Lot 266 · Important Watches: Part II
Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1979
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- Estimate
- CHF 50,000–CHF 70,000 hammer ≈ $55,506–$77,708
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Watches: Part II, Geneva · 7 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5166263
- 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 1979. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166263.
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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2023, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5166263.
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From the same sale Important Watches: Part II · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak, Reference 15300ST.OO.1220ST.03 | A stainless steel wristwa… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 15,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| Daytona, Reference 116518 | A yellow gold chronograph wristwatch | Ci… | Rolex | CHF 24,000–CHF 35,000 | |
| Day-Date, Reference 18238 | A yellow gold and diamond-set wristwatch … | Rolex | CHF 16,000–CHF 26,000 | |
| Royal Oak, Reference 14800ST | A stainless steel wristwatch with date… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 10,000–CHF 15,000 | |
| Day-Date, Reference 18038 | A yellow gold wristwatch with day, date, … | Rolex | CHF 40,000–CHF 60,000 | |
| Steve Aoki, Reference 103539 | A special edition aluminium wristwatch… | Bulgari | CHF 1,500–CHF 3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 6612B | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | $77,577 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | |
| Rolex | Untitled | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date “Khanjar Pie-Pan”, Reference 1804 | A platinum and | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chrono | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Rolex | rolex | reference 116506 a platinum automatic chronograph wr | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Rolex | a fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116505 | An Everose gold chron | Sotheby's, Feb 2022 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date II ‘Royal Khanjar’, Reference 218206 | A platinum a | Sotheby's, Feb 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.