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Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004

LOT 663

So-called "Jean-Claude Killy". Rolex Oyster Chronograph "Antimagnetic", Ref. 6036. Pro-duced circa 1952. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date.

CHF 20,000 - 25,000

EUR 12,600 - 15,800 / USD 15,600 - 19,500

Sold: CHF 42,550

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and crown.D. Matte silverwith inlaid pink gold pyramidal indexes and Arabic numerals, guilloché sunk subsidiarydials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer blue painted gradua-tionfor the days of the month, concentric, 1/5th second scale, apertures for the days ofthe week and the months. Pink gold "Bâton" hands.M. 13''', rhodium-plated, 17 jewels,straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compen-satingBreguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3 - 22
Movement: 3 - 32*
Dial: 3 - 35 - 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 refer-ences : - 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 Wrist-watches", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 472-477 and 486.