Rolex

18k, nickel lever movement, 17 jewels, mono-metallic compensation balance, two-tone silvered dial, arabic and applied dot numerals, three engine turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer date ring calibrated in blue, blued steel date indicator hand, circular polished Oyster case with moulded bezel, screw-down crown and case back, case, dial and movement signed, with an associated 14k gold bracelet and adjustable folding clasp.

REFERENCE 4767

Reference 4767 was the first Oyster triple calendar chronograph model introduced by Rolex. Production lasted for only a short period of time as it was quickly replaced by reference 6036 popularly known as the 'Jean-Claude Killy'. The present wristwatch is especially notable for its outstanding dial with clear two-toning. The main dial section is of a silvered sheen finish, whilst the outer date ring is carried within a matt finished chapter ring. Engine turning within the subsidiary dials off-sets them clearly from the main dial surface. It should be further noted that this wristwatch bears the name of the famous South American retailer, Serpico Y Laino, who sold some of the most famous Patek Philippe and Rolex wristwatches of the 1940s and 1950s.

A similar example also with two-tone dial and retailed by Serpico Y Laino, but with champagne dial, is illustrated in: Gobbi, I Cronografi Rolex - La Leggenda, p. 374-375. The matt finished chapter ring of the published wristwatch is extremely similar to the current lot in that both above and below it, the dial finish is a silvered sheen.