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Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 125

Rolex "Oyster Chronograph, 50m. = 165 ft, Anti- Magnetic", Ref. 6036, so-called "Jean-Claude Killy", Produced in 1952. Very fine and exremely rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant down to 50 m., stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and triple date.

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Sold: CHF 322,500

C. two-body, polished and brushed, screw-down case back and crown. D. matte silver with inlaid gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, "guilloché" auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer blue painted graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. ?Dauphine" yellow gold hands. M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm.


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Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The rarity of this watch consists in the red depth indication on the dial "50m/165ft". As far as we know, this is the first time a watch with such a dial is offered at auction. Antimagnetic chronograph with triple date. Produced in few examples from the mid 1940's to the early 1960's in 18K yellow or pink gold and very few 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, called by collectors the "Killy watch" (World Ski Champion 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.