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Rolex. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Gold Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch Made for the Italian Market
Lot 172

Rolex. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Gold Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch Made for the Italian Market

SIGNED ROLEX, OYSTER CHRONOGRAPHE, ANTI-MAGNETIQUE, REF. 6036, CASE NO. 944'067, MANUFACTURED IN 1953

Closed14 December 2012

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USD 146,500

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Rolex. A Very Fine and Rare 18k Gold Triple Calendar Chronograph Wristwatch Made for the Italian Market
Signed Rolex, Oyster Chronographe, Anti-Magnetique, Ref. 6036, Case No. 944'067, Manufactured in 1953
Mechanical jewelled movement, silvered matte dial, applied square numerals, outer date ring with blue Arabic numerals, central arrow date hand, day and month apertures in Italian 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, 18k gold Rolex buckle, case, dial and movement signed
34mm diam.

Specialist note

Reference 6036, the third generation of the celebrated "Dato Compax" Oyster triple calendar chronograph model ever presented by Geneva's "crowned" watch manufacturer, was available with various dial la

The present watch is an outstanding example of reference 6036 with extremely crisp hallmarks between and underneath the lugs. Vintage complicated Rolex treasures are very rare and to find such a watch in pristine condition provides a wonderful opportunity for the esteemed collector to acquire one of the greatest Rolex triple calendar chronographs to be offered at auction in recent years.

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