Culture Of Time How Paul Newman's Daytona Inspired This Teenager's Painting

Culture Of Time How Paul Newman’s Daytona Inspired This Teenager’s Painting

I conceptualized the idea this past summer. A lot of it was me just looking at the headlines and being like, okay, yeah, I really want to help in some way. My initial thought was to create a painting and donate whatever it sold for towards a charity. But I wasn’t too sure about certain charities. I talked to friends who are artists and people who are really knowledgeable in this area, and I saw that Africa wasn’t being hit hard in terms of case numbers, but access to education was being severely reduced. Two of my grandparents are from Africa, so I thought it would be a good way to give back to those communities. We have chosen to focus on rural Kenya.

For Racers in This Weekend’s Rolex 24 at Daytona, It’s All About the Watch

As the saying goes, “You never actually own a Rolex Daytona. Eventually your son or daughter simply inherits your place on a waiting list.” That said, there’s one surefire way of acquiring one of the most coveted, most collectible, most impossible-to-buy timepieces on the planet: Become a race-car driver and win the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

This weekend, 49 thundering projectiles will line up at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway for the 59th running of this annual Rolex-sponsored endurance event. When the checkered flag drops at 3.40 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon, every driver on a class-winning team—this year there are five classes—will receive a white-dialed, steel-and-yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona timepiece.

Yes, it might be close to the same watch you could theoretically buy at your local Rolex-approved retailer, but what sets each of these watches apart is the engravings on the back: “Rolex 24 Daytona Winner 2021.”

“Rolex and Daytona are inextricably linked,” says five-time Daytona winner and proud owner of six Rolex Daytonas, Scott Pruett. “To be presented a watch engraved with the word “Winner” after 24 hours of intense racing is a moment that lives with you forever. Your Rolex is a constant reminder of the perseverance and hard work that goes into succeeding at the highest level.”

“Flying Scotsman” Dario Franchitti, who won the 2008 race has stated: “For a driver to win the Rolex 24 At Daytona is an incredible achievement. But to receive a Rolex watch in Victory Lane is the ultimate reward.”

Rolex has deep-rooted connections with the world-famous Daytona race. The Swiss manufacture has been the event’s official timekeeper since 1962, introducing the Cosmograph Daytona watch the following year. And this year’s competition is a landmark as it marks Rolex’s 30th time as Title Sponsor.

The best-known Rolex Daytona wearer is, arguably, the late actor and racer Paul Newman. His Daytona—a gift from his wife Joanne Woodward in 1968 and engraved “Drive Carefully Me”—was sold at auction in 2017 for a record $17.75 million.

Newman won the Rolex 24 GT Class in 1995 at age 70, co-driving a Roush Mustang with NASCAR legend Mark Martin. So, who will be on the receiving end of the famous green box and its coveted Rolex timepiece this Sunday? As always, the competition will be relentless.

The overall winner will most likely come from the seven-car DPi prototype class—the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Cadillac starts the race on pole position. For the best wheel-to-wheel action, look to the GTLM class with Corvette, BMW, Ferrari and Porsche battling it out. As for the likely goal of each and every driver? As Pruett says: “It’s all about the watch.”

This year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona starts Saturday at 3:40 p.m. ET. Television coverage will be split between NBC and NBCSN.

極罕18K金Rolex Daytona JPS 6264首見拍賣！Paul Newman款中最罕見之一枚

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極罕18K金Rolex Daytona JPS 6264首見拍賣！Paul Newman款中最罕見之一枚

極罕18K金Rolex Daytona JPS 6264首見拍賣！Paul Newman款中最罕見之一枚

在古董鐘錶市場中，Paul Newman款的Rolex Daytona一向都極受歡迎，而當中幾乎沒有比1960年代後期製之黃金勞力士Daytona更受藏家垂青，而冠絕此界別的，非「John Player Special」莫屬，可能一般人都沒見過，但這型號是以1970年代一級方程式賽車的標誌性黑、金色「Paul Newman」錶盤塗裝而命名，生產時間短而數量極稀少，所以你很難見到Rolex Daytona JPS的真身，在拍賣會上見到更是難得。

這款Rolex Daytona JPS Ref.6264，約於1969年製造，極之稀有，這款黑金調的手錶更常被形容為『聖杯』（Holy Grail）或『品牌象徵』（Icon）。

Daytona JPS的黑與金調設計，帶來不一樣的溫度和深度，加上與一級方程式的歷史聯繫，都令這枚腕錶有著別與不同的吸引力。

這枚Daytona JPS將於於7月24至31日在蘇富比網上專場開拍，有興趣留意的話，不妨看看蘇富比官網了解一下。

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