FLOAT

Rolex 'Paul Newman' Daytona Ref. 6241

Maker
Rolex
Year
1965-1969
Rank
2 of 100

Rolex 'Paul Newman' Daytona Ref. 6241

Rolex 'Paul Newman' Daytona Ref. 6241 by Rolex (1965-1969) is ranked 2 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It sold for $201,094 on 11 November 2016. The rarer pump-pusher sibling of the 6239 Paul Newman, with markedly lower production making it a blue-chip vintage Daytona.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The rarer pump-pusher sibling of the 6239 Paul Newman, with markedly lower production making it a blue-chip vintage Daytona.

Ref. 6241 (pump pushers, exotic 'Paul Newman' dial)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$201,094
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
11 November 2016

Steel 6241 Paul Newman realized $201,094 at Phillips (Nov 11 2016), cited on Bob's Watches reference history as condition-representative. Top steel examples now trade higher (~$250K+).

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
Archive
2026-08-08