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·Hodinkee is confusing. Who owns the watch? Paul Cox, who the story says Newman gave the watch to? Or the foundation (and if the foundation, how/when did they gain ownership)?
Phillips to auction Paul Newman's PN Daytona
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watch3s
·i wonder when Fidel's rolexes will go to auction...
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Vitezi
·Just for giggles I was trying to think of iconic watches and their namesake photos. Here you have:
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
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Jwit
·Just for giggles I was trying to think of iconic watches and their namesake photos. Here you have:
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
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watch3s
·Just for giggles I was trying to think of iconic watches and their namesake photos. Here you have:
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
Believe Clapton did both, panda daytona and some complicated patek.
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cpl
·THE Paul Newman! I think $6m.
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abrod520
·Just for giggles I was trying to think of iconic watches and their namesake photos. Here you have:
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
One of these things is not like the others 😗
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cpl
·Hodinkee is confusing. Who owns the watch? Paul Cox, who the story says Newman gave the watch to? Or the foundation (and if the foundation, how/when did they gain ownership)?
Yeah badly written. It doesn't explain that James Cox is the treasurer of the foundation. He owns the watch and is selling it to donate the proceeds to the foundation.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-pa...undand-where-its-going-now-1496322396?tesla=y
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Vitezi
·I had forgotten about Jean-Claude Killy's Jean-Claude Killy Dato-Compax.
And of course there is our own @styggpyggeno1 Rolex, whose namesake he has graciously licensed to Brando. 😀
And of course there is our own @styggpyggeno1 Rolex, whose namesake he has graciously licensed to Brando. 😀
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·Indy said it best:
I'm thinking all bets are off on what this could go for.
People refer to all kinds of watches as "grails" - this is the ultimate grail for any high-end Rolex collector and here are likely a number of people with the funds and will to buy this for an obscene amount of money.
Bonus points for the fact that it also happens to be a stunningly beautiful watch.
My guess is $40-$50 million.
Whoever buys it, I seriously do hope they allow it to be exhibited for at least some small period of time before it gets locked away in a vault somewhere.
I'm thinking all bets are off on what this could go for.
People refer to all kinds of watches as "grails" - this is the ultimate grail for any high-end Rolex collector and here are likely a number of people with the funds and will to buy this for an obscene amount of money.
Bonus points for the fact that it also happens to be a stunningly beautiful watch.
My guess is $40-$50 million.
Whoever buys it, I seriously do hope they allow it to be exhibited for at least some small period of time before it gets locked away in a vault somewhere.
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jfmiii
·Just for giggles I was trying to think of iconic watches and their namesake photos. Here you have:
- Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" Rolex Daytona
- Nina Rindt's “Nina Rindt” Universal Geneve Compax
- Ed White's "Ed White" Omega Speedmaster
What else is there? Eric Clapton's Rolex (Or is that a Patek)?
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...He had a few Daytonas and most of them had the exotic dial.
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·Indy said it best:
I'm thinking all bets are off on what this could go for.
People refer to all kinds of watches as "grails" - this is the ultimate grail for any high-end Rolex collector and here are likely a number of people with the funds and will to buy this for an obscene amount of money.
Bonus points for the fact that it also happens to be a stunningly beautiful watch.
My guess is $40-$50 million.
Whoever buys it, I seriously do hope they allow it to be exhibited for at least some small period of time before it gets locked away in a vault somewhere.
40-50 million?! 😲 thats a bit high no? 🍿
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·also I was mistaken, Clapton had an albino, not a panda daytona https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizab...ppe-smash-world-auction-records/#436fb8f944b1
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ConElPueblo
·I find this to be utterly uninteresting. After the novelty of exclaiming "Oh no, not A Paul Newman, THE Paul Newman!" to other enthusiasts wear off, what are you left with? An old watch.
All those saying that it should be in a museum need to spend more time in real museums. Places that exhibit works of genuinely creative talent influencing the minds and hearts of men through time or objects that are part of everyones cultural, human history. NOT some expensive trinket that has become even more expensive because it happened to be owned by an American celebrity.
The worst example of this pathetic trend is the attitude towards everything worn/driven/owned at some point by Steve McQueen. Apparently, owning a Heuer Chronograph will make you as cool as he was, so these are highly sought after by sad, middle-aged men who have accomplished nothing remotely interesting in their lives and hope that some of the (life)style associated with said actor will rub off on to them. It's the same men who usually have a weird fascination with Porsches and automobile racing. They ought to get out more.
Have a great weekend, everyone! 😀
All those saying that it should be in a museum need to spend more time in real museums. Places that exhibit works of genuinely creative talent influencing the minds and hearts of men through time or objects that are part of everyones cultural, human history. NOT some expensive trinket that has become even more expensive because it happened to be owned by an American celebrity.
The worst example of this pathetic trend is the attitude towards everything worn/driven/owned at some point by Steve McQueen. Apparently, owning a Heuer Chronograph will make you as cool as he was, so these are highly sought after by sad, middle-aged men who have accomplished nothing remotely interesting in their lives and hope that some of the (life)style associated with said actor will rub off on to them. It's the same men who usually have a weird fascination with Porsches and automobile racing. They ought to get out more.
Have a great weekend, everyone! 😀
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R3D9
·I find this to be utterly uninteresting. After the novelty of exclaiming "Oh no, not A Paul Newman, THE Paul Newman!" to other enthusiasts wear off, what are you left with? An old watch.
All those saying that it should be in a museum need to spend more time in real museums. Places that exhibit works of genuinely creative talent influencing the minds and hearts of men through time or objects that are part of everyones cultural, human history. NOT some expensive trinket that has become even more expensive because it happened to be owned by an American celebrity.
The worst example of this pathetic trend is the attitude towards everything worn/driven/owned at some point by Steve McQueen. Apparently, owning a Heuer Chronograph will make you as cool as he was, so these are highly sought after by sad, middle-aged men who have accomplished nothing remotely interesting in their lives and hope that some of the (life)style associated with said actor will rub off on to them. It's the same men who usually have a weird fascination with Porsches and automobile racing. They ought to get out more.
Have a great weekend, everyone! 😀
I wish for once you'd just tell us how you really feel 😉
Now that was a proper rant!
I agree 100%, by the way, but at the same time, if someone finds joy in obsessing over cars or planes or whatever, I say have at it. I'll happily own three non-celebrity-related watches for every one that they pick up 😜
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·It won't be about the watch. It will be about publicly splashing money.
I'm in the not museum worthy camp.
I'm in the not museum worthy camp.
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·I find this to be utterly uninteresting. After the novelty of exclaiming "Oh no, not A Paul Newman, THE Paul Newman!" to other enthusiasts wear off, what are you left with? An old watch.
All those saying that it should be in a museum need to spend more time in real museums. Places that exhibit works of genuinely creative talent influencing the minds and hearts of men through time or objects that are part of everyones cultural, human history. NOT some expensive trinket that has become even more expensive because it happened to be owned by an American celebrity.
The worst example of this pathetic trend is the attitude towards everything worn/driven/owned at some point by Steve McQueen. Apparently, owning a Heuer Chronograph will make you as cool as he was, so these are highly sought after by sad, middle-aged men who have accomplished nothing remotely interesting in their lives and hope that some of the (life)style associated with said actor will rub off on to them. It's the same men who usually have a weird fascination with Porsches and automobile racing. They ought to get out more.
Have a great weekend, everyone! 😀
i feel the same, wonder what the 6538 in Goldfinger would go for. not gonna make you bond, or as cool as bond.
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