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Reference 6263 Daytona ‘Panda Paul Newman’ | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1969

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$250,000–$500,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches: Take a Minute, New York · 10 June 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-5300283
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Rolex, Reference 6263 Daytona ‘Panda Paul Newman’ | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1969. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2025, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300283.

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Rolex, Reference 6263 Daytona ‘Panda Paul Newman’ | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1969. Sotheby's, 10 Jun 2025, lot 45. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5300283.

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From the same sale Important Watches: Take a Minute · Jun 2025

LotArtistEstimateResult
Reference 5050 | A platinum perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrog… Patek Philippe $30,000–$50,000
Reference 6263 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless chronograph wristwatch… Rolex $40,000–$80,000
Reference WGTA0120 Tank Asymétrique 'New York Fifth Avenue Edition' |… Cartier $30,000–$50,000
Reference 49020 Overseas Chronograph Perpetual Calendar ‘Madison and … Vacheron Constantin $30,000–$60,000
Reference 16753 GMT Master ‘Root Beer’ | Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: A… Rolex $15,000–$25,000
The Connoisseur’s Trunk | A leather trunk with brass hardware, Made a… $30,000–$50,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Rolex Untitled $762,538 Phillips, Nov 2023
Rolex very fine and highly important platinum chronograph wristwat Sotheby's, Oct 2018
Rolex Reference 116595 'Rainbow' Daytona | A pink gold, diamond an Sotheby's, Jun 2022
Rolex a very fine and extremely rare yellow gold chronograph wrist Sotheby's, Apr 2018
Rolex Reference 116519 Daytona | A white gold automatic chronograp Sotheby's, Jun 2023
Rolex cosmograph daytona, reference 16528 a possibly unique yellow Sotheby's, Oct 2019
Rolex Reference 6241 Daytona Paul Newman 'John Player Special' | A Sotheby's, Jun 2023
Rolex Daytona 'Rainbow', Reference 116598RBOW | A yellow gold, dia Sotheby's, May 2023

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