Rolex Dato-Compax

ROLEX Dato-Compax "French Box"

No. 10577 Circa 1972 18k (750) yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with triple calendar. Case: round, correctors on the caseband, snap-on case back, numbered. Dial: opaline, applied "wheat" hour markers, three subdials for 12 hours, 30 minutes, and seconds, central date hand, apertures for day of the week and month, tachymeter scale, signed. Movement: mechanical cal. Valjoux 72C, signed. Buckle: gilt metal pin buckle, signed. Diameter: 36 mm. Gross weight: 57.00 g. With: a Rolex warranty certificate dated December 8, 1972, with the stamp of the retailer Maison Richard in Valenciennes. Provenance: Family inheritance, preserved by the descendants of the original owner. An 18k yellow gold manual-winding chronograph wristwatch with triple calendar, gilt metal buckle, branded. With a guarantee certificate dated December 8, 1972, and stamped by the French retailer Maison Richard in Valenciennes. From the original owner, family inheritance. As early as 1947, Rolex innovated with a series of watches combining a full calendar and chronograph, a combination extremely rare in the history of the manufacture. The example presented here, an atypical variation known as the "French case," is among the very few complicated watches ever produced by Rolex. Acquired in 1972 and kept ever since in the hands of its sole owner, this collector's item appears on the market for the very first time. Acquired in 1972 and kept in the hands of its sole owner ever since, this collector's item is now appearing on the market for the very first time.