The “Jean-Claude Killy” Rolex Datocompax – incredibly rare and incredibly expensive

March 18th, 2009 by Leave a reply »

The “Jean-Claude Killy” Rolex Datocompax – incredibly rare and incredibly expensive

Probably one of the Rolex watches vintage the rarest and most expensive on the market today, the chronograph antimagnetic oyster Rolex Datocompax has always gone by the adopted name of “Jean-Claude Killy” Rolex. identifié avec Paul Newman ou l’ explorateur de Rolex II s’est relié à Steve McQueen, « Jean-Claude que Killy » Rolex seulement a été jamais produit rarement à partir de la fin des années 1950 à la fin des années 1960. Never as popular as Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Paul Newman identified or the Rolex Explorer II was linked to Steve McQueen, “that Jean-Claude Killy” Rolex was never only rarely from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. Never reached the popularity of mass during its production, Rolex watch has become incredibly rare and valuable items, selling at auction recently for over $ 80,000.

The French skier Jean Claude Killy is best known for being a gold three times winning the Olympic skier who has continued to appear in magazine ads for Rolex and then become a member of the Rolex in Geneva. He won all three alpine events in the 1968 Winter Olympics when the young Frenchman was “it” boy. Imagine the fame and the hype of Michael Phelps but with a big dose of style, a French accent, looks and playboy. It was Jean-Claude Killy in 1968. The U.S. figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming that is quoted as saying that “Jean-Claude is a very romantic, which was a great skier. Positive it is French, which made him more perfect. Every girl has fantasized about Jean-Claude. “Later, Jean-Claude Killy held the first role as a jewel thief on skis in the work of snow film and worked as a ski-off in the James Bond film, in his majesty’s Secret Service.

Although this shows rare and valuable has been dubbed “Jean Claude Killy,” nobody has ever seen a photo of him with this Rolex model. This model is so special due to the quality antimagnetic, making it more complicated Rolex ever made and ideally suited to operate poles. In addition, a combination of blue lettering reversing and steel gives the watch a unique look. A recent auction of such a model was described as “a chronograph EXTREMELY UNIQUE ref. 6236 Rolex oyster Datocompax stainless steel, also known as “Jean-Claude Killy,” with a beautiful white original and push pump. This watch also comes with a leather belt in brown alligator high quality buckles and genuine Rolex. “The statutory minimum price of Rolex was astoundingly high given the current economy. However, when rare and valuable Rolex comes on the market, the real watch lovers know that the price is worth if for the opportunity to own part of history if horologic inspiration.

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3 comments

  1. Maximilliano says:

    This website write-up gave me a full load of suggestions, many thanks for sharing

  2. It is a watch designed perfectly. I am looking for it for a long time

  3. Kevin says:

    Thank you for comments. :)

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