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Lot 116 · Important Watches: Part I

Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978 | 勞力士 | Daytona 'Big Red' 型號6263 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶,製作年份約1978

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Estimate
CHF 50,000–CHF 100,000 hammer ≈ $55,891–$111,782
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I , Geneva · 14 May 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-5123685
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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978 | 勞力士 | Daytona 'Big Red' 型號6263 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶,製作年份約1978. Sotheby's, 14 May 2023, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123685.

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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978 | 勞力士 | Daytona 'Big Red' 型號6263 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶,製作年份約1978. Sotheby's, 14 May 2023, lot 116. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5123685.

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From the same sale Important Watches: Part I · May 2023

LotArtistEstimateResult
Streamliner Flyback Chronograph, Reference 6902-1200 | A limited edit… H. Moser & Cie CHF 20,000–CHF 40,000
Royal Oak, Reference 77351OR.ZZ.1261OR.01 | A pink gold and diamond-s… Audemars Piguet CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000
Daytona 'Paul Newman', Reference 6241 | A stainless steel chronograph… Rolex CHF 150,000–CHF 250,000
Twenty-4, Reference 7300/1200R-010 | A pink gold and diamond-set wris… Patek Philippe CHF 26,000–CHF 35,000
Chronometro Gondolo | A yellow gold wristwatch | Made in 1913 | 百達翡麗 … Patek Philippe CHF 24,000–CHF 32,000
Daytona 'Beach', Reference 116519 | A white gold chronograph wristwat… Rolex CHF 50,000–CHF 70,000

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