Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces...
Hong Kong, Dec 05, 2021
LOT 366
ROLEX
REF. 6036, “JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY”, PINK GOLD
HKD 750,000 - 1,000,000
EUR 85,000 - 114,000 / CHF 89,000 - 120,000 / USD 97,000 - 130,000
Sold: HKD 875,000
Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, anti-magnetic, 18K pink gold wristwatch with
round button chronograph, registers, triple date calendar and screwed caseback.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: |
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Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-6-01 |
Very good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex
Model Jean Claude Killy
Reference 6036
Year Circa 1950s
Case No. 847167
Buckle Rolex plaques buckle
Diameter 36 mm
Caliber 14’’’ (based on Valjoux 72 C)
Signature Case, Dial and Movement
Accessories Rolex fitted box
Notes
Rolex’s “Antimagnetic” chronographs with triple date were produced in few examples from
the mid-1940s to the early-1960s, in 18K yellow or 18K pink gold and in very few examples in
stainless steel, with various dial designs and hand shapes and with four different references:
• In the mid-1940s:Ref. 4767.
• From 1948 to 1951:Ref. 5036.
• From 1951 to 1955:Ref 6036, so-called by collectors the “Jean-Claude Killy” (after
international ski champion Jean-Claude Killy, who first became famous 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.
This current example has been maintained in very good condition featuring an original dial.
Jean-Claude Killy (born August 30, 1943)
A French 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. He later even held a position on the Rolex board of directors.
the mid-1940s to the early-1960s, in 18K yellow or 18K pink gold and in very few examples in
stainless steel, with various dial designs and hand shapes and with four different references:
• In the mid-1940s:Ref. 4767.
• From 1948 to 1951:Ref. 5036.
• From 1951 to 1955:Ref 6036, so-called by collectors the “Jean-Claude Killy” (after
international ski champion Jean-Claude Killy, who first became famous 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.
This current example has been maintained in very good condition featuring an original dial.
Jean-Claude Killy (born August 30, 1943)
A French 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. He later even held a position on the Rolex board of directors.