Of all the Rolex Reference 6241’s made, only a very limited number were fitted with an exotic dial, later becoming known as the ‘Paul Newman’, named for the American actor, director, and race car driver who so famously sported examples throughout his life. Though the differences between standard and exotic dials can be reduced to mere typefaces and subtle applications of color, the result of these traits is pivotal in practice. These highly prized ‘exotic dials’ were available in black with white sub dials, and white with black sub dials. They also featured a stepped outer track and sunken subsidiary dials accented by art-deco inspired square indexes. When preserved faithfully like the one pictured here, the result is nothing short of extraordinary—and telling of why Rolex now enjoys the reputation it does. Pictured on Sotheby’s specialist m_a_n_e_g_a. A highlight of of the ‘Important Watches: Part I’ auction on 14 May, part of #SothebysLuxuryWeek at #SothebysGeneva. Visit the link ...