APPRAISER
Oscar!
GUEST
Hey.
APPRAISER
Tell me what you brought today.
GUEST
I brought a Rolex. My dad left it when he passed away. When we were growing up, my twin and I, we were, we would always kind of fight for it, because we always thought it was, like, a nice piece of watch. He decided at the end that he would give it to whomever would go the farthest in education. So... We were kind of competing growing up. Uh, we studied the same things, graphics and arts, and all that. At the end, I got a master's degree and it ended up on my, on, on, on my end, but, uh, we share it. I share it with my brother. It is just something sentimental. Why do you think your father bought this particular watch model?
APPRAISER
I have no clue. (chuckles) I think he... I mean, he used to dress really nicely and he liked really cool things. I think he bought it back in the '80s. We're originally from Mexico, and I think he saw it as a precious gift. I have no clue why he chose that specific model. Well, let's talk about the watch a little bit.
GUEST
Sure.
APPRAISER
So, we know it's a Rolex.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
It's a Rolex Daytona Cosmograph. The reference number is a 6263. I looked at the serial numbers, and this watch was manufactured in 1978.
GUEST
Okay.
APPRAISER
Okay? You see it's got the three subdials for different timing.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
We have the outside tachymeter on the outer ring. It's been given all kinds of different names that only exist in the collectible community. So yours is known as the panda dial.
GUEST
Really.
APPRAISER
And that comes exactly from the panda bear, black and white.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
So when you look at it, you see, here you have a silver-white dial. You have the black subdials. Other watches have black dials with white subdials. Most collectors feel that this is the most pleasing dial of all the watches.
GUEST
Okay.
APPRAISER
Another feature, you see we have "Daytona" in red.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
Above the six.
GUEST
I loved the color combination, the black, the white, and the red.
APPRAISER
It's very pleasing, isn't it?
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
Well, the red on some of them is called the Big Red, and it's a wider, fatter, bigger font. Uh, this is a smaller red. Some other features are, it's a manual wind.
GUEST
Yeah, I love that. I love hearing the little clicking and... (chuckles) All the mechanical things that comes with it.
APPRAISER
And you have a screw-down waterproof crown.
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
This model has screw-down waterproof buttons. The earlier models of this watch, the buttons could accidentally be depressed, and you might start off a timer or stop a timer inadvertently.
GUEST
Mm.
APPRAISER
So to fix that problem, they decided, "Let's make them screw-down," and now you can't accidentally move them.
GUEST
Right.
APPRAISER
Let's talk about some values.
GUEST
Sure. (laughs)
APPRAISER
Sound interesting to you?
GUEST
Yes.
APPRAISER
Yeah, all right, so, this dial is perfect. It is the most beautiful dial. No fading, no chipping. No moisture ever got in there. It's incredible.
GUEST
Right.
APPRAISER
Your crystal that covers the watch, that's plastic-- acrylic. It's got a little bit of scratching. But what I like about this is that you've left it just as your dad gave to you. And in this day and age, that's a very important feature on a watch. So...
GUEST
Cool.
APPRAISER
In today's market, we hear all about these selling privately, selling at auction, selling for all kinds of crazy numbers. And this one here, this is going to be a little bit of a crazy number, too.
GUEST
Oh, my God. (chuckling)
APPRAISER
So, in today's retail market, this watch is going to sell $95,000 to $105,000.
GUEST
Oh, my God, no way. Oh, my God. (chuckles): That's crazy. Really, I... It's crazy, 'cause I've worn it on the subway sometimes. (laughing): And knowing that I had, like, $100,000 on my watch, on my wrist, wow, that's... Insane-- thank you, Dad. (laughs) I love wearing it, but definitely I'm not gonna wear it that often. Only on very, very special occasions.
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