Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 'Big Red' (steel)
- Maker
- Rolex
- Year
- 1970-1987
- Rank
- 5 of 100
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 'Big Red' (steel)
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 'Big Red' (steel) by Rolex (1970-1987) is ranked 5 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It carried a market asking price of $95,000 in June 2026, which is not a sale. The definitive 1970s-80s manual-wind steel Daytona — the most attainable canonical vintage Daytona and a collector staple.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
The definitive 1970s-80s manual-wind steel Daytona — the most attainable canonical vintage Daytona and a collector staple.
Ref. 6263, steel, 'Big Red' Daytona dial logo, screw-down pushers
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $95,000
- Kind
- Market asking price, not a sale
- Date
- June 2026
Original steel 'Big Red' 6263 trades ~$70K-$120K depending on originality (1stDibs / Bob's Watches market data); midpoint ~$95K. Exotic-dial/special-order 6263s reach the millions and are excluded.
This is not a sale. It is what the market was asking, and no transaction is recorded behind it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08