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A 14k gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6241, signed by Tiffany & Co. and Rolex, sold for $250,000 including premium at Antiquorum in New York on Oct. 18, 2026, surpassing its $100,000–200,000 estimate. The result underscores sustained collector appetite for rare vintage Daytonas that blend Rolex’s most coveted tool watch with one of its most distinguished authorized retail partners.
Rolex launched the “Daytona” name in the 1960s after the Florida racing beach. To navigate lower American import duties on 14k versus 18k gold, Rolex cased Daytonas sold in North America in 14k (stamped “14K 0.585”), while the rest of the world received 18k. Production estimates indicate fewer than 400 of the roughly 3,000 Daytonas produced between 1966 and 1969 were 14k, placing this variant above steel models (~2,000+) in rarity but below 18k examples (~300). The watch’s caseback carries the “14K 0.585” hallmark, confirming its market-specific configuration.
Tiffany & Co. retailed Rolex for approximately 25 years from the late 1950s, with the partnership ending around 1992. Rolex permitted only its most prestigious authorized dealers to inscribe their names on dials. Tiffany’s signature on this ref. 6241’s black dial places it within an elite subset. The Best of Time documents that Tiffany-signed “Paul Newman” Daytonas regularly exceed $600,000 at auction, while even standard-dial 14k versions command strong premiums. Other retailers, including Cartier, also sold 14k ref. 6241s, often with hand-stamped caseback markings.
This specific piece is a 36mm watch with pump pushers, the manual-winding calibre 722-1, and a black dial with three light subsidiary registers. It remains in very good condition with original hands, light case scratching, and a movement due for overhaul. Notably, no box, papers, or published provenance accompany the lot, shifting focus to the intrinsic gold case and Tiffany signature as primary value drivers.
Recent auction benchmarks highlight the Tiffany premium: a steel Tiffany-signed ref. 6241 realized $673,100 at Phillips (Dec. 2023); a 14k version with a Paul Newman dial sold for SFr. 377,000 at Christie’s Geneva (Nov. 2013); and in June 2024, Phillips moved a 14k Tiffany-signed ref. 6264 for $349,250, citing closely linked case numbers as evidence of a very small batch. This Antiquorum sale confirms that 14k Tiffany-signed Daytonas, particularly those rooted in the American market Rolex specifically designed for, remain highly desirable and retain strong investment momentum.
