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The category's canonical sale is Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 — gifted to Newman by his daughter Nell, engraved "Drive slowly Dad" on the caseback — which sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020 for USD 5,475,000 including premium. Third on the all-time Rolex auction list on that date, behind Newman's own 6239 ([[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|USD 17.52M at Phillips Winning Icons, 2017]]) and the Bao Dai 6062 (USD 5.06M). | The category's canonical sale is Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 — gifted to Newman by his daughter Nell, engraved "Drive slowly Dad" on the caseback — which sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020 for USD 5,475,000 including premium. Third on the all-time Rolex auction list on that date, behind Newman's own 6239 ([[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|USD 17.52M at Phillips Winning Icons, 2017]]) and the Bao Dai 6062 (USD 5.06M). | ||
[[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|320px|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'Drive slowly Dad' example, hammered USD 5.48M Phillips NY 2020 (Hodinkee)]] | [[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|320px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'Drive slowly Dad' example, hammered USD 5.48M Phillips NY 2020|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'Drive slowly Dad' example, hammered USD 5.48M Phillips NY 2020 (Hodinkee)]] | ||
== The three Red variants == | == The three Red variants == | ||