The prevailing belief that has now been confirmed, is that Joanne Woodward chose and bought the watch as a present for him. The exotic dial, with its vibrant array of colors and graphic patterns, may have caught her attention. The story adds a romantic touch to the mythology and is also a source for endless laughter that one woman's unusual taste led the watch to be the most famous in the world. Newman, in a brilliant personalization move, never wore the steel bracelet that came with his watch, but instead chose a thick black military Bund style strap. In 1972, Newman's Daytona, with its unique black strap, became his constant companion. His wrist accessory, like him over time, grew more and more iconic. Over the next 40 years,clone panerai watches he was photographed wearing it innumerable times. Newman had the amusing habit of leaving the screw-down crown open so that he could easily wind it up when needed.

Paul Newman drives a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona on the Daytona International Speedway's infield roadcourse section during the 24 Hours of Daytona. Newman, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, and Milt McInter co-drove their car to a fifth place overall finish.

Newman's love for Rolex lasted until his death. The Tudor Replica Watchesary actor chose a Zenith-caliber Daytona with a white dial, along with a model in white gold, among others, during his final years. After the discontinuation, the exotic dials that were strictly defined as "Paul Newman dials" ceased to be made.Breitling replica watches The ref. In 1987, the 6265 was introduced with pushers that screwed down. However, one could argue that these dials continue to influence modern Daytonas.

1995 - Paul Newman is seen riding a golf cart as he makes his way to the Rolex 24 in Daytona. Newman was a member of a team that ran a Ford Mustang on behalf of car owner Jack Roush.

Newman never wore the well-known, extremely expensive Panda-dial screw-pusher Daytonas in two colors or the ultra-rare, black RCO screw pusher Daytonas even though these watches were given the sobriquet of "Newman dial Daytona".

Rolex has never had a formal partnership with Paul Newman. However, the Daytona has become so closely associated with his image that on two occasions the company commissioned photographic portraits of the actor. The Swiss marketing team must be grateful for the day in the late 1960s when the woman who loved Paul Newman and gave him a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, with its vibrant three-color dial was given to him by his future wife.