You know about Paul Newman and his Rolex Daytona.You know about Mont Blanc replica watches Steve McQueen and his Rolex Explorer II.But do you know about Jean-Claude Killy and his Rolex Dato-Compax? Our guess is most of you do not.So here we go.The Rolex Dato Compax is the OTHER chronograph made in the 1960s by Rolex.It was famously worn and pitched by the man mentioned below, Jean-Claude Killy.So who exactly is this guy and why does he get a Rolex named after him? Well he was a skier, but not just any skier.
He won all three alpine events in the 1968 Olympic Winter games, and did it with style.In Grenoble, this 24 year old Frenchman was the "It" boy.Imagine the celebrity and hype of Michael Phelps but with a heaping dose of style, a French Vacheron Constantin replica watches accent, and looks.That is Jean-Claude Killy.US Figure Skater Peggy Fleming is quoted as saying "Jean-Claude is a very romantic guy who was a great skier.Plus he is French, which made it even more perfect.Every girl fantasized about Jean-Claude.
"The 1968 Winter games were popularly known as the "Killympics", and Jean-Claude went onJean-Claude Surrounded By Replica Audemars Piguet watches Reporters In Grenoble to play an important role in many of the following Olympic games.He also starred as a jewel thief on skis in 1972's "Snow Job".Oh and did we mention he drove for Porsche at Le Mans in 1968 and 1969? While he never won Le Mans, he did actually win his very first race as a GT driver in 1967.
