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WatchBox auctions atelier-restored Rolex Daytona Big Red on eBay

1978 watch is described as a pre-owned Rolex Daytona “Big Red” (6265/0) manual-wind watch in a 37mm stainless steel case, surrounding the Daytona “Big Red” black dial with silver sub-dials on a stainless steel bracelet with folding buckle.

eBay is highlighting a live auction, which begins today, for an immaculately restored Rolex Daytona “Big Red”.

The watch is being sold by collectors’ site WatchBox.

An opening bid of $40,000 has already been registered. The auction runs until April 11.

Paul Newman is forever associated with the Rolex Daytona, and a Big Red sold by his daughter Clea Newman Soderlund, sold in 2020 for $5.5 million.

That watch had a direct link with the Hollywood actor, with his daughter saying he wore it everyday before giving it to her.

The watch being auctioned on eBay does not have that sort of provenance, but the 1978 example has been restored by Rolex’s “Restoration Atelier” in Geneva.

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That refurbishment by Rolex Master Watchmakers will add value, particularly since the watch is sold with an official box and paperwork that only comes after it has been through the Restoration Atelier.

Rolex Daytona “Big Red”

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The watch is described as a pre-owned Rolex Daytona “Big Red” (6265/0) manual-wind watch in a 37mm stainless steel case, surrounding the Daytona “Big Red” black dial with silver sub-dials on a stainless steel bracelet with folding buckle. Functions include chronograph, hours, minutes and small-seconds.

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This timepiece recently returned from a vintage restoration at the Rolex Atelier de Restoration. This watch will be sold with a special inlaid wood Rolex box, and a customized book which documents the history of the model, as well as the service done to this specific piece.

Also included with the timepiece are service documents: the service invoice detailing all completed work, along with the 2-year Rolex service warranty.

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