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Rolex 'Oyster Sotto' Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6263

Maker
Rolex
Year
1969-1970
Rank
4 of 100

Rolex 'Oyster Sotto' Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6263

Rolex 'Oyster Sotto' Paul Newman Daytona Ref. 6263 by Rolex (1969-1970) is ranked 4 in the FLOAT 100 for Watches. It sold for $1,662,500 on 14 May 2018. The holy-grail steel Paul Newman: the only screw-pusher Daytona made with an exotic dial, fewer than ~20 known.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The holy-grail steel Paul Newman: the only screw-pusher Daytona made with an exotic dial, fewer than ~20 known.

Ref. 6263 'Oyster Sotto' (RCO), steel, screw-down pushers + exotic dial

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$1,662,500
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
14 May 2018

Ref. 6263 'The Oyster Sotto' realized CHF 1,662,500 (~$1.66M) at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 14 May 2018.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid 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.
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