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Many collectors of vintage watches hunt for the perfect and all-original example of this favourite Rolex model. For scholars and aficionados of fine and complicated vintage Rolex wristwatches, this wonderfully original reference 6236 ‘Jean Claude Killy’ is a dream watch.
The present stainless steel example of this landmark reference must be considered one of the best preserved of the publicly known specimens. Since 2019, it has been part of one of the world’s great wristwatch collections. It is blessed with a superb untouched dial and moreover, is the only known example of the reference to have a lacquered surface, this gives a warm slightly ivory sheen to the dial that is highly appealing. The transfer printing used on reference 6236 dials is regarded as the most perfect of any dial of the period and has rarely been equalled. The blue date ring features the date of the month, and as one would expect for this late example, the ‘six’ and ‘nine’ are no longer ‘open’, as with previous generations, but rather closed. Furthermore, the typical short hour indexes, highlighted with a luminous dot towards the outside, has remained largely intact and aged to a warm beige-brown tone. The case is stunningly crisp and it can be concluded that it has probably never been subject to over-enthusiastic polishing, the finely engraved reference and serial numbers in between the lugs are remarkably crisp and fully legible, the lugs remain full and the satin brushed surfaces are intact.
The family of Dato Compax triple calendar chronographs is among the most complex vintage watch lines made by Rolex. Scholars estimate that the total production of steel reference 6236 to be 215 pieces with only 55 known to the market today. Reference 6236 was made in incredibly low numbers for Rolex, which boasted at the time an annual production of several thousand watches. The sporty appeal of this chronograph, distinguished by the iconic tonneau-shaped case, merges with the complexity and practicality of the triple calendar complication. The result is an everlasting classic which captured the hearts of collectors so much that is nowadays the among the most sought-after Rolex vintage chronograph. Since the introduction of this model during the second half of the 1940's, its design has regularly been updated and modernized until it reached its final form as the reference 6236, in production until at least 1964, it is easily identifiable by the larger bezel compared to its predecessors. In fact, the case of reference 6236 is now made of three elements, the bezel no longer carved from the same block as the centrepiece of the case.
The present stainless steel example of this landmark reference must be considered one of the best preserved of the publicly known specimens. Since 2019, it has been part of one of the world’s great wristwatch collections. It is blessed with a superb untouched dial and moreover, is the only known example of the reference to have a lacquered surface, this gives a warm slightly ivory sheen to the dial that is highly appealing. The transfer printing used on reference 6236 dials is regarded as the most perfect of any dial of the period and has rarely been equalled. The blue date ring features the date of the month, and as one would expect for this late example, the ‘six’ and ‘nine’ are no longer ‘open’, as with previous generations, but rather closed. Furthermore, the typical short hour indexes, highlighted with a luminous dot towards the outside, has remained largely intact and aged to a warm beige-brown tone. The case is stunningly crisp and it can be concluded that it has probably never been subject to over-enthusiastic polishing, the finely engraved reference and serial numbers in between the lugs are remarkably crisp and fully legible, the lugs remain full and the satin brushed surfaces are intact.
The family of Dato Compax triple calendar chronographs is among the most complex vintage watch lines made by Rolex. Scholars estimate that the total production of steel reference 6236 to be 215 pieces with only 55 known to the market today. Reference 6236 was made in incredibly low numbers for Rolex, which boasted at the time an annual production of several thousand watches. The sporty appeal of this chronograph, distinguished by the iconic tonneau-shaped case, merges with the complexity and practicality of the triple calendar complication. The result is an everlasting classic which captured the hearts of collectors so much that is nowadays the among the most sought-after Rolex vintage chronograph. Since the introduction of this model during the second half of the 1940's, its design has regularly been updated and modernized until it reached its final form as the reference 6236, in production until at least 1964, it is easily identifiable by the larger bezel compared to its predecessors. In fact, the case of reference 6236 is now made of three elements, the bezel no longer carved from the same block as the centrepiece of the case.