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Rolex. A Very Rare and Highly Attractive Stainless Steel Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch
Lot 165 The Gordon Bethune Collection of Fifty Exceptional Vintage Wristwatches

Rolex. A Very Rare and Highly Attractive Stainless Steel Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPH, ANTI-MAGNETIC, REF. 6036, CASE NO. 847'025, MANUFACTURED IN 1951

Closed14 December 2012

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Rolex. A Very Rare and Highly Attractive Stainless Steel Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronograph, Anti-Magnetic, Ref. 6036, Case No. 847'025, Manufactured in 1951
Mechanical jewelled movement, two-tone silvered matte dial, applied square and Arabic numerals, outer date ring with blue Arabic numerals, central arrow date hand, day and month apertures in English below 12 o'clock, three engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 30 minute and 12 hour registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, two round chronograph buttons in the band, screw down crown, screw back, stainless steel Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35.5mm diam.

Specialist note

Reference 6036, the third generation of the celebrated "Dato Compax" Oyster triple calendar chronograph model presented by Rolex, was available with various dial layouts, cased mainly in yellow gold and in stainless steel. The 6036 earned the nickname "The Jean-Claude Killy" after the first model was presented to the Olympic skiing champion. These early triple chronographs are known as some of the most complicated wristwatches ever produced by Rolex.

The present watch is an exceptional representative of a reference 6036 in stainless steel, impressing by its beautifully aged two-toned dial. Vintage complicated Rolex treasures are very rare and to find such a watch in excellent condition provides a wonderful opportunity for the esteemed collector to acquire one of the greatest Rolex triple calendar chronograph models.

Various examples of reference 6036 are described and illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 380 - 401.