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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From the same sale Important Watches Including the Gunter Sachs Cartier Portico Mystery Clock and the Mercedes Gleitze Rolex Oyster · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jump Hour, Reference 43040/000J-8011 | A yellow gold jumping hour wri… | Vacheron Constantin | CHF 11,000–CHF 22,000 | |
| Royal Oak, Reference 5402BA | A yellow gold wristwatch with date and … | Audemars Piguet | CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 | |
| Black Baignoire | A white gold wristwatch with black dial | Hallmarke… | Cartier London | CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 | |
| Milgauss, Reference 6541 | A stainless steel anti-magnetic wristwatch… | Rolex | CHF 60,000–CHF 100,000 | |
| Royal Oak Offshore 'Juan Pablo Montoya', Reference 26030RO.OO.D001IN.… | Audemars Piguet | CHF 24,000–CHF 48,000 | |
| The Shinto Shrine Gate Mystery Clock No. 6 | Completed on 15 June 192… | Cartier Paris | CHF 3,000,000–CHF 5,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolex | Untitled | $78,740 | Phillips, Jun 2023 | |
| Rolex | Day-Date “Khanjar Pie-Pan”, Reference 1804 | A platinum and | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Rolex | rolex | reference 116506 a platinum automatic chronograph wr | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Rolex | Day-Date, Reference 6612B | A platinum and diamond-set wrist | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona 'Big Red', Reference 6263 | A stainless steel chrono | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Rolex | a fine and rare stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Rolex | Daytona, Reference 16520 | A possibly unique and never-seen- | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Rolex | Cosmograph Daytona, Reference 116506 | A platinum chronograp | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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.