Lot 845 · Fine Watches
Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Reference 6265 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1979 | 勞力士 | Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" 型號6265 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶，約1979年製
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- Estimate
- HK$420,000–HK$700,000 hammer ≈ $53,742–$89,569
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Watches, Hong Kong · 14 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5139564
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Reference 6265 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1979 | 勞力士 | Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" 型號6265 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶，約1979年製. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2023, lot 845. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5139564.
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Rolex, Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red", Reference 6265 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1979 | 勞力士 | Cosmograph Daytona "Big Red" 型號6265 | 精鋼計時鏈帶腕錶，約1979年製. Sotheby's, 14 Jul 2023, lot 845. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5139564.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date | A platinum automatic wristwatch | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.