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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 533

So-called "Jean-Claude Killy". Rolex "Oyster Chronographe Antimagnetic", Ref. 6036. Manufactured in the 1950s. Very fine and extremely rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and triple date.

CHF 55,000 - 65,000

EUR 35,000 - 41,000 / USD 43,000 - 51,000

Sold: CHF 57,500

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back and "Super Oyster" crown.D. Black with applied yellowgold pyramidal indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outergraduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months.Yellow gold "Baton" hands.M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line leverescapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguetbalance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.Approx. overall length 200 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3 - 34 - 01

Notes

Ref. 6036 Antimagnetic chronograph with triple date: - Produced in few examples from the mid 1940s to the early 1960s 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 1940s: 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 1960s). 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 Mon-dani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 472-477 and 486.