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	The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.		The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.

	[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|~~340px~~\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]		[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|250px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]

	== What the Unicorn is ==		== What the Unicorn is ==

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	[[Category:Daytona]]		[[Category:Daytona]]
	[[Category:Daytona Manual-~~wind~~]]		[[Category:Daytona Manual-Wind]]
	[[Category:Disputed variant]]		[[Category:Disputed variant]]

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	<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] → [[Reference:6265\|6265]] → '''Unicorn'''</small>		<small>[[Reference:daytona\|Daytona]] -> [[Reference:6265\|6265]] → '''Unicorn'''</small>

	= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =		= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =

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	= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =		= The Unicorn (Daytona 6265 in 18k white gold) =

	The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind ~~Rolex Cosmograph~~ Daytona. ~~Case number 2877587. A~~ one-off special-order ~~example of the~~ [[Reference:6265\|6265]] ~~reference~~, ~~manufactured by Rolex~~ in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. ~~Sold~~ at ~~Phillips~~ Daytona Ultimatum in ~~Geneva on 12 May~~ 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium ~~— the headline lot of the auction and, at the time, the second-most-expensive Rolex ever sold at public auction. Previously owned by John Goldberger (Auro Montanari)~~. ~~The~~ Perezcope ~~forensic~~ dossier ~~published in December 2022~~ disputes ~~the Unicorn's authenticity using 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs and millerighe pusher analysis — arguing~~ the watch as ~~it appeared~~ at Phillips is a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement ~~components~~. Both ~~positions sit~~ on the ~~public~~ record~~; neither has been resolved in editorial~~.		The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona. It is a one-off special-order [[Reference:6265\|6265]], case 2877587, made in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Phillips sold it at Daytona Ultimatum in 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium. Perezcope's 2022 dossier disputes the watch as sold at Phillips and argues for a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement parts. Both readings remain on the record.

	[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]		[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]

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	The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Case number 2877587. A one-off special-order example of the [[Reference:6265\|6265]] reference, manufactured by Rolex in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Sold at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum in Geneva on 12 May 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium — the headline lot of the auction and, at the time, the second-most-expensive Rolex ever sold at public auction. Previously owned by John Goldberger (Auro Montanari). The Perezcope forensic dossier published in December 2022 disputes the Unicorn's authenticity using 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs and millerighe pusher analysis — arguing the watch as it appeared at Phillips is a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement components. Both positions sit on the public record; neither has been resolved in editorial.		The Unicorn is the only known 18k white gold manual-wind Rolex Cosmograph Daytona. Case number 2877587. A one-off special-order example of the [[Reference:6265\|6265]] reference, manufactured by Rolex in 1970 and delivered in 1971 to a German retailer. Sold at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum in Geneva on 12 May 2018 for CHF 5,937,500 including premium — the headline lot of the auction and, at the time, the second-most-expensive Rolex ever sold at public auction. Previously owned by John Goldberger (Auro Montanari). The Perezcope forensic dossier published in December 2022 disputes the Unicorn's authenticity using 2010 Newoldschlock Instagram photographs and millerighe pusher analysis — arguing the watch as it appeared at Phillips is a Frankenstein assembled from period-correct and replacement components. Both positions sit on the public record; neither has been resolved in editorial.

	[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018 ~~(Revolution / Phillips)~~]]		[[File:Ref 6265 unicorn-hero.webp\|thumb\|right\|340px\|alt=The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018\|The Unicorn 6265 — 18k white gold manual-wind Daytona, Sigma dial with white gold indices, CHF 5,937,500 at Phillips Daytona Ultimatum 2018]]

	== What the Unicorn is ==		== What the Unicorn is ==

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	Four facts about the Unicorn that set it apart from every other 6265:		Four facts about the Unicorn that set it apart from every other 6265:

	~~- '''18k white gold case.'''~~ The ~~6265 was produced in stainless steel, 14k yellow gold, 18k yellow gold, and 950 platinum~~. ~~The Unicorn is the only documented~~ 18k white gold ~~example. Every other white gold Daytona in the collecting canon is automatic-era (the [[Reference:16519\|16519]] on leather strap~~, the ~~post~~-~~2019 white gold ceramic-bezel references out of BezelBase scope)~~.		The Unicorn has four practical markers.
	~~- '''~~Case number 2877587~~.''' A specific~~, ~~verifiable case number~~ in Rolex's 1970 ~~manufacturing range. Phillips's lot essay confirmed the number against Rolex's manufacturing date~~.
	~~- '''~~1971 delivery to Germany~~.''' Documented as a one-off special-order delivery to a German retailer. Phillips's lot essay carried this provenance from Goldberger's collection notes~~.		* 18k white gold case, unique within the manual-wind Daytona line.
	~~- '''~~Sigma dial~~.''' The watch as it appeared at Phillips carried a Sigma dial (σσ flanking SWISS, gold indices) —~~ a ~~dial type that, per Perezcope's forensic database, was introduced around case number 3.0 million (1972). The Unicorn's 2877587~~ case number predates the ~~documented~~ Sigma ~~dial introduction by roughly a million serials~~, ~~per~~ the ~~2022 dossier~~.		* Case number 2877587, placing it in Rolex's 1970 production band.
			* Documented 1971 delivery to Germany.
			* A Sigma dial on a case number that predates the usual Sigma window, which is one reason the watch stays under forensic scrutiny.

	== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==		== The Phillips sale (12 May 2018) ==