Paul Newman Daytona is a mythical existence in the watch industry. The unique and rare old Daytona with a memorable and rare disk is named after the veteran movie star Paul Newman. In 2017, Phillips auctioned off the 6239 worn by him himself, and it was sold at an astronomical figure.
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Today, Paul Newman has become synonymous with this kind of special disc Daytona and is pursued by players and speculators with excellent purchasing power. Jean-Claude Killy However, among Rolex’s celebrity watches, there is another unknown: Jean-Claude Killy. Who is Jean-Claude Killy?
Friends who like skiing may be familiar. French alpine skier Jean-Claude Killy was a blockbuster in various events in the 1960s and won many championships.
Records include the 1965 European Cup champion, the 1967 World Cup champion, and three alpine gold medals in the 1968 Winter Olympics (he is the second athlete in Olympic history to win this honor). Not only that, he later became a Rolex brand ambassador and board member. Killy Watch Among the antique Rolex are also watches named after Jean-Claude Killy. Who sells the best replica watches?
From 1947 to 1962, Rolex released a series of new timepieces: the Dato-Compax full calendar chronograph. The models include 4767, 5036, 6036, and 6236. The number of this series is limited, so it is scarce.
This is also one of the most complicated timepieces ever made by Rolex. Because Killy often wears a 6236, people now call the series Jean-Claude Killy.
One of the steel models, 6236, equipped with Oyster rivets, was sold for 4.41 million Hong Kong dollars in the Phillips auction in November last year. However, in history, different brands used the same models of the same movement (Valjoux72) as Killy Watch in the same period (50s-60s), and there are too many to enumerate. I found a Le Cheminant full calendar moon phase clock.
Its brand is so small that it is unheard of. After all, he was at one time a specialist in chronometers and bridge clocks for the Royal Navy.
Although the Valjoux88 movement equipped with it has added a moon phase function based on the 72 models, whether looking at the shape, face, or core, it is from the same school as Jean-Claude Killy.
The Valjoux movement is famous in the world of timekeeping, pp has been used for 40 years, and Rolex has been used for 20 years; the early Daytona also used the Valjoux72 movement, which was once known as the perfect movement in the history of timekeeping. Replica Rolex watches.
While collecting information, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Sheminan recorded in the book was the one I found (with the same number).
It was made in the 1950s and 1960s. It is the Jean-Claude Killy shell type adopted by Rolex Dato-Compax in the same period, and it has the atmosphere of an Oyster watch. The surface diameter is 37mm, a rare oversize in that era.
The dial is equipped with teardrop hour markers and toffee needles. The functional layout is neat and restrained, like an elegant old gentleman. But the moon phase face at six o’clock is so naive, which adds a little vitality to the calm dial.
Open the screw-in waterproof bottom cover and admire the structure and mechanical parts of Valjoux88. You can’t help but sigh that the Valjoux factory is no longer there.
At the same time, there is a soft iron cover on the movement, which is anti-magnetic; the pendulum splint is equipped with Incabloc, which is shock-proof.
A steel chronograph watch with large-caliber complex functions born in that era and preserved today is rare.
Of course, besides the recognized good condition, what impresses me about this Le Cheminant is the teardrop-shaped hour markers.
After years of oxidation and luminous failure, they are like peacocks spreading their tails, constantly reminding me of my grandmother’s old-fashioned plum watches.
Different ways of expressing. On the other hand, Rolex Jean-Claude Killy is more expensive than similar works at the same time, ranging from less than a million to as many as several million.
The brand influence is vast, but please note that although Rolex is based on the V72 movement, it has improved components such as shock absorbers, balance springs, and waterproof crowns. It is indispensable.
In this way, the interaction between core technology and brand precipitation has only formed an enormous leverage so far.
But a Rolex Killy Watch is hard to afford for ordinary people. Fortunately, at the same time, Valjoux timepieces of other brands were still affordable, and they did not empty their pockets.
Take this Le Cheminant as an example; even if it is in a near-stock state, its price is almost ashamed to show in front of Rolex in the previous article. The trademarks are different, and the luck is other! Endless antique chronograph movements, in addition to Valjoux, there are also Minerva, Venus, Lemania, and the former king Longines.
Although they have all quietly increased their prices, they are still areas worth exploring for new watch fans. Although five matchsticks are valuable, the watch world’s fun should continue.
Series: Daytona
Gender: Men’s
Engine: Rolex Calibre 7750/Mingzhu Engine
Case Color: Silver-tone
Model: 116520
Dial Color: White Dial
Brand: Rolex
Case Size: 40mm