Phillips Auction of Legendary Paul Newman Daytona

At Phillips auction house in New York on Thursday night, the legendary Paul Newman 1968 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona was auctioned off; auctioneer Aurel Bacs called it “possibly the most iconic wristwatch of the 20th century.” Here’s the bidding process for this piece from start to finish …

[amessagefromthepatriots]

When he said 12 Million in 4 different languages that was pretty badass.

[swerboski]

The ten million bid was a super power move to remove the peasants with paddles who were hoping to pay 2 to 6 million.

[aamirofficial]

That 10 million opening bid just stops my heart beat for a second

[paultwiss]

I never realised auctioneers could be that much fun. This guy was fantastic.

[calvin]

What's wrong with this cameraman, I wanna see Tifanny!

[bradpetersen]

In 1978, I was on the Road America racetrack in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, racing a car my Navy buddy and I built and prepared for the SCCA event (my buddy and I were stationed at Great Lakes and we both had an abundance of cash from our re-enlistment bonuses and built a race car) Several different car classes would be on the track at the same time, only competing with our own class. It was quite a memory being on the track at the same time with Paul Newman. We had to constantly be in our mirrors to ensure we gave his class of racers the right of way, or as we were told pre-start, don’t get in his way. Seeing him blaze past me, with flames belching from the Newman-Sharp Nissan 280ZX tailpipes on deceleration, is something I can replay in my head, in slow motion, over and over.
RIP Paul.
signed, the guy in the white Fiat 131S with the US Navy stickers

[kurt]

Rick from Pawn Stars offered $50 bucks but only after he first got his buddy down there to inspect it and tell him what it was worth

[krishnapal]

Legends say that, Tiffiney never had a Client she was there just to spice up the bid.

[DanielDDCSoundProduction]

The long pauses and waiting is probably the billionaires waiting for the next million to roll into the back account every 2 minutes lol

[sameedf]

At 4:18 he was standing so still I thought my screen froze

[antjrice]

The way Aurel runs this lot and creates the tension, which drives the price is why he got the gig. World class expertise.

[walther]

Paul Newman was an amazing guy I’ve met him at Mid Ohio. He also was the best of the “celebrity” race car drivers and was a world class talent.
Love this video!!!

[MiladJPanah]

was: $14'500.000 now: $250 after Rick called his friend.

[WhisperingWinds]

the auction didn't even started and the woman shouted 10 million... Jesuschrist some people have too much money

[mkkravist]

How could Rolex NOT buy this back- it’s the no.1, the icon, and if it went onto some oligarchs wrist or into an Arabs watch drawer, it’s value is nothing. It’s become a piece of art that connects you to a beautiful man who will forever be loved and admired for his loyalty, bravery, kindness and honesty.

[komentuesipalues]

Absolutely nobody:
That girl: 10 million dollars sir!

[alexkg]

I would have bid on this, but I just checked my bank account and realized I was $15.6M short

[nvorano]

Waitress: “Good morning, sir. And how would you like your eggs?”
Auctioneer: “Faberge.”

[greaterbayareahero]

This auctioneer is so seasoned and works up the crowd so professionally 👍🏽

[Mike]

Does 90% of the comments here really think Nat and Tiff are the bidders? Did you guys even watch the video, they were on the phone with clients