Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2025
LOT 666
ROLEX, SWITZERLAND, REF. 6036, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH ANTI-MAGNÉTIQUE "JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY", 18K PINK GOLD
CHF 15,000 - 20,000
HKD 144,000 - 190,000 / USD 18,400 - 24,500 / EUR 16,100 - 21,500
Sold: CHF 40,000
A very fine and very rare, 18k pink gold, manual wind wristwatch with triple date chronograph
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-54-01 |
Very good Service dial HANDS Original |
Brand Rolex, Switzerland
Model Oyster Chronograph Anti-Magnétique "Jean-Claude Killy"
Reference 6036
Year circa 1952
Case No. 784932
Bracelet leather with gold plated Rolex buckle
Diameter 36
Caliber 72C, 17 jewels
Weight approx. 55g
Signature case, dial and movement
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.
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.
Provenance
Property of an Italian Lady