Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces. · 13 May 2018

ROLEX DAYTONA REF. 6240 STAINLESS STEEL, EXOTIC DIAL SO CALLED "PAUL NEWMAN" Very fine and

ROLEX DAYTONA REF. 6240 STAINLESS STEEL, EXOTIC DIAL SO CALLED "PAUL NEWMAN" Very fine and very rare stainless steel, manual winding chronograph.

Rolex · reference 6240

Antiquorum, May 2018

Hammer result

CHF 125,000

about $125,050 at today's rate

17% below the high estimate
Low estimate CHF 100,000
High estimate CHF 150,000
In USD $100,040 to $150,060

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.

Date

13 May 2018

Lot number

384

Reference

6240

Brand

Rolex

Ask against realised

$115,000 dealers ask from vs $125,050 this lot made

Across 1 dealer listing of reference 6240. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

35 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $57,984, high $375,788.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $375,788 $375,788 to $375,788
2025 2 $57,984 $44,450 to $71,517
2024 2 $69,390 $58,998 to $79,783
2023 5 $186,980 $74,893 to $393,267
2022 2 $178,868 $63,000 to $294,736
2021 6 $130,234 $67,315 to $197,909
2020 2 $111,845 $63,911 to $159,778
2019 3 $185,148 $87,500 to $349,194
2018 5 $114,592 $93,750 to $150,000
2017 1 $184,852 $184,852 to $184,852
2016 3 $132,500 $66,250 to $243,750
2015 3 $102,602 $75,000 to $129,130

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

WatchHouseDateResult
ROLEX. A RARE AND DESIRABLE STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRIS Christie's May 2026 CHF 292,100 ($375,788)
Reference 6240 ‘Small’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronogra Sotheby's Dec 2025 USD 44,450 ($44,450)
Rolex Ref 6240 Antiquorum Nov 2025 CHF 57,500 ($71,517)
Rolex Ref. 6240 Cosmograph Daytona Phillips Nov 2024 CHF 69,850 ($79,783)
Daytona 'Solo', Reference 6240 | A stainless steel chronogra Sotheby's May 2024 CHF 53,340 ($58,998)
Rolex Ref. 6240 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman” Phillips Dec 2023 USD 279,400 ($279,400)
Rolex Ref. 6240 Cosmograph Daytona Phillips Nov 2023 CHF 88,900 ($98,954)
Rolex Daytona 6240 "Big Daytona" Tropical Dial Box and Paper Loupe This Oct 2023 USD 88,385 ($88,385)
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