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26 August 2005, 11:08 PM | #1 |
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The £210000 Rolex.Ref. 6263/6265
The highest auction price ever paid for a Rolex,And the bracelet doesn't even have solid end links,and only a trusty ETA Valjoux engine. We all have our own limit, and to pay that much for a watch (even if it does have an lurid red dial which is thankfully 'rare'). Is just so way past my limit, of what constitutes a reasonably acceptable amount of insaneness. That I almost feel smug and pious knowing I will never reach such heights of excess extravaence
http://www.redwatches.com/page16.html
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26 August 2005, 11:25 PM | #2 |
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Peter, IMO that is the holy grail of Daytonas and on a par with the very first Yachtmaster Daytona. I love the red dial. It really stands apart from the chaffe.
I love it but at that price it's stupidly expensive for only a 'wrist watch'. |
26 August 2005, 11:49 PM | #3 |
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"...it's stupidly expensive for only a 'wrist watch'."
Yes, if were only a 'wrist watch'. This is one of those exceedingly rare cases where a watch can be an 'investment'. This one won't be worn, but rather prepped, insured and locked away in a temperature and humidity controlled vault for a couple'a years when we'll see it pop up again at Christies, Sotheby's, or Antiquorum with an anticipated hammer price of half a million dollars or so. There's a good number of Pateks, VC's, Cartiers, and some Rolexes that show up every few years that've appreciated by 50 - 100% in just a couple of years. |
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Of course I was being facetious. I well know that's an investment piece and remember the last time it got brought out of the vault. I think it went for something like US$250,000. Crazy! |
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26 August 2005, 11:40 PM | #5 |
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Yes its the Holy grail of Dayton's,and think the dial might take some getting
used to.Myself prefer the one with the white sub-dials,but the more I look the more I like both.Myself much prefer the dial of the 6263/65, now todays auto 116520 Daytona with the 6263/65 dial that would be a holy grail Daytona.
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I appreciate that this watch may be useful as an investement, but to my eyes it looks truely aweful, and were it not for its investment value, i wouldnt even spend £2100, let alone £200,000 on it. Each to his own i suppose. For those that want the look, but not the $$$, omega have released a very similar red dialled schumacher special limited edition
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Hey ATOMIC.. you've finally bought the panerai that you were lusting after for so long.. congratulations.. when do we see the pics up close and personal?
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Oh, oK .. well heres hoping you get one of your own soon..
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Yes nice looking watch,with almost the same looks, but far less money.
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Thanks to all of you for a very interesting and informative thread, guys.
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You guys had already said it all. I had merely to read it and enjoy it....nothing more I could add so I merely acknowledged it.
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watch cost around £700. List price in 1986 checking a old price list was Daytona £882, Sub date £1012,TT Sub £2070 SD £1161,GMT-Master £884, Explorer 11 £954, Explorer £681 and a great shock the Oysterquartz £1199.
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