Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...
New York, Sep 26, 2007
LOT 270
So-called "Jean-Claude Killy" Rolex, "Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic", Ref. 6036. Made in the 1950s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet
USD 85,000 - 125,000
EUR 65,000 - 90,000
C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown, inclined bezel. D. Matte silver with sunken silvered pyramid indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Luminous blued steel "Alpha" hands. M. Cal. 72C, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Notes
Produced in few examples from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s in 18K yellow or pink gold and very few in stainless stell, with various dial designs and hand shapes and with 4 different references. Similar watches are published in ?Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches?, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, vol. I, pp. 169-170.