Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 19 October 2012

Rolex ref. 6263 Cosmograph Yellow Gold Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph

ROLEX REF. 6263 COSMOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified, case No. 4089958, Ref. 6263. Made in 1974. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 14K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, tachometer, antireflective black bezel and a 14K yellow gold Rolex Jubilee bracelet.

Rolex · reference 6263

Antiquorum, October 2012

Hammer result

HKD 530,000

about $68,386 at today's rate

12% below the high estimate
Low estimate HKD 450,000
High estimate HKD 600,000
In USD $58,064 to $77,418

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

19 October 2012

Lot number

295

Reference

6263

Brand

Rolex

Year

1974

Ask against realised

$41,500 dealers ask from vs $68,386 this lot made

Across 49 dealer listings of reference 6263. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

255 confirmed sales, 2015 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 2015 to 2026. Low $76,205, high $307,348.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 8 $204,887 $73,524 to $825,500
2025 36 $184,368 $6,219 to $1,730,100
2024 33 $153,156 $2,574 to $514,923
2023 31 $220,094 $6,975 to $926,987
2022 28 $307,348 $50,400 to $3,420,499
2021 19 $150,473 $62,500 to $597,000
2020 12 $192,841 $55,642 to $546,414
2019 19 $160,065 $2,709 to $1,103,199
2018 21 $168,098 $60,024 to $732,500
2017 25 $222,473 $40,000 to $1,092,500
2016 11 $76,205 $2,500 to $199,500
2015 12 $106,486 $4,750 to $269,000

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 Ref 6263 Daytona Fuerza Aera Del Peru Stainless Steel Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 94,464 ($107,717)
Rolex Ref 6263 Cosmograph Daytona Antiquorum Jun 2026 EUR 120,704 ($137,639)
Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronog Sotheby's Jun 2026 USD 102,400 ($102,400)
Rolex Ref. 6263 Cosmograph Daytona “Paul Newman Panda” Phillips Jun 2026 USD 825,500 ($825,500)
ROLEX. A WELL-PRESERVED AND COVETED STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGR Christie's Jun 2026 USD 114,300 ($114,300)
ROLEX. A HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE AND DESIRABLE 18K GOLD CHRONOGRAP Christie's Jun 2026 USD 190,500 ($190,500)
Rolex Ref. 6263 Cosmograph Daytona “Big Red” Phillips May 2026 HKD 685,800 ($87,512)
ROLEX. AN ICONIC STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH Christie's May 2026 CHF 57,150 ($73,524)

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