Sometimes a watch isn’t a flop at first, and then, as times and styles change, it starts to flop its way toward discontinuation. This is fair to say of the CA perfect replica Rolex Datocompax, which ran in various iterations from the mid 1940s into the early 1960s—at which point it was long out of fashion. Even less fashionable were the reported 144 rose-gold examples of the Datocompax reference 6063 produced in the late 1950s and early 60s. Rose gold set the 1940s style of the Datacompax even further from the sporty, casual styles emerging in the 1960s.
Reference 6063 was the penultimate of many iterations of the Datocompax, the final reference being 6263. The 6063 used a two-piece Oyster case (sometimes called a monobloc), while the final iteration, reference 6263, used a three-piece case. Otherwise, the high quality fake watches were almost indistinguishable, except for a few dial printing idiosyncrasies.
And perhaps that was the problem: The look badly needed an update. By the time the 6063 had come around, the online copy watches production had slowed to a crawl. According to hairspring.com, just 144 examples were produced in rose gold.
The name comes from French downhill skier Jean-Claude Killy, who took multiple golds at the 1968 Winter Olympics. At that point CA best fake Rolex already had Killy onboard as an ambassador. His image was used in ads for the steel Datocompax during the early 1960s, but whether he wore one or not remains conjecture, as no photographic evidence has been found. But the name has stuck, and some collectors absolutely love these rare, complicated Rolexes.
On November 6th of 2023, Christie’s realized for an English-market yellow gold 6063 on a three-link bracelet. Christie’s claims that watches is one of just 12 produced. As of this writing, the rose gold Italian-market version we’re looking at in the images here is listed for high price. Keep your eyes open for these cheap super clone watches at auctions down the road, if only to watch them heat up the room.