra & Cunningham) but both also wore a Pepsi GMT-Master and a Rolex Daytona!?!! I mean, what are the odds??? Reality really is stranger than fiction!?!!

Walter Cunningham's 1970 Pepsi GMT-Master [Reference 1665] was sold by Sotheby's on October 19, 2007 for $10,000 and it is pictured below.

Walter Cunningham joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 and went on to become a fighter pilot with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1953 to 1956, where he flew a total of 54 missions in Korea as a night fighter. He went on to get a PhD in physics from UCLA and worked for the RAND Corporation before he was selected to become a NASA Astronaut.

Walter Cunningham was selected by NASA as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963. Walter was the Lunar Module Pilot aboard Apollo 7, which was launched from Cape Canaveral on October 11, 1968. Apollo 11 was the first manned Apollo mission and it lacked a Lunar Module, but was a test-run for all the upcoming Apollo missions.

The official NASA caption for the image below reads: "Apollo 7 astronauts (l-r) Walter Cunningham, Donn F. Eisele, and Walter M. Schirra, Jr., compare notes at a mission debriefing conducted today at the Kennedy SpaceCenter. October 23, 1968. Notice Apollo 7 Astronaut Wally Schirra is wearing his Pepsi GMT-Master.

This next photo was also taken on October 23, 1968 shows Wally Schirra with fellow Apollo 7 Astronaut, Walter Cunningham, and we see Schirra rockin' his GMT-Master.

2020 Rolex Middle SEA Race Preview

2020 Rolex Middle SEA Race Preview

Kevin O'Leary Goes Crazy Over Leopard Daytona with Producer Michael

 

Kevin O'Leary
Goes Crazy Over Leopard Daytona
with Producer Michael

One of the most interesting things in life is when you see two people you are familiar with that are unrelated meet each other and have a fascinating conversation. In this Part 1 video, Mr. Wonderful (Kevin O'Leary) from Shark Tank gets together with Producer Michael to discuss some watches from their collections, with a number of surprises.

In the video Kevin Talks about how he is giving away his stainless steel Daytona on his "Shark Tank" Red RubberB band to a celebrity auction.

Rolex and Roland-Garros

Rolex and Roland-Garros