Lot 76 · Important Watches: Part I
Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978
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- Estimate
- CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000 hammer ≈ $44,090–$66,136
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part I , Geneva · 12 May 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5211675
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978. Sotheby's, 12 May 2024, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5211675.
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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1978. Sotheby's, 12 May 2024, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5211675.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 'N°001', Reference 5548PT | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch … | Audemars Piguet | CHF 20,000–CHF 40,000 | |
| Les Métiers d'Arts Tribute to the Great Explorers 'Magellan', Referen… | Vacheron Constantin | CHF 35,000–CHF 55,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $69,994 | Phillips, May 2024 | |
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 6612B | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date II ‘Royal Khanjar’, Reference 218206 | A platinum a | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date, A platinum automatic wristwatch w | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Rolex | a rare stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch w | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 218206 Day-Date | A platinum and diamond-set autom | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona, Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wris | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 6263 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless chronograph w | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 |
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.