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The Big Red is the standard [[Reference:6263|6263]] dial with "DAYTONA" in red block letters above the 6 o'clock sub-register. It appears around 1976 and becomes the default late 6263 dial. Most surviving 6263s carry one of three closely related forms: standard Big Red, Floating Big Red, or Small Red.

Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 anchors the category. Joanne Woodward bought the watch in 1983 and had the caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" for her husband. Newman wore it longer than any of his other Daytonas and gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008. It sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020 ~~for USD 5,475,000 including premium~~, third on the all-time Rolex auction list as of that date, behind Newman's own ~~6239 (~~[[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|~~USD 17,752,500 at Phillips Winning Icons, 2017~~]]) and the Bao Dai 6062 ~~(USD 5.06M)~~.

Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 anchors the category. Joanne Woodward bought the watch in 1983 and had the caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" for her husband. Newman wore it longer than any of his other Daytonas and gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008. It sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020, third on the all-time Rolex auction list as of that date, behind Newman's own [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|6239]] and the Bao Dai 6062.

[[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, ~~hammered USD 5.48M~~ Phillips NY 2020|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, ~~hammered USD 5.48M~~ Phillips NY 2020]]

[[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, Phillips New York 2020|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, Phillips New York 2020]]

== The three Red variants ==

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 The Big Red is the standard [[Reference:6263|6263]] dial with "DAYTONA" in red block letters above the 6 o'clock sub-register. It appears around 1976 and becomes the default late 6263 dial. Most surviving 6263s carry one of three closely related forms: standard Big Red, Floating Big Red, or Small Red.
-Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 anchors the category. Joanne Woodward bought the watch in 1983 and had the caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" for her husband. Newman wore it longer than any of his other Daytonas and gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008. It sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020 for USD 5,475,000 including premium, third on the all-time Rolex auction list as of that date, behind Newman's own 6239 ([[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|USD 17,752,500 at Phillips Winning Icons, 2017]]) and the Bao Dai 6062 (USD 5.06M).
+Paul Newman's own Big Red 6263 anchors the category. Joanne Woodward bought the watch in 1983 and had the caseback engraved "DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE" for her husband. Newman wore it longer than any of his other Daytonas and gave it to his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund in 2008. It sold at Phillips New York on 12 December 2020, third on the all-time Rolex auction list as of that date, behind Newman's own [[Reference:paul-newman-daytona|6239]] and the Bao Dai 6062.
-[[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, hammered USD 5.48M Phillips NY 2020|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, hammered USD 5.48M Phillips NY 2020]]
+[[File:Ref 6263 big-red-hero.webp|thumb|right|250px|alt=Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, Phillips New York 2020|Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 6263 Big Red — Newman's 'DRIVE SLOWLY JOANNE' example, Phillips New York 2020]]
 == The three Red variants ==