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Lot 181 · Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster

Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1979

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Estimate
CHF 35,000–CHF 70,000 hammer ≈ $43,453–$86,906
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster , Geneva · 9 November 2025
Record ID
TB-2026-5334149
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, 9 Nov 2025, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334149.

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Rolex, Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1979. Sotheby's, 9 Nov 2025, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5334149.

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