![]() ![]() Plus, Kozubek argues, this is actually just a better watch. He wore Daytonas because he loved Daytonas.” ![]() When I see him wearing that, I know that that's what made him happy. People were influenced a lot by the watches celebrities wore, but ultimately, it's about what makes you happy. “It's a reminder that Paul Newman wasn't doing anything for us watch fans he was just doing something for himself. ![]() But when I saw this photo many years ago I realized that Paul Newman also wore a 6263-this black-dial Daytona,” says Kozubek. “When you think of Paul Newman and the Daytona, you probably think of the 6239 with the exotic dial that his wife gave him. But! That is not the Newman watch Kozubek loves. The watch he owned is so monumental it momentarily held the record for most expensive wristwatch ever sold when it went for $17.8 million at auction in late 2018. Paul Newman is so closely associated with the Rolex Daytona with an “exotic” dial-the two-tone face with a contrasting outer ring-that it is known as the “Paul Newman” Daytona. Paul Newman’s circa-1980s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 I wish I didn't have to know what day of the month it was.” But if you have a 5512, you can forego the meeting, what day of the week it is-you just need to know the time. It’s a much simpler, enjoyable way to be. The people who buy watches with dates usually have a job that requires them to know what day of the week it is. In my eyes, I always felt the red Submariner or a Submariner with the date was more official. Rolex didn't make that many because most people just bought a 5513. A majority of the watches produced in that era were 5513s, which were the two-line Submariners The 5512 was an officially certified chronometer that only people who really needed very precise timing watches would buy. It’s a unique watch because the 5512 was an uncommon reference. The one he's photographed the most wearing is the 5512 Submariner. People used to call the 1655, the Rolex Explorer with that big orange hand, the McQueen but there are no photos of him wearing it. “Steve McQueen was one of those dudes who would buy motorcycle parts at swap meets and try to buy and sell watches there, too. He’s wearing that watch because he's such a badass that he needs something that's going to hold up.” Steve McQueen is just doing whatever he wants and follows his own rules. If Robert Redford were my dad I know he'd come home. I definitely wouldn't want him to be my father. But it really fits McQueen because he was a renegade kind of dude. “The Sub is such an icon that it's a very hard watch to pinpoint it to one celebrity. There are so many variations within just the Submariner world that two different references can represent two polar-opposite personalities. If you were a guy who wanted a Submariner, you'd go to the store and this is what you’d probably buy.” They didn't think of it as an iconic piece of jewelry or anything like that yet. “That watch was probably in production in 1972, when that movie was made, around the time that red Subs were around. “Versions of this watch with ‘Submariner’ written in red are really valuable now, but it wasn't until much later on when the internet hit that people realized these nuances were so interesting,” says Kozubek. While that would have been standard at the time, it’s now a sought-after detail by collectors. I have a lot of confidence in him as an actor and a character-and I have a lot of confidence in his watch, too.”īy some twist of fate, Redford doesn’t wear just any Submariner, but a version of the watch with the name of the model written out in red. “Just like Tom Selleck, Redford’s always going to win and so it makes sense he’s wearing something really reliable and robust. “Robert Redford represents stability to me,” says Kozubek. One such example is Redford and his trusty Submariner. It wasn’t until he got into watches in his 20s that he went back and saw how pieces could reinforce his perception. Growing up in Poland, Kozubek never really thought about the watches that his favorite characters or actors were wearing. Robert Redford’s Rolex “Red” Submariner from The Candidate ![]()
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