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New York, Jun 18, 2008

LOT 268

"Jean-Claude Killy" Rolex, "Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic?, Ref. 6036. Made in the 1950?s. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

USD 80,000 - 120,000

EUR 52,000 - 80,000

Sold: USD 96,000

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, outer 1/5th second scale, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week and the months. Luminous steel alpha hands. M. Cal. 72 C, 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. Property of the Original Owner


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Grade:
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-01

Good

Oxidized

HANDS Original

Notes

Rolex's Antimagnetic chronograph with triple date were produced in few examples from the mid 1940?s to the early 1960?s in 18K yellow or pink gold and in very few examples in stainless steel, with various dial designs and hand shapes and with 4 different references:
- In the mid 1940?s: Ref. 4767 - From 1948 to 1951: Ref. 5036 - From 1951 to 1955: Ref 6036, so-called by collectors the "Killy watch" (after international ski champion Jean-Claude Killy, who first became famous in the 1960?s). This reference was produced in 170 examples in yellow gold, 144 examples in pink gold and very few in stainless steel. - From 1958 to 1962: Ref. 6236.
Similar watches are published in "Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 472, 477 and 486.
Jean-Claude Killy (born August 30, 1943) AFrench alpine skier and a triple Olympic champion. He was a World Cup champion in 1967 and again in 1968. Killy won the Triple Crown of Alpine Skiing with a sweep of all three gold medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, in the slalom, giant slalom and downhill events.