A Rolex may be the most instantly recognizable watch in the world, and it’s for good reason: the brand is, in many ways, the industry’s standard-bearer. In 1910, five years after its founding, Rolex produced the first watch to receive the Swiss Certificate for Chronometric Precision, and the brand has been synonymous with exacting watchmaking ever since. While it may not be the oldest watchmaker, Rolex set the template for watches as we know them today, introducing the first waterproof timepiece in 1926, inventing self-winding technology in 1931 and date displays in 1945. For almost as long as the company has existed, Rolex has been synonymous with sporting and adventure. A Rolex watch was there for the first summit of Mount Everest as well as the first dive into Mariana Trench, the deepest known point on Earth. But, of course, Rolexes are beloved for more than their utility; everyone from Winston Churchill to Steve McQueen to Roger Federer has sported them. Paul Newman, another devoted Rolex fan, wore his Daytona so often that the style — with its graphic black-and-white dial – is known among collectors as a Newman Daytona. That holy grail piece (only 2,000-3,000 models were produced with that particular design) is one of the most coveted watches in the world. But any Rolex, from the classic Datejust to the rugged Submariner, is an investment for the ages.

Rolex

Important Watches

Dial: black Caliber: cal. 727 mechanical, 17 jewels Case: stainless steel, screw down case back Case number: 3’291’367 Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp Size: 37.5 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 185 mm Signed: case, dial and movement Box: no Papers: no

View 1 of Lot 208: Reference 6263 Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1973

reference 6263 daytona | a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, circa 1973

Fine Watches

Dial: silvered Caliber: Valjoux cal. 727 mechanical, 17 jewels Movement number: 13’083 Case: stainless steel, screw down case back Case number: 7626953 Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp Size: 38 mm, bracelet circumference approximately 195 mm Signed: case, dial and movement Box: no Papers: no Accessories: Rolex service box

View 1 of Lot 332: Reference 6263 ‘Big Red’ Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1983

reference 6263 ‘big red’ daytona | a stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, circa 1983

Dial: black Caliber: cal. 727 mechanical, 17 jewels Case: stainless steel, screw down case back Case number: 9'196'094 Closure: stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet with folding clasp Size: 37 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 185 mm Signed: case, dial, movement Box: no Papers: no

View 1 of Lot 177: Reference 6263 'Big Red' Daytona | A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, Circa 1986

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