Paul Newman's Oyster Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6239 is on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
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The world?s most expensive Rolex is on display for all to see after a four-year hiatus.

The Oyster Chronograph Daytona Ref. 6239 ?Paul Newman? originally made headlines in 2017 when it sold for US$17.75 million at Phillips to become the most expensive Rolex watch ever sold.

The iconic timepiece is now currently on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The museum recently launched on September 30. Rolex is a founding supporter of the institution and arranged for the watch to be on display for film buffs and watch collectors alike.
The watch had once belonged to American actor, Paul Newman as a gift from his wife. The timepiece is distinguishable by its unique dial that features a contrasting outer seconds track, a modern typeface in the sub-dials, and the squarish 1-12 indices.

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While the model wasn’t originally as expensive as it is today, it has now become as iconic as the man himself. Any Daytona model with a unique dial is now known as a ?Paul Newman? variant.

The historic timepiece is now in the Rolex Gallery, a permanent, multi-room experience on the third floor of the mu...