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[[File:Ref 4767 hero.webp|thumb|center|640px|alt=Steel Rolex ref. 4767 with pointer-date dial, case 584351|Steel ref. 4767, case 584351, catalogued circa 1948. Photo: Antiquorum.]]
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The 4767 is a hand-wound Oyster Dato-Compax with day and month windows at 12, a pointer date, and three chronograph registers. Catalogued examples are in steel, yellow gold, and pink gold. Christie’s dates its introduction to 1947.

==Core facts==

{| class="wikitable rp-facts"
|-
! Field
! Detail
|-
| Reference
| 4767
|-
| Model name
| Oyster Chronographe; catalogues also call it Dato-Compax
|-
| Type
| Manual-wind triple-calendar chronograph
|-
| Family
| Oyster Dato-Compax line
|-
| Individual example dates
| 1947 to circa 1949 in the records cited here
|-
| Published production dates
| Christie’s describes a four-year run from 1947; Watchlover gives 1947–1951
|-
| Case metals
| Stainless steel, 18k yellow gold, and 18k pink gold in catalogue records
|-
| Case diameter
| Lot records range from 34 to 37 mm
|-
| Movement
| Valjoux 72C in Phillips cases 584337 and 584423; Fratello gives the same caliber
|-
| Displays
| Day and month apertures, pointer date, running seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
|}

==Where it sits in the line==

Christie’s calls the 4767 the first Oyster-cased Dato-Compax and places ref. 5036 after it. Ref. 4768 has the same calendar-chronograph layout in a snap-back case. Refs. 6036 and 6236 carried the day/month windows, pointer date, and three-register layout into the next generation.

Phillips traces the collector nickname “Jean-Claude Killy” to ref. 6236, which it says Killy is believed to have worn.

==Production outline==

Christie’s describes a four-year run from 1947; Watchlover gives 1947–1951. Auction lots date numbered examples to 1947, circa 1948, and circa 1949.

Christie’s and Sotheby’s each estimate about 200 steel examples.

==Movement notes==

Phillips identifies Valjoux 72C with 17 jewels in cases 584337 and 584423; Fratello gives the same caliber. Christie’s and Sotheby’s describe other watches as manual or mechanical 17-jewel movements without naming a caliber. Sotheby’s lists its yellow-gold example with a 13-ligne movement.

Antiquorum’s photograph of case 584351 shows “17 Rubis” on the bridge; no caliber engraving is visible.

[[File:Ref 4767 movement.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Open Rolex ref. 4767 case 584351 showing a 17-jewel movement|Movement in case 584351. The photograph shows 17 jewels but no caliber number. Photo: Antiquorum.]]

==Dial map==

The dial has day and month windows at 12, a central arrow hand for the date, and registers for seconds, elapsed minutes, and elapsed hours. The cited examples include a blue date scale, applied baton and square markers on case 584345, luminous dots and Arabic numerals on case 584337, and a “Mark 1 Roman” dial on case 584366.

Calendar discs appear in English and French. On case 584366, the dial text is French and the discs are English; Christie’s suggests they may have been changed. Christie’s describes the dial on case 584345 as a Rolex replacement.

[[File:Ref 4767 dial-detail.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Close view of the silvered calendar and chronograph dial on Rolex ref. 4767 case 584351|Dial and pointer-date scale on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.]]

==Case, bezel, crystal, and crown==

Auction descriptions show a screw-down caseback and crown, two round chronograph pushers, and separate calendar correctors. Christie’s describes the case as tonneau-shaped.

Christie’s measures case 584345 at 34 mm. Other catalogues give 36 or 37 mm for their examples, so keep each measurement attached to its case number.

[[File:Ref 4767 caseback.webp|thumb|right|220px|alt=Exterior caseback stamped 4767 on Rolex ref. 4767 case 584351|The exterior caseback stamp on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.]]

==Bracelet and end-link examples==

Phillips catalogues case 584337 on an alligator strap with a pin buckle, and case 584423 on leather with an additional 7205 riveted bracelet. The 7205 has end links stamped 60 and a clasp stamped 3.66. Antiquorum lists a riveted bracelet dated 2/49 on case 584351.

==Auction records==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sale record
! Catalogue details
|-
| Christie’s, case 584345
| Steel; manufactured in 1947; 34 mm; 17-jewel movement with no caliber named; catalogue calls the dial a Rolex replacement.
|-
| Antiquorum, Geneva 2017, lot 460
| Pink gold; circa 1947; 36 mm; case number no longer visible; movement listed as 13 lignes.
|-
| Sotheby’s, case 584414
| Steel; circa 1948; 36 mm; screw-down back; 17-jewel movement; expandable Oyster rivet bracelet.
|-
| Antiquorum, Hong Kong 2024, case 584351
| Steel; circa 1948; 36 mm; movement listed as 13 lignes and 17 jewels; exterior back stamped 4767; bracelet stamped 2/49.
|-
| Phillips, case 584337
| Steel; circa 1949; 37 mm; Valjoux 72C, 17 jewels; two-tone dial; alligator strap and pin buckle.
|-
| Phillips, lot 171, case 584423
| Steel; circa 1949; 37 mm; Valjoux 72C, 17 jewels; leather strap and additional 7205 bracelet with 60 end links; clasp stamped 3.66.
|-
| Sotheby’s, case 584447
| Yellow gold; circa 1948; 36 mm; refinished silvered dial with French calendar discs; movement listed as 13 lignes and 17 jewels.
|}

<gallery mode="packed" heights="180">
Ref 4767 hero.webp|Steel ref. 4767, case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Ref 4767 dial-detail.webp|Dial and pointer date on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Ref 4767 caseback.webp|Exterior caseback stamp on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Ref 4767 movement.webp|Open movement in case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
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== Sources ==

* [https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5257656 "Christie's, ref. 4767, case 584345, manufactured 1947", Christie's]
* [https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/watches-online-dubai-edit/rolex-dato-compax-ref-4767-steel-triple-calendar-chronograph-29/181637 "Christie's Dubai, ref. 4767, case 584366, circa 1947", Christie's]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/169075 "Phillips, The Geneva Watch Auction: XVI, lot 103, ref. 4767, case 584337", Phillips]
* [https://www.phillips.com/detail/rolex/102104 "Phillips, Geneva Watch Auction: FOUR, lot 171, ref. 4767, case 584423", Phillips, 2016-11-12]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/important-watches-2/reference-4767-dato-compax-jean-claude-killy-a?locale=en "Sotheby's, ref. 4767, case 584414, circa 1948", Sotheby's]
* [https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-2/8e12b131-2127-4e2b-bb31-91280ff95b88?locale=fr "Sotheby's, ref. 4767, yellow-gold case 584447, circa 1948", Sotheby's]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-4767-dato-compax-lot-310-460 "Antiquorum Geneva, lot 460, ref. 4767 in pink gold, 12 November 2017", Antiquorum]
* [https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/rolex-ref-4767-jean-claude-killy-lot-373-354 "Antiquorum Hong Kong, ref. 4767, case 584351, October 2024", Antiquorum]
* [https://www.fratellowatches.com/a-brief-history-of-time-rolexs-complete-brand-history-part-two-1945-1960/ Fratello editorial staff, "Fratello, A Brief History of Time: Rolex, Part Two (1945–1960)", Fratello, 2021]
* [https://www.watchlover.it/2017/03/11/rolex-dato-compax/ "Watchlover, Rolex Dato Compax, 11 March 2017", Watchlover, 2017-03-11]

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