An ultra-rare Rolex Cosmograph Daytona JPS reference 6264 in 18k gold achieved more than $1.5 million in a single-lot online sale held by Sotheby’s in London. The 1969 “John Player Special,” named ...

Here’s something that’s tough to believe these days: The Rolex Daytona wasn’t always a sold-out, smash hit. Yup, that’s right—and all the more so with those beloved “Paul Newman” models, the ones with ...