DATO-COMPAX 'JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY' MODEL, REF. 4767, CASE NO. 584'456, CIRCA 1947

The Rolex Dato-Compax reference 4767 occupies a seminal place in the Maison’s history as its first ever Oyster-cased triple calendar chronograph wristwach. Introduced in 1947, the timepiece is unlike Rolex’s standard tool watch offerings as the reference 4767 features a column-wheel chronograph with a triple calendar complication. Over the years, the model would evolve into three subsequent references (5036, 6036, and the 6236) and collectors came to know the series as the 'Jean-Claude Killy', named after the legendary Olympic ski champion who wore a 6236 and who served as a Rolex ambassador.

Different versions of reference 4767 in regard to case material and dial layout are illustrated in I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, Pucci Papaleo Editore, pp. 372 - 375.