Phillips Geneva · 2018
Rolex — Cosmograph Daytona "The Unicorn"
Reference 6265 · 18k White Gold
$5,936,906
≈ CHF5.22M · €5.46M · £4.69M · HK$46.49M · ¥926,157,336
About this lot
The only known vintage white gold manual-winding Daytona ever produced, donated by collector John Goldberger to benefit the Children Action charity.
Ranks #2 of 67 Rolex auction lots we track (top 3%) · #21 of 1,119 documented luxury watch sales overall (top 2%) · all Rolex records →
Other documented Rolex auction lots
| Reference | Model | Hammer | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6239 | Daytona 'Paul Newman' | $17,752,500 | 2017 | Phillips New York |
| 6062 | Triple-Calendar Moonphase 'Bao Dai' | $5,066,000 | 2017 | Phillips Geneva |
| 116595RBOW | Daytona Rainbow Everose Gold | $743,000 | 2024 | Phillips New York |
| 6263 | Daytona 'Big Red' (John Mayer's) | $5,400,000 | 2024 | Phillips New York |
| 6263 'RCO' | Daytona 'RCO' Paul Newman Oysterquartz Concept Outdated | $3,724,000 | 2018 | Phillips Geneva |
| 1665 | Double Red Sea-Dweller Mk1 | $220,000 | 2024 | Phillips New York |
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