28,750 CHF
Rolex Perpetual Officially Certified Chrono-meter, Ref. 392/ 8171. Production of this reference started in 1949.Very fine and rare astronomic, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with triple date, moon phases and a steel Rolex buckle. three-body, polished and brushed. black with applied steel indexes, auxiliary seconds dial, outer graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. "Alpha" steel hands. Notes Ref. 8171.From 1949 to 1952, 1000 examples in yellow or 18K pink gold were produced, as well as some in stainless steel. This reference 8171 is called 'Padellone' by Italian collectors.Similar watches are published in Rolex, Collecting Wristwatches, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Guido Mondani Editore, Genova, 2001, pp. 68 to 71 and 94.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-10-13
