Lot 118 · Important Watches
Reference 6265 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1987
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches, New York · 9 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5130994
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5130994 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5130994
Rolex, Reference 6265 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2023, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5130994.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5130994.
Rolex, Reference 6265 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1987. Sotheby's, 9 Jun 2023, lot 118. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5130994.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Important Watches · Jun 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference 5270 | A white gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwat… | Patek Philippe | $70,000–$120,000 | |
| Reference 116520 Daytona | A fully stickered stainless steel automati… | Rolex | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Ellipse | A yellow gold skeletonized oval wristwatch, Circa 1980 | Patek Philippe | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Reference 5131G-001 | A white gold world time wristwatch with cloison… | Patek Philippe | $70,000–$120,000 | |
| Reference 1539 | A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with date, Ci… | Breguet | $20,000–$40,000 | |
| Reference 16519 'Zenith' Daytona | A white gold and diamond-set chron… | Rolex | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date | A platinum automatic wristwatch | $57,150 | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | |
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Reference 228206 Day-Date | A platinum automatic wristwatch | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Rolex | 'Day Date Stella' gold wristwatch, Ref. 1803 | Rago, Feb 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 228345RBR | An Everose and diamond-set w | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona ‘Sigma Dial’, Reference 6263 | A stainles | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date II ‘Royal Khanjar’, Reference 218206 | A platinum a | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona ‘Big Red’, Reference 6265 | A stainless steel chrono | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.