Lot 348

Rolex "Antimagnetic", Case No. 384233, Ref. 6236, Cal. Val 72C, 36 mm, circa 1958
A gentleman's extremely rare wristwatch with chronograph, 30 min. and 12h counter, day and month indicator written in Italian and blue outer date, so called "Jean-Claude Killy" - only a few objects in steel do exist
Case: steel, screw back ref. 6236, round non-screwed down push chronograph buttons, "Twinlock" winding crown, later folded steel "Oyster" bracelet ref. 7835/19, lugs 371. Dial: matt silvered. Movm.: 2/3 plate movement, Glucydur screw balance.
This watch is a magnificent example of the highly sought-after Rolex reference 6236 a.k.a. Jean Claude Killy or Rolex Dato Compax - named after French Olympic skiing champion and Rolex fan.
The charismatic sports chronograph with its classy and elegant silvered dial, date ring with blue Arabic numerals and blued date hand only very rarely comes on the market.
There are alltogether four different references of the Rolex Dato Compax: 4767, 5036, 6036 and 6236, which is the latest and final version. Reference 6236 was produced from 1958 to 1962; the main difference between this reference and the other three is that it is a threepart construction whereas the others consist of two parts - here the bezel is larger and is an individual part.
Similar chronographs are described in Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches, Osvaldo Patrizzi, Edition Guido Mondani, Genoa 2001, p. 272f.