Rolex 4767 Dato-Compax

Steel Rolex ref. 4767 with pointer-date dial, case 584351 — Steel ref. 4767, case 584351, catalogued circa 1948. Photo: Antiquorum.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Steel ref. 4767, case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Dial and pointer date on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Exterior caseback stamp on case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.
Open movement in case 584351. Photo: Antiquorum.

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