This was by far the most significant Paul Newman on sale this weekend. It is indeed one of only three known yellow gold Oyster Paul Newman Daytonas, and it's a ref. 6263 with a lemon grené dial. It's easy to understand why this extremely beautiful example attracted so much attention. In the end, it became the subject of a theatrical bidding war between two gentlemen in the room. The eventual winner even decided to get up and walk out of the auction room before Aurel Bacs finally dropped his gavel. He turned around just in time to hear confirmation of his winning bid, but he was the first person out of the auction room. Perhaps he was just keen on getting his hands on his new watch.