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	== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==		== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==

	Phillips Daytona Ultimatum was a 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. The Unicorn was Lot 8 ~~and the headline lot of the auction~~. Phillips's lot essay framed the watch as the authentic sole white gold 6265; the catalogue and condition report disclosed the bracelet swap and said nothing about the dial, pushers, or bezel. The watch hammered at CHF 4,750,000, and the 25 percent buyer's premium Phillips applied in Geneva brought the all-in price to CHF 5,937,500 — about USD 5.9M at prevailing exchange.		Phillips Daytona Ultimatum was a 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. The Unicorn was Lot 8. Phillips's lot essay framed the watch as the authentic sole white gold 6265; the catalogue and condition report disclosed the bracelet swap and said nothing about the dial, pushers, or bezel. The watch hammered at CHF 4,750,000, and the 25 percent buyer's premium Phillips applied in Geneva brought the all-in price to CHF 5,937,500 — about USD 5.9M at prevailing exchange.

	[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-white-gold-phillips.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=White-gold Rolex 6265 Unicorn as presented by Phillips in 2018\|The white-gold 6265 configuration presented at Phillips in 2018.]]		[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-white-gold-phillips.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=White-gold Rolex 6265 Unicorn as presented by Phillips in 2018\|The white-gold 6265 configuration presented at Phillips in 2018.]]
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	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">		<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
	Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|The Unicorn 6265 as presented at Phillips		Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|The Unicorn 6265 as presented at Phillips

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	\|title=Rolex unicorn-daytona — Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges \| Rolexopedia		\|title=Rolex unicorn-daytona — Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The ~~Unicorn~~ Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265 — the ~~only known~~ 18k white gold ~~manual-wind Daytona. Case~~ 2877587, ~~manufactured 1970, delivered 1971 to~~ a ~~German retailer~~. ~~Sold CHF 5,937,500 at~~ Phillips ~~Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018. Authenticity disputed~~ in Perezcope's 2022 ~~Frankenstein~~ dossier ~~citing 2010 photographs and millerighe pusher forensics~~.		\|description=The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265 known as the Unicorn: an 18k white-gold case, case 2877587, and a disputed 2018 auction configuration. Phillips described it as a one-off delivered in 1971; Perezcope's 2022 dossier questions the coherence of the later assembly.
	\|keywords=Unicorn Daytona, Unicorn 6265, white gold 6265, Rolex Unicorn, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Perezcope Unicorn Frankenstein, Goldberger Unicorn, CHF 5,937,500		\|keywords=Unicorn Daytona, Unicorn 6265, white gold 6265, Rolex Unicorn, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Perezcope Unicorn Frankenstein, Goldberger Unicorn, CHF 5,937,500
	\|image=Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp		\|image=Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp
	\|image_alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona~~, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500~~ at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018		\|image_alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white-gold manual-wind Daytona presented at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018
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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] -> '''Unicorn'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] -> '''Unicorn'''</small>

			<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 6265 presented as the Unicorn at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|Rolex 6265 presented as the Unicorn at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.]]</div>

	== The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) ==		== The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) ==
	Phillips catalogued the Unicorn as a one-off 18k white-gold [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, circa 1970, and described it as the only known vintage white-gold Daytona at the 2018 sale. Its catalogue account says it was delivered to a German retailer in 1971. Perezcope's 2022 article disputes the coherence of the watch as sold, arguing that the dial, bezel, pushers, and movement should be treated as a later assembly of mixed parts. The page records both accounts without presenting the “only known” description as a production census.		Phillips catalogued the Unicorn as a one-off 18k white-gold [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, circa 1970, and described it as the only known vintage white-gold Daytona at the 2018 sale. Its catalogue account says it was delivered to a German retailer in 1971. Perezcope's 2022 article disputes the coherence of the watch as sold, arguing that the dial, bezel, pushers, and movement should be treated as a later assembly of mixed parts. The page records both accounts without presenting the “only known” description as a production census.

	<div class="rp-lead">[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|center\|640px\|alt=Rolex 6265 presented as the Unicorn at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|Rolex 6265 presented as the Unicorn at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018.]]</div>

	== What the Unicorn is ==		== What the Unicorn is ==
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	Phillips Daytona Ultimatum was a 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. The Unicorn was Lot 8 and the headline lot of the auction. Phillips's lot essay framed the watch as the authentic sole white gold 6265; the catalogue and condition report disclosed the bracelet swap and said nothing about the dial, pushers, or bezel. The watch hammered at CHF 4,750,000, and the 25 percent buyer's premium Phillips applied in Geneva brought the all-in price to CHF 5,937,500 — about USD 5.9M at prevailing exchange.		Phillips Daytona Ultimatum was a 32-watch thematic sale curated by Pucci Papaleo with Aurel Bacs at the rostrum. The Unicorn was Lot 8 and the headline lot of the auction. Phillips's lot essay framed the watch as the authentic sole white gold 6265; the catalogue and condition report disclosed the bracelet swap and said nothing about the dial, pushers, or bezel. The watch hammered at CHF 4,750,000, and the 25 percent buyer's premium Phillips applied in Geneva brought the all-in price to CHF 5,937,500 — about USD 5.9M at prevailing exchange.

			[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-white-gold-phillips.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=White-gold Rolex 6265 Unicorn as presented by Phillips in 2018\|The white-gold 6265 configuration presented at Phillips in 2018.]]

	Phillips reported the result as the second-highest price for a Rolex wristwatch at that sale, behind Paul Newman's 6239 ([[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|USD 17,752,500 at Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017]]). That ranking is historical auction context, not evidence of originality or a market-wide value for white-gold 6265 watches.		Phillips reported the result as the second-highest price for a Rolex wristwatch at that sale, behind Paul Newman's 6239 ([[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|USD 17,752,500 at Phillips Winning Icons, October 2017]]). That ranking is historical auction context, not evidence of originality or a market-wide value for white-gold 6265 watches.
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	An anonymous Instagram account, "newoldschlock", posted 2010 photographs of case 2877587, the same white gold 6265 case the Unicorn carries, wearing a different dial, different pushers, and a different bezel from what appeared at Phillips in 2018. In the 2010 images the case has a steel tachymetre bezel, steel screw-down pushers, and a black dial without Sigma markings. The 2018 configuration carries a white gold bezel, millerighe-knurled white gold pushers, and a Sigma dial. It differs on all three points.		An anonymous Instagram account, "newoldschlock", posted 2010 photographs of case 2877587, the same white gold 6265 case the Unicorn carries, wearing a different dial, different pushers, and a different bezel from what appeared at Phillips in 2018. In the 2010 images the case has a steel tachymetre bezel, steel screw-down pushers, and a black dial without Sigma markings. The 2018 configuration carries a white gold bezel, millerighe-knurled white gold pushers, and a Sigma dial. It differs on all three points.

	Perezcope reads the photographs as evidence that the 2018 configuration differed from the one photographed in 2010. The account was posted on 11 May 2018, one day before the sale. Phillips then published a Goldberger interview in which he described the dial, pushers, and bezel as incorrect replacements that he had sourced to restore the watch. The timing and meaning of that disclosure are part of Perezcope's critique; the page does not infer intent beyond the published record.		Perezcope reads the photographs as evidence that the 2018 configuration differed from the one photographed in 2010. The account was posted on 11 May 2018, one day before the sale.

			[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-perezcope-counter.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=Comparison image used in the Perezcope Unicorn analysis\|Comparison image used in Perezcope's analysis; it illustrates the parts and configuration differences he describes.]] Phillips then published a Goldberger interview in which he described the dial, pushers, and bezel as incorrect replacements that he had sourced to restore the watch. The timing and meaning of that disclosure are part of Perezcope's critique; the page does not infer intent beyond the published record.

	=== Millerighe pusher forensics ===		=== Millerighe pusher forensics ===
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	* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]]: a separate disputed manual-wind variant.		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]]: a separate disputed manual-wind variant.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
			Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|The Unicorn 6265 as presented at Phillips
			Ref 6265 unicorn-white-gold-phillips.webp\|White-gold 6265 auction configuration
			Ref 6265 unicorn-perezcope-counter.webp\|Perezcope comparison image
			</gallery>

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made for Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — Phillips, 2018		* [https://www.phillips.com/article/42015509/made-for-racing-rolex-and-the-daytona Made for Racing: Rolex and the Daytona] — Phillips, 2018
	* [https://perezcope.com/2022/12/31/rolex-daytona-6265-the-unicorn-frankenstein-plot/ Rolex Daytona 6265 The Unicorn Frankenstein Plot] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope, December 2022		* [https://perezcope.com/2022/12/31/rolex-daytona-6265-the-unicorn-frankenstein-plot/ Rolex Daytona 6265 The Unicorn Frankenstein Plot] — Jose Pereztroika, Perezcope, December 2022
	* Phillips Geneva, Daytona Ultimatum, ~~Lot~~ 8 catalogue essay, 12 May 2018		* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/CH080318/8 Phillips Geneva, Daytona Ultimatum, lot 8 catalogue essay and result], 12 May 2018
	* [https://watchesbysjx.com Preview: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum picks] — SJX, 2018		* [https://watchesbysjx.com Preview: Phillips Daytona Ultimatum picks] — SJX, 2018
	* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vintage-rolex-daytona-the-gold-standard Vintage Rolex Daytona: The Gold Standard] — Karyn Orrico, Sotheby's, 2024		* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/vintage-rolex-daytona-the-gold-standard Vintage Rolex Daytona: The Gold Standard] — Karyn Orrico, Sotheby's, 2024
			* [https://www.phillips.com/auction/CH080318/overview Phillips, Daytona Ultimatum overview, 12 May 2018]

	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
	[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Disputed variant]]		[[Category:Disputed variant]]

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	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
	* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]		* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]
	* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] ~~— the~~ host reference ~~in full,~~ with ~~the~~ Paul Newman variants, the Sultan of Oman Khanjar, ~~the~~ Lemon ~~dial~~, and retailer-signed examples		* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]]: host reference with Paul Newman variants, the Sultan of Oman Khanjar, Lemon dials, and retailer-signed examples.
	* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category ~~the Unicorn sits adjacent to~~		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the adjacent exotic-dial category.
	* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] ~~— the parallel~~ disputed ~~variant in the~~ manual-wind ~~category~~		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]]: a separate disputed manual-wind variant.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for ~~every~~ named ~~variant~~		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] -> '''Unicorn'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] -> '''Unicorn'''</small>

	= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =		== The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) ==

	The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.		The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.

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	\|title=Rolex unicorn-daytona — Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges \| ~~BezelBase~~		\|title=Rolex unicorn-daytona — Production, Dial Variants, Serial Ranges \| Rolexopedia
	\|description=The Unicorn Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265 — the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. Case 2877587, manufactured 1970, delivered 1971 to a German retailer. Sold CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018. Authenticity disputed in Perezcope's 2022 Frankenstein dossier citing 2010 photographs and millerighe pusher forensics.		\|description=The Unicorn Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6265 — the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. Case 2877587, manufactured 1970, delivered 1971 to a German retailer. Sold CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Geneva, 12 May 2018. Authenticity disputed in Perezcope's 2022 Frankenstein dossier citing 2010 photographs and millerighe pusher forensics.
	\|keywords=Unicorn Daytona, Unicorn 6265, white gold 6265, Rolex Unicorn, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Perezcope Unicorn Frankenstein, Goldberger Unicorn, CHF 5,937,500		\|keywords=Unicorn Daytona, Unicorn 6265, white gold 6265, Rolex Unicorn, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum, Perezcope Unicorn Frankenstein, Goldberger Unicorn, CHF 5,937,500

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	= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =		= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =

	The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018 ~~for CHF 5,937,500 including premium~~. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.		The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.

	[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, ~~CHF 5,937,500 at~~ Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, ~~CHF 5,937,500 at~~ Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]		[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]

	== What the Unicorn is ==		== What the Unicorn is ==

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] → '''Unicorn'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] -> '''Unicorn'''</small>

	= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =		= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =
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	== What the Unicorn is ==		== What the Unicorn is ==

	Four ~~facts about~~ the Unicorn ~~that set it~~ apart from every other 6265:		Four markers set the Unicorn apart from every other 6265. The case is 18k white gold, unique within the manual-wind Daytona line. Case number 2877587 places it in Rolex's 1970 production band, and the 1971 delivery to Germany is documented. The fourth marker is the one that keeps the watch under forensic scrutiny — a Sigma dial on a case number that predates the usual Sigma window.

	The ~~Unicorn has four practical markers.~~

	* 18k white gold ~~case~~, unique within the manual-wind Daytona line.
	* Case number 2877587~~, placing~~ it in Rolex's 1970 production band.
	* Documented 1971 delivery to Germany.
	* A Sigma dial on a case number that predates the usual Sigma window~~, which is one reason the watch stays under forensic scrutiny~~.

	== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==		== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==
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	== Ownership history ==		== Ownership history ==

	The ~~Unicorn's~~ ownership ~~chain is~~, ~~per~~ Phillips's lot essay and Goldberger's published accounts:		The chain of ownership, as Phillips's lot essay and Goldberger's published accounts give it:

	* Manufactured 1970, Rolex Geneva		* Manufactured 1970, Rolex Geneva
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	== The Perezcope dispute (December 2022) ==		== The Perezcope dispute (December 2022) ==

	Jose Pereztroika's December 2022 dossier — "Rolex Daytona 6265 The Unicorn Frankenstein plot" — disputes the Unicorn's authenticity as presented at Phillips. ~~The dossier's core~~ evidence:		Jose Pereztroika's December 2022 dossier for Perezcope, "Rolex Daytona 6265 The Unicorn Frankenstein plot", disputes the Unicorn's authenticity as presented at Phillips. It rests on four lines of evidence.

	=== 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs ===		=== 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs ===

	An anonymous Instagram account ("newoldschlock") posted 2010 photographs of case 2877587 — the same white gold 6265 case the Unicorn carries ~~— with~~ a ''different dial, different pushers, and a different bezel'' from what appeared at Phillips in 2018. ~~The~~ 2010 ~~photographs show~~ the case ~~wearing~~ a steel tachymetre bezel, steel screw-down pushers, and a black dial without Sigma markings. The 2018 configuration — white gold bezel, millerighe-knurled white gold pushers, Sigma dial — differs on all three points.		An anonymous Instagram account, "newoldschlock", posted 2010 photographs of case 2877587, the same white gold 6265 case the Unicorn carries, wearing a different dial, different pushers, and a different bezel from what appeared at Phillips in 2018. In the 2010 images the case has a steel tachymetre bezel, steel screw-down pushers, and a black dial without Sigma markings. The 2018 configuration carries a white gold bezel, millerighe-knurled white gold pushers, and a Sigma dial. It differs on all three points.

	Per Perezcope, the photographs document that the 2018 configuration was assembled after 2010 rather than retained from the 1971 delivery. The sequence matters as much as the content. The account posted on 11 May 2018, one day before the sale; Phillips published a Goldberger interview hours afterwards, and that interview was where the replacement dial, pushers, and bezel were acknowledged for the first time. Goldberger described them there as "incorrect replacements" he had sourced "to restore it to its original glory". The disclosure followed the photographs.		Per Perezcope, the photographs document that the 2018 configuration was assembled after 2010 rather than retained from the 1971 delivery. The sequence matters as much as the content. The account posted on 11 May 2018, one day before the sale; Phillips published a Goldberger interview hours afterwards, and that interview was where the replacement dial, pushers, and bezel were acknowledged for the first time. Goldberger described them there as "incorrect replacements" he had sourced "to restore it to its original glory". The disclosure followed the photographs.
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	=== Millerighe pusher forensics ===		=== Millerighe pusher forensics ===

	~~The 2018 configuration~~'s white gold millerighe~~-knurled~~ pushers ~~are, per Perezcope's analysis,~~ inconsistent in shape, refinement, and burr pattern with authentic ~~single-source~~ Rolex millerighe pushers of the period. The knurl pattern, the top-face chamfer, and the burr at the base all read as non-Rolex ~~— consistent with~~ a later third-party fabrication rather than original or period-correct service-replacement ~~Rolex parts~~.		Perezcope's analysis finds the 2018 white gold millerighe pushers inconsistent in shape, refinement, and burr pattern with authentic Rolex millerighe pushers of the period. The knurl pattern, the top-face chamfer, and the burr at the base all read as non-Rolex work, which points to a later third-party fabrication rather than an original part or a period-correct Rolex service replacement.

	=== Sigma dial chronology ===		=== Sigma dial chronology ===
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	== Phillips's position and Goldberger's framing ==		== Phillips's position and Goldberger's framing ==

	Phillips's catalogue ~~and~~ condition report disclosed the bracelet swap alone. ~~The dial, pushers, and bezel~~ surfaced in the Goldberger interview Phillips published on 11 May 2018, ~~hours after the 2010 photographs appeared and a day before the lot crossed the block. That~~ account positioned the Unicorn as authentic Rolex carrying replacements Goldberger had sourced during his ownership.		The dial, pushers, and bezel never appeared in Phillips's catalogue or condition report, which disclosed the bracelet swap alone. They surfaced in the Goldberger interview Phillips published on 11 May 2018, an account that positioned the Unicorn as an authentic Rolex carrying replacements Goldberger had sourced during his ownership.

	Goldberger has publicly treated the Unicorn as the ~~last~~ known white gold 6265, and the replacement components as period-correct parts fitted for display and preservation. Phillips and Goldberger's combined framing is that the core case (2877587 in 18k white gold) is unquestionably authentic Rolex and the sole documented white gold 6265, ~~regardless of~~ the post-1971 dial/bezel/pusher replacement history.		Goldberger has publicly treated the Unicorn as the only known white gold 6265, and the replacement components as period-correct parts fitted for display and preservation. Phillips and Goldberger's combined framing is that the core case, 2877587 in 18k white gold, is unquestionably authentic Rolex and the sole documented white gold 6265, whatever the post-1971 dial, bezel, and pusher replacement history.

	Perezcope's counter is that ~~even accepting the~~ case ~~as authentic, the assembled Unicorn as it sold at Phillips in 2018 is~~ not a ~~single~~ coherent ~~Rolex~~ watch ~~— it is a Frankenstein~~. The millerighe pushers are not period-correct service replacements; the Sigma dial is an anachronism; the movement stamp reads as period-mismatched.		Perezcope's counter is that an authentic case does not make a coherent watch. The millerighe pushers are not period-correct service replacements; the Sigma dial is an anachronism; the movement stamp reads as period-mismatched. Assembled, the watch that sold at Phillips in 2018 is a Frankenstein.

	== Why the dispute matters ==		== Why the dispute matters ==

	~~Both positions stay on the record.~~ The market will ~~continue to catalogue~~ the Unicorn's Phillips result as the canonical price for the variant; collectors ~~will~~ form their own authentication positions on the Frankenstein question. Similar forensic disputes sit on two other high-value Daytona variants, the [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino 6263]] and the [[Reference:6240\|Neanderthal 6240]], with Perezcope as the consistent second voice raising post-sale forensic questions.		The market will go on cataloguing the Unicorn's Phillips result as the canonical price for the variant while collectors form their own authentication positions on the Frankenstein question. Similar forensic disputes sit on two other high-value Daytona variants, the [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino 6263]] and the [[Reference:6240\|Neanderthal 6240]], with Perezcope as the consistent second voice raising post-sale forensic questions.

	== Relation to other 6265 variants ==		== Relation to other 6265 variants ==
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	The Unicorn is one of several rare precious-metal 6265 configurations:		The Unicorn is one of several rare precious-metal 6265 configurations:

	* 18k white gold (Unicorn) — 1, documented		* 18k white gold (the Unicorn) — one documented example
	* 18k yellow gold — several, ~~common~~ enough to command a premium over steel ~~but not~~ a one-off		* 18k yellow gold — several, enough to command a premium over steel without being a one-off
	* 14k yellow gold — smaller number, North American market specification		* 14k yellow gold — a smaller number, North American market specification
	* 950 platinum — handful documented, each catalogued on ~~specific~~ provenance		* 950 platinum — a handful documented, each catalogued on its own provenance
	* Lemon dial in gold or platinum — separate sub-branch~~; see~~ [[Reference:6265\|6265]] ~~article~~		* Lemon dial in gold or platinum — a separate sub-branch, covered on the [[Reference:6265\|6265]] page

	== ~~Where to go next~~ ==		== Related references ==
			* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]
	* [[Reference:6265\|~~Reference~~ 6265]] — ~~full treatment of~~ the host reference, ~~all~~ Paul Newman variants, Sultan of Oman Khanjar, Lemon dial, and retailer-signed examples		* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] — the host reference in full, with the Paul Newman variants, the Sultan of Oman Khanjar, the Lemon dial, and retailer-signed examples
	* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category the Unicorn sits adjacent to		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category the Unicorn sits adjacent to
	* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] — the parallel disputed variant in the manual-wind category		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] — the parallel disputed variant in the manual-wind category
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for every named variant		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for every named variant

	~~== Related references ==~~
	* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]
	* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] — the Unicorn is a unique white-gold 6265

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	The Unicorn is one of several rare precious-metal 6265 configurations:		The Unicorn is one of several rare precious-metal 6265 configurations:

	~~- '''~~18k white gold (Unicorn)~~'''~~ — 1, documented		* 18k white gold (Unicorn) — 1, documented
	~~- '''~~18k yellow gold~~'''~~ — several, common enough to command a premium over steel but not a one-off		* 18k yellow gold — several, common enough to command a premium over steel but not a one-off
	~~- '''~~14k yellow gold~~'''~~ — smaller number, North American market specification		* 14k yellow gold — smaller number, North American market specification
	~~- '''~~950 platinum~~'''~~ — handful documented, each catalogued on specific provenance		* 950 platinum — handful documented, each catalogued on specific provenance
	~~- '''~~Lemon dial in gold or platinum~~'''~~ — separate sub-branch; see [[Reference:6265\|6265]] article		* Lemon dial in gold or platinum — separate sub-branch; see [[Reference:6265\|6265]] article

	== Where to go next ==		== Where to go next ==

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	== Related references ==		== Related references ==
	* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]		* [[Reference:daytona\|Daytona family index]]
	* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]] ~~— the~~ host reference ~~in full,~~ with ~~the~~ Paul Newman variants, the Sultan of Oman Khanjar, ~~the~~ Lemon ~~dial~~, and retailer-signed examples		* [[Reference:6265\|Daytona 6265]]: host reference with Paul Newman variants, the Sultan of Oman Khanjar, Lemon dials, and retailer-signed examples.
	* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category ~~the Unicorn sits adjacent to~~		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]]: the adjacent exotic-dial category.
	* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] ~~— the parallel~~ disputed ~~variant in the~~ manual-wind ~~category~~		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]]: a separate disputed manual-wind variant.
	* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for ~~every~~ named ~~variant~~		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]]: definitions for named variants.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	The Unicorn's ownership chain is, per Phillips's lot essay and Goldberger's published accounts:		The Unicorn's ownership chain is, per Phillips's lot essay and Goldberger's published accounts:

	- Manufactured 1970, Rolex Geneva		* Manufactured 1970, Rolex Geneva
	- Delivered 1971 to a German retailer, sold to a first retail buyer		* Delivered 1971 to a German retailer, sold to a first retail buyer
	- Surfaced in collector circulation in the 2000s		* Surfaced in collector circulation in the 2000s
	- Acquired by John Goldberger (Auro Montanari, Italian collector and author of ''100 Superlative Rolex Watches'')		* Acquired by John Goldberger (Auro Montanari, Italian collector and author of ''100 Superlative Rolex Watches'')
	- Held by Goldberger through the 2010s; service work documented in period including the Sigma dial swap cited in Phillips's essay		* Held by Goldberger through the 2010s; service work documented in period including the Sigma dial swap cited in Phillips's essay
	- Consigned to Phillips, May 2018		* Consigned to Phillips, May 2018
	- Sold to a private buyer at the 2018 sale; ownership since has not been publicly re-surfaced		* Sold to a private buyer at the 2018 sale; ownership since has not been publicly re-surfaced

	== The Perezcope dispute (December 2022) ==		== The Perezcope dispute (December 2022) ==
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	== Where to go next ==		== Where to go next ==

	- [[Reference:6265\|Reference 6265]] — full treatment of the host reference, all Paul Newman variants, Sultan of Oman Khanjar, Lemon dial, and retailer-signed examples		* [[Reference:6265\|Reference 6265]] — full treatment of the host reference, all Paul Newman variants, Sultan of Oman Khanjar, Lemon dial, and retailer-signed examples
	- [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category the Unicorn sits adjacent to		* [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona\|Paul Newman Daytona]] — the exotic-dial category the Unicorn sits adjacent to
	- [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] — the parallel disputed variant in the manual-wind category		* [[Reference:albino-daytona\|Albino Daytona]] — the parallel disputed variant in the manual-wind category
	- [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for every named variant		* [[Reference:daytona-glossary\|Daytona glossary]] — definitions for every named variant

	== Related references ==		== Related references ==