Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces · 30 September 2014

Rolex, ref. 6263, Cosmograph Tropical Dial Steel Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, case No. 5429899

ROLEX, REF. 6263, COSMOGRAPH TROPICAL DIAL STEEL Rolex, Oyster Cosmograph, case No. 5429899, Ref. 6263, Made in 1978. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, steel bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

Rolex · reference 6263

Antiquorum, September 2014

Hammer result

USD 87,500

Beat the high estimate by 75%
Low estimate USD 30,000
High estimate USD 50,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Date

30 September 2014

Lot number

86

Reference

6263

Brand

Rolex

Year

1978

Ask against realised

$41,500 dealers ask from vs $87,500 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

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