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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 173

Rolex, Oyster, Chronographe Anti-Magnetique,Ref. 6036, so-called Jean-Claude Killy, 1950?s.Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and triple date, with leather strap and 9K pink gold Rolex buckle.

CHF 40,000 - 45,000

Sold: CHF 78,200

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed case back and crown. D. matte silver with applied pink gold square indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week and the months. ?Alpha? pink gold hands. M. 13???, rhodium plated, 17 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 36 mm.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: * 3
Dial: 4 - 5 - 01

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Chronograph antimagnetic with triple dateProduced from the mid-40?s to the early 60?s in few examples in 18K yellow or pink gold and very few in stainless steel, with different design of dial and shape of hands with 4 different references:- in the mid 40?s, Ref. 4767.- from 1948 to 1951, Ref. 5036.- from 1951 to 1955, Ref. 6036 so-called by collectors ?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. The main difference between this one and the three other references consists in the three-body case as opposed to two-body.Similar chronographs are published in Collezionare Orologi da Polso Rolex, 1998 Edition, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, pp. 317, 368-373 and 379-381.