The FIFA World Cup Final has divided the internet. Many have labeled the match dull, with neither team scoring until Spain’s Ferran Torres smashed the ball into the back of the net in the 106th minute to defeat reigning champs Argentina. The Half-Time Show, featuring Madonna, BTS, Shakira, Coldplay, and . . . the Muppets, has drawn criticism, too: Ex-England star Wayne Rooney described it as “crap” during the BBC broadcast, while Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher tweeted that it was like “a bad trip.” One thing that certainly wasn’t dull, though, was the vintage Rolex Jay-Z wore at New York New Jersey Stadium.
Hov, who, along with his wife, Beyoncé, was one of many A-listers in the crowd, had an ultra-rare Rolex Daytona on his left wrist. It appears to be a Reference 6264—one of, if not the, rarest and most collectible Daytonas in history. The hip-hop mogul is, of course, known for wearing ultra-exclusive timepieces by the likes of Rolex, Patek, and Richard Mille. He’s even made Daytonas the VIP passes at his charity gala in the past.
Introduced in 1969 and produced only for a couple of years, the chrono took design cues from the original Daytona that debuted in 1963, but featured the all-important “exotic dial” introduced in the late ‘60s. It was later nicknamed the “Paul Newman dial,” as the late, great actor and race car driver famously wore a Daytona (Ref. 6239) with an exotic dial.
