Photo credit: Monaco Legend Group
A fresh-to-the-market Rolex Paul Newman Daytona with a tropical brown “Oyster Sotto” dial reached 1,796,000 euros at Monaco Legends Auction this week, on the higher end of its 1-million to 2-million estimate.
The “Oyster Sotto” Paul Newman Daytona is, without a doubt, a dream watch and a legend among Rolex collectors. Fewer than 20 examples have appeared at auctions, underscoring how incredibly rare these Paul Newmans are.
The names “Oyster Sotto” or “RCO” are names given by collectors when the familiar “Rolex”—“Oyster”—“Cosmograph” layout on the dial is instead displayed as “Rolex”—“Cosmograph”—“Oyster.” Oyster sotto is Italian for “Oyster underneath.”
This tropical 6263 had only had two owners in its history, Monaco Legend Group said, and came “from one of the most important and prominent Daytona collections ever assembled.”